Food
Islands
Language
History
Creatures
100
Question:
What are the ingredients in a musubi, one of Hawaiʻi's most popular grab-and-go snacks?
Fried dough and powdered sugar.
① A slice of spam, rice, and seaweed.
② Fresh-caught tuna and soy sauce.
③ Fried dough and powdered sugar.
④ A mango, banana, and coconut.
Correct Ansewer:
① A slice of spam, rice, and seaweed.
Modeled after the Japanese onigiri, a musubi is rice and a slice of Hawaiʻi's favorite canned meat, spam, wrapped in nori, or seaweed paper.
100
What is the name of Disney movie which inspired by Kauai island?
Correct Answer:
Lilo and Stitch
Hanapepe, a small town in Kauai Island inspired the Disney Movie “Lilo And Stitch”
100
Qestion:
Aloha is the most well-known word from the Hawaiian language, but few people know its actual meaning. What does the word "Aloha" mean?
① "Aloha" means love.
② "Aloha" means compassion.
③ "Aloha" is a greeting.
④ "Aloha" means pitty.
⑤ "Aloha" is a greeting, but also means love, pity, compassion and many more things.
Correct Answer:
⑤ "Aloha" is a greeting, but also means love, pity, compassion and many more things.
Aloha means many things, including: love, affection, compassion, mercy, sympathy, pity, kindness, sentiment, grace, charity, greeting, salutation, regards, sweetheart, lover, loved one, to love, to be fond of, and many more things. It is commonly used as a greeting or a way to say goodbye.
100
Question:
Which U.S. president was born in Hawaii?
① Barack Obama
② George Washington
③ Donald John Trump
④ John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Correct Answer:
① Barack Obama
100
How can you help protect Hawaiʻi's coral reefs and marine ecosystems?
① Wear a zinc-based, "reef safe" sunscreen that excludes toxic chemicals.
② Forgo sunscreen altogether and wear a rash guard instead.
③ Wait at least 15 minutes after applying sunscreen before entering the water.
④ All things mentioned help protect our reefs and corals.
Correct Answer:
④ All things mentioned help protect our reefs and corals.
With the increasing awareness of the dire straits our reefs are currently in with warming waters and pollution, more and more sunscreens are labeled "reef-safe". Hawaiʻi even made a law in 2021 outlawing sunscreens containing the most harmful chemicals!
200
Question:
What is the name of this Hawaiian food?
① Sushi
② Poi
③ Loco Moco
④ Poke
Correct Ansewer:
④ Poke
Poke means “to slice or cut” in Hawaiian and refers to chunks of raw, marinated fish.
200
Question:
What is the name of this island?
① Honolulu
② Big Island
③ Oahu
④ Maui
Correct Answer:
③ Oahu
Oahu is Hawaii's most populous island that has Waikiki beach in Honolulu City.
200
Question:
How many letters can you find in the Hawaiian alphabet?
① 26
② 27
③ 12
④ 13
⑤ 5
Correct Answer:
④ 13
The current official Hawaiian alphabet consists of 13 letters:
5 normal vowels: A, E, I, O, U
5 Vowels with Macrons: Ā, Ē, Ī, Ō, Ū
8 consonants: H, K, L, M, N, P, W, ʻokina. The ʻokina is an apostrophe which represent the glottal stop.
200
Question:
In what year did Hawaii become a state?
① 1900
② 1911
③ 1914
④ 1959
Correct Answer:
④ 1959
Hawaii joined the United States of America as the 50th state in 1959 August 21th.
200
Question:
What is the proper safe distance to approach and observe marine and wild life in Hawaiʻi, such as whales, dolphins, and turtles?
① At least 100 yards away.
② At least 20 yards away.
③ It's different for each animal.
④ At least 50 yards away.
Correct Answer:
③ It's different for each animal.
All animals mentioned above are wild animals, and minimizing your impact on their lives is good practice. Besides: the law has a thing or two to say about approaching wildlife!
Federal law prohibits approaching whales within 100 yards, including by boat, kayak, drone, swimming, or other vessels. Dolphins should be given about 50 yards of space, and monk seals about 20 yards. You should keep about two body lengths between you and Hawaiian green sea turtles.
300
Question:
This food is called Haupia. What Haupia is made from?
① Milk
② Coconut
③ Soy
④ Yoghurt
Correct Answer:
② Coconut
Haupia means Coconut in Hawaiian language.
300
Question:
Has the US Air Force ever drop bombs on the Big Island? And if so, why?
① No, why would they?
② Yes, that is how they conquered the Big Island.
③ Yes, to get the Big Island back in line after they (very shortly) declared independence on April 1st, 2005.
④ Yes, to try to stop a lava flow.
Correct Answer:
④ Yes, to try to stop a lava flow.
The air force bombed a lava flow from Mauna Loa that threatened Hilo in 1935, but failed to stop it. Luckily, the eruption ended a couple of days later before the lava could reach Hilo and Hilo was saved.
300
Quwstion:
What is the Hawaiian word for turtle?
① Iʻa
② Manō
③ Honu
④ Manu
Correct Answer:
③ Honu
Iʻa = fish
Manō = sharks
Manu = Birds
300
What can be found on the state flag of Hawaii?
① 8 red, white, and blue stripes
② 50 stars
③ King KamehamehaⅠ
④ 8 islands
Correct Answer:
① 8 red, white, and blue stripes
The inclusion of the Union Jack of the United Kingdom is a mark of the Royal Navy's historical relations with the Hawaiian Kingdom, particularly with King Kamehameha I.
300
Question:
What is the state fish of Hawaii?
① Mahi Mahi
② Blue Fin Tuna
③ Humback Whale
④ Humuhumunukunukuapuaʻa
Correct Answer:
④ Humuhumunukunukuapuaʻa
400
Question:
Which one is NOT Hawaiian food?
① Loco Moco
② Açaí Bowl
③ Kalua Pig
④ Laulau
Correct Answer:
② Açaí Bowl
Acai Bowls originated in Brazil, and they have become extremely popular in the beachside towns of Hawaii and California.
400
Question:
How many people live on Niihau island?
① Roughly 130
② About 520
③ Nearly 1,000
④ Over 8,000 including tourists
Correct Answer:
① Roughly 130
Niihau Island, known as the “Forbidden Island,” is one of the most mysterious of all the Hawaiian Islands, with a unique history and long-standing independence. Elizabeth Sinclair purchased Niihau in 1864 for $10,000 from the Kingdom of Hawaii.Her descendants, the Robinsons family continue to own the island.
400
Question:
In Hawaiian language, what are Pupus?
① Toilets
② Appetizers
③ Baby Seals
④ Rules of etiquette
Correct Answer:
② Appetizers
400
Who was the last monarch of Hawaii?
① King Kalakaua
② King Kamehameha V
③ Queen Liliuokalani
④ King Lunalilo
Correct Answer:
③ Queen Liliuokalani (1891 – 1893)
King Kamehameha V (1863 – 1872)
King Lunalilo ( 1873 – 1874)
King Kalakaua (1874 – 1891)
400
Question:
How many shark attacks per year does Hawaii average?
① 3
② 18
③ 56
④ 118
Correct Answer:
① 3
3.4 incidents per year across all of the Hawaiian Islands. Seeing as over 8 million people visit Hawaii annually, the chances of tangling with a shark in Hawaii are very, very slim.
500
Question:
Hawaii is the only state in the U.S. in which this crop is commercially grown.
① Coconuts
② Pineapple
③ Coffee
④ Bananas
Correct Answer:
③ Coffee
Coffee first arrived in Hawaii around 1820. Today, Hawaii is the only state in the US where coffee is grown on a commercial scale.
500
Question:
Which of following is active volcano?
① Haleakala
② Mauna Kea
③ Ko'olau Range
④ Kilauea
Correct Answer:
④ Kilauea
500
What significant event happened to the Hawaiian language in 1896?
① Hawaiian pidgin Englissh became the official language.
② Sugarcane workers decided they would only speak English in an effort to increase their rights.
③ Hawaiian was first written down.
④ Speaking Hawaiian in schools or the government became illegal.
Correct Answer:
④ Speaking Hawaiian in schools or the government became illegal.
In 1978, the Hawaiian language was recognized as one of the official languages of the state of Hawaii
500
Question:
This British captain called Hawaii the Sandwich Islands when he visited them in 1778.
① Franklin Chang-Dìaz
② James Cook
③ Ferdinand Magellan
④ Christopher Columbus
Correct Answer:
② James Cook
500
Which of following is NON-native Hawaiian species?
① Mongoose
② Goose
③ Bat
④ Monk seals
Correct Answer:
① Mongoose
