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Ara Tuakana Voyage of Discovery-a-Thon PART 2

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  • What is the Māori word for chief?
    Rangatira
  • What two parties came to an agreement in the Treaty of Waitangi?
    The British and the Māori.
  • What is a pepeha used for?
    To introduce yourself
  • What year was the Treaty of Waitangi signed?
    1840
  • What animal was Kupe chasing when he found Aotearoa?
    An octopus (wheke)
  • What is the angle made by turning from east to west in a clockwise direction?
    180°
  • In the early 1800s, which group of people in New Zealand was the largest?
    The Māori.
  • When laid on a flat surface, which directions does the needle of the compass rest at?
    It points to north and south.
  • What is the angle made by turning from north to north-east in clockwise direction?
    45°
  • What is the angle made by turning from south-east to west in clockwise direction?
    135°
  • What is Kupe known for?
    He was the first Polynesian to discover New Zealand.
  • What does ‘kaiako’ mean in Māori?
    Teacher
  • Who was the first woman to go into space?
    Valentina Tereshkova.
  • List the eight directions on a compass
    S, SE, E, NE, N, NW, W, SW
  • What force does the needle of the compass possess?
    Magnetic force
  • What is the name of the shuttle Neil Armstrong was on?
    Apollo 11
  • What day is Waitangi Day celebrated?
    6 February
  • Where did Kupe travel from?
    Hawaiki
  • Who came up with the name for Aotearoa?
    Kupe’s wife, Kuramārōtini.
  • What is the first paragraph of a piece of writing usually called?
    Introduction
  • What does ‘kura’ mean in Māori?
    school
  • What does Aotearoa translate to?
    Land of the Long White Cloud.
  • What does ‘maunga’ mean in Māori?
    Mountain
  • What does ‘awa’ mean in Māori?
    River
  • What does it mean to know your whakapapa?
    To know your lineage or ancestry.
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