| 100% | PINTA | 5 | The —, one of three ships commanded by Christopher Columbus on his first voyage to America |
| 58% | NINA | 4 | The —, one of three ships commanded by Christopher Columbus in 1492 |
| 35% | NINA | 4 | One of Christopher Columbus' three ships |
| 35% | NINA | 4 | One of Christopher Columbus's three ships |
| 34% | DISCOVERY | 9 | Ship commanded by R F Scott on the British National Antarctic Expedition of 1901-04 |
| 33% | DISCOVERY | 9 | RRS —, ship commanded by R F Scott on the British National Antarctic Expedition of 1901-04 |
| 33% | ICET | 4 | One of the first musicians to have an "explicit content" sticker on an album |
| 31% | MAST | 4 | One of three on the Mayflower |
| 30% | SONATA | 6 | One of three written for the piano by Chopin |
| 30% | WISH | 4 | One of three granted by the genie in "Aladdin" |
| 30% | SANTAMARIA | 10 | One of Columbus' three ships |
| 30% | ATOMICPILE | 10 | The first one of these was built by Fermi and his team in 1942 |
| 30% | DEATHVALLEY | 11 | One of the hottest places on Earth, this place is home to Badwater Basin, point of lowest elevation in North America: 2 wds. |
| 30% | PINTA | 5 | One of Christopher Columbus's ships |
| 30% | NINA | 4 | One of Christopher Columbus's ships |
| 30% | NINA | 4 | One of Christopher Columbus's three |
| 30% | NINA | 4 | One of Columbus's three ships |
| 30% | TALE | 4 | "Living to Tell the ___," 2002 book by Gabriel Garcia Marquez that was the first volume of his autobiography |
| 29% | NINA | 4 | One of Christopher Columbus's trio of ships |
| 29% | CHRISSY | 7 | One of the three on "Three's Company" |
| 29% | ERNIE | 5 | One of the sons on "My Three Sons" |
| 29% | FIG | 3 | One of the first fruits cultivated by humans |
| 29% | SIT | 3 | One of the first commands a puppy learns |
| 29% | CHATROOM | 8 | One of the first ways to communicate online |
| 29% | BYRONSCOTT | 10 | One of the greatest players of the LA Lakers who won three NBA Championships and went on to coach the team for two years: 2 wds. |
| 29% | ALDRIN | 6 | One of the first men on the moon, Buzz |
| 29% | BATALI | 6 | One of the Iron Chefs on "Iron Chef America" |
| 29% | EGO | 3 | One of the three personality parts, according to Freud |
| 29% | YEA | 3 | One of the first to raise a hand, usually |
| 29% | JONASSALK | 9 | One of the first to develop a polio vaccination |