| ISSUS | Ancient town in Asia Minor; scene of a 333 BC battle at which Alexander the Great defeated the Persi |
| ASHDOWN | AEthelred and a young Alfred the Great defeated the Danes at the battle of ___ in AD 871 (7) |
| IPSUS | In 301 BC, which ancient village in central Asia Minor, in Phrygia, was the scene of a battle between the successors of Alexander the Great? (5) |
| POITIERS | Scene of a 1356 battle at which England, under the Black Prince, defeated France (8) |
| FLODDEN | Hill in Northumberland; scene of a 1513 battle at which James IV of Scotland was killed (7) |
| BANNOCKBURN | Site in central Scotland of a 1314 battle at which the Scots, led by Robert the Bruce, triumphed over the English (11) |
| THERMOPYLAE | Scene of a famous 480 BC battle in which a greatly outnumbered Greek force under Leonidas held off a force of Persians under Xerxes (11) |
| JENA | City in Thuringia, Germany; site of an 1806 battle at which Napoleon defeated the Prussians (4) |
| MARENGO | Village in Italy that was site of an 1800 battle at which Napoleon defeated the Austrians (7) |
| AMPHIPOLIS | Greek city in which Alexander the Great prepared to invade Asia |
| OSTIA | An ancient town in West Central Italy, which served as the port of ancient Rome (5) |
| LEUCTRA | Ancient town in Greece that was site of a victory by Thebes over Sparta in 371 BC (7) |
| MARATHON | Scene of 450 BC battle, after which a messenger ran to Athens with news of victory (8) |
| ABYDOS | Ancient city in Asia Minor; home of Leander in the myth of Hero and Leander (6) |
| AGINCOURT | 1415 battle at which the English defeated the French (9) |
| TRAFALGAR | 1805 naval battle at which the French and Spanish fleets were defeated by the English under Nelson (9) |
| CANA | Which ancient town in northern Israel was the scene of Jesus' first miracle? (4) |
| SAMARIA | Ancient town, made the capital of the northern kingdom of Israel by Omri in the ninth century BC (7) |
| BOYNE | Irish river famous for a 1690 battle at which William III defeated James II (5) |
| DELPHI | Ancient town in Greece that was the seat of Pythia, the major oracle (6) |
