Marama

What is the basis of the traditional Maori calendar system?

• Lunar stellar system

• Solar system

• Gregorian calendar

• Julian calendar

How long is the Maori calendar year?

• 365 days

• 354 days

• 360 days

• 366 days

What is the name of the three-year cycle in the Maori calendar?

• Te Tautoru Nui o Matariki

• Te Tautoru Nui o Orion

• Te Tau o Orion

• Te Tau o Matariki

Which star marks the first month of the Maori year?

• Hamal

• Sirius

• Antares

• Pipiri

What is the Maori name for the second month?

• Ruhanui

• Mahuru

• Takurua

• Pipidi

What is the name of the star that marks the eighth month?

• Sheraton

• Rēhua

• Sirius

• Hamal

What is the Maori name for the eleventh month?

• Mahuru

• Pipidi

• Haki Haratua

• Takurua

What is the additional month added every three years called?

• Pipidi

• Mahuru

• Ruhanui

• Takurua

What are the names of Rēhua's two wives?

• Pekehāwani and Pipiri

• Pekehāwani and Ruhi

• Ruhanui and Poutu te rangi

• Pekehāwani and Panitīnaku

What is the name of the new moon?

• Tangaroa a mua

• Whiro

• Oike

• Tamatea Aio