| 100% | ASTORIA | 7 | Oregon city that was the first permanent U.S. settlement west of the Rockies |
| 47% | MOBILEALABAMA | 13 | City that was the first capital of French Louisiana |
| 45% | DECATUR | 7 | Illinois city that was the first home of the Chicago Bears |
| 45% | MARIETTA | 8 | Ohio town that was the first permanent settlement in the state (1788) |
| 44% | CEBU | 4 | City that was first capital of the Philippines |
| 40% | CORINTH | 7 | Greek city that was the addressee of two of Paul's epistles |
| 40% | BALTIMORE | 9 | Maryland's most populous city that was the birthplace of Babe Ruth |
| 40% | STE | 3 | ___ Genevieve, founded about 1735 and believed to be the first organized European settlement west of the Mississippi |
| 39% | OBERLIN | 7 | Ohio college that was the first in the U.S. to admit women |
| 39% | ODDS | 4 | "The Wizard of ___" (punnily titled series that was Alex Trebek's first US game show) |
| 39% | WACOTEXAS | 9 | Southwestern city that produces most of the U.S.'s Snickers bars |
| 39% | OBERLIN | 7 | Ohio college that was the first in the U.S. to award degrees to women |
| 38% | THEHAGUE | 8 | City that is the seat of the Dutch government |
| 38% | BRASSINPOCKET | 13 | Single subtitled "I'm Special" by 44-Across that was the first new #1 song of the 1980s on the U.K. charts (3 wds.) |
| 38% | LOS | 3 | ___ Angeles, California's city that is also the birthplace of Jodie Foster |
| 38% | TORUN | 5 | Polish city that is the birthplace of Copernicus |
| 38% | ALABAMA | 7 | Montgomery's state that was the first US state to recognize Christmas as a holiday in 1836 |
| 38% | TENN | 4 | "Music City" is the nickname of this US state's capital |
| 38% | TROY | 4 | Ancient city that is the setting of the "Iliad" |
| 38% | MEXICO | 6 | Country that is directly south of the U.S. |
| 38% | TURIN | 5 | Italian city that is the headquarters of Alfa Romeo |
| 37% | IKEA | 4 | Company that was the first in the U.S. to air a TV ad with a gay couple (1994) |
| 37% | LARAMIE | 7 | US city that houses the University of Wyoming |
| 37% | WALES | 5 | Prince of ___ Island, Alaska's island that is the fourth-largest island in the US |
| 37% | GREENBAY | 8 | City that's home to the winner of the first two Super Bowls |
| 37% | ALASKA | 6 | U.S. state that is home to the Christmas-themed city, North Pole |
| 37% | QUEBEC | 6 | City that was the site of three battles in the Seven Years' War |
| 37% | XIAN | 4 | Chinese city that was the starting point of the Silk Road |
| 37% | RIO | 3 | Brazilian city that was the title of a 2011 animated movie |
| 37% | TOLEDO | 6 | Spanish city that was the subject of an El Greco painting |