| 100% | THEALAMO | 8 | Texan mission that was site of a siege in 1836 by Mexican forces |
| 48% | ALAMO | 5 | The —, Texan mission; site of an 1836 siege by Mexican forces |
| 39% | ALAMO | 5 | Texas mission that was the site of an 1836 battle |
| 39% | ALAMO | 5 | Texas mission that was the site of a historic battle |
| 37% | ALAMO | 5 | The —, mission in San Antonio, Texas; site of a siege and massacre in 1836 |
| 37% | ALAMO | 5 | Texas compound that was assaulted by Mexican troops in 1836 |
| 35% | AZTEC | 5 | Member of a Mexican Indian people whose great empire was overthrown by Cortes in the 16th century |
| 34% | AZTEC | 5 | Member of a Mexican Indian people whose great empire was overthrown by Hernan Cortes in the 16th-century |
| 34% | AZTEC | 5 | Member of a Mexican Indian people whose great empire was overthrown by Hernan Cortes in the 16th century |
| 34% | ALAMO | 5 | Site of a historic 1836 battle in Texas |
| 33% | ALAMO | 5 | Texas mission that was the focus of an 1836 battle |
| 32% | XIII | 4 | Apollo mission that was the subject of a 1995 film |
| 32% | ENRON | 5 | Energy company that was part of a scandal in 2001 |
| 32% | PHAROS | 6 | Site of a lighthouse that was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World |
| 32% | MONTECASSINO | 12 | Site of a Benedictine monastery in central Italy accidentally destroyed by the Allies in 1944 |
| 31% | UREA | 4 | Substance that showed, in 1828, that something previously produced only as a by-product of life, could be created in the lab |
| 31% | LUCY | 4 | "___ in the Sky with Diamonds," 1967 song by The Beatles which was inspired by a drawing that Lennon's son made of his classmate |
| 31% | ASP | 3 | Snake that was a symbol of royalty in ancient Egypt |
| 31% | ASP | 3 | Snake that was a symbol of royalty, in ancient Egypt |
| 31% | ANGEL | 5 | ___ Falls, waterfall that is part of the Canaima National Park which is a UNESCO World Heritage site in Venezuela |
| 31% | DOME | 4 | Roof of a cathedral that is usually rounded in shape |
| 31% | ATREST | 6 | Like objects that are not in a state of motion |
| 31% | MARNE | 5 | River that was the site of battles in both world wars |
| 31% | ARC | 3 | Part of a circle that could be drawn by a compass |
| 31% | BACKSTORY | 9 | Part of a narrative that may be told in a prequel |
| 31% | SUNROOF | 7 | The top of a car that can be opened in summer |
| 31% | OCCUPANCY | 9 | The percentage of a hotel's rooms that are in use |
| 30% | TEXAS | 5 | State that was an independent country for a decade beginning in 1836 |
| 30% | GRACELAND | 9 | Elvis Presley's mansion that is a tourist site in Memphis, Tennessee |