| First-act finale in "La Bohème" | 44 |
| First, second, third and reverse | 32 |
| First, second or third, on a diamond | 36 |
| First, second or third, in a car | 32 |
| First, second or third, at Fenway | 33 |
| First, second or third on the field | 35 |
| First, second and third, but not fourth | 39 |
| First, it was an Edmond O'Brien movie | 41 |
| First __: Shakespeare collection | 32 |
| First year that 18-year-olds voted | 34 |
| First year of the second century | 32 |
| First year of the fourth century | 32 |
| First year of Spanish king Philip IIÂ’s rule | 47 |
| First year of John VI's papacy | 34 |
| First year of Cornelius's papacy | 36 |
| First year of Claudius's reign | 34 |
| First year of Claudius' reign | 33 |
| First year in St. Pius I's papacy | 37 |
| First wrestler to win back-to-back Royal Rumbles | 48 |
| First wrecker of Ruth's homerun record | 42 |
| First World Series color broadcaster, 1955 | 42 |
| First work published with movable type | 38 |
| First work in a composer's catalogue | 40 |
| First words on a certain Monopoly card | 38 |
| First words of the Christmas story: Luke 2:1 | 44 |
| First words of the "Mr. Ed" theme | 43 |
| First words of an Ira Levin title | 33 |
| First words of a typing exercise | 32 |
| First words of a saying from Job 4:8 | 36 |
| First words of "Waltzing Matilda" | 43 |
| First words of "The Wasteland" | 40 |
| First words of "Saint Louis Blues" | 44 |
| First words of "Baby Got Back" | 40 |
| First words of "Anarchy In the UK" | 44 |
| First words of "A Tale of Two Cities" | 47 |
| First words of ''Satisfaction'' | 47 |
| First words in many language book titles | 40 |
| First word spoken to earth from the lunar surface | 49 |
| First word said after a nap, perhaps | 36 |
| First word out of one's mouth? | 34 |
| First word on a military memorial | 33 |
| First word on a "lost dog" sign | 41 |
| First word on a "lost dog" poster | 43 |
| First word of Virgil's "Aeneid" | 45 |
| First word of two Springsteen albums | 36 |
| First word of three John Wayne movie titles | 43 |
| First word of the subtitle to "Volare" | 48 |
| First word of the Lord's Prayer in French | 45 |
| First word of the Lord's Prayer | 35 |
| First word of the Declaration of Independence | 45 |
| First word of the British national anthem | 41 |
| First word of the Bay State motto | 33 |
| First word of the 1988 song "Kokomo" | 46 |
| First word of the "Aeneid" | 36 |
| First word of some kung fu movies | 33 |
| First word of several Irish airlines | 36 |
| First word of Scotland's motto | 34 |
| First word of Oregon's motto | 32 |
| First word of Oregon's Latin motto | 38 |
| First word of North Carolina's motto | 40 |
| First word of Moore's famous poem | 37 |
| First word of Montana's motto | 33 |
| First word of Massachussett's motto | 39 |
| First word of Massachusetts's motto | 39 |
| First word of Massachusetts' motto | 38 |
| First word of many sequel titles | 32 |
| First word of many French titles | 32 |
| First word of Longfellow's poem on Revere | 45 |
| First word of every Robert Ludlum title but one | 47 |
| First word of Dante's "Inferno" | 45 |
| First word of Burns's "To a Mouse" | 48 |
| First word of an Isaac Goldberg quote | 37 |
| First word of an Indiana Jones complaint | 40 |
| First word of a U.N. document: Dec. 10, 1948 | 44 |
| First word of a three-word command | 34 |
| First word of a Thomas Hardy title | 34 |
| First word of a southern celebration | 36 |
| First word of a song sung once a year | 37 |
| First word of a sentry's challenge | 38 |
| First word of a Sarah Adams hymn | 32 |
| First word of a Santa Claus story | 33 |
| First word of a pre-Lenten celebration | 38 |
| First word of a New Year's song title | 41 |
| First word of a Mozart opera title | 34 |
| First word of a kid's random selection ditty | 48 |
| First word of a Frank McCourt title | 35 |
| First word of a famous song title | 33 |
| First word of a famous palindrome | 33 |
| First word of a famous Christmas poem | 37 |
| First word of a Dickens-inspired band | 37 |
| First word of a Clement Moore poem | 34 |
| First word of a Beatles' album title | 40 |
| First word of a Beatles song title | 34 |
| First word of a 1968 movie title | 32 |
| First word of "Wooly Bully" | 37 |
| First word of "Winter Wonderland" | 43 |
| First word of "Ulysses" | 33 |
| First word of "The Waste Land" | 40 |
| First word of "The Raven" | 35 |
| First word of "The Aeneid" | 36 |