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What compass direction did Thor Heyerdahl attempt to prove Polynesian people originated from?

East - from South America.

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List four things Polynesians used to navigate.

Stars, birds, clouds, waves.

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What countries form the points of the Polynesian triangle?

Hawaii, Rapa Nui (Easter Island) and New Zealand (Aoetearoa).

100

What are Moai?

Statues.

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The TV show Strangers Things is set in which decade?

The 1980's.
200

What did Thor Heyerdahl do to try and prove his theory?

He carried out a voyage of nearly 7000km.

200

What happened to trespasser who entered the 'tapu' area during canoe building?

They were killed and eaten.

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What countries mark the western edge of the Polynesian triangle?

Samoa and Tonga.

200

What did tattoos display?

A person's rank, history or achievements.

200

Finish the lyrics 'It's me, Hi, I'm the problem it's me'.

'At tea time, everybody agrees'.

300

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.

300

Name a Polynesian sea vessel.

Raft, body-board, canoe.

300

What did the French explorer name a region based on the skin colour of the people?

Melanesia.

300

Name something used to dip into the dye for a tattoo.

A needle, chisel or a comb.

300

What rank does Mr. Beast have in terms of YouTube subscriptions?

#2

400

What is the highly accurate scientific technique for finding out how old something is?

Carbon dating.

400

Why was canoe building so expensive?

Around 400 men were employed to build them.

400

Explain 'drift voyaging'.

Discovering new islands accidentally due to storms or poor navigation.

400

What does Aoetearoa mean other than the name for New Zealand?

Land of the long white cloud.

400

What insect tastes with its feet?

A butterfly.

500

Based on DNA analysis, where does it suggest Polynesian people originated from?

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Melanesia

500

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.

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What Tropic crosses through the Polynesian triangle?

Tropic of Capricorn.

500

How many languages does the Austronesian language group contain?

1200

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What country did the song Baby Shark originate from?

South Korea.