Sickness and sports by Eli and Charlie
Authored by Eli Fountain
History
8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 10 pts
What is the oldest New Zealand sport?
Football
Surfing
Cricket
Boxing
Answer explanation
Fun Fact that surfing (Whakahekeheke)
is the oldest sport in New Zealand.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 10 pts
Was the first Maori women's sports team made for whale boating in 1849?
True or False
TRUE
FALSE
Answer explanation
They were the first Maori women's team in whale boating.
It was raced at Port Chalmers and the trophy for them was a sliver teapot.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 10 pts
Why was surfing so popular in New Zealand?
To make them less afraid of sea animals
To make them more confident in the water
Answer explanation
Water sports were very popular in Maori culture. These activities helped the Tamariki to get more confident around water.
4.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 10 pts
What were surf boards made from initially?
Hint: There are 3 answers
kopapa
Bags of kelp
Poha
Pine Tree
Answer explanation
Surfing (Whakahekeheke) is the oldest recreational pastime in New Zealand. In pre-European times Maori were believed to have surfed on boards made out of (kopapa) or on bags of kelp (poha) – but that practice declined when missionaries landed.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 10 pts
How did the illness and diseases spread?
Answer explanation
Rats were introduced to New Zealand by the people who came on boat.
the amount of rats grew rapidly and there were stories of rats crawling over people as slept. Rats spread diseases quickly and made a lots of people very unwell.
6.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 10 pts
How did New Zealand cure illness?
Hint: There are 2 answers
medicine
isolating
natural resources
Answer explanation
No one knew what the illnesses were at the start and they tried all sports of methods to cure people.
People were isolated, they tried religious cures. Maori people used their natural resources. Lots of people died as the health system was very basic at this time.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Was there more than one sickness in the 1850-1900
Yes
No
Maybe
I don't know
Answer explanation
Sickness and pandemics of the 1850-19th included long
standing epidemics such as small pox, typhus, yellow
fever and scarlet fever? There was about 5 sickness in the 1850-19th
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