People
Geography
Wild Africa
Planes & Battles
Mixed
100

He is the author of Going Solo

Roald Dahl

100

In this greek city Roald and the other pilots lost an important battle.

Athens

100

The animal attacked the cook´s wife while Dahl was visiting

A lion

100

This was the aircraft he learned to fly in. 

Tiger Moth

100

The ship that carried Roald Dahl from England to Africa in the autumn of 1938.

The SS Mantola

200

These aggressors were the ones England went to war with  

the Germans 

200

This is where the author lived in Africa when he worked for Shell

Dar es Salaam

200

The animal that came moving towards the gardener Salimu and Roald saved him by getting his attention

A Black Mamba

200

This german plane fires exploding bullets and is very dangerous. 

A Messerschmitt One-O-Nine. 

200

The multinational energy company Dahl worked for in East Africa.

The Shell Company

300

He wrote letters to this person throughout his time away.

Roald´s mum 

300

The country where the U.N. Savoury spend a lot of time working with people who are obsessed with hair.

India

300

True or False? When Roald arrived to Tanzania, he thought that the houses there were all very grey and boring. 

FALSE. The houses were white, yellow and pink and he found them very beautiful.

300

When the war began, Roald was given a group of african soldiers. Together they had to stop the germans from leaving the country. What weapon did they use? 

A machine gun

300

How old was Roald´s friend Mdisho?

19 years

400

He referred to this person as the boy who helped him during his work for the Shell Company in Tanzania. 

Mdisho

400

This is the sea to the north of Egypt and Libya. It´s the sea between Africa and Europe. 

Mediterranean Sea

400

What animal can be dangeous for you even when you are driving a car? 

A snake. If you hit it, it can fly in the air and fall into the car. 
400

What happend to Roald´s good friend David Cook later in the war? 

He was shot in his plane and died. 

400

The lady that Roald met in the dining room who would never eat with her hands

Miss Trefusis

500

This person took Dahl under his wing as an inexperienced fighter pilot

David Coke

500

This is the sea that is bordered by Africa and Saudi Arabia

Red Sea

500

Who was the only victim of the Green Mamba attack, that was stopped by the "Snake Man"?

Jack, the dog of the family

500

Why was Roald finally send home before the war ended? 

He couldn´t fly anymore because of a strog headache (caused by his first plane accident)
500

Why did they recommend Roald not to become a pilot? What problem did he have while flying a plane? 

He was too tall, so it was very uncomfortable for him in the small planes.

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