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- 1. What is Matariki?
- A phase of the moon
- ✅ A star cluster
- A shooting star
- A shooting star
- 2. What is this year's theme for Matariki?
- ✅ Matariki heri kai: The feast of Matariki
- Matariki hunga nui: Matariki brings us together
- Matariki kāinga hokia: Matariki calls you home
- 3. Which season does Matariki reappear?
- Spring | Kōanga
- ✅ Winter | Hōtoke
- Autumn | Ngahuru
- Summer | Raumati
- 4. There are many legends about the star cluster Matariki. One of the most popular is that the star Matariki is the whaea (mother), surrounded by her six…?There are many legends about the star cluster Matariki. One of the most popular is that the star Matariki is the whaea (mother), surrounded by her six…?
- Sons
- Sisters
- Grandchildren
- ✅ Daughters
5. Which Matariki star is associated with food harvested from the sea?
- Tupuārangi
- Waipunarangi
- ✅ Waitā
- Tupuānuku
- 6. The star cluster at the heart of Matariki has different names around the world. Which of the following is correct?
- Subaru is the Japanese name
- Makahiki is the Hawaiian name
- Pleiades is the Ancient Greek name
- ✅ All of these
- 7. There are over 500 stars in the cluster, but how many are acknowledged as part of Matariki traditions?
- Seven stars
- Nine stars
- ✅ Both - it differs between iwi
- 8. In the Maramataka the reappearance of Matariki / Puanga in the night sky signals the beginning of…?
- Autumn
- July
- ✅ The Māori New Year
- June
- 9. The calendar date for Matariki is a public holiday and will always...
- ✅ be on a Friday.
- be the same each year.
- be on a Monday.
- be in spring.
- 10. Traditionally, Tohunga (experts) looked to the Matariki star cluster to find out how abundant the upcoming year’s harvest would be. Bright, clear stars meant…?
- a late season.
- ✅ a warm and successful season.
- a cold season and poor crops.
- an early season.
