| Hint | Place |
| Krak des Chevaliers can nowadays be found in this country | |
| City of Hannibal, one of the contestants in the Punic Wars against Rome | |
| The Treaty ending World War I was signed here | |
| Former Italian city-state, now known as 'The City of Water' | |
| Last stand of Spartan king Leonidas against the Persian army | |
| Capital of the Roman, Ottoman and Byzantine Empire | |
| Leopoldville is the former name for the capital of which country | |
| Capital of West Germany | |
| The first place to be listed on the UN World Heritage List (Islands) | |
| Ancient city, known for its lighthouse and library | |
| First country to be attacked at the start of World War II | |
| Martin Luther King was killed in this city | |