Joh Bjelke-Petersen  - Pacific Northwest

Question

After police under this leader attacked anti-apartheid demonstrators protesting the Springbok rugby team’s visit, he praised them for their “restraint” and gave each officer an extra week of vacation. For 10 points each:

[10h] Name this long-serving premier of Queensland, who was nicknamed the “hillbilly dictator” for taking advantage of an electoral system that meant rural seats had fewer voters.

ANSWER: Joh Bjelke-Petersen (“Joe BYELL-kee Peterson”) [or Johannes Bjelke-Petersen]

[10e] Bjelke-Petersen launched a bid for PM nicknamed “Joh for [this city],” but it petered out after an unsuccessful 1987 campaign. The location of this capital city was chosen to be between Melbourne and Sydney.

ANSWER: Canberra [accept “Joh for Canberra”]

[10m] To increase his party’s appeal to urban voters, Bjelke-Petersen’s Country party changed its name in 1974 to this name. New Zealand’s main center-right party also has this name.

ANSWER: National Party [accept New Zealand National Party]

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Summary


California	2025-02-01	Y	3	10.00	100%	0%	0%
Florida	2025-02-01	Y	3	16.67	100%	67%	0%
Lower Mid-Atlantic	2025-02-01	Y	6	15.00	83%	50%	17%
Midwest	2025-02-01	Y	6	18.33	100%	67%	17%
North	2025-02-01	Y	3	16.67	100%	67%	0%
Northeast	2025-02-01	Y	5	10.00	80%	0%	20%
Pacific Northwest	2025-02-01	Y	2	15.00	100%	50%	0%
South Central	2025-02-01	Y	2	10.00	100%	0%	0%
Southeast	2025-02-01	Y	4	12.50	100%	25%	0%
UK	2025-02-01	Y	10	15.00	100%	50%	0%
Upper Mid-Atlantic	2025-02-01	Y	8	10.00	88%	13%	0%
Upstate NY	2025-02-01	Y	3	10.00	100%	0%	0%

Data


UBC	Alberta	0	10	10	20
UW B	UW A	0	10	0	10