| 100% | STEEL | 5 | Metal that Pittsburgh is known for |
| 59% | HAM | 3 | Meat that Virginia is known for |
| 51% | SALMON | 6 | Fish that is known for swimming upstream to spawn |
| 49% | OHIO | 4 | One of the three rivers that Pittsburgh's Three Rivers Stadium is named for |
| 48% | GMO | 3 | Type of altered plant that Monsanto is known for: Abbr. |
| 48% | GMO | 3 | Type of altered plant that Monsanto was known for: Abbr. |
| 48% | WHOA | 4 | Exclamation Keanu Reeves is known for |
| 47% | PEZ | 3 | Austrian candy brand that is known for its candy dispensers |
| 47% | HAT | 3 | Clothing accessory that Queen Elizabeth is known for |
| 46% | ELMS | 4 | Trees that New Haven, Connecticut is known for |
| 45% | APPLES | 6 | Washington is known for them |
| 45% | GYRATIONS | 9 | Elvis was known for them |
| 45% | CAMEOS | 6 | Hitchcock was known for them |
| 45% | STEPHENKING | 11 | American gothic writer known for his works like "It" and "The Shining" that were adapted into movies: 2 wds. |
| 45% | MULE | 4 | Pack animal that's known for being stubborn |
| 45% | AOL | 3 | ISP that was formerly known for Buddy Lists |
| 45% | AWARD | 5 | O. Henry is known for one |
| 45% | AUTOS | 5 | Detroit is known for manufacturing them |
| 45% | WINERIES | 8 | Napa Valley is known for them |
| 45% | RAINBOW | 7 | __ trout is known for its colors |
| 45% | PALEO | 5 | Diet that excludes processed food and is also known as the "caveman diet," for short |
| 45% | TULIPS | 6 | Amsterdam is known for these flowers |
| 45% | WALTZES | 7 | Strauss was known for composing these |
| 45% | AMBITION | 8 | Slytherins are known for this quality |
| 45% | RESCUES | 7 | Firefighters are known for these saves |
| 45% | EIGHT | 5 | Section that Pvt. Leonard "Gomer Pyle" Lawrence was a candidate for in "Full Metal Jacket" |
| 44% | MAPLE | 5 | Tree that is known for its fall foliage and as a source of a syrup enjoyed with pancakes |
| 44% | VAMPIRE | 7 | A __ bat is known for sucking blood |
| 44% | SPOTTED | 7 | The Dalmatian is known for its __ coat |
| 44% | ABIDING | 7 | What the Dude is known for doing |