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50: POLL PHONE-A-FRIEND
An Orientation Game
to Alice Springs
For New Employees
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2. An Orientation Game to Alice Springs For New Employees
This activity is designed to provide an introduction to Alice Springs and some of the Indigenous aspects of Central Australia.
The player steps through a series of subjects that will expand their general knowledge without imposing any pressure of “testing”
The game can be packaged on a CD, ed or accessed in an online learning environment providing flexibility in delivery modes.
It can also be customised to cover a broad range of subjects other than simply orientation material eg. This template has been used by one educator in the preparation of material on “Understanding your Constitution”.
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Language
Aboriginal Flag
Weather
Locality
Totem
Population
History
Music
Health
Legal
Economic
Education
Politics
Social
SUBJECT / TOPICS
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4. What is the local Indigenous language of Alice Springs?
Language Question
What is the local Indigenous language of Alice Springs?
A. Pitjantjatjarra
B. Luritja
C. Arrernte
D. Pintubi

5. Language Answer C = Arrernte
The Eastern and Central Arrernte people live in Central Australia, their traditional land including the area of Alice Springs and East MacDonnell Ranges.
There are roughly 1800 speakers of Eastern and Central Arrernte, making it one of the largest speaking populations of any Australian language.
It is taught in schools, heard in local media and local government. An Eastern and Central Arrernte to English dictionary was published.
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6. Aboriginal Flag Question Colour of the Aboriginal Flag
A. Blue, Red & Yellow
B. Red, Black, Yellow
C. Green & Gold
D. Red, Black & White

7. Aboriginal Flag Answer
B = Red, Black & Yellow
The Aboriginal Flag was designed by Harold Thomas, an Aboriginal man of the Arrernte language group in 1971.
The flag was designed to be an eye-catching rallying symbol for the Aboriginal people and a symbol of their race and identity.
The black represents the Aboriginal people,
the red the earth and their spiritual relationship to the land, and the yellow the sun, the giver of life.
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8. What is the average January daily temperature in Central Australia?
Weather Question
What is the average January daily temperature in Central Australia?
A. 32°C
B. 25°C
D. 36°C
C. 42°C

9. Weather Answer D = 36 Degrees C
Temperatures in the low 40 degrees Celsius are not uncommon in the height of summer, while in winter overnight minimums sometimes drop to minus 7 degrees Celsius.
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10. What is the closest regional town & capital city to Alice Springs?
Locality Question
What is the closest regional town & capital city to Alice Springs?
A. Coober Pedy & Adelaide
B. Tennant Creek & Darwin
C. Tennant Creek & Adelaide
D. Coober Pedy & Darwin

11. B = Tennant Creek & Darwin
Locality Answer
B = Tennant Creek & Darwin
Alice Springs is 500 kms from the nearest regional centre of Tennant Creek and 1410 kms to the NT capital - Darwin
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12. What are the Floral emblem and Indigenous totem of Alice Springs?
Totem Question
What are the Floral emblem and Indigenous totem of Alice Springs?
A. Desert Pea & Dingo
B. Kangaroo Paw & Wombat
C. Desert Rose &
Yeperenye
D. Desert Rose & Kangaroo

13. C = Desert Rose & Yeperenye (caterpillar)
Totem Answer
C = Desert Rose & Yeperenye (caterpillar)
Sturt's Desert Rose & occurs naturally on stony or rocky slopes, or in dry creek beds in the southern part of the Northern Territory, north-eastern South Australia, western Queensland, western New South Wales and in parts of northern Western Australia.
The Yeperenye caterpillar ancestors were the major creative forces for this area. These ancestors came from many different places and travelled widely across Central Australia.
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14. What percentage of the total NT population is Aboriginal?
Population Question
What percentage of the total NT population is Aboriginal?
A. 60%
B. 29%
C. 32%
D. 17%

15. Population Answer B = 29% At 30 June 2001 the Territory's estimated
resident Indigenous population was 57,600, 29% of the total population of the NT, the highest proportion of any state or territory
According to the 2001 Census, the population
of Alice Springs in was 28,178.
The median age is 31.5 years of age.
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16. What was the original name of Alice Springs?
History Question
What was the original name of Alice Springs?
A. Mary Springs
B. MacDonnell
C. Stuart
D. Hermannsburg

17. Until the early 1930s, the town’s official name was Stuart.
History Answer
C = Stuart
Until the early 1930s, the town’s official name was Stuart.
Alice Springs was the name given to the Telegraph Station, the site of original white settlement in Central Australia. However, this dual naming created such confusion for administrators in Adelaide that on 31 August 1933 the township of Stuart was officially gazetted Alice Springs.
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18. Music Question
Which well known band from Papunya came to become a household name in the 1980s and 1990s?
B. Yothu Yindi
A. Blek Bela Mujik
D. Warumpi Band
C. Midnight Oil

19. Music Answer D = Warumpi Band
The Warumpi Band, from Papunya, which was formed in They released Big Name, No Blankets (1985), Go Bush (1987) and Too Much Humbug (1996) before splitting up a few years later. Their songs are recognised classics.
George Rurrambu & Neil Murray from this band wrote
“My Island Home” which later became a hit for Christine Anu.
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20. Health Question
What is the difference in life expectancy between Indigenous & non-Indigenous males?
A. 5 Years
B. 10 Years
C. 30 Years
D. 20 Years

21. Health Answer D = 20 Years! Back to Board
Life expectancy in the NT - non- Aboriginal males live 20 years longer than Aboriginal Males. Aboriginal women have a life expectancy that is 22 years less than non-Aboriginal women.
Nationally, death rates for young Indigenous males were
2.8 times higher than for other young males.
Diabetes is times more common among Aboriginal people compared to the non-Aboriginal population, while renal disease is 17.4 times more common.
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22. What is the percentage of Aboriginal people in the NT prison system?
Legal Question
What is the percentage of Aboriginal people in the NT prison system?
A. 73%
B. 82%
C. 61%
D. 26%

23. Legal Answer
A = 73%
Aboriginal people make up approximately 73% of the NT’s prison population.
Indigenous people come into contact with the criminal justice system at a disproportionately high rate. The most significant reason for this was the severely disadvantaged position of many Indigenous people in society - socially, economically and culturally.
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24. What is the major industry for Alice Springs?
Economic Question
What is the major industry for Alice Springs?
A. Mining
B. Tourism
C. Aboriginal Art
D. Cattle

25. Tourism provides the economic foundation of Alice Springs.
Economic Answer
B = Tourism
Tourism provides the economic foundation of Alice Springs.
In 2001/02 financial year an estimated 1,026 Million $$ was spent by visitors to the Northern Territory.
It is the major employer and generates the greatest proportion of the regional wealth.
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26. What is the participation rate for Indigenous students in
Education Question
What is the participation rate for Indigenous students in
Years 11 & 12 in the NT?
A. 16%
B. 32%
C. 5%
D. 47%

27. Education Answer
C = 5%
Only 5.5% of the Indigenous school aged population are participating in years 11 and 12.
Nearly half of Indigenous people aged 15 years and over had received no formal education.
The year 10 certificate was the highest educational qualification achieved by almost 30 per cent of Indigenous people.
Only one in six Indigenous people have obtained a qualification after leaving school.
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28. Who is the Territory Labor Indigenous Minister?
Politics Question
Who is the Territory Labor Indigenous Minister?
A. Aiden Ridgeway
B. Elliot McAdam
C. John Ah Kit
D. Aaron Pederson

29. Politics Answer C = John Ah Kit
Born in Alice Springs, John has a long history of political activity in the Northern Territory. In the nineties he was the CEO of the Northern Land Council in Darwin.
Now a minister in the Territories Labor government with a large number of ministerial portfolio responsibilities including advising the Chief Minister on Indigenous issues.
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30. How many people visit Uluru annually?
Social Question
How many people visit Uluru annually?
A. 400,000
B. 250,000
C. 550,000
D. 1,000,000

31. Social Answer
A = 400,000
In 2003 visitor numbers to Uluru had reached around the 400,000 mark.
Uluru is one of Australia's most famous landmarks and is the country's most visited site.
Uluru holds deep significance to the Anangu people

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