| 100% | SOCAL | 5 | Where Long Beach is, informally |
| 78% | CAL | 3 | Where Long Beach is: Abbr. |
| 56% | SOCAL | 5 | Long Beach's location, informally |
| 55% | OAHU | 4 | Where Waikiki Beach is |
| 55% | RIO | 3 | Where Ipanema Beach is |
| 54% | FLA | 3 | Where Daytona Beach is: Abbr. |
| 52% | SOCAL | 5 | Where Los Angeles is, informally |
| 52% | PITS | 4 | Where deodorant is applied, informally |
| 50% | MINARET | 7 | Where long-distance calls are made in the Mideast? |
| 50% | OAHU | 4 | Island where Waikiki Beach is |
| 49% | SEA | 3 | A beach is where this meets the land |
| 48% | EPALAB | 6 | Where water samples may be tested, informally |
| 47% | NOLA | 4 | Where the dish oysters Rockefeller was invented, informally |
| 47% | PEW | 3 | Long seat where a hymnal might be found |
| 47% | OAHU | 4 | Hawaiian island where Waikiki Beach is |
| 47% | MIAMI | 5 | Florida city where South Beach is |
| 46% | PEW | 3 | Long seat where a church bulletin might be found |
| 46% | NORTHSHORE | 10 | Where Port Jefferson is on Long Island |
| 46% | MATH | 4 | School subject where long division is taught |
| 46% | SOCAL | 5 | Where San Diego and L.A. can be found, informally |
| 45% | NOLA | 4 | City where 29-Down food is popular, informally |
| 45% | PHILLY | 6 | City where "Rocky" is set, informally |
| 44% | MALIBU | 6 | Beach city where Barbie's Dreamhouse is available for short-term rentals |
| 44% | ADELPHI | 7 | Long Island university named for the Brooklyn street where it was founded |
| 43% | SURVIVOR | 8 | Long-running reality show where contestants are voted off until one person remains |
| 42% | KTOWN | 5 | Neighborhood where kimchi might be found, informally |
| 41% | SEATURTLE | 9 | Creature that returns to the beach where it was born for laying eggs |
| 39% | SLO | 3 | Cal. county where Robert Hunter, long-time lyricist for the Grateful Dead, was born (abbr.) |
| 39% | CSU | 3 | Long Beach school: Abbr. |
| 39% | EASTLA | 6 | Where the Santa Ana and Long Beach Fwys. meet |