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Songlines of the Moonbird
Songlines of the Moonbird
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Why are mutton birds called 'moonbirds'?
Their eggs are the shape of the moon.
The adults return to the rookery at night.
The adults are the colour of the moon.
They are best cooked by the light of the moon.
2
Songlines follow the route of .....?........ in the Dreaming.
Children
Ancestor creator-beings
Insects
Megafauna
3
The official name of the mutton bird is....?
Short-Tailed Moonbird
Long-Tailed Shearwater
Short-Tailed Shearwater
Long-Tailed Moonbird
4
True or False? Songlines could be hundreds of kilometres.
True
False
5
What parts of the song could Aboriginal people use to help them navigate their way across a landscape?
Rhythm
Words
Musical Instruments
Musical notes on paper
6
These beings left traces of their journey on the .....?........
Map
Sky
Sign
Landscape
7
Where do mutton birds breed?
Russia
Small islands in the Bass Strait and Tasmania
Alaska
Islands in the Torres Strait
8
True or False? A song might contain many different languages.
True
False
9
What do you call the area where mutton birds live?
Shelf
Hatchery
Rookery
Nest
10
The aboriginal word for mutton bird is ....?
Tula
Rookery
Moona
Yula
11
Which format are songlines NOT recorded in.....
Paintings
Google Maps
Songs and Stories
Dance
12
Tasmanian Aboriginal people have hunted and eaten mutton birds for more than .....?...... years.
1000
10000
100
10
13
Where do mutton birds migrate to?
Alaska
Russia
Tasmania
Islands in the Bass Strait
14
A songline is also known as.....?
Dreaming Tracks
A line on a map
Footprints of the Ancestors
The lyrics of a song
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Why are mutton birds hunted and valued?
Feathers
Oil
Pets
Flesh
