10 questions
How many million square kilometres did the original navigators sail from Hawai'i?
160
40
3
4
What did the early Polynesian navigators use to direct their voyages? (2 correct answers)
The Sun, moon, stars and clouds primarily
Ocean Swells and the patterns of when the Sun rose and went down
GPS
Wet their finger and out in the air
In 1500BC when the early Polynesian navigators first started exploring the Pacific, which part of the world did they start from?
Hawai'i
China
Tonga
Southeast Asis
The success of each of the early Voyages depended on what 3 main things below? (Choose one)
That the 1. community agreed to build the canoe, 2. attitude and 3. courage
1. Respect 2. Brains 3. commitment
The skill of the navigator, the weather and also how well built the canoe was
1. The wind 2. Upwind swells 3. Atolls
The Wa'a Kaulua was an example of what?
A single hulled Canoe with 2 oars
A type of Hawai'ian drink
A double hulled Canoe, powered by Sails and steered by single oar
The Early Polynesian Wayfinders used the "Star Compass" to plot out directions to new destinations, how many quadrants and sub houses were there (look at diagram to the left)
The Ho'olua Quadrant and Koolau quadrants are the only quadrants that matter
4 Quadrants, consisting of 32 houses
3 quadrants, consisting of 16 houses each half
6 all up and 50 houses
True or False. The early canoes used by the Polynesian Wayfinders, was built by everyone in the community?
True. Everyone in the community participated in the construction of the early canoes
False. Only the Top minds and fisherman were allowed to work on the early canoes
Which direction did tradewinds blow sea swells to guide the early Wayfinders?
Northwest or Southwest direction
North facing direction
Depending on the northern star, primarily the west!
Northeast or Southeast direction
Which 2 main Compass points does the Sun point out?
South and North
Southeast and Southwest
East and West
It doesn't, it actually points out all four Compass points North, South, East and West
What is the name of the Star that always has a fixed position in the sky as the earth rotates ?
The Southern Star
Kupe
The Eastern Star
The Northern Star