| 100% | IANSMITH | 8 | Rhodesian PM who declared independence in 1965 |
| 38% | USA | 3 | Country that declared independence in 1776: Abbr. |
| 38% | USA | 3 | Former British colony, declared independence in 1776 |
| 38% | AFGHANISTAN | 11 | Asian nation that declared independence in 1919 |
| 38% | KOSOVO | 6 | Balkan republic that declared independence in 2008 |
| 37% | HIDALGO | 7 | Miguel, who declared Mexican independence |
| 35% | USA | 3 | It declared independence from England in 1776: Abbr. |
| 34% | MOROCCO | 7 | Nation that declared independence from France in March 1956 |
| 33% | CICERO | 6 | Orator who declared "Laws are silent in times of war" |
| 32% | MARKRUTTE | 9 | Dutch PM who stood down in 2023 |
| 32% | SOLBERG | 7 | Erna, who became Norway's PM in 2013 |
| 32% | MYGGGGENERATION | 15 | Refrain in a 1965 hit by the Who |
| 31% | ASPARTAME | 9 | Sweetener declared possibly carcinogenic by the WHO in 2023 |
| 31% | OLOFPALME | 9 | Swedish PM who was killed in Stockholm in 1986 |
| 31% | INDIRA | 6 | Gandhi who was the first female PM in India |
| 31% | IDI | 3 | Uganda's Commander ___ Amin, who declared himself president in a military coup in 1971 |
| 30% | DYLAN | 5 | Musician who was booed in 1965 for playing electric guitar |
| 29% | PELE | 4 | Athlete who was officially declared a "national treasure" by Brazil in 1961 |
| 29% | CAMERON | 7 | British PM David, who did not support Brexit and resigned in 2016 |
| 28% | USA | 3 | Country that declared its independence in 1776: Abbr. |
| 27% | AVALON | 6 | Frankie who co-starred in 1965's "Beach Blanket Bingo" |
| 27% | GETSMART | 8 | TV spy comedy that began in 1965 |
| 27% | AMANA | 5 | Appliance company acquired by Raytheon in 1965 |
| 27% | SHEA | 4 | Stadium where the Beatles played in 1965 |
| 26% | AUGER | 5 | Claudine —, actress who played Domino in 1965 action film Thunderball |
| 26% | CHRISTOPHER | 11 | Actor ___ Plummer who plays Captain von Trapp in the 1965 musical drama film, "The Sound of Music" |
| 26% | AVE | 3 | Independence in Washington, e.g.: Abbr. |
| 26% | SELMA | 5 | City in 1965 headlines |
| 26% | SILVERQUARTER | 13 | Coin discontinued in 1965 |
| 26% | NICKEL | 6 | Stamp cost in 1965 |