| 100% | GOBI | 4 | Where the first velociraptor fossil was discovered (1923) |
| 50% | CROMAGNON | 9 | Prehistoric hominid named for the French cave where it was first discovered |
| 47% | WISCONSIN | 9 | Where the first Ringling Brothers circus was staged, 1884 |
| 47% | EDEN | 4 | Where the first humans were, according to the Bible |
| 47% | UTAH | 4 | Where the first transcontinental railroad was completed |
| 47% | IOWA | 4 | Where the first presidential caucuses are held |
| 46% | ATHENS | 6 | City where the first modern Olympic games were held |
| 46% | ESTONIA | 7 | Where the first five counting numbers are "üks kaks kolm neli viis" |
| 45% | ALA | 3 | Where the Confederate flag was first flown: Abbr. |
| 45% | HERBGARDEN | 10 | Where the first words of 17-, 26- and 47-Across may be found |
| 45% | OSLO | 4 | Olympics locale where the first figure-skating triple jump was landed |
| 45% | AFAR | 4 | Region where the fossil "Lucy" was found |
| 44% | PASADENA | 8 | California city where the first 15-Across was played |
| 44% | COALMINES | 9 | Where the most abundant fossil fuels are extracted |
| 44% | LIVERPOOL | 9 | City in England where the Beatles were discovered |
| 44% | WATTPAD | 7 | Site where The Kissing Booth was first published |
| 43% | UTAH | 4 | Where the U.S.'s first transcontinental railroad was completed (1869) |
| 43% | ASIA | 4 | Where the Olympics were held for the first time in 1964 |
| 43% | MECCA | 5 | Site where the Quran was first revealed to Muhammad |
| 43% | BERLIN | 6 | German city where the first United Nations Climate Change Conference was held in 1995 |
| 43% | ACTS | 4 | Where the word "Christian" is first used in the Bible |
| 43% | CERN | 4 | Lab where the Higgs boson particle was discovered |
| 42% | UCLA | 4 | SoCal school where the world's first internet transmission was made |
| 42% | VINE | 4 | App where the "I Smell Like Beef" video was first posted |
| 42% | LOSALTOS | 8 | California city where the first Apple computer was built |
| 42% | LEEDS | 5 | European city where the first carbonated beverage was invented |
| 42% | CHAMONIX | 8 | French resort where the first Winter Olympics were held |
| 42% | ONTHELINE | 9 | In jeopardy ... and where the first words of the answers to starred clues can be found |
| 42% | LOS | 3 | ___ Angeles, Californian city where the Hollywood sign was originally erected in 1923 |
| 41% | BED | 3 | Where Goldilocks is discovered by the Three Bears |