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Te Triti o Waitangi

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Waitangi?

a)

A Treaty

b)

An island

c)

A place in the Bay of Islands

d)

A public holiday in New Zealand

2.

Did all the Treaty signings take place in Waitagi?

a)

Yes

b)

No

3.

How long did it take to collect all of the Treaty's signatures?

a)

Six months

b)

Seven months

c)

Ten months

d)

One year

4.

How many documents make up the Treaty?

a)

One

b)

Three

c)

Six

d)

Nine

5.

How many of the nine documents that make up the Treaty were written in Te Reo Maori?

a)

One

b)

Seven

c)

Eight

d)

Nine

6.

Approximately how many chiefs signed the Treaty?

a)

Around 220

b)

Around 320

c)

Around 420

d)

Around 520

7.

The first signing of the Treaty took place at Waitangi on what date?

a)

6 February 1840

b)

6 February 1841

c)

6 February 1842

d)

6 February 1845

8.

The last signings of the Treaty took place on what date?

a)

1 September 1840

b)

3 September 1840

c)

5 September 1840

d)

6 September 1840

9.

Signatures were gathered from...

a)

Kaitaia to Stewart Island

b)

Cape Reinga to Bluff

c)

Waitangi to Gore

d)

Auckland to Invercargill

10.

Which TWO groups came together to sign the Treaty?

a)

Pakeha and the Maori chiefs

b)

The British settlers and the Maori chiefs

c)

Representatives of the British Crown/Government and the Maori chiefs

d)

Europeans and the Maori chiefs

11.

Maori women also signed the Treaty

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Signatures were collected for the Treaty in Stewart Island

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Which of the following have been official flags of New Zealand throughout history?

a)
b)
c)
d)
14.

A treaty is...

a)

A contract

b)

An agreement

c)

A promise

d)

A deal

e)

A partnership