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WorksheetsDHS Houses
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was Pyke House named after?
a)
Vinsent Pike
b)
Vincent Pyke
c)
Vinsent Pyke
d)
V. J. Pike
2.
What does the Griffen symbolise on the Caples shield?
a)
Fairy tales
b)
Pretend to be something
c)
Magic
d)
Courage and Boldness
3.
Who was the Haast House named after?
a)
Sir Johann France Julius Von Haast
b)
Sir Johann France Julius Von Haast
c)
Sir Johann Franz Julius Von Haast
d)
Sir Yohann France Julius Von Haast
4.
Who was Rees House named after?
a)
Willyam Rees
b)
William Reece
c)
William Rhys
d)
William Rees
5.
Where was Haast born?
a)
Germany
b)
Sweden
c)
Poland
d)
Austria
6.
Caples House is named after Patrick Caples. What is his middle name?
a)
Quentin
b)
Quirk
c)
Horatio
d)
John
7.
Rees House uses a Scottish Thistle as it’s plant.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
The Pyke motto is Ma Te pono ma te tika me te aroha. What does it mean?
a)
Positive attitude, truthfulness and love
b)
Love is all you need
c)
Try your best and love each other
d)
Pyke Rulz
9.
The eagle on the Haast shield is a made up animal.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
"Kaua e takahia te mana o te tangatea" is the Rees House motto. What does it mean?
a)
Don’t get tangled up in your ideas
b)
Look after your mates
c)
Respect, Responsibility and Riots
d)
Don’t trample on the mana of the people
11.
Where was Caples born?
a)
England
b)
Ireland
c)
Scotland
d)
Wales
12.
Pyke was a local politician and they named the Vincent County Council after him.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
Haast's motto is "Tiori Patea". What does it mean?
a)
The way ahead is clear
b)
Look after each other
c)
Respect nature and people
d)
Look forward, rather than backwards
14.
Rees was the first European to mine gold in Queenstown.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
The Caples House motto is "Kia Kaha To Wairua". It means.......
a)
Courage and commitment
b)
Help each other through hard times
c)
Be strong in spirit
d)
Yellow is the best
16.
The pukeko was chosen as the animal for the Pyke shield because.....
a)
It was blue
b)
in the legend it is constantly searching for the lost treasure
c)
because it is Mrs Cowie's favourite bird
d)
because of it's athleticism and fast running
17.
What is the Dunstan High School motto?
a)
Seek gold and look after each other
b)
Seek wisdom and you will be rewarded
c)
Those who seek wisdom as gold will achieve
d)
Seek wisdom as gold
18.
What was the first year DHS opened?
a)
1961
b)
1962
c)
1963
d)
1964
19.
Prior to DHS being built, high school students in Alexandra went to......
a)
Alexandra District High School
b)
Boarding School
c)
Cromwell College
d)
Alexandra School
20.
Students had to pick up stones on the fields for PE when DHS first started because there was no grass.
a)
True
b)
False
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