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New Zealand: Moa
Rapa Nui: Birdman
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Which ocean is Polynesia located in?
Pacific Ocean
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Which region did the ancient Polynesians come from: Asia, Europe or Antarctica?
Asia
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True or false: all Polynesian cultures are identical
false
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What is the name of the people who hunted the moa into extinction?
Maori
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What is Rapa Nui also known as?
Easter Island
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Which of the following islands are part of Polynesia: Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, New Caledonia?
New Zealand
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What did the ancient Polynesians use to travel to the different islands?
canoes
200
True or false: in societies such as Tahiti which have strict social classes, marriages between people of different classes are forbidden
true
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One moa egg is the size of how many chicken eggs?
300
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These iconic large stone statues, found on Easter Island, are known for their distinct features and are believed to represent ancestral figures. What are these statues called?

Moai

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Which region is Polynesia part of: Asia, Oceania, Australia?
Oceania
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How did the Polynesians pass down their knowledge on seafaring?
oral tradition (word of mouth)
300

 What unfortunate fate befell Captain James Cook during his third voyage, leading to his death on February 14, 1779

He was killed by the indigenous Hawaiians at Kealakekua Bay in Hawaii

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Why were the Maori able to hunt the moa so easily?
One of the following: the Maori hunted in groups, the moa had no natural enemies before humans arrived
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How was the Birdman chosen?
a representative from each tribe would swim to a small island and whoever found the first egg of the Sooty Tern bird became the Birdman
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Many islands in the Pacific form an archipelago. What is an archipelago?
a group of islands
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Which direction did the ancient Polynesians discover the different islands: West to East or East to West?
West to East
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What is tapu? Hint: there is an English word that sounds just like this
taboo, something forbidden because it is sacred
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How many eggs did the moa lay each year?
one
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Why was the Birdman Cult created?
the Rapa Nui people cut down too many trees and were running out of resources
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What are the three islands that create the triangle shape of Polynesia?
Hawaii, New Zealand, Easter Island
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Since the Ancient Polynesians did not have modern maps or GPS, what is one method they used to navigate between the different islands?
one of the following: stick charts, weather patterns, local wildlife, ocean currents
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What traditional Polynesian dance, characterized by rhythmic hip movements and graceful gestures, is often performed to tell stories and express emotions?

Hula

500
Approximately how many moa were killed each week by ONE tribe?
10 (this added up to one tribe killing 10 000 moa in a 20 year period)
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What happened if your tribe won the Birdman competition?
Your tribe is in charge for a year and got first pick from the limited resources
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