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1.What is Matariki?
A A constellation
B A Star Cluster
B : A Star Cluster
Which of the Stars is associated with the Wind
Ururangi
Who is Matariki?
A : A star in the Matariki cluster
B : The star connected to our health and well-being
C : The mother of the eight stars that make up the Matariki cluster
D : All of the above
D : All of the above
Which two stars in the Matariki cluster are said to be twins?
A : Waitī and Waitā
B : Tupuārangi and Tupuānuku
C : Waipuna-ā-Rangi and Ururangi
D :Pōhutukawa and Hiwa-i-te-Rangi
A : Waitī and Waitā
Which of the stars is associated with food from the sea?
Waitā - associated with the ocean, and food sources within it
Which of the stars is associated with food from fresh water sources?
Waitī - associated with all fresh water bodies and the food sources that are sustained by those waters
What is the name for Winter in te reo Māori?
A : Raumati
B : Ngahuru
C : Takurua
D : Koanga
C : Takurua
Which of the stars is associated with food we get from the earth ?
Tupuānuku - associated with everything that grows within the soil to be harvested or gathered for food
In the Maramataka the reappearance of Matariki / Puanga in the night sky signals the beginning of…
A : Autumn
B : July
C : The Maori New Year
D : June
C : The Maori New Year
Traditionally, Tohunga (experts) looked to the Matariki star cluster to find out how abundant the upcoming year’s harvest would be. Bright, clear stars meant…?
A : A late season
B : A warm and successful season
C : A cold season and poor crops
D : An early season
B : A warm and successful season
What does the reappearance of Matariki signal?
A Easter
B The Māori New Year
C Christmas
D Winter Solstice
B The Māori New Year
Which of the stars is associated with the rain ?
Waipuna-ā-rangi - associated with the rain.
3. In which month of the Maramataka (the Māori lunar calendar) does Matariki rise?
A : Paengawhāwhā
B : Hongongoi
C : Pipiri
D : Haratua
C : Pipiri
Which of the below is a key principle of Matariki?
A : Remembering those who have passed
B : Celebrating the present
C : Planning for the future
D : All of the above
D : All of the above
True or false:
Matariki and Puanga disappear from the night sky at the same time.
False
Puanga is visible in the night sky at any time of year.
13. The Māori lunar calendar is called the Maramataka, which literally means…?
A : A full moon
B : The turning of the moon
C : A half moon
D : The next Moon
B : The turning of the moon
Which of the stars is associated with your dreams and desires for the year ahead ?
Hiwa-i-te-rangi
Associated with granting our wishes, and realising our aspirations for the coming year
Which is the youngest Matariki star ?
Hiwa-i-te-rangi
Which of the stars is associated with everything that grows above the earth ?
Tupuārangi - associated with everything that grows up in the trees: fruits, berries, and birds
Complete the maori proverb :
Matariki draws the ------ in to the endless night
A : Truth
B : Frail
C : Light
D : Brave
B : Frail
Matariki has a strong association with the dead and during it’s rising in Winter the old and weak often pass away.
Which of the stars is associated with those who have passed on ?
Pōhutukawa
The Matariki star is the mother to the other stars in the cluster and also represents:
A : Fertility
B : The Harvest
C : Health and Wellbeing
D :The Winter
C : Health and Wellbeing
There is a cautionary tale for children associated with Matariki , a story of seven little
A : Dolphins
B : Fish
C : Birds
D : Eels
B : Fish – The fish swam away & were caught in a fishermans net, Tane ( the God of the forest ) took them up to the sky and turned them in to the 7 stars of Matariki
How do you say Happy New Year in Maori for the Maori New Year ?
Manawatia a Matarkiki
Where is the best place to see Matariki in in Aotearoa (NZ) ?
The Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve in South Island.
Which of these places, along with Aotearoa New Zealand, also uses the common name “Matariki”?
A : Samoa
B : The Soloman Islands
C : Tonga
D :Hawai'i
B : The Solomon Islands
Who is the captain of Te Waka o Rangi, the waka that carries the souls of those who have passed into the heavens?
A :Pōhutukawa
B : Taramainuku
C : Haumia-tiketike
D : Tawhirimātea
B : Taramainuku
Matariki is 440 light years away. If you were to drive a car there at 100km an hour, how long would it take?
A : 48 years
B :4,800 years
C : 480,000 years
D : 4.8 billion years
D : 4.8 billion years
In the Māori world view, people are closely connected to the land and natural environment. What does Kaitiakitanga mean?
A : Guardianship
B : Togetherness
C : Festivities
D : Exploration
A : Guardianship
21. Astronomers call this cluster of starts Pleiades .
Pleeiades is also known as the ?
Seven Sisters