| 100% | KWAI | 4 | River in the title of the '57 blockbuster that won 7 Oscars |
| 49% | ARGO | 4 | Cornstarch brand that's also the title of a 2012 film that won the Best Picture Oscar |
| 46% | WABASH | 6 | River in the title of Indiana's state song |
| 45% | SKYFALL | 7 | Adele title song from a James Bond movie that won the Oscar for Best Original Song in 2013 |
| 44% | JULIEANDREWS | 12 | "The Sound of Music" actress who won an Oscar for playing the title role in 40-Across (2 wds.) |
| 43% | PADRES | 6 | One of five MLB teams that has appeared in the World Series but never won the title |
| 43% | MADEINAMERICA | 13 | "O.J.:___," documentary series, based on the life of O. J. Simpson, that won the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature in 2016: 3 wds. |
| 43% | RETURN | 6 | __ Of the King, movie that won 11 Oscars |
| 42% | ACHY | 4 | First word in the title of the Billy Ray Cyrus song that popularized line dancing |
| 42% | PARIS | 5 | City that "is burning," in the title of a classic documentary |
| 42% | TWO | 3 | Number that's often in the title of a movie sequel |
| 42% | IWALKTHELINE | 12 | No. 1 hit that inspired the title of the Oscar-winning biopic about 40-Across and June Carter (4 wds.) |
| 41% | ADO | 3 | Word meaning "excitement" that's in the title of a Shakespeare play |
| 41% | ADO | 3 | Word meaning "commotion" that's in the title of a Shakespeare comedy |
| 41% | ELM | 3 | Type of tree that appears in the title of a horror movie franchise |
| 41% | FOR | 3 | Word that comes before Dummies in the titles of well over 300 books |
| 41% | ILLER | 5 | River that flows into the Danube in the center of Ulm |
| 41% | ARUWIMI | 7 | River in the NE Democratic Republic of Congo that rises near Lake Albert as the Ituri |
| 41% | NORWAY | 6 | Country that's won the most medals in the history of the Winter Olympics |
| 40% | CODA | 4 | Movie that won the Oscar for Best Picture in March |
| 40% | UCAYALI | 7 | River in Peru that joins the Maranon River near the town of Nauta |
| 40% | ABEAUTIFULMIND | 14 | 2001 biopic starring Russell Crowe that's one of six PG-13 films to win a Best Picture Oscar in the 21st century (3 wds.) |
| 40% | GREENBOOK | 9 | 2018 drama starring Mahershala Ali that's one of six PG-13 films to win a Best Picture Oscar in the 21st century (2 wds.) |
| 40% | METAL | 5 | "Sound of ___," film starring Riz Ahmed that won two Oscars in 2021 |
| 40% | ARGO | 4 | Ben Affleck movie that won the Oscar for Best Picture in 2013 |
| 40% | CODA | 4 | Siân Heder film that won the Oscar for Best Picture in 2022 |
| 40% | CODA | 4 | Marlee Matlin film that won the Oscar for Best Picture in 2022 |
| 40% | ARGO | 4 | Ben Affleck film that won the Oscar for Best Picture of 2012 |
| 39% | BRIDGE | 6 | The __ on the River Kwai, won an Oscar in 1958 |
| 39% | OISE | 4 | 212 mi. river that flows into the Seine in the suburbs of Paris |