| 100% | QEII | 4 | Monarch who took the throne in '52 |
| 54% | KINGMINOS | 9 | Monarch who entrapped the Minotaur in a maze |
| 54% | MARYII | 6 | English monarch who shared the throne |
| 53% | NEO | 3 | Character who takes the red pill in "The Matrix" |
| 51% | ROGERMOORE | 10 | James Bond portrayer who took the reins from 35 Across in 1973 |
| 51% | FAROUK | 6 | Egyptian king who abdicated the throne in 1952 |
| 51% | HAL | 3 | Steinbrenner who took over the Yankees in 2010 |
| 50% | ROB | 3 | ___ Kardashian who took part in "Dancing with the Stars" |
| 50% | TAGTEAM | 7 | Pair of wrestlers who take turns in the ring |
| 49% | HEIR | 4 | ___ to the throne (prince who's next in line, say) |
| 49% | ONEAL | 5 | Shaquille —, NBA player and actor who took the title role in films Steel and Kazaam |
| 49% | JACKBODELL | 10 | Boxer who took the European, Commonwealth and British Heavyweight titles from Joe Bugner in 1971 |
| 48% | ELMO | 4 | "Sesame Street" monster who took off in popularity in the 1980s |
| 48% | HOLLAND | 7 | Tom who took over the role of Spider-Man in 2016 |
| 48% | NEESON | 6 | Liam who starred in the Taken franchise |
| 48% | BUGNER | 6 | Joe —, boxer who took the British, European, and Commonwealth Heavyweight titles from Henry Cooper in 1971 |
| 48% | GEORGEIV | 8 | Monarch who served as regent to his clinically insane father before assuming the throne |
| 46% | MUSHTAQAHMED | 12 | Pakistan Test cricketer who took 6-78 against England at the Oval in 1996 |
| 46% | WILLIAMS | 8 | Serena ___, American tennis player who took a step back from the sport in 2022 |
| 46% | ELIA | 4 | The Targaryen who was Oberyn Martell's sister in Game of Thrones |
| 46% | ZELDA | 5 | Princess who takes on the alter ego of Sheik, in the game Ocarina of Time |
| 46% | ASCENDS | 7 | Takes the throne, say |
| 46% | SITS | 4 | Takes the throne, say |
| 45% | BEAN | 4 | Sean who starred in the first season of "Game of Thrones" |
| 45% | WILDLINGS | 9 | Clanspeople who call themselves the Free Folk in “Game of Thrones” |
| 45% | ICER | 4 | One who takes the cake (in order to decorate it) |
| 45% | UNDERWOOD | 9 | D L —, England Test cricketer who took 7-50 against Australia at The Oval in 1968 |
| 45% | TIM | 3 | ___ McGraw, "Don't Take The Girl" country singer who owns a private island in the Bahamas |
| 45% | ESTELLE | 7 | Princess who's second in line of succession to the Swedish throne |