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WorksheetsKalakaua, the Renaissance Man
Total questions: 63
Worksheet time: 47mins
Kalakaua was a skilled writer and composer, who had descended from ______, a famous chanter & musician.
Ululani
Kamehameha
Liliuokalani
Kapiolani
Ululani watched Kamehameha I lift the ______ stone that prophesied he would rule all the islands.
Naha
Pohaku
Kauai
Maui
David Kalakaua, William Pitt Leleiohoku, Lydia Lili’u Kamaka’eha, and Miriam Likelike led their own musical group with William being the better of the four. Kalakaua’s musical group was called ______.
Healanai
Na Lani Wahine
Haleakala
Kamehameha Serenaders
Kalakaua played the ukulele that was adapted from the Portuguese instrument ______. Augusto Dias taught Kalakaua to play the ukulele & allowed him to use the royal crown on the ukulele.
braguinha
mandolin
guitar
banjo
Kalakaua’s most famous song is ______, which is the state song.
Hawaii Pono’i
Aloha ‘Oe
Kaulana Na Pua
He Mele Lāhui Hawai‘i
Kalakaua composed & performed music, wrote a book, and drafted plans for several ______.
inventions
songs
buildings
festivals
Kalakaua wanted to preserve as much Hawaiian lore and invited many ______ to the palace so he could listen and record their stories.
kapunas
aliʻi
kahunas
haoles
Kalakaua wrote the “Legends and Myths of Hawaii” that was published in ______.
1888
1650
2020
1901
Kalakaua collected books written in many different ______.
languages
colors
sizes
shapes
In 1872, Kalakaua tried inventing things himself and unsuccessfully to get in investors to finance the building of a (a) torpedo that he designed.
In 1881, Kalakaua met ______ in New York City. Then Kalakaua left for England.
The Sun newspaper reported that Kalakaua told Edison, “I have heard about you & I want to see your wonderful ______.”
inventions
paintings
books
gardens
Kalakaua wanted electric power & electric lights for ______. Edison showed him how it was done.
Honolulu
Maui
Kauai
Hilo
Edison told Kalakaua he planned to sell power for electric lights & power to run motors for ______.
industry
schools
hospitals
homes
Edison asked Kalakaua to speak a few words of ______.
Hawaiian
Spanish
French
Japanese
Fill in the blank: Kalakaua said, "Peehea ‘oe, e ke hoa" which means ?
How are you friend.
Where are you going, friend.
Goodbye, my friend.
Thank you, friend.
Fill in the blank: Edison replied, I only know the words "_______."
Mauna Loa
Eureka
Carpe Diem
Hakuna Matata
Fill in the blank: Honolulu has come a long way from the first electric lights of _______ Palace.
Iolani
Kamehameha
Aliiolani
Queen Emma
Fill in the blank: Kalakaua admired Kamehameha I & wanted to find Kamehameha I’s hidden _______.
bones
crown
sword
treasure
Fill in the blank: Kalakaua located a man named (a) who guided Kalakaua to a cave named Kahiku Okalani.
Fill in the blank: In 1888, Kalakaua found two bundles in the cave: Kamehameha I’s bones were on the Kohala side & High Chief Umi on the other side. He brought the bones to _______.
Honolulu
Hilo
Lahaina
Kailua
Fill in the blank: Years later, Dr Louis Sullivan of the American Museum of Natural History decided that neither bones were _______.
Kamehameha’s
Cook’s
Darwin’s
Lincoln’s
Dr Louis Sullivan determined that the first set of bones were of a man not over 30 years & Kamehameha was over 60 when he died.
True
False
True or False: The other set of bones were not Kamehameha’s as it was not missing 3 lower front teeth.
True
False
Fill in the blank: Kalakaua kept searching for Kamehameha bones, but he kept it a _______.
secret
habit
promise
journal
Fill in the blank: During Kalakaua’s time, it was fashionable to wear “_______” sideburns.
mutton-chop
pencil-thin
goatee
handlebar
Fill in the blank: The side burns resembled mutton chops cut of meat from a _______.
sheep
cow
pig
goat
Fill in the blank: Kalakaua was a diplomat & sent envoys to establish _______ in many countries.
consulates
embassies
colonies
alliances
Fill in the blank: In 1874 following his election as king, Kalakaua urged President _______ of the U.S. to adopt a Reciprocity Treaty.
Ulysses S Grant
Rutherford B Hayes
Grover Cleveland
Chester A Arthur
Fill in the blank: Reciprocity Treaty between Hawaii and the United States would allow certain goods to enter each country without _______ taxes.
import
property
income
sales
Fill in the blank: In 1876, the treaty was finalized that allowed Hawaiian sugar and rice to be imported into the U.S. without being _______.
taxed
inspected
grown
packaged
Fill in the blank: The treaty allowed Hawaiian sugar planters, who were mostly _______, to prosper.
foreigners
natives
farmers
merchants
Iolani Palace is a good example of Kalakaua’s love for ______ and technology.
design
sports
cooking
medicine
Who directed the building of the grand new palace that replaced the earlier palace built in 1844?
(a)
Iolani means ______. The hawk is a name often used as a symbol of Hawaiian royalty.
Royal Hawk
Sacred Flower
Golden Fish
Mountain Breeze
How many different architects from San Francisco did Kalakaua use to design and build Iolani Palace?
(a)
The first corner stone was laid on December 31, 1879 and took ______ years to complete.
3
5
7
10
Kalakaua was interested in preserving the past and interested in taking advantage of modern inventions.
True
False
In 1881, Kalakaua became one of the first people in Hawaii to have telephones. How many telephones were installed in the palace?
(a)
In 1887, Kalakaua added ______ to the palace.
electric lights
a swimming pool
an elevator
a movie theater
Kalakaua went on a ______-month tour around the world. He sailed to San Francisco then took a steamship to Japan.
9
6
12
3
In 1881, Kalakaua was the first foreign monarch to visit which country?
Japan
China
Russia
United States
Who allowed Kalakaua to walk alongside him rather than to walk behind him?
The Meiji Emperor and the Japanese prince honored King Kalakaua with a special gift and with a floral arrangement in the shape of ______.
ALOHA
SAKURA
LOTUS
CRANE
Kalakaua suggested that the Japanese prince Yamashina Sadamaro marry his niece Ka’iulani.
True
False
From Japan, Kalakaua traveled to which of the following countries?
China, Hong Kong, Siam, Burma, India, Egypt
Russia, Turkey, Greece, Italy, France, Spain
Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Tahiti
Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru
From which countries did Kalakaua travel after leaving Egypt?
Italy, England, Belgium, Austria, and France.
Spain, Portugal, Germany, and Switzerland.
Russia, Turkey, Greece, and Poland.
Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, and Norway.
In England, how many crowns did Kalakaua have made and what was the total cost?
When and where was the royal coronation ceremony for Kalakaua held?
February 12, 1883 at Iolani Palace.
January 1, 1881 at Kawaiahao Church.
March 15, 1885 at Honolulu Harbor.
December 25, 1882 at Lahaina Palace.
What happened to some of the gem stones from the crowns during Queen Liliuokalani's imprisonment?
Where are the two crowns now displayed?
Iolani Palace.
Bishop Museum.
Hawaii State Capitol.
Honolulu Zoo.
How old was Kalakaua when he celebrated his birthday mentioned in the text?
50th birthday.
40th birthday.
60th birthday.
55th birthday.
How many guests attended Kalakaua's jubilee celebrations and what types of food were served?
1,500 guests; cooked, dried, and raw fish; beef; chicken; crab; duck; pig; shrimp; and turkey.
2,000 guests; only fruits and vegetables were served.
500 guests; only desserts and drinks were served.
3,000 guests; beef, lamb, and pasta were served.
What types of gifts were given during Kalakaua's jubilee celebrations?
Live animals, bowls, calabashes, china, coffee and tea sets, kahili, mugs, silver platters, and two prized elephant tusks.
Books, paintings, musical instruments, and gold coins.
Jewelry, silk fabrics, spices, and rare gemstones.
Statues, carpets, perfumes, and antique clocks.
On what date was Kalakaua's actual birthday, and how long did the celebrations last?
November 16, 1886; celebrations lasted two weeks.
December 1, 1886; celebrations lasted one week.
October 20, 1886; celebrations lasted three days.
November 30, 1886; celebrations lasted one month.
What was Claus Spreckles given in return for the borrowed money?
Who financed the minting of one million dollars' worth of silver coins for Hawaii?
Celso Moreno
Claus Spreckles
Walter Murry
Why were new Hawaiian coins unwelcome by some businessmen and planters?
They did not want American coins replaced by Hawaiian coins.
They believed the coins were made of poor quality metal.
They thought the coins were too large to carry.
They preferred using only paper money.
After Hawaii was annexed by the United States, what happened to Hawaiian coins?
The town of ________, Maui serves as a reminder of the once-influential Mr Claus Spreckels.
Spreckelsville
Lahaina
Kihei
Paia
Who encouraged Kalakaua’s dreams and had a dream to establish a Hawaiian steamship line and lay an oceanic telegraph cable from the United States to China?
Claus Spreckels
Celso Moreno
Robert Boyd
Walter Murray Gibson
As soon as Celso Moreno was made minister of foreign affairs, he was attacked for not having the interests of the Hawaiian Kingdom.
True
False
What was the primary industry of Maui before tourism?
Fishing
Sugar Cane Plantations
Coffee Farming
Pineapple Farming
