52
Plant seeds are distributed by
the wind or by animals. How
are the seeds of the spiceherb
distributed?
53
Plant seeds are distributed by
the wind or by animals. How
are the seeds of ticklegrass
distributed?
54
Which of the plants on Mundus
needs plenty of light to flower?
55
You want to cultivate the climbup plant back on Earth, so you
collect a number of seeds from
the plant. What will the seeds
need in order to sprout?
56
There are spiceherb seeds in the
soil of the hills on Mundus. What
region of Mundus do these seeds
mainly come from?
57
These are droppings. Which
organism do they come from?
drolletje met
stukjes ringvlieg en
steekgraszaadjes
58
According to observations, there
are more ringflies halfway through
klang raf raf than halfway
through klang blof. Why is this?
59
Shellbeasts are especially
aggressive in one particular
season. Why are they so
aggressive then?
60
There are hills on Mundus. The
hills consist of layers of soil
– see the cross-section that
another researcher has drawn. How
much time did it take for one
layer to form? A day? A season?
A year?
61
Why does it take Mundians less
time to travel from Blof-wom• to
Blof-wom•• in klang tomi?
62
How many Mundian days are there
in a Mundian year?
63
Mundus has three seasons that are
all exactly the same length. How
many Mundian days are there in
one season?
64
Planet Mundus revolves around
Star XC20, just like planet Earth
orbits the Sun. This causes the
three seasons. How long does it
take Mundus to complete one orbit
around Star XC20?
65
The stronger the force of
gravity, the faster an object
falls. On Earth, objects take 4.5
seconds to fall 100 metres / 330
feet. Is the gravitational force
on Mundus stronger, weaker or
equal to that on Earth?
66
The river rises quite a lot in
one of the seasons, even though
there is little rainfall then.
The waters rise because the snow
in the mountains is melting. In
what season does this happen?
67
What year is it on Mundus
according to the Mundian
calendar?
68
Planet Mundus rotates on its own
axis, just like planet Earth.
This is what causes the rhythm of
day and night. Does Mundus rotate
faster, slower or at the same
speed as Earth?
70
You can do calculations with the
Mundian number system. What does
this symbol stand for?
72
You can do calculations with the
Mundian number system. What does
this symbol stand for?
74
We use a base-10 number system.
After every ten, we continue
as if we have started counting
again (11, 12, 13, and so on).
What base does the Mundian number
system use?
69
The bigger the planet, the
stronger the force of gravity on
that planet. Is Mundus larger or
smaller than Earth?
71
You can do calculations with the
Mundian number system. What does
this symbol stand for?
73
You can do calculations with the
Mundian number system. What does
this symbol stand for?
75
Mundians have six fingers, three
on each hand. You’re wondering
whether that had any influence on
their language or culture. What
may have been influenced by their
having six fingers?
76
Mundians are unable to
distinguish between two spoken
sounds that we hear as very
distinct. They sometimes use one
sound and sometimes the other in
the same word, but they don’t
notice the difference. What are
the two sounds involved?
77
What does the Mundian word pi
mean?
78
What does the Mundian word gretti
mean?
79
The three seasons on Mundus are
klang tomi, klang raf raf and
klang blof. The seasons are named
after the most common type of
weather in that season. What does
tomi mean?
80
The three seasons on Mundus are
klang tomi, klang raf raf and
klang blof. The seasons are named
after the most common type of
weather in that season. What does
raf mean?
81
The three seasons on Mundus are
klang tomi, klang raf raf and
klang blof. The seasons are named
after the most common type of
weather in that season. What does
blof mean?
82
Mundians have different names for
the different regions (ara ara) of
their planet. What does ara blof
mean?
83
How do Mundians turn a singular
noun into a plural noun?
84
The word tedep means hello but it
also has another meaning. What
else does it mean?
85
How would you write this word
using our alphabet?
86
How would you write this word
using our alphabet?
87
How would you write this word
using our alphabet?
88
How would you write this word
using our alphabet?
89
Does an adjective precede or
follow a noun in the Mundian
language?
90
What does the Mundian word dok
mean?
91
Do letters in the Mundian
alphabet stand for a sound (as
they do in English) or for a
whole word or idea (for example
as in Chinese)?
92
English is written from left to
right, Arabic from right to left,
and Chinese from top to bottom.
In which direction is the Mundian
language written?
93
When we’re speaking, we signal
that we are asking a question by
making our voice go up at the end
of the sentence. How do Mundians
indicate that they’re asking a
question?
94
What era does document x1 come
from?
95
The Mundians used to breed
livestock. Why is that no longer
the case?
96
What era does document x2 come
from?
97
Mundians have a gesture that
means ‘danger’ or ‘be careful’.
They make the gesture with their
hands. What is that gesture?
98
Before the dark era, were
Mundians taller, shorter or about
the same size as now?
99
What species of animal lived on
Mundus in the dark era, except
for the Mundians themselves?
100
In which era were the Mundians
the shortest?
101
Do Mundians trade nowadays?
102
Did Mundians trade during slip
dok dok?
103
What are the most common
decorative shapes used in
Mundian art? One of your fellow
scientists thinks there are
probably two different ones.
104
The Mundians also refer to slip
dok dok as slip kalif maya. Why?
105
Where does the symbol for
‘danger’ come from?
106
Why have so few written Mundian
records survived?
107
What do Mundians do in their
spare time? Three examples are
enough for a publication.
108
What does the shape of the climbup flower have in common with the
Mundian number 144?