| 100% | IWOJIMA | 7 | Island in the Pacific also known as Iwo To; scene of prolonged fighting between Japan and the US in World War II |
| 35% | SMOLENSK | 8 | City in Russia on the Dnieper River; scene of severe fighting in World War II |
| 34% | YAP | 3 | Island in the Caroline Islands of the Pacific Ocean; an important Japanese naval base in World War II |
| 34% | SMOLENSK | 8 | City in W Russia on the Dnieper River; scene of severe fighting in World War II |
| 34% | AMBON | 5 | Island of the Moluccas, Indonesia, on which occurred a 1942 World War II battle between Allied and Japanese forces |
| 33% | SHOGI | 5 | Two-player game, popular in Japan, also known as the Game of Generals and played on a 9 x 9 board |
| 32% | TEDWILLIAMS | 11 | Hall of Fame Red Sox legend who served in the US Navy and Marine Corps during World War II: 2 wds. |
| 32% | AXIS | 4 | ___ powers, group of nations that fought against the Allied powers in World War II |
| 31% | AKRON | 5 | City in Ohio, US, known in the early 20th century as the rubber capital of the world |
| 31% | BRADLEY | 7 | World War II general Omar ___, leader of US ground forces in the D-Day invasion |
| 31% | SPYINBLACK | 10 | The —, 1939 war film starring Conrad Veidt and Valerie Hobson also known as U-Boat 29 |
| 30% | BONNY | 5 | Bight of —, bay in West Africa also known as the Bight of Biafra that houses the island of Bioko |
| 30% | AXIS | 4 | Opponents of the Allies in World War II |
| 30% | SMOLENSK | 8 | City in western Russia on the Dnieper River; scene of severe fighting in the Second World War |
| 30% | AKRON | 5 | City in Ohio, US, known in the early 20th-century as the rubber capital of the world |
| 30% | BLT | 3 | Type of sandwich that became popular in the US after World War II |
| 30% | AXIS | 4 | Group fought by the Allies in World War II |
| 29% | TECUMSEH | 8 | Shawnee leader who fought against William Henry Harrison at Tippecanoe and sided with the British against the US in the War of 1812 |
| 29% | AXIS | 4 | Foe of the Allies, in World War II |
| 29% | TINA | 4 | ___ Turner, singer known as the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll" who we pay tribute to in 2023 |
| 29% | ADMIRALTY | 9 | — Islands, group in the Bismarck Archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean also known as the Manus Islands |
| 29% | ANTIETAM | 8 | Battle of —, September, 1862 conflict in the American Civil War also known as the Battle of Sharpsburg |
| 29% | JOEDIMAGGIO | 11 | Hall of Fame Yankees legend who served in the US Army during World War II: 2 wds. |
| 29% | JACKIEROBINSON | 14 | Hall of Fame Dodgers legend who served in the US Army during World War II: 2 wds. |
| 29% | CLOUD | 5 | Type of storage that allows us to access our files and data from anywhere in the world |
| 29% | STUDSTERKEL | 11 | US author and broadcaster whose work The Good War: An Oral History of World War II won the 1985 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction |
| 28% | BULGE | 5 | Battle of the ___, Allied victory in World War II |
| 28% | TAEKWONDO | 9 | The martial art that originated in Korea after World War II and is one of the only two Asian martial arts included in the Olympics |
| 28% | INLAND | 6 | — Sea, body of water in SW Japan between the islands of Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu |
| 28% | ARMISTICEDAY | 12 | Anniversary also known as Remembrance Day marking when the First World War ended, at 11am on the 11th day of the 11th month, 1918 |