| 100% | GARFUNKEL | 9 | He and Simon sang The Sound of Silence |
| 49% | HUSH | 4 | The sound of silence |
| 47% | DARKNESS | 8 | The Sound of Silence : "Hello __ my old friend" |
| 43% | MURMURING | 9 | Wordsworth quote, the sound of rain and bees __ |
| 42% | CHIANTI | 7 | "Nice" wine Hannibal Lecter says he drank with liver and fava beans in "The Silence of the Lambs" |
| 42% | SILENCE | 7 | Sounds of __, 1966 Simon and Garfunkel album |
| 42% | OPERA | 5 | Peter Benchley described it as "where a guy gets stabbed in the back, and instead of dying, he sings" |
| 42% | VEE | 3 | Sound of the letter between U and W |
| 42% | VEE | 3 | Sound of the letter between "U" and "W" |
| 42% | ESS | 3 | Sound of the letter between "R" and "T" |
| 41% | TEE | 3 | Sound of the letter stuck between "S" and "U" |
| 41% | CRASH | 5 | Sound of cymbals, and what the starred answers might do |
| 40% | OBOE | 4 | Instrument that makes the sound of the duck in "Peter and the Wolf" |
| 40% | PAPERPLANES | 11 | 2008 hit whose chorus features the sounds of gunshots and a cash register |
| 40% | NEON | 4 | "And the people bowed and prayed / To the __ god they made": Paul Simon, "The Sound of Silence" |
| 39% | PEABO | 5 | He sang "Beauty and the Beast" with Celine |
| 39% | BELL | 4 | Sound signaling the start and end of class |
| 39% | PEGG | 4 | Simon of the "Mission: Impossible" and "Star Trek" franchises |
| 39% | ALVIN | 5 | Singing chipmunk pal of Simon and Theodore |
| 39% | ALVIN | 5 | Brother of the chipmunks Simon and Theodore |
| 39% | ZENKOANS | 8 | "What is the sound of one hand clapping?" and "What is the color of the wind?" |
| 39% | SIMON | 5 | "Sound of Silence," group ___ and Garfunkel |
| 38% | ELTONJOHN | 9 | He sang Tiny Dancer, Rocket Man and Circle of Life |
| 38% | CHANTILLY | 9 | The Big Bopper sang of __ lace and a pretty face |
| 38% | ARTUROTOSCANINI | 15 | He conducted the premiere performances of "Pagliacci" and "La Bohème" |
| 38% | ART | 3 | Garfunkel of the music duo Simon and Garfunkel |
| 38% | DOREMI | 6 | Song sung by the Sound of Music children |
| 38% | AAA | 3 | Sound of the letter "A" that stands for "affectionate" and "attentive" (qualities of a dad) |
| 38% | NYE | 3 | Simon —, creator of the ITV sitcoms Is It Legal? and Hardware |
| 38% | GRAY | 4 | Simon —, author of stage plays The Common Pursuit and Cell Mates |