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Viking, Maori, Japan

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When did the Māori people first arrive in New Zealand according to archaeologists?

a)

14th Century

b)

16th Century

c)

17th Century

d)

18th Century

2.

What was the name of the flightless bird that the Māori people used to eat, which later became extinct?

a)

Kiwi

b)

Moa

c)

Kakapo

d)

Takahe

3.

What is the haka in Māori culture?

a)

A type of traditional tattoo

b)

A unique dance that celebrates life

c)

A historical battle technique

d)

A musical instrument

4.

Who traditionally performs the haka before their games?

a)

The Australian cricket team

b)

The American football team

c)

The New Zealand rugby team

d)

The English soccer team

5.

Only men get the traditional ta moko tattoos.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

What is Ta moko is the Maori culture?

a)

tattoos

b)

traditional food

c)

dance

d)

songs

7.

The native people of New Zealand are the.....

a)

Aborigines

b)

Maori

c)

Tarara

d)

Islanders

8.
What are the two official languages in New-Zealand?
a)
English and French
b)
English and Swaïli
c)
English and Maori
d)
English and Maohi
9.

Which film was filmed in New Zealand?

a)

Harry Potter

b)

Hunger Games

c)

Lord of the Rings

d)

Twilight

10.

Click on the national flag of New Zealand

a)
b)
c)
d)
11.
Who was the head Viking god?
a)
Odin
b)
Thor
c)
Frost Giants
d)
Loki
12.
Where were the Vikings from?
a)
England
b)
Scandinavia
c)
North America
d)
Rome
13.
What three countries make Scandinavia?
a)
Norway, Denmark, Sweden
b)
Rome, Carthage, Constantinople
c)
Greenland, Turkey, Norway
d)
Gaul, Greenland, Greece
14.
Who was the god of thunder?
a)
Thor
b)
Odin
c)
Loki
d)
Freya
15.
Who was the trickster god?
a)
Loki
b)
Freya
c)
Tyr
d)
Frost Giants
16.
Which day of the week was named after Thor?
a)
Thursday
b)
Friday
c)
Wednesday
d)
Tuesday
17.
Which day of the week was named after Odin whose German name was Odin?
a)
Wednesday
b)
Thursday
c)
Friday
d)
Tuesday
18.
What were Viking houses called?
a)
wide houses
b)
short houses
c)
long houses
d)
bungalows
19.
I am the type of boat the Vikings traveled in.  What am I?
a)
longboat
b)
fjord
c)
ship
d)
skald
20.

When did The Kanto Earthquake happen?

a)

1965

b)

2011

c)

1923

d)

2004

21.

What was developed afther the Kanto Earthquake?

a)

seismic regulation for building codes

b)

Pacific Tsunami Warning System

c)

Nuclear Regulation Authority

d)

MOWLAS -
(Monitoring of Waves on Land and Seafloor)

22.

Which earthquake event caused the meltdown of Fukushima Nuclear Plant?

a)

Nankai earthquake

b)

Kobe earthquake

c)

Kanto earthquake

d)

Tohoku earthquake

23.

Mythology: what caused the earthquake?

This god is depicted with a trident in his hand

a)

Apollo

b)

Zeus

c)

Poseidon

d)

Dionysus

24.

There are a total of ___ dragons, facing the primary compass directions

a)

4

b)

8

c)

10

d)

12

25.

Seismoscope, invented by Zhang Heng can detect the origin of the earthquake and the magnitude

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Mythology: what caused the earthquake?

This god is depicted as a turtle as the foundation of the earth

a)

Ananthabhoga

b)

Ganesha

c)

Bedawangnala

27.

Ruaumoko, the god of earthquakes and volcanic activity has meaning to its name. Rua means ________, while moko means tattoo

a)

womb

b)

head

c)

earth

d)

body