Easter Island Challenge

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. Where is Easter Island located? Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean Caribbean Sea Indian Ocean

2. What is the meaning of "moai", the famous rock statues on Easter Island? Stone Statues No Smile Rock Heads Living Faces

3. Easter Island is an independent nation. True False

4. What is Easter Island's area? 63 sq. miles 32 sq. miles 117 sq. miles 232 sq. miles

5. What is the name of the most impressive Ahu where we can see 15 moai standing next to each other? Ahu Orongo Ahu Tahai Ahu Tongariki Ahu Vaihu

6. What is the original name of Easter Island, their people and their language? Rapa Iti Raparenga Repa Hoa Rapa Nui

7. Ahu Akivi, with its seven moai, is famous for being unique in the island. Why is it so unique? Its moais are the only ones with eyes. Its made of basalt stone instead of volcanic rock Its the only inland Ahu Its moai are placed in a circle and they all face each other

8. What are the names of the two main beaches on Easter Island? Vai a Heva and Motu iti Orongo and Apina Anakena and Ovahe Vaihu and Akahanga

9. How do you say "Hello" in Native Easter Island language? Iorana Maururu Aloha Mahalo

10. Which cult featured a swimming race to bring the first Sooty Tern egg from Motu Nui to Orongo, where the winner was then named "Tangata Manu"? The Egg Cult The Fertility Cult The Swimming Bird Cult The Birdman Cult