Characters
What is the name of the main character?
What is a totem animal?
It is an animal that watches over you and is sacred. (e.g. a dingo)
Where did the characters fly to?
Australia (Darwin)
What do Australians call their friends?
mate
What is the desert in the middle of Australia called?
The Outback
Which hair colour does Pim have?
ginger / red hair
What is the connection between the Aboriginal songs and the landscape/nature?
Their songs tell them the way through the Outback.
What happend to the pilot?
He had a heart attack.
Why is Pim called a "larrikin" at the airport?
It's a word for badly behaved kid - he was annoying.
What is the biggest city in Australia?
Sydney
How old is Maritska?
14 years old
What is the time called when the world was created?
The dreamtime
What was the real identity of Bob and Jolene?
What is Tucker? (Chapter 2)
The Aussie word for food.
What is the capital of Australia?
Canberra
How many languages do the siblings speak?
4
Which colours do the fruits have that are good to eat?
red
Where did the robbers want to leave the siblings?
In an old tin mine (Zinnmine)
What's the fruit called that looks like a peach with a hard stone in the middle? (Chapter 6)
A quandong.
Where does the biggest part of the population in Australia live?
On the east coast.
What was Maritska's illness a few years ago?
Pneumonia (Lungenentzündung)
Who created the world of the Aboriginals?
The lizard
What's the name of the cattle station the family was gifted?
Argyle Downs
What do Australians call a portable (tragbar) cooling box?
Esky
What is the island called, that is in the south of Australia?
Tasmania