Aloha! Hawaii Quiz

Food

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Islands

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”

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.

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.

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.

500

Question:

Which of following is active volcano?

① Haleakala 

② Mauna Kea 

③ Ko'olau Range

④ Kilauea

Correct Answer:

④ Kilauea

Language

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.

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.

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

400

Question:

In Hawaiian language, what are Pupus?

① Toilets

② Appetizers

③ Baby Seals

④ Rules of etiquette

Correct Answer:

② Appetizers

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

History

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

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.

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.

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)

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

Creatures

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 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:

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:

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

Which of following is NON-native Hawaiian species?

① Mongoose

② Goose

③ Bat

④ Monk seals

Correct Answer:

① Mongoose