WorksheetsAotearoa Knowledge-a-thon 2025
Total questions: 90
Worksheet time: 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the Māori word for "family"?
a)
Pōwhiri
b)
Ngā mihi
c)
Whānau
d)
Kia ora
2.
How do you say "hello" in Māori?
a)
Pōwhiri
b)
Ngā mihi
c)
Whānau
d)
Kia ora
3.
What is the Māori word for "mountain"?
a)
Awa
b)
Moana
c)
Kura
d)
Maunga
4.
What does "Aotearoa" mean in English?
a)
Land of the long white cloud
b)
Land the long white cloud
c)
Land of the long long white cloud
d)
Land of the long cloud
5.
What is the Māori word for "school"?
a)
Awa
b)
Moana
c)
Kura
d)
Maunga
6.
How do you say "thank you" in Māori?
a)
Pōwhiri
b)
Ngā mihi
c)
Whānau
d)
Kia ora
7.
What is the Māori word for "river"?
a)
Awa
b)
Moana
c)
Kura
d)
Maunga
8.
What does "kai" mean in Māori?
a)
Goodbye
b)
Hello
c)
Drink
d)
Food
9.
How do you say "goodbye" in Māori?
a)
Haere mā / E noho mā
b)
Haere rā / E noho mā
c)
Haere rā / E noho rā
d)
Haere mā / E noho rā
10.
What is the Māori word for "ocean"?
a)
Awa
b)
Moana
c)
Kura
d)
Maunga
11.
What is the Māori term for a traditional welcome ceremony?
a)
Pōwhiri
b)
Ngā mihi
c)
Whānau
d)
Kia ora
12.
What is the name of the carved meeting house on a marae?
a)
Manaakitanga
b)
Haka
c)
Kaitiakitanga
d)
Wharenui
13.
What is the Māori concept of caring for the environment?
a)
Manaakitanga
b)
Haka
c)
Kaitiakitanga
d)
Wharenui
14.
What is the Māori term for hospitality and respect?
a)
Manaakitanga
b)
Haka
c)
Kaitiakitanga
d)
Wharenui
15.
What is the name of the traditional Māori war dance?
a)
Manaakitanga
b)
Haka
c)
Kaitiakitanga
d)
Wharenui
16.
What is the purpose of a pōwhiri?
a)
To welcome visitors
b)
To establish connections
c)
To greet people
d)
To welcome visitors and establish connections
17.
What is the Māori term for a feast?
a)
Tapu
b)
Waiata
c)
Whakapapa
d)
Hākari
18.
What is the Māori word for ancestry?
a)
Tapu
b)
Waiata
c)
Whakapapa
d)
Hākari
19.
What does “tapu” mean?
a)
Tapu
b)
Waiata
c)
Whakapapa
d)
Hākari
20.
What is a Māori song or chant called?
a)
Tapu
b)
Waiata
c)
Whakapapa
d)
Hākari
21.
Who is the Māori God/Atua of the forest?
a)
Tangaroa
b)
Tāne Mahuta
c)
Māui
d)
Rūaumoko
22.
Who is the Māori God/Atua of the sea?
a)
Tangaroa
b)
Tāne Mahuta
c)
Māui
d)
Rūaumoko
23.
Who causes earthquakes and volcanoes in Māori legends?
a)
Tangaroa
b)
Tāne Mahuta
c)
Māui
d)
Rūaumoko
24.
Who causes earthquakes and volcanoes in Māori legends?
a)
Tangaroa
b)
Tāne Mahuta
c)
Māui
d)
Rūaumoko
25.
What is the Māori name for the Southern Cross?
a)
Te Pae Mahutonga
b)
Tāwhirimātea
c)
Te Ika-a-Māui
d)
Te Waipounamu
26.
Who are Ranginui and Papatūānuku?
a)
Sky Father and Earth Mother
b)
Sky Mother and Sky Father
c)
Papatūānuku
d)
Ranginui
27.
What is the Māori name for the North Island?
a)
Te Pae Mahutonga
b)
Tāwhirimātea
c)
Te Ika-a-Māui
d)
Te Waipounamu
28.
What is the Māori name for the South Island?
a)
Te Pae Mahutonga
b)
Tāwhirimātea
c)
Te Ika-a-Māui
d)
Te Waipounamu
29.
Who is the God/Atua of wind in Māori mythology?
a)
Te Pae Mahutonga
b)
Tāwhirimātea
c)
Te Ika-a-Māui
d)
Te Waipounamu
30.
Who is the God/Atua of war in Māori mythology?
a)
Papatūānuku (Earth Mother)
b)
Matariki
c)
Tūmatauenga
d)
Ranginui (Sky Father)
31.
What is the Māori name for the Pleiades star cluster?
a)
Papatūānuku (Earth Mother)
b)
Matariki
c)
Tūmatauenga
d)
Ranginui (Sky Father)
32.
What does “taiao” mean?
a)
The natural world/environment
b)
Star
c)
Sun or day
d)
The Māori lunar calendar (used for planting, fishing)
33.
What is the Māori name for the Earth?
a)
Papatūānuku (Earth Mother)
b)
Matariki
c)
Tūmatauenga
d)
Ranginui (Sky Father)
34.
What is the Māori term for the moon?
a)
Rā
b)
Ngā rama o te raki
c)
Te Ika-roa
d)
Marama
35.
What does “whetū” mean?
a)
The natural world/environment
b)
Star
c)
Sun or day
d)
The Māori lunar calendar (used for planting, fishing)
36.
What is the Māori name for the sun?
a)
Rā
b)
Ngā rama o te raki
c)
Te Ika-roa
d)
Marama
37.
What does “maramataka” refer to?
a)
The natural world/environment
b)
Star
c)
Sun or day
d)
The Māori lunar calendar (used for planting, fishing)
38.
What is the Māori name for the Milky Way?
a)
Rā
b)
Ngā rama o te raki
c)
Te Ika-roa
d)
Marama
39.
What is the Māori name for the Southern Lights?
a)
Rā
b)
Ngā rama o te raki
c)
Te Ika-roa
d)
Marama
40.
What does “Rā” mean in Māori?
a)
The natural world/environment
b)
Star
c)
Sun or day
d)
The Māori lunar calendar (used for planting, fishing)
41.
What is the Māori word for the number 10?
a)
Kotahi Rau
b)
Tekau
c)
Kotahi mano
d)
Āhua
42.
What is the Māori word for the number 100?
a)
Kotahi Rau
b)
Tekau
c)
Kotahi mano
d)
Āhua
43.
What is the Māori word for 1,000?
a)
Kotahi Rau
b)
Tekau
c)
Kotahi mano
d)
Āhua
44.
What is the Māori word for "shape"?
a)
Kotahi Rau
b)
Tekau
c)
Kotahi mano
d)
Āhua
45.
What Māori design represents a spiral?
a)
Kotahi Rau
b)
Koru
c)
Te Ika-roa
d)
Āhua
46.
What is a tapatoru in English?
a)
Triangle
b)
Circle
c)
Square or rectangle
d)
Carve, shape or design
47.
What shape is a tapawhā?
a)
Triangle
b)
Circle
c)
Square or rectangle
d)
Carve, shape or design
48.
What is a porowhita?
a)
Triangle
b)
Circle
c)
Square or rectangle
d)
Carve, shape or design
49.
What Māori word means line or symmetry?
a)
Rārangi & āhua ōrite
b)
Ngā rama o te raki
c)
Te Ika-roa
d)
Kotahi Rau
50.
What is “tārai” in maths and design?
a)
Triangle
b)
Circle
c)
Square or rectangle
d)
Carve, shape or design
51.
What year was the Treaty of Waitangi signed?
a)
1839
b)
1840
c)
1841
d)
1842
52.
What is the Māori name for New Zealand's Parliament?
a)
Iwi
b)
Waka
c)
Marae
d)
Pāremata
53.
What is the Māori word for tribe?
a)
Iwi
b)
Waka
c)
Marae
d)
Pāremata
54.
What is a hapū?
a)
Sub-family
b)
Sub-way
c)
Sub-tribe
d)
Sub-group
55.
What does “rangatira” mean?
a)
Chief or leader
b)
Children
c)
Mother
d)
Family
56.
What is the Māori term for land?
a)
Whenua
b)
Whānau
c)
Whakapapa
57.
What is the Māori name for a canoe?
a)
Iwi
b)
Waka
c)
Marae
d)
Pāremata
58.
What is the Māori word for marae?
a)
Iwi
b)
Waka
c)
Marae
d)
Pāremata
59.
What is a pā?
a)
A fortified base
b)
A fortified village or settlement
60.
What does “taonga” mean?
a)
Treasure or something precious
b)
Present
c)
Gift
61.
What is the Māori word for a story or myth?
a)
Oriori (lullaby or chant, often poetic)
b)
Pūrākau
c)
Whaikōrero
62.
What is a whakataukī?
a)
A proverb or wise saying
b)
Prayer or incantation (for guidance, blessings, etc.)
c)
Song or chant
d)
Lament or mourning song
63.
What is a waiata?
a)
A proverb or wise saying
b)
Prayer or incantation (for guidance, blessings, etc.)
c)
Song or chant
d)
Lament or mourning song
64.
What is a karakia used for?
a)
A proverb or wise saying
b)
Prayer or incantation (for guidance, blessings, etc.)
c)
Song or chant
d)
Lament or mourning song
65.
What does “waiata tangi” mean?
a)
A proverb or wise saying
b)
Prayer or incantation (for guidance, blessings, etc.)
c)
Song or chant
d)
Lament or mourning song
66.
What is the Māori word for speech or oratory?
a)
Oriori (lullaby or chant, often poetic)
b)
Pūrākau
c)
Whaikōrero
67.
What does “kōrero” mean?
a)
To speak or talk
b)
Genealogy or family history
c)
Myth or legend
d)
Horizon
68.
What is whakapapa?
a)
To speak or talk
b)
Genealogy or family history
c)
Myth or legend
d)
Horizon
69.
What kind of Māori narrative is a pūrākau?
a)
To speak or talk
b)
Genealogy or family history
c)
Myth or legend
d)
Horizon
70.
What is a traditional Māori poem called?
a)
Oriori (lullaby or chant, often poetic)
b)
Pūrākau
c)
Whaikōrero
71.
What is “waka hourua”?
a)
The three stars of Orion’s Belt
b)
Ocean currents
c)
Activities based on lunar phases (e.g., planting, fishing)
d)
Double-hulled canoe used for ocean navigation
72.
What stars form the Māori constellation Tautoru?
a)
The three stars of Orion’s Belt
b)
Ocean currents
c)
Activities based on lunar phases (e.g., planting, fishing)
d)
Double-hulled canoe used for ocean navigation
73.
What does “pae” mean?
a)
To speak or talk
b)
Genealogy or family history
c)
Myth or legend
d)
Horizon
74.
What is the Māori word for compass?
a)
Tomokanga o te rā
b)
Kōpae whakaterenga
c)
Whitinga o te rā
75.
What is the Māori term for sunrise?
a)
Tomokanga o te rā
b)
Kōpae whakaterenga
c)
Whitinga o te rā
76.
What is the Māori word for sunset?
a)
Tomokanga o te rā
b)
Kōpae whakaterenga
c)
Whitinga o te rā
77.
What does “maramataka” guide?
a)
The three stars of Orion’s Belt
b)
Ocean currents
c)
Activities based on lunar phases (e.g., planting, fishing)
d)
Double-hulled canoe used for ocean navigation
78.
What does “au moana” refer to?
a)
The three stars of Orion’s Belt
b)
Ocean currents
c)
Activities based on lunar phases (e.g., planting, fishing)
d)
Double-hulled canoe used for ocean navigation
79.
What is Te Pae Mahutonga?
a)
The great standing place of Kiwa
b)
Long stretch of gravel
c)
The Southern Cross
d)
The place of rushing water
80.
What does “whetū” help with in navigation?
a)
Red skies
b)
Where the waka was wrecked
c)
Stars help with direction and wayfinding/navigation
d)
A place to return
81.
What does the Māori place name "Nelson" (Whakatū) mean in English?
a)
Red skies
b)
Where the waka was wrecked
c)
Stars help with direction and wayfinding/navigation
d)
A place to return
82.
What does the Māori place name "Hokitika" mean in English?
a)
Red skies
b)
Where the waka was wrecked
c)
Stars help with direction and wayfinding/navigation
d)
A place to return
83.
What does the Māori place name "Stewart Island" (Rakiura) mean in English?
a)
Red skies
b)
Where the waka was wrecked
c)
Stars help with direction and wayfinding/navigation
d)
A place to return
84.
What does the Māori place name "Chatham Islands" (Moriori) mean in English?
a)
Misty Sky
b)
The great cloak of Tia
c)
The place of the whales
d)
A place of learning
85.
What does the Māori place name "Wanaka" mean in English?
a)
Misty Sky
b)
The great cloak of Tia
c)
The place of the whales
d)
A place of learning
86.
What does the Māori place name "Taupō" (Taupō-nui-a-Tia) mean in English?
a)
Misty Sky
b)
The great cloak of Tia
c)
The place of the whales
d)
A place of learning
87.
What is the English meaning of the Māori place name "Whangarei"?
a)
Misty Sky
b)
The great cloak of Tia
c)
The place of the whales
d)
A place of learning
88.
How do you translate "Hamilton" (Kirikiriroa) into English?
a)
The great standing place of Kiwa
b)
Long stretch of gravel
c)
The Southern Cross
d)
The place of rushing water
89.
What is the English meaning of the Māori place name "Gisborne" (Tūranganui-a-Kiwa)?
a)
The great standing place of Kiwa
b)
Long stretch of gravel
c)
The Southern Cross
d)
The place of rushing water
90.
How do you translate "Napier" (Ahuriri) into English?
a)
The great standing place of Kiwa
b)
Long stretch of gravel
c)
The Southern Cross
d)
The place of rushing water
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