Brain Rotten
This Minecraft-style building game became massively popular again with Gen Alpha because of its pastel avatars, roleplay servers, and “obby” challenges.
What is 'roblocks'
This is the minimum age under which social media use will be banned under Australia’s new law.
What is, 16 years old
This decade is when The Sapphires is set, during the height of the Vietnam War.
What are the 1960s?
This Australian state is where the story takes place and where the girls begin their journey.
What is Western Australia?
This word refers to the original culture or identity of a place.
What is, Indigenous
This slang term Gen Alpha uses means something is embarrassing, awkward, or trying too hard.
What is cringe
If companies don’t comply with the ban, they could face fines of up to this amount in Australian dollars.
What is AUD $49.5 million?
This character becomes the group’s manager, helping transform them from country singers into a soul group.
Who is Dave Lovelace?
These three sisters are taken from their families and forced into the Moore River Settlement.
Who are Molly, Daisy, and Gracie?
This is the process of absorbing, adapting, or becoming similar to something else.
What is, Assimilation
This handheld toy, popular in classrooms, has kids clicking, spinning, and snapping it during break times; it replaced the fidget spinner era.
What is 'pop-it'
These major platforms were explicitly named as being subject to age-restriction requirements under the ban.
What are Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, X, Reddit, (and later) YouTube?
Before performing overseas, the Sapphires audition at this kind of local event, where they first show off their talent.
What is a talent contest?
This government officer, who believes strongly in assimilation policies, is responsible for removing the girls from their home.
Who is, Mr. Nevile
This word comes from the Latin word traditio, meaning "a handing over" or "delivery," which itself comes from the verb tradere
What is, Tradition
The trend can be traced back to the song "Doot Doot (67)" by rapper Skrilla, which references 67th Street in Chicago, adding some cultural context to its usage.
What is '6 7'
Originally, this platform was to be exempted from the ban due to its “educational purpose,” but was later added in.
What is YouTube?
Gail, the oldest sister, is especially protective of this younger member of the group.
Who is Julie?
This long structure, built to keep pests from farmland, becomes the girls’ guide home.
What is, The Rabbit Proof Fence
This word is derived from the Late Latin heritagium, which itself comes from heres (meaning "heir").
What is, Heritage
To comply with the law, companies must take this kind of measures to check a user’s age, without necessarily demanding government ID.
What are “reasonable steps” such as age-verification mechanisms, without forcing users to submit ID
The group’s shift to this musical genre is what finally earns them big attention and gets them hired to sing for U.S. troops.
What is soul music?
Molly uses this key survival skill to keep the girls alive during their long walk back home.
What is bushcraft/knowledge of Country (tracking, finding water, navigating)?
The base word 'is Latin for specere which means “to look at”
What is, Respect