| MAINTENON | Which part of Paris was the home of the second wife of Louis XIV who was once known as Madame Scarron? (9) |
| LULLY | Composer during the court of Louis XIV who wrote the operas Alceste, Armide, Bellerophon, Proserpine and Roland (5) |
| BOLEYN | Surname of the second wife of Henry VIII (6) |
| GOTTI | John who was once known as the Teflon Don |
| MOULINROUGE | Which building in Paris was the first to have electricity? (6,5) |
| LAILA | Ali known as Madame Butterfly |
| ELEANOR | - of Aquitaine; queen of France as the wife of Louis VII and later queen of England as the wife of Henry II (7) |
| ANNE | Forename of Thomas and Elizabeth Boleyn's daughter who was the second wife of Henry VIII and the mother of the last Tudor monarch (4) |
| COLCHIS | In Greek mythology, it was the home of Medea and the destination of the Argonauts, a place of great wealth. In The Merchant of Venice (act 1, scene 1), Bassanio says, "Hang on her temples like a golde |
| LEBRUN | Court painter to Louis XIV who decorated the Hall of Mirrors in the Palace of Versailles (2,4) |
| PERU | The city of Paris was awarded the hosting rights for the 2024 Olympic Games in the 131st IOC session held in which country? (4) |
| MARY | --- of Modena, queen consort of England, Scotland and Ireland as the second wife of James II (4) |
| NEWGUINEA | Large island of the eastern Malay Archipelago, in the western Pacific Ocean, north of Australia. It was once known as Irian Jaya. |
| ISABELLA | The second wife of Philip V of Spain and mother of Charles III of Spain |
| MARIEDEMEDICI | Queen of France as the second wife of King Henry IV |
| TULSA | What city in Oklahoma was once known as the 'Oil Capital of the World'? (5) |
| EMPIRE | Glasgow was once known as Second City of the - (6) |
| OSTRICH | Large bird that, as its genus name Struthio camelus suggests, was once known as the camel bird (7) |
| HAWORTH | Which village in Yorkshire was the home of the Bronte sisters? (7) |
| BRUGES | Known for its lace, which city was the home of painter Jan van Eyck? (6) |
