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He Hītori mō Te Reo Māori

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What year did Captain Cook arrive to 'The Great South Land'?

a)

1769

b)

1869

c)

1795

d)

1800

2.

What was the name of Captain Cook's ship on his first voyage to NZ?

a)

The Endeavour

b)

The Zembrook

c)

The Resolution

d)

The Mary Jane

3.

Who is this important figure in our history?

a)

Richard Johnson

b)

Samuel Marsden

c)

Bill Crewes

d)

Tim Costello

4.

Why is he important to Māori history? He was the first to...

(a)  

5.

In what year did Samuel Marsden arrive to our shores?

a)

1812

b)

1816

c)

1814

d)

1815

6.

What is the full name for the 'He Whakaputanga' document? Either the English or Māori name.

(a)  

7.

In what year was the FIRST Māori Newspaper printed?

a)

1812

b)

1826

c)

1832

d)

1842

8.

What was the name of the first Māori Newspaper?

a)

Ko te Ao Marama

b)

The Māori Messenger

c)

Ko te Karere o Niu Tireni

d)

Te Whetū o te Tau

9.

Complete this sentence: Te Tiriti o Waitangi was signed in Kaitāia by some Far North Chiefs on the (day/month/year)...

(a)  

10.

Where did the Northern Land Wars begin?

a)

Ohaeawai

b)

Kerikeri

c)

Kororāreka

d)

Kaiwaka

11.

In what year did the Northern Land Wars begin...?

a)

1840

b)

1845

c)

1842

d)

1844

12.

What was the name of the first educational Act to be established by the Government in 1867?

(a)  

13.

The Tohunga Suppression Act established in 1907 was intended to...

a)

Stop Tohunga from speaking Māori (reo)

b)

Stop Māori from living communally (whānau/hapū/iwi)

c)

Stop the use of traditional Māori practices (tikanga)

14.

In what year did 90% of Māori speak fluent te reo Māori?

a)

1900

b)

1902

c)

1898

d)

1901