Music for Tigers
"What's the first song that Louisa plays at her audition?
"Waltzing Matilda"
What year was Eleanor's journal written in?
1939
How long is Louisa staying in the Tasmanian rainforest?
6 weeks
What kind of giant spider does Louisa see in her cabin?
A Huntsmen
What kind of baby animal does Old Stevie catch?
A Tasmanian Tiger
What was a baby Tasmanian Tiger called?
A Tiger Joey
What was the name of the last known Tasmanian Tiger in captivity?
Benjamin
What is the first thing Louisa hears when she steps off the bus?
Birsdsong
Where is Eleanor's home when she's not at the bush camp?
Burnie, Tasmania
What is the name of Louisa's new friend?
Colin
What is the name of the island where Tasmanian Tigers supposedly live?
Convict Rock
What is Louisa's great grandmothers name?
Eleanor
What did Colin name the tiger that they're trying to find on Convict Rock?
Ellie/Eleanor
What was Eleanor's husbands name?
Freddie
Why does Colin communicate differently than most people?
He has Autism Spectrum Disorder
How is Freddie related to Louisa
He is her great-grandfather
How did Eleanor meet Freddie?
He was Old Stevie's nephew who came to stay at the bush camp
Who picks Louisa up at the bus?
Her Uncle Rufus
Whose journal does Louisa read?
Her great-grandmother Eleanor's
Where is Louisa staying?
Her mothers family's bush camp
What did Eleanor's grandmother send her from Burnie during the war?
Her piano
What instrument does Eleanor miss from home?
Her piano
What is Old Stevie's job
Hunter and caretaker for the bush camp
How do Tasmanian Tigers carry their young?
In their pouch
What are the threats to the Tarkine region?
Logging and mining
What do people call Louisa?
Lou
Which name does Louisa prefer?
Louisa
Who do Louisa and Colin meet when they go to the grocery store?
Marisa and Samantha
What order of animals are Tasmanian Tigers?
Marsupials
What is Colin's mothers name?
Mel
What is the bus drivers name?
Millie
What lures Shadow to visit Eleanor again?
Music. Eleanor played Waltzing Matilda on the piano
Who came up with the idea of moving Shadow to Convict Rock?
Old Stevie
What kind of animal is Piggy?
Pig-footed bandicoot
What is Uncle Rufus's animal's name?
Piggy
What is Uncle Rufus's nickname?
Ruff
What does Eleanor name the baby Tasmanian Tiger
Shadow
What is the name of Eleanor's first tiger?
Shadow
Why has Louisa not gotten into the youth symphony orchestra
She can't play at auditions
What did Louisa hear on Convict Island before she played violin for Ellie?
Someone playing Waltzing Matilda on the piano
What is the black swan theory?
Something that was thought to be impossible that is actually proven to be possible
What is Louisa's sisters name?
Sophie
What is another name for a thylacine?
Tasmanian tiger
Who does the land in Tasmania rightfully belong to?
The Aboriganal people
What is the name of the lodge that Mel and Colin run?
The Northwest Eco Lodge
What star is used for navigation in the Southern hemisphere?
The Southern Cross
What region of the Tasmanian rainforest is Louisa staying in?
The Tarkine
Where is Louisa visiting for the summer?
The Tasmanian rain forest
How did Uncle Ruff know that Ellie explored the bush camp when Louisa got there?
The smell
What sound brings Ellie to visit Louisa?
The violin
What do Tasmanian tigers do when they are scared?
They release a strong odor.
Where is Louisa from?
Toronto
How did Freddie die?
Tuberculosis
What instrument does Louisa play?
Violin
What does Louisa compare the birdsong to?
Vivaldi's "spring"
What did Colin and Mel name the devil joey's that Mel found?
Waltz and Matilda
What is the unofficial Australian national anthem?
Waltzing Matilda
What endangered animal did Freddie bring to the bush camp?
pig footed bandicoots