| 100% | REM | 3 | Georgia group that was one of the first alternative rock bands |
| 78% | REM | 3 | Georgia band considered to be one of the first alternative rock groups |
| 57% | SUEDE | 5 | "Blue ___ Shoes" (1956 song that was one of the first rock and roll records) |
| 52% | AOXOMOXOA | 9 | Palindromic 1969 rock album that was one of the first to use 16-track technology |
| 50% | FELIX | 5 | Cartoon character that was one of the first images transmitted on TV |
| 50% | THISISLANDEARTH | 15 | 1955 sci-fi film that was one of the first to use Technicolor |
| 50% | VAST | 4 | Alternative rock band with the song "Touched" whose name is an abbreviation and also the title of their first album |
| 49% | 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. |
| 48% | INDIEGOGO | 9 | Online platform that was one of the first websites to offer crowdfunding for business and personal goals |
| 46% | GODS | 4 | "Men Like ___," 1923 novel by H.G. Wells that was one of the first to feature the idea of parallel universes |
| 46% | JANES | 5 | ___ Addiction, alternative rock band that headlined the first Lollapalooza |
| 45% | JAGGEDLITTLEPILL | 16 | 1995 alternative rock album by 59-Across that is one of the best-selling albums of all time |
| 45% | REM | 3 | Georgia-based band that was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007 |
| 43% | 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 |
| 43% | MICKEY | 6 | __ Mouse is one of the first Disney icons |
| 42% | TET | 3 | ___ris was one of the first video games made |
| 42% | SWORDS | 6 | Weapons that are one of the four suits in tarot |
| 42% | PSALM | 5 | The first one begins "Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly" |
| 42% | CANTSTOP | 8 | A song by 31-Across co-written by Frusciante, which is one of the songs that the band play live the most: 2 wds. |
| 41% | YAHOO | 5 | Company that is one of the pioneers of Internet web search |
| 41% | PAPAYA | 6 | Tropical fruit that is one of the flavors in Hawaiian Punch |
| 41% | PHAROS | 6 | Lighthouse that was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World |
| 41% | FELIX | 5 | Cartoon feline who was one of the first images shown on television |
| 41% | ORCA | 4 | Marine predator that is one of the few species to experience menopause |
| 41% | DAY | 3 | Green ___, rock band that was formed in California which had the hit song "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" |
| 41% | MADE | 4 | "___ in Heaven," one of Queen's best selling albums that was the band's final studio album |
| 41% | LIAM | 4 | ___ Payne, member of the boy band One Direction who is known for his single "Strip That Down" |
| 41% | INSPECTORBUCKET | 15 | “Bleak House” character who was one of the first detectives in English fiction |
| 41% | WAND | 4 | Elder ___, magical object in "Harry Potter" that was one of the Deathly Hallows |
| 41% | ELK | 3 | Antlered beast that is one of the largest species in the deer family |