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- 1. Multiple Choice
What does the reappearance of Matariki in mid-winter mark?
New Harvest
Winter Solstice
The Māori New Year
Easter
- 2. Multiple Choice
What is Matariki?
A star cluster
A star Constellation
A single star
A shooting star
- 3. Multiple Choice
How is Matariki generally celebrated?
Eating
Entertainment
Remembering our ancestors and those who have passed
All of the above
- 4. Multiple Choice
What Month does Matariki reappear in Aotearoa’s sky?
May/June
June
June/July
May - July
- 5. Multiple Choice
What’s the Name for winter In Māori?
Hōtoke
Koanga
Raumati
Ngahuru
- 6. Multiple Choice
The star cluster Matariki is 440 light years away. If you were to drive there in a car at 100km an hour, how long would it take you?
48 Years
4,800 years
480,000 years
4.8 billion years
- 7. Multiple Choice
Matariki marks the beginning of the Māori New Year, but what is the whole lunar calendar called?
Rangi
Maramataka
Rātaka
Pō
- 8. Multiple Choice
Traditionally, what was the Maramataka used for?
To guide fishing and gardening
To guide when to run a hui-event
To seek ancestral guidance
All of the above
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which of these names appears in the Maramataka?
Iwi
Waka
Rākaunui
Whenua
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which of these names is not another name for Matariki?
Subaru
Tangaroa
Makahiki
Pleiades
- 11. Multiple Choice
How many (main) stars are in the Matariki star cluster?
Nine
Seven
Eight
Both – Seven & Nine
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