| 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 med. school class | 28 |
| First year in St. Pius I's papacy | 37 |
| First year after B.C. | 21 |
| First X? | 8 |
| First X, say | 12 |
| First X, potentially | 20 |
| First X, maybe | 14 |
| First X or O? | 13 |
| First X or O, say | 17 |
| First X or O | 12 |
| First X | 7 |
| First wrong guess in hangman | 28 |
| 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 Susan Boyle sang on "Britain's Got Talent" | 68 |
| First words on many a stone | 27 |
| First words on a certain Monopoly card | 38 |
| First words of the title of Sue Grafton's as-yet-unwritten 24th Kinsey Millhone mystery | 91 |
| First words of the poem | 23 |
| First words of the Constitution | 31 |
| 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 a reprimand | 26 |
| First words of a fitness phrase | 31 |
| 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 words in Genesis | 22 |
| First words from a dictator? | 28 |
| First words for Hamlet | 22 |
| First words | 11 |
| First word? | 11 |
| First word, perhaps | 19 |
| First word, often | 17 |
| First word, maybe | 17 |
| First word, for many | 20 |
| First word sung on the Beach Boys' "Pet Sounds" album | 67 |
| First word spoken to earth from the lunar surface | 49 |
| First word said by a referee after reviewing a challenge, often | 63 |
| First word said after a nap, perhaps | 36 |
| First word out of one's mouth? | 34 |
| First word on the Journey album "Departure" | 53 |
| First word on many spines | 25 |
| First word on a sash, often | 27 |
| 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 Xmas poem | 23 |
| First word of Virgil's "Aeneid," in Latin | 55 |
| First word of Virgil's "Aeneid" | 45 |
| First word of two Springsteen albums | 36 |
| First word of two MLB teams | 27 |
| First word of three John Wayne movie titles | 43 |
| First word of the theme song to "The Monkees" | 55 |
| First word of the theme song title for Archie and Edith | 55 |
| First word of the subtitle to "Volare" | 48 |
| First word of the Mass. motto | 29 |
| First word of the Lord's Prayer in French | 45 |
| First word of the Lord's Prayer | 35 |
| First word of the English "Frere Jacques" lyrics | 58 |
| First word of the Declaration of Independence | 45 |
| First word of the Constitution | 30 |
| First word of the British national anthem | 41 |
| First word of the Beatles' "Nowhere Man" | 54 |
| First word of the Beach Boys' hit "Kokomo" | 56 |
| First word of the Bay State motto | 33 |
| First word of the Aeneid | 24 |
| First word of the 2012 World Series champions' city | 55 |
| First word of the 1988 song "Kokomo" | 46 |
| First word of the "Aeneid" | 36 |
| First word of Swinburne's "March: An Ode" | 55 |
| First word of song | 18 |
| First word of some sequels | 26 |
| 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 N.C.'s motto | 30 |
| First word of N. C. motto | 25 |
| First word of motto of N.H. | 27 |
| First word of Moore's famous poem | 37 |
| First word of Moore poem | 24 |