Vocabulary
Moana
New Zealand
Polynesia
True or False
100

A group of islands.

What is an archipelago?

100

What is the name of Moana's pet rooster?

Hei Hei

100

The traditional name for New Zealand.

Aoteroa

100

What ocean is Polynesia in?

Pacific

100

Polynesia contains over 10,000 islands.

False

200

The indigenous name for Easter Island, where the Moai statues are located.

What is Rapa Nui?

200

What item must Moana return to Te Fiti?

The heart of the ocean

200

The indigenous people from New Zealand.

Who are the Maori?

200

The population of Samoa.

What is 202,500? (Any response from 180k to 220k counts as correct.)

200

Tuvalu is a territory of the UK.

False

300

The indigenous name for New Zealand.

What is Aotearoa?

300

Who sings the song "we know the way"?

Moana's ancestors

300

The capital of New Zealand.

What is Wellington?

300

What are the 3 points of the triangle that makes up Polynesia

New Zealand, Easter Island and Hawaii

300

The Pitcairn Islands have a population of less than 50.

True

400

The region in the southwest part of Oceania.

What is Melanesia?

400

What ancient Polynesian tradition does Moana rediscover that her people had forgotten?

Wayfinding

400

The population of New Zealand.

What is 5,132,900? (Any response from 4.5 to 5.5 million counts as correct.)

400

Polynesian navigation relied on more than just the stars. Name two other natural signs they used to find their way across the ocean.

The sun, clouds, wind, moon

400

There are over 1000 Moai heads on Easter Island.

True

500

The name for an earth oven?

Hangi

500

Maui’s tattoos tell stories of his past deeds. What is the name of the small animated tattoo version of himself that often acts as his conscience?

Mini Maui

500

The amount of stars on the New Zealand flag.

What is 4?

500

Which Polynesian kingdom is the only one that was never formally colonised by a European power?

Tonga

500

The Federal Republic of Germany was the country to colonize Samoa.

False.