| 100% | PAINTBALL | 9 | Sport chiefly invented by Bob Gurnsey, Hayes Noel and Charles Gaines in 1981 |
| 27% | BOXING | 6 | Sport indulged in by hares and kangaroos |
| 24% | INSPECTORJAVERT | 15 | Literary character played in film by Charles Laughton, Anthony Perkins and Geoffrey Rush |
| 24% | WHITE | 5 | Black and ___ striped swimsuit, outfit sported by Barbie at her debut in 1959 |
| 24% | IMG | 3 | NYC sports and talent management co. founded in Cleveland in 1960 by Mark McCormack |
| 24% | BOB | 3 | Short and sleek haircut, sported by Anna Wintour, that was popularized in the '20s |
| 24% | COFFEESONG | 10 | "The ___," song written by Bob Hilliard and Dick Miles which was recorded by Frank Sinatra in 1946: 2 wds. |
| 24% | LSI | 3 | San Jose-based semiconductor co. started in 1981 and acquired by Broadcom Inc. for $6.6 billion in 2014 |
| 23% | LAMBORGHINI | 11 | Sports car driven by Jason Statham in "Furious 7" and Christian Bale in "Batman Begins" |
| 23% | DIANA | 5 | Charles wife in 1981 |
| 23% | CAPTAIN | 7 | & 15A 1922 Derby-winning horse named after a character in Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens |
| 23% | SHAG | 4 | Layered "messy" haircut, sported by David Bowie and Joan Jett, that was common in the '70s |
| 23% | PORSCHE | 7 | Sports car driven by Gary Cole in "Office Space" and Giovanni Ribisi in "Gone in 60 Seconds" |
| 23% | AMYDORRIT | 9 | Title character of an 1857 novel by Charles Dickens born and raised in the Marshalsea debtors' prison |
| 23% | ASTONMARTIN | 11 | Sports car driven by Sean Connery in "Goldfinger" and Jason Statham in "The Italian Job" (2 wds.) |
| 23% | FERRARI | 7 | Sports car driven by Al Pacino in "Scent of a Woman" and Nic Cage in "The Rock" |
| 22% | SALAD | 5 | Did you know? Caesar ___ (dish with lettuce and croutons), was invented in Baja California, Mexico by Caesar Cardini |
| 22% | SOLARCELL | 9 | Invented by the Bell Labs in 1954 |
| 22% | GUNPOWDER | 9 | Invented by the Chinese, used in munitions |
| 22% | SKEET | 5 | Sport invented by hunters |
| 22% | BOCCE | 5 | Sport invented in Italy |
| 21% | SMEE | 4 | Pirate played by Bob Hoskins in "Hook" |
| 21% | MCENROE | 7 | Wimbledon champ in 1981, 1983 and 1984 |
| 21% | POLO | 4 | Sport played by Prince Charles |
| 21% | SAFETYPIN | 9 | Fastening device invented by both Hunt and Rowley |
| 21% | BASKETBALL | 10 | Team game invented by James Naismith in 1891 |
| 21% | SCRABBLE | 8 | Game invented by Alfred Mosher Butts in 1933 |
| 21% | SOFTBALL | 8 | Sport played in slowpitch and fastpitch |
| 21% | AWE | 3 | In ___ of (amazed and inspired by) |