Question
In a political cartoon, this man refuses a seat on an elephant to continue riding a hobby horse. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this politician whose last known words were “Just leaving for God’s own country,” while returning home from Australia. This politician was the [emphasize] last to be inaugurated with the title “Premier” instead of “Prime Minister.”
ANSWER: Richard Seddon [or Richard John Seddon]
[10e] Under Seddon, New Zealand refused to join the Federation of Australia, continuing its 60 years of independence from this colony. This first colony founded in Australia, which administered New Zealand until it created its own charter, began with a settlement of convicts at Botany Bay.
ANSWER: New South Wales [or NSW]
[10m] Later, New Zealand and Australia laid out their post-WWII military and political goals in the Canberra Pact, signed by this Australian prime minister. Frank Forde finished this prime minister’s term after his death in office.
ANSWER: John Curtin
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Summary
| 2023 Chicago Open | 08/05/2023 | Y | 9 | 11.11 | 78% | 33% | 0% |
Data
| BHSU | [moderator voice] yes that is so tenpointscore! is your team feeling bonuspilled? | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Hang et al., Robert Browning | In Search of Things Past | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Don't be Afraid, the Clown's Afraid Too | I prefer really not to speak. If I speak I’m in big trouble | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Plague (anime)" was redirected to: "Oran High School Host Club | Romanos IV Diogenes’ Macaroni Grill | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Saint Peter Andre 3000 | Evans Hall destruction awaiters | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Team Name Think Detail | I would prefer not to | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| The anti-STOON-dahl cabal (the tall Keyal et al.) | Curse you, Periplus the Platypus! | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Catastrophic Implosion of Packet Sub | Quasicrystal Silence | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| wave2: trimming membership codes 9655377758gp | Teach Us to Outgrow Our Ladness | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |