| 100% | REM | 3 | Georgia band considered to be one of the first alternative rock groups |
| 73% | REM | 3 | Georgia group that was one of the first alternative rock bands |
| 46% | DEEP | 4 | ___ Purple, a band considered to be among the pioneers of metal and hard rock with hits like "Smoke on the Water" |
| 46% | PIG | 3 | Farm animal considered to be one of the smartest mammals in the world |
| 45% | ALI | 3 | Muhammad ___, boxing prodigy considered to be one of the greatest athletes of the century |
| 45% | EMORY | 5 | Georgia school said to be one of the "Southern Ivies" |
| 45% | AOXOMOXOA | 9 | Palindromic 1969 rock album that was one of the first to use 16-track technology |
| 44% | KANE | 4 | "Citizen ___," 1941 drama directed by Orson Welles considered to be one of the greatest films ever made |
| 44% | THISISLANDEARTH | 15 | 1955 sci-fi film that was one of the first to use Technicolor |
| 44% | VAST | 4 | Alternative rock band with the song "Touched" whose name is an abbreviation and also the title of their first album |
| 44% | SUEDE | 5 | "Blue ___ Shoes" (1956 song that was one of the first rock and roll records) |
| 44% | OMAR | 4 | Minnesotan Ilhan who is one of the first two Muslim women elected to Congress |
| 43% | TENZINGNORGAY | 13 | Sherpa who was one of the first two people to conquer Mount Everest: 2 wds. |
| 43% | EDMUNDHILLARY | 13 | New Zealand mountaineer who was one of the first two people to conquer Mount Everest: 2 wds. |
| 43% | INDIEGOGO | 9 | Online platform that was one of the first websites to offer crowdfunding for business and personal goals |
| 41% | CLINE | 5 | Patsy ___, "Walkin' After Midnight" singer who was one of the first country stars to cross over to pop music charts |
| 41% | GODS | 4 | "Men Like ___," 1923 novel by H.G. Wells that was one of the first to feature the idea of parallel universes |
| 41% | MONEY | 5 | "___ for Nothing," 1985 hit by Dire Straits which was one of the first music videos to feature computer-animated human figures |
| 39% | MICKEY | 6 | __ Mouse is one of the first Disney icons |
| 39% | TET | 3 | ___ris was one of the first video games made |
| 39% | ROD | 3 | ___ Stewart, one of only three artists to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame first as a solo artist and then as a member of a band |
| 38% | CHATROOM | 8 | One of the first ways to communicate online |
| 38% | ZZTOP | 5 | Rock band whose name is suggested by the first row of this puzzle |
| 38% | YEA | 3 | One of the first to raise a hand, usually |
| 38% | JONASSALK | 9 | One of the first to develop a polio vaccination |
| 38% | ARP | 3 | One of the first artists to incorporate random chance |
| 38% | BAEZ | 4 | One of the first to record Dylan's songs |
| 38% | MICHAELSTEELE | 13 | American bassist who was a part of one of the first all-female rock groups, "The Bangles" that created hits like "Manic Monday": 2 wds. |
| 38% | FELIX | 5 | Cartoon character that was one of the first images transmitted on TV |
| 38% | FELIX | 5 | Cartoon feline who was one of the first images shown on television |