Lecture - Surfing in NZ

Where did surfing originate?

• In Polynesia

• In California

• In Hawaii

• In New Zealand

What three things do surfers wear to keep warm in the water?

After my ___ snapped, it was very hard to stay balanced on my surfboard.

Which phrasal verb means "to fall off a wave"?

• wipe out

• paddle out

• pop up

It was easy to ______ ___ because the beach had a strong ___ , which I took to get out the back, behind where the waves were crashing.

In Hawaii, the first surfboards were made from:

• fibreglass

• wood

• metal

• bone

Nazere is in Australia.

• True, it's a town on the Gold Coast

• False, it's in Portugal

What are three surf spots in New Zealand which we learned about in this lecture?

What was the Maori word for surfing?

• Kaunga

• Papatoetoe

• Whakahekeheke

• whakautu hē

Which Hawaiian surfer toured NZ to promote surfing in 1915?

• Bethany Hamilton

• Eddie Aikau

• Jon Jon Florence

• Duke Kahanamoku