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[Hawaiian General Knowledge]
[Hawaiian General Knowledge]
The number of islands that are in the Hawaiʻi archipelago
8
[ Bonus +50 if can name all of them ]
A term used as a way of thanking someone for their hospitality
Mahalo
Anime fans will always remember Son Goku's most iconic attack phrase, which happens to share the name with the greatest king of Hawaiʻi
Kamehameha [The First/Great]
The species of geese that the endemic "nene" goose descends from that can be found all across North America
Canada Goose
How many letters are in the Hawaiian alphabet?
A. 26
B. 14
C. 13
D. 20
C. 13
[ A,E,I,O,U + He,Ke,La,Mu,Nu,Pi,We,ʻokina ]
Pinapples are NOT native to Hawaiʻi. What country do they mainly originate from?
A. Costa Rica
B. Paraguay
C. Brazil
D. Columbia
C. Brazil
Though found throughout South America, pinapples were mainly found and harvested between Brazil and Paraguy, with the former cultivating more subspecies than the other
Which island in the Hawaiʻi archipelago was Jurassic Park's larger landscape scenes filmed on?
A. Oʻahu
B. Maui
C. The Big Island / Hawaiʻi Island
D. Kahoʻolawe
A. Oʻahu
[ Bonus +50 if can name where on Oʻahu ]
How many years was Hawaiʻi illegally annexed by America?
A. 1887
B. 1898
C. 1800
D. 1899
B. 1898
The American government forcefully put the Queen under house arrest until they deconstructed and destroyed the Hawaiian government, illegally forcing Hawaiʻi to lose its status as an independent nation and become a US territory
Often made of flowers, these necklaces can also be made from seaweed, shells, or kukui nuts
Lei
Known as "kalo" in ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, this plant with heart-shaped leaves can have its root ground into a paste to make a savory pudding known as "poi" and is often a popular bubble tea flavor
Taro
A fitting name for this voyager, this Disney character's name directly translates to "ocean" in ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi and many other Polynesian languages
Moana
The Kapu System was the sacred belief system by ancient Hawaiians to prevent disrespecting the gods and chiefs, name one of the general taboos that could not be broken by the common folk
Touching/looking a mana-filled aliʻi's shadow, eating in the wrong gendered house, eating certain foods depending on gender, building temples before the chiefs build them, nakedness after a certain age, bananas on a boat in the sea, pork being taken over the Pali, etc...
A. 90 years
B. 100 years
C. 50 years
D. 70 years
A. 90 years
The act of erasing ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi started in 1896, spanning until 1986, when the act of banning the language in schools was finally repealed
Pokemon professors always have the motif of being named after trees, in the Hawaiʻi based "Alola Region" in Pokemon Sun and Moon, this professor is named accordingly
Kukui
Nā Huakaʻi o ka Pō, the Night Marchers, are spiritual entities that roam ancient burial grounds or sacred sites to protect the aliʻi, chiefs, and the kings of the past. What do you do when encountering them?
A. Run away
B. Hide from them
C. Strip and bow to the ground
D. Cry out to your ancestors
C. Strip and bow to the ground
All the answers are technically correct, but the first two can only be done if you are far enough from them and D can only be done if you specify what ancestor you belong to if you are native Hawaiian
The more common name of Hawaiian Creole English that shares the name with a common bird found across the world
Pidgin
In the Disney film, Lilo and Stitch, as a final goodbye to a confused Lilo, her older sister Nani sings to her this song that was a sendoff by Queen Liliʻuokalani after her overthrow.
Aloha ʻOe