Niuean History- Questions

 Niuean History- Questions

Please read the article on Niue here before answering the questions.

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?

→ 1744

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

a) H iapo b) Tapa Cloth

c) Print d) Patterns

5) Describe what a motif is:

→ a pattern

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