ON THE MEDITERRANEAN
The "IDE"s of February
STATE SONGS
Newspapers and Magazines
Show Tune Rhymes
100

Politically, this country is divided into 14 provinces, including the city of Damascus, which is considered its own province

What is Syria?

100

On February 24, 2019 hundreds of bicyclists showed up for Portland, Oregon's "Worst Day of the Year" this

What is Ride?

100

Its state folk song is "Roll On, Columbia, Roll On"

What is Washington?

100

In 2007 Rupert Murdoch bought this newspaper that was started by Charles Dow in the 19th century

What is the Wall Street Journal?

100

In "The Music Man" there were "copper bottom tympani in horse platoons... double bell euphoniums & big" these instruments

What is bassoon?

200

Listen, sweetheart, Casablanca in this country isn't on the Mediterranean, but Nador is

What is Morocco?

200

Spike Lee was among the stars sitting here at the February 17, 2019 NBA All-Star Game in Charlotte

What is courtside?

200

Appropriately, it has a state bluegrass song, "Blue Moon of" itself

What is Kentucky?

200

Marca, a Spanish sports daily, reports on this sport in particular

What is soccer?

200

Evita rhymes, "All through my wild days, my mad existence, I kept my promise, don't keep your" this

What is distance?

300

This island that boasts Messina but not Loggins is always getting the boot

What is Sicily?

300

On Feb. 3, 2019 the slogan "There's enough money when no one steals" gave Nayib Bukele this type of win in El Salvador's election

What is landslide?

300

Maryland's state song "Maryland, My Maryland" is sung to the tune of this Christmas song

What is O Tannebaum?

300

MT for short, this magazine for car enthusiasts celebrated its 70th anniversary in 2019

What is Motor Trend?

300

In "Cats", "Every streetlamp seems to beat a fatalistic warning, someone mutters & the street lamp gutters, & soon it will be" this

What is morning?
400

The ancient city of Carthage is in this country that borders Algeria & the Mediterranean

What is Tunisia?

400

Port Townsend, Washington experienced a king one of these on February 23, 2019

What is tide?

400

In the lyrics of Vermont's state song, "these" title lofty peaks "are my home"

What is Green Mountain?

400

In 2010 this mayoral name began appearing above "Businessweek" on a magazine that's been around since 1929

What is Bloomberg?

400

In "Spamalot" the Lady of the Lake sings, "Do not fail, find your" this one word

What is grail?

500

60 miles up the coast from Tel Aviv is this city, Israel's main port

What is Haifa?

500

Because it took the life of Portugal's king & his heir apparent, a February 1908 assassination is known as the "Lisbon" this

What is regicide? 

500

Wyoming's second state song, official since 2018, mentions this 4-letter river named for strong gusts in the area

What is wind?

500

Atlanta's top newspaper has this hyphenated name

What is Journal-Constitution? 

500

In "it's The Hard-Knock Life", Annie laments, "No one cares for you a smidge, when you're in" this place

What is orphanage?

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