Matilda
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Matilda was the giant kangaroo mascot that became an iconic symbol of the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Matilda canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11141384 — 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 Context triple: [1982 Commonwealth Games, mascotName, Matilda]
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Matilda
Matilda is a feminine given name of Germanic origin, commonly associated with strength and battle might and borne by various notable historical and contemporary figures.
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Matilda
"Matilda" is a melancholic indie rock song by the English band Alt‑J, known for its haunting lyrics and atmospheric, minimalist production.
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Matilda
Matilda is a virtuous and tragic noblewoman in Horace Walpole’s pioneering Gothic novel "The Castle of Otranto."
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Matilda
Matilda was the regnal name of Edith of Scotland, who became Queen consort of England as the wife of King Henry I.
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Matilda
Matilda is the middle name of Louisa Matilda Jacobs, an African American writer and activist and the daughter of abolitionist author Harriet Jacobs.
- 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 Target entity description: Matilda was the giant kangaroo mascot that became an iconic symbol of the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia.
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Matilda
Matilda is a feminine given name of Germanic origin, commonly associated with strength and battle might and borne by various notable historical and contemporary figures.
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B.
Matilda
Matilda is a virtuous and tragic noblewoman in Horace Walpole’s pioneering Gothic novel "The Castle of Otranto."
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C.
Matilda
Matilda was the regnal name of Edith of Scotland, who became Queen consort of England as the wife of King Henry I.
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D.
Matilda
Matilda is a 1996 family fantasy-comedy film, based on Roald Dahl’s novel, about a gifted young girl with telekinetic powers who stands up to her cruel parents and tyrannical school principal.
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Matilda
Matilda is the middle name of Louisa Matilda Jacobs, an African American writer and activist and the daughter of abolitionist author Harriet Jacobs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Commonwealth Games mascot
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fictional kangaroo ⓘ kangaroo mascot ⓘ sports mascot ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Australia
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Brisbane ⓘ Commonwealth Games Federation ⓘ Queensland ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| describedAs |
giant kangaroo mascot
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iconic symbol of the 1982 Commonwealth Games ⓘ |
| event | 1982 Commonwealth Games ⓘ |
| genre | sports mascot ⓘ |
| inception | 1982 ⓘ |
| location | Brisbane ⓘ |
| name | Matilda ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the mascot of the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane
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giant size ⓘ |
| represents |
Australian culture
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Brisbane as host city ⓘ spirit of the Commonwealth Games ⓘ |
| role | official mascot ⓘ |
| species | kangaroo ⓘ |
| sport | multi-sport event ⓘ |
| state | Queensland ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
1982 Commonwealth Games
ⓘ
Brisbane 1982 Commonwealth Games ⓘ
linked to:
1982 Commonwealth Games
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| theme | Australian wildlife ⓘ |
| use | promotion of the 1982 Commonwealth Games ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Matilda Description of subject: Matilda was the giant kangaroo mascot that became an iconic symbol of the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.