Māori Culture

What was the name of the first explorer to discover Aotearoa?

• Kaha

• Kupe

What is said before eating kai?

• Karakia

• Karakia timatanga

• Karakia whakamutunga

• Karakia mo te kai

What is the elder females role during a pohiri?

• Whakarongo

• Korero

• Karanga

What does Aotearoa mean?

• Land of the Cloud

• Land of the Long White Cloud

• White Cloud Land

• New Zealand

A marae is also known as a persons..

• house

• turangawaewae

Which of the following is not used within kapa haka?

• Poi

• Rākau

• Hangi

• Haka

What does the Poutokomanawa represent in a wharenui?

• The brain

• The door

• The heart

• The eye

What is the kupu for an action song?

• Ringa Waiata

• Waiata-ā-ringa

What is a mere pounamu made from?

• greenstone

• wood

Where do the manuhiri sit during a pohiri?

• marae

• wharenui

• paepae

• wharekai