Theories
East - from South America.
List four things Polynesians used to navigate.
Stars, birds, clouds, waves.
What countries form the points of the Polynesian triangle?
Hawaii, Rapa Nui (Easter Island) and New Zealand (Aoetearoa).
What are Moai?
Statues.
The TV show Strangers Things is set in which decade?
What did Thor Heyerdahl do to try and prove his theory?
He carried out a voyage of nearly 7000km.
What happened to trespasser who entered the 'tapu' area during canoe building?
They were killed and eaten.
What countries mark the western edge of the Polynesian triangle?
Samoa and Tonga.
What did tattoos display?
A person's rank, history or achievements.
Finish the lyrics 'It's me, Hi, I'm the problem it's me'.
'At tea time, everybody agrees'.
List three reasons historians suggest that Polynesians came from the west.
The order in which the islands were colonised, similarities in language, similarities in artefacts such as pottery.
Name a Polynesian sea vessel.
Raft, body-board, canoe.
What did the French explorer name a region based on the skin colour of the people?
Melanesia.
Name something used to dip into the dye for a tattoo.
A needle, chisel or a comb.
What rank does Mr. Beast have in terms of YouTube subscriptions?
#2
What is the highly accurate scientific technique for finding out how old something is?
Carbon dating.
Why was canoe building so expensive?
Around 400 men were employed to build them.
Explain 'drift voyaging'.
Discovering new islands accidentally due to storms or poor navigation.
What does Aoetearoa mean other than the name for New Zealand?
Land of the long white cloud.
What insect tastes with its feet?
A butterfly.
Based on DNA analysis, where does it suggest Polynesian people originated from?
Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Melanesia
What is the name of the canoe used for longer voyages, or when larger numbers of people needed to be carried? (It was 30 metres long and could carry up to 300 people).
Double-hulled canoe.
What Tropic crosses through the Polynesian triangle?
Tropic of Capricorn.
How many languages does the Austronesian language group contain?
1200
What country did the song Baby Shark originate from?
South Korea.