Matilda the kangaroo
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Matilda the kangaroo is a giant mechanical kangaroo that served as the iconic mascot of the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Matilda the kangaroo canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11141382 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Matilda the kangaroo Context triple: [1982 Commonwealth Games, mascot, Matilda the kangaroo]
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A.
Zippy the kangaroo
Zippy the kangaroo is the costumed kangaroo mascot representing the University of Akron's athletic teams, particularly the Akron Zips football team.
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B.
Kasey the Kangaroo
Kasey the Kangaroo is the energetic kangaroo mascot representing the University of Missouri–Kansas City at athletic events and campus activities.
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C.
Moe the Kangaroo
Moe the Kangaroo is the costumed kangaroo mascot that represents the Virginia Military Institute at its athletic events and school functions.
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D.
Reginald the Koala
Reginald the Koala is a fictional koala character portrayed as an operative working for the CIA’s domestic branch.
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E.
Millie the echidna
Millie the echidna is one of the official mascots of the Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics, represented as a technologically savvy echidna symbolizing the new millennium.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Matilda the kangaroo Target entity description: Matilda the kangaroo is a giant mechanical kangaroo that served as the iconic mascot of the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia.
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A.
Zippy the kangaroo
Zippy the kangaroo is the costumed kangaroo mascot representing the University of Akron's athletic teams, particularly the Akron Zips football team.
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B.
Kasey the Kangaroo
Kasey the Kangaroo is the energetic kangaroo mascot representing the University of Missouri–Kansas City at athletic events and campus activities.
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C.
Moe the Kangaroo
Moe the Kangaroo is the costumed kangaroo mascot that represents the Virginia Military Institute at its athletic events and school functions.
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D.
Reginald the Koala
Reginald the Koala is a fictional koala character portrayed as an operative working for the CIA’s domestic branch.
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E.
Millie the echidna
Millie the echidna is one of the official mascots of the Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics, represented as a technologically savvy echidna symbolizing the new millennium.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Commonwealth Games mascot
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mechanical kangaroo ⓘ sports mascot ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Brisbane 1982
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Commonwealth Games Federation ⓘ |
| category |
Australian mascots
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Commonwealth Games mascots ⓘ fictional kangaroos ⓘ mechanical animals ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| depicts | a kangaroo carrying the Australian sporting spirit ⓘ |
| designedFor |
international sporting event
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multi-sport event ⓘ |
| event | 1982 Commonwealth Games ⓘ |
| genre | public art ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext |
Australian sports culture
ⓘ
Commonwealth sporting tradition ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
ceremonial display
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entertainment ⓘ promotion ⓘ |
| hasGender | female ⓘ |
| hasName | Matilda ⓘ |
| hasType | large-scale mascot ⓘ |
| height | giant ⓘ |
| inception | 1982 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Brisbane ⓘ |
| mascotFor | 1982 Commonwealth Games ⓘ |
| materialForm | mechanical structure ⓘ |
| movementType | mechanically animated ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a giant mechanical kangaroo
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serving as the iconic mascot of the 1982 Commonwealth Games ⓘ |
| partOf | branding of the 1982 Commonwealth Games ⓘ |
| role |
iconic mascot
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official mascot ⓘ |
| speciesRepresented | kangaroo ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Australia
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Australian wildlife ⓘ |
| theme |
national identity
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sport ⓘ |
| usedAs | tourist attraction ⓘ |
| usedIn |
closing ceremony of the 1982 Commonwealth Games
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opening ceremony of the 1982 Commonwealth Games ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Matilda the kangaroo Description of subject: Matilda the kangaroo is a giant mechanical kangaroo that served as the iconic mascot of the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia.
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