Mātauranga Māori
What is the Māori word for guardianship and protecting the environment?
Kaitiakitanga
Where do fish get oxygen from for gas exchange
Which Auckland-based NRL team has the mascot named Leo?
New Zealand Warriors
Which singer released the hit song Espresso?
Sabrina Carpenter
In Stranger Things, what is the name of the parallel dimension?
The Upside Down
Which whakataukī means "I am the river and the river is me"?
Ko au te awa, ko te awa ko au.
What is the insect gas exchange system called
tracheal system
How many players are on the field for one rugby union team?
15
Which artist is known as the "King of Pop"?
Michael Jackson
Which 2025 live-action movie features a blue alien named Stitch causing chaos after landing in Hawaii?
Lilo & Stitch
What Māori concept describes the life force found in all living things?
Mauri
Why are fish gill filaments covered in many lamellae?
To increase surface area for diffusion.
Which country won the 2023 Rugby World Cup?
south africa
Which New Zealand singer released the song supercut
Lorde
Which animated family movie was released in New Zealand cinemas YESTERDAY on 25 June 2026?
Minions & Monsters
Name the Māori environmental calendar based on the phases of the moon that guides planting, fishing and harvesting.
Maramataka
What type of blood flow allows fish to absorb over 80% of the oxygen in water?
Counter-current exchange.
In netball, how many seconds can a player hold the ball?
3 seconds
Which artist released the albums 1989 and Midnights?
Taylor Swift
Which movie won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2024?
Oppenheimer
Explain one way Mātauranga Māori and modern science can work together to protect freshwater ecosystems.
Explain why insects do not need a circulatory system to transport oxygen.
Oxygen travels directly through spiracles → tracheae → tracheoles to body cells by diffusion, so the blood (haemolymph) does not transport oxygen.
In basketball, what is a triple-double?
Recording double figures in three statistical categories (e.g. points, rebounds and assists).
Name the artist who has won the most Grammy Awards of all time.
Beyonce
Which actor played both Thor in the Marvel movies and Tyler Rake in the Extraction films?
Chris Hemsworth