Freddy Andrews
Where does the story take place?
Australia
What is the biggest city in Australia and in which state is it located?
Sydney in New South Wales
What are the indigenous people of Australia called?
Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders
How many times is Billabong mentioned in the song Waltzing Mathilda?
6
Which fence do the girls follow?
Who wrote Freddy Andrews?
Polly Borland
Which state is the least populated?
The Northern Territory
The Aboriginal language is one of the oldest in the world, name 1 native word.
(Koala, kangaroo, budgie, wombat, boomerang, and didgeridoo)
Is thoroughbred edible?
No (it’s a word commonly used when talking about horses. (Dansk version: Fuldblod.))
What are the names of the three girls?
Molly, Daisy and Gracie
Why does he (Freddy) feel split in half?
Because he's Aboriginal, but he is white
How many of the indigenous people died from fighting against the British Empire in the early years of the colonization? (nearest thousand)
Around 20.000
What % of the Australian population is indigenous? (+/- 3%)
3,8%
What is a billabong?
A watering hole
Why do they call Mr. Neville for Mr. Devil?
Because he was the man that decided which children were taken away.
What kind of comments about Aborigines did Freddy hear that hurt him?
Racist remarks, such as "dirty, black bastards"
What british person claimed Australias east coast in 1770?
Captain James Cook
What's the Estimate on how long Indigenous people have lived in Australia? (+/- 5000 years
65.000 years
What does this sentence mean?
“Can we get some grog from the bottle-o so we can get fucken maggot or nuh?"
“Can we get some alcohol from the liquor store so we can get really drunk, or would you prefer not to?”
When they arrived at the Marble bar in the book, what was the weahter?
The sky was black with rainy clouds
What does Freddy Andrews say about being a white Aboriginal?
What is the capital of Australia?
Canberra
The had no written language, so how did they record things? (name 3 things)
Art, music, passed down stories
How many different languages are spoken in all of Australia? (+/- 25)
Around 300 different languages
How long is the fence? (+/- 10 km)
1937 km