Niuean Language Week

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1) This week it is _____ language week.

a) Samoan                 b) Tongan

c) Fijian                 d) Niuean

2) What is Niue often referred to as?

a) The sun spot of Polynesia        b) The Rock of Polynesia

c) The tiny island nation                 d) The heart of the Pacific

3) Who was the first European settler to sight Niue?

a) Captain James Cook                b) Captain Jack Sparrow

c) Captain James Busby                c) Captain Hook

i) When did he sight Niue?

→ 1774

4) What is the name of the Niuean bark cloth?

a) Hiapo                b) Tapa Cloth

c) Print                d) Patterns        

5) Describe what a motif is:

→  It's a Niuean art that kinda  of looks like a mat.

6) Niueans were the first to introduce what to their hiapo?

a) Animals                b) Names

c) People                d) Flowers

7) How many attempts did Captain Cook make to land in Niue? 

a) Three                        b) Two

c) None                        d) One

8) Why do you think the people of Niue refused to let him set foot on shore?

→ Because it is losing its marine life from overfishing and the effects of climate change.

9) What are the two popular weaving techniques?

a) Lalaga and Hiapo         b) Lalaga and Tia

c) Lalaga and Carving         d) Tia and Hiapo

10) What materials do Niueans use in New Zealand to weave?

a) Seaweed                        b) Branches

c) Harakeke                        d) Leaves

11) Who participates in weaving?

a) Mostly women and some men        b) Just women

c) Just men                                c) Children

12) Describe some of the traditional materials used:

→ brick, slate, stone, wood

13) What is the name of the canoes that are carved in Niue?

a) Waka                b) Vaka

c) Dinghies                d) Boats

14) What New Zealand tree is used for carving?

a) Kauri                b) Pohutukawa

c) Miro                d)Tōtara