Sports
Environment
Creation Myths
traditions
tattoos
100

What multi-billion dollar sport was invented in Polynesia?

Surfing

100

What is an Ahupua'a

traditional method of sustainability of Hawaii

100

True or False: From the New Zealand (Maori) creation myth, was Maui a demigod?

False

100

What was sailing called by ancient polynesians

Way Finding

100

which method of tattooing is more painful?

Hand tap method

200

Where is the the Heiva Festival located?

Tahiti or French Polynesia

200

What does Ahupua'a translate to?

Ahu: Pile of stones

Pua: Pig

200

What was similar about the Hawaiian and Maori creation myths

Maui fished up the island

200

What reasons did modern day Hawaiians want to sail around the world

To train future navigators and to prove ancient sailing techniques were possible

200

around what year was the earliest tattooing tools yet discover from?

1100 CE

300

What is a Copra Competition

Coconut opening race

300

What civilization mismanaged their resources in order to build giant statues

Rapa Nui or Easter Island

300

What is the name of the goddess who served as the inspiration for Te'ka and Te'fiti from Moana

Pele

300

What was the purpose of performing the Haka

Intimidate opponents and to issue a challenge

300

In Polynesian culture, do you get to choose your tattoo?

No, you earn it

400

How are modern surfboards different from the original

modern boards have fins

400

What is the main purpose of zone 5 of the Ahupua'a

Core Water Shed

400

What was the myth about the Volcano fighting the rain trying to explain?

How the lava needs the rain to create fertile soil

400
What was the name of the ship that Hawaiians sailed around the world in 2014

Hōkūleʻa

400

what were matierals used for early tattooing tools

Bones, teeth, and shells from animals

500

What ancient surfboard most resembles a boogey board?

Paipo board

500

Why would island not harvest resources from Zone 3 of the Ahupua'a?

It is not worth the effort

500

What scientific phenomenon was the story of Hawaiian lava sleding trying to describe

How there was a glacier on top of the Mana Kea (volcano)

500

What does Moana translate too

Ocean

500

If you give up in the middle of a tattoo what are you called? (English translation will not be accepted)

Pala'ai