Aotearoa History Show

What is this show about?

• The people of Aotearoa.

• The Animals of Aotearoa.

• The History of Aotearoa.

• The bad things that have happened in Aotearoa.

What are the names of the sky Father and the land Mother?

• Ranginui and Papatūanuku,

• Tane and Ranginui

• Mau and Tangaroa

• Ranginui and Tane

How long ago was New Zealand formed?

• A million years ago.

• A thousand years ago

• A thousand million years ago.

• 100 million years ago.

The movement of what caused Zealandia?

• An earthquake.

• Super Magna heated and stretched the continent of Gondwana.

• A volcanic eruption

• It popped up out of the sea.

Why were the Dinosaurs on Zealandia weird?

• They were very small because NZ is small.

• They all had to learn how to swim to get to NZ

• It was very cold so they were very hairy.

• They had to live in the dark for six months of the year so they had big eyes and lots of fur.

What caused 80%of living things to die in the age of Dinosaurs?

• A large Asteroid hit the Earth.

• A virus called the Flu arrived and killed everything.

• Water flooded all the land during a large storm.

• Volcanoes erupted everywhere and killed all the Animals.

When did the Maori arrive in New Zealand?

• 100 years ago.

• 1 million years ago

• 700 years ago.

• 2000 years ago

What killed off the mammals on New Zealand?

• New Zealand went under water.

• The Dinosaurs ate them.

• They all swam away.

• We have no idea it's a big mystery.

What dominated New Zealand land instead of Mammals?

• Flightless birds

• Insects

• Birds

• Fish

Why did many birds that had flown to New Zealand loose the ability to fly?

• Their were no Mammals to eat them so they didn't have to fly to protect themselves.

• They were lazy.

• They were to tired to fly once they landed here.

• They liked the food on the ground better.