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⚖️ Aotearoa New Zealand Histories, Years 7 to 10

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10 questions. Get 8 right to earn 10 minutes. All 10 right = +5 bonus. They start easy and get harder as you go, so treat the first few as a warm-up. Every one you miss comes back with the answer and why.

1. In what year was the Treaty of Waitangi first signed?

1901189317701840

2. What date is celebrated each year as Waitangi Day?

25 April1 January5 November6 February

3. What was the 28th Māori Battalion?

A police unit formed in the 1950sAn infantry unit of Māori volunteers who fought in the Second World WarA group of Māori politicians in ParliamentA rugby team that toured Britain

4. In which year did the New Zealand government formally apologise for the Chinese poll tax?

2002193418811951

5. What was controversial about the 1981 Springbok rugby tour of New Zealand?

The Springboks came from South Africa, which enforced apartheid, a system of racial segregationThe tour was entirely funded by the governmentNo New Zealanders wanted to watch rugby that yearThe team refused to play any matches

6. What was one major reason for the rapid Māori migration to cities after the Second World War?

A government ban on living in rural areasNew manufacturing jobs and higher wages in towns, alongside limited opportunity in rural areasA new law forcing relocation for all citizensThe moa had gone extinct

7. On what date in 1881 did an armed government force invade the peaceful Taranaki settlement of Parihaka?

25 April 19155 November 18811 January 19016 February 1840

8. In 1985, how was the Waitangi Tribunal's power changed?

Its findings were made legally binding for the first timeIt was shut down completelyIt was given power over general electionsIt was allowed to investigate Treaty breaches all the way back to 1840

9. What triggered the collapse of the 1981 Springbok tour match in Hamilton?

Protesters broke through security and occupied the playing fieldThe Springbok team refused to leave their hotelThe referee cancelled the match for no reasonA storm flooded the stadium

10. Between the 1881 Act and a change in 1896, what happened to the Chinese poll tax?

It was extended equally to all immigrantsIt was abolished entirelyIt rose from 10 pounds to 100 pounds per personIt was reduced to nothing

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