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Matariki

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is another name for Matariki?

a)

Celebrate!

b)

Culture, language, spirituality and history.

c)

Maori New Year

d)

Time to party

2.

Before Maori had calendars, they tracked time using events that happened in the...

a)

galaxy

b)

natural world

c)

ocean

d)

universe

3.

Which of the following is not a star of Matariki?

a)

Tupu-a-rangi

b)

Rangi

c)

Waiti

d)

Tupu-a-nuku

4.

What is the name of the God of wind?

a)

Tangaroa

b)

Maui

c)

Tawhirimatea

d)

Rongomatanae

5.

How is Matariki celebrated?

a)

Maori stick to themselves.

b)

Maori use it to go shopping for all the sales.

c)

Maori spend it at the beach

d)

Maori plan for the future and prepare the whenua

6.

What is the Maori word for feasts?

a)

pataka kai

b)

moki

c)

Hakari

d)

korokoro

7.

What part of harvest season is Matariki celebrated?

a)

Beginning

b)

Middle

c)

End

8.

Matariki is the Maori name for a cluster of stars also known as...

a)

Polygons

b)

Pluto

c)

Pleiades

d)

Plateau

9.

Who is NOT one of the 7 Matariki sisters?

a)

Waipuna-a-rangi

b)

Ururangi

c)

Tupu-a-nuku

d)

Waipuna

10.

What is the best thing about Matariki?

a)

A day off work

b)

The fireworks display

c)

A well earned holiday

d)

It brings everyone together for a celebration

11.

What is Maori for star?

a)

Whatu

b)

Tahi

c)

Whetu

d)

Waru

12.

How is Matariki related to the sun?

a)

Matariki is the sun's mother

b)

Matariki is the sun's sister

c)

Matariki is the sun's father

d)

Matariki is the sun's cousin

13.

How many daughters does Matariki have?

a)

6

b)

7

c)

5

d)

8

14.

When is Matariki this year?

a)

26th June

b)

25th June

c)

24th June

d)

27th June

15.

________________ is the traditional Maori greeting.

a)

Moko

b)

Kia ora

c)

Hongi

d)

Haka

16.

A Waiata is a...

a)

Prayer

b)

Song

c)

Welcome

d)

Official Ceremony

17.

What does "Haere mai" mean?

a)

I'm fine

b)

Welcome

c)

See you later

d)

Hello everyone

18.

What is a powhiri?

a)

A celebration

b)

A welcome

c)

A goodbye

d)

A birthday

19.

The Maori name for New Zealand means...

a)

Whale Rider

b)

Happy Country

c)

Land of Milk and Honey

d)

Land of the Long White Cloud

20.

What is the Maori name for sweet potato?

a)

Karika

b)

Poto

c)

Kumara

d)

Maui

21.

What is the name for Maori war dance or challenge?

a)

Hiko

b)

Kiwi Dance

c)

Haka

d)

Kumara

22.

What does the Maori word 'waka' mean?

a)

Fish

b)

Potato

c)

Canoe

d)

Island

23.

What number month is Pipiri in the Maori calendar?

a)

7th

b)

6th

c)

5th

d)

8th

24.

What is the Greek name for Matariki?

a)

Subaru

b)

Orions Belt

c)

Pleiades

d)

Tautoru

25.

Maori legend states Matariki are...

a)

The torn out eyes of Tawhirimatea

b)

The torn out eye of Tawhirirangi

c)

The torn out eyes of Tawaahirua

d)

The eyes of Ranginui