Anagrammed Australian Cities
Crane Bar
Canberra
We think this "Nutcracker" composer took his time on his 2nd symphony, though it turned out a "Little Russian"
Tchaikovsky
Jordan's flag features a 7-pointed star; the points represent the first 7 verses of this book
The Koran
Pocahontas State Park
Virginia
Its territory extends 300 miles above the Arctic Circle
Norway
Lumber One
Melbourne
You might call this great German composer "The Lord of the Ring (Cycle)"
(Richard) Wagner
In 1971 this federation of 6 states gained its independence; Ras al Khaymah made it 7 states in 1972
The United Arab Emirates
Waimea Canyon State Park
Hawaii
It stretches from the Gulf of Guinea in the southwest to Lake Chad in the northeast
Nigeria
Earn Bibs
His "Rigoletto" contains the aria "La Donna e Mobile"
Verdi
He assumed the presidency of Syria upon the death of his father in June 2000
Bashar Assad
Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park
California
Its territory includes Great Barrier Island & the Antipodes Islands
New Zealand
Inward
Darwin
His remains were sealed into a cliff projecting over a fjord near Troldhaugen, his home
Edvard Grieg
This 1917 British declaration favored "the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people
The Balfour Declaration
Cherokee Landing State Park
Oklahoma
Swampy & indented, its Caribbean shore is aptly called the "Mosquito Coast"
Nicaragua
A Dead Lie
Adelaide
This composer made his last appearance as a conductor in 1900, leading the Czech Philharmonic in Prague
Dvorak
In 1944 Ibn Saud allowed several U.S. petroleum firms to unite forming Aramco, which stands for this co.
The Arabian-American Company
Fort Necessity State Park, now a part of the Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Pennsylvania
In 1968 the U.N. called for South Africa's withdrawal from the territory that is today this country
Namibia