| FREETOWN | Capital city (pop 1.2 million); the site of the oldest university in West Africa (8) |
| AMRITSAR | City in north-west India (pop about 1.2 million), the site of The Golden Temple (8) |
| BELGRADE | Capital city in southern Europe (pop 1.2 million), known to the Romans as Singidunum (8) |
| MARSHALL | university in West Virginia |
| ALCATRAZ | Island in San Francisco Bay, site of the oldest operating lighthouse on the US west coast (8) |
| BERLINER | Citizen of European capital city (pop about 4 million), founded in the 12th century (8) |
| VIENNESE | Citizen of a European capital city (pop about 2 million), founded in 360 BC (8) |
| OXFORD | City, site of the oldest university in the English-speaking world (6) |
| YOKOHAMA | With a population of 3.7 million, the second-largest city in Japan after Tokyo (8) |
| HELSINKI | European capital city (pop about 560,0000), founded in 1550 (8) |
| ASUNCION | South American capital city (pop about 525,000), founded in 1537 (8) |
| STANDREWS | Former royal burgh, site of the oldest university in Scotland (2,7) |
| PERU | Home of the oldest university in the Western Hemisphere (founded in 1551) |
| LIMA | Site of the oldest university in South America |
| AGRA | City in northern India (pop about 1.5 million), the site of the Taj Mahal (4) |
| OXONIAN | A member or former member of the oldest university in the UK |
| ARMAMENT | Weapon made by millions, the last word in creative skill |
| MOROCCO | Recorded in Guinness World Records, what country has the oldest university in the world, founded in 859 AD? (7) |
| BOLOGNA | Italian city that is home to the oldest university in the Western world |
| SALAMANCA | City which is home to the oldest university in Spain (9) |
