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Frank the Tank and terrific typewriters

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On today's show, I've got five stories teed up that all share a letter in common… we'll meet a tortoise looking for his forever home, before travelling to Fiji for a netball carnival. We'll hear the clickitty clacks of typewriters being used by teens, and meet the young Indigenous filmmaker behind Towney Time. After that, it's time for an out-of-this-world Wow of the Week.

Quiz Questions

  1. 1.What did they nickname the big tortoise?
  2. 2.What country did the Aussie netballers visit?
  3. 3.What might make typewriters attractive to people with ADHD?
  4. 4.What's the name of Penelope Towney's channel?
  5. 5.How long did the space travellers end up spending in space?

Bonus Tricky Question

What constellation did Penelope make a video about?

Answers

  1. 1.Frank the Tank
  2. 2.Fiji
  3. 3.The sounds, the lack of screen makes it easier to focus, the click-clack of the buttons
  4. 4.Towney Time
  5. 5.Over a year, double their planned length

Bonus Tricky Answer

"The Emu in the Sky"