Beginners Mini Challenge Part 2

These questions are for a beginner of Maori. They are general knowledge Maori questions covering a wide range of subjects.

A total of 25 questions are asked, each one worth a total of 4 points. The maximum mark you can get is 100%.

All the answers can be found throughout maori.org.nz, and a lot of these questions are the ones in the Educational Resources Quizzes.

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1: Who is the Earth mother?

Papa
Papatuanuku
Whaea
Whenua

2: What is the Maori for New Zealand?

Home
Niu Tirinu
Hou Tirini
Aotearoa

3: What is the Maori for carving?

Tekoteko
Whakairo
Raranga

4: Which manu (bird) did not want to leave the forest as he did not want to get his feet wet?

Kiwi
Pukeko
Pipiwharauroa
Tui

5: Which is the first month of the Maori New Year?

January
April
June
December

6: Which is the odd one out?
eg: couch, stool, chair dog.
Dog is the odd one out as the rest are all types of seats

Kowhai
Manuka
Kikorangi
Mangu

7: What did Maui use to catch the sun?

A net
A rope
A lasso

8: Which tree has purple berries?

Tawa
Kowhai
Karaka
Rimu

9: What shell is often used for eyes in carvings?

Paua
Kutai
Pupu
Kina

10: What is the purpose of the karanga?

To see if the manuhiri come in war or peace
To weave a spiritual rope
To start the powhiri
To shout to the people

11: What is the haka with set actions called?

Haka Peruperu
Ngeri
Haka Taparahi
Patere

12: Which of the following wood is soft?

Kauri
Pohutukawa
Rimu
Rata

13: Which manu (bird) did not want to leave the forest as he did not want to stop building his nest?

Kiwi
Pukeko
Pipiwharauroa
Tui

14: Which is the second hardest wood?

Maire
Akeake
Rimu
Tawa

15: What is the Maori for the North Island?

Te Ika a Kupe
Te Ika a Maui
Motu Tokerau

16: Which musical instrument is sometimes refered to as a nose flute?

Koauau
Putatara
Nguru
Pukaea

17: What is the name of the tukutuku panel that represents two way communication?

Taki Rua
Taki Toru
Kupenga Kaokao
Mumu Wamu

18: What is the Maori for meeting house?

Whare Tupuna
Whare Moe
Whare Hui
Whare Whakairo

19: The purpose of the Haka Powhiri is to pull on the ...

People
Strength
Waka
History

20: The tangata whenua are the..

Visitors
Speakers
Home People
Anyone

21: What does the rain symbolise in the Maori World?

Bad weather
Good time for fishing
Tears of Ranginui
Joy of Ranginui

22: What is the Maori for Mutton-Bird?

Kereru
Karoro
Titi
Moa

23: Which is the hardest wood?

Maire
Akeake
Akaaka
Tawa

24: What place in Aotearoa has a long harbour?

Kaingaroa
Whangaroa
Tokoroa
Mangaroa

25: Who is the guardian of the forest birds?

Tane
Tanenuiarangi
Tanehokahoka
Tanemahuta

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