ExQUIZite Winter
There are 3 rounds, with a total of 30 points up for grabs. (You'll find the answers later in this issue)
Matariki
1. What does the reappearance of Matariki signify to many iwi?
2. As Matariki’s reappearance isn’t visible everywhere in New Zealand, which star do some iwi look to instead?
3. You can use the constellation Orion’s Belt to help find the Matariki star cluster, but what’s the Māori name of this constellation?
4. In which direction on the horizon would you look to catch a glimpse of Matariki?
5. Only six or seven stars in the Matariki star cluster are visible without a telescope, but how many stars are in the cluster in total?
6. In some stories, the seven stars of Matariki are seen as whaea Matariki and her six daughters – can you name three?
7. How many light years from Earth is Matariki – 4, 44, 440 or 4440?
8. During which three months might we expect to be able to see Matariki?
9. What is the name of the traditional Māori lunar calendar?
10. What is the Ancient Greek name for the Matariki star cluster?
Seasonal Stories
1. What is the name of the ice planet that features in The Empire Strikes Back?
2. What enchanted sweet treat does the White Witch give Edmund in the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe?
3. Which actor played troubled figure skating champion Tonya Harding in the movie I, Tonya?
4. The movie Cool Runnings tells the story of which country’s bobsleigh team?
5. What are the names of the two sisters in the 2013 animated movie Frozen?
6. Jack Torrance and his family get snowed in at which hotel in Stephen King’s novel The Shining?
7. Stopped by a snowdrift, which train was the setting for one of Hercule Poirot’s trickiest murder mysteries?
8. Which Booker prize nominated Scottish author has written a quartet of seasonal novels, including Winter?
9. Who wrote and illustrated The Snowman, a picture book later turned into an animated TV film?
10. Which brothers wrote the classic 1996 movie Fargo, set in a snowy Minnesota?
Ice Hockey
1. Which 2 teams made it to the final round of the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs?
2. The term deke refers to a fakeout move by the player in possession, but what word does the term come from?
3. In which city can you find the Hockey Hall of Fame?
4. Which Canadian hockey player holds the record for most goals scored over their career?
5. What do you call the machine used to resurface ice rinks?
6. NHL games are divided into how many 20-minute periods?
7. Five-time Stanley cup winners, Pittsburgh’s NHL team are named for which bird?
8. What it is called when one team has more players on the ice than the other following one or more penalties?
9. What country won the ice hockey gold medal for the first time at the 2022 Winter Olympics?
10. What is the name of Ōtepoti Dunedin’s ice hockey team?
Image credits
Images from Pixabay
Sources (all available from Dunedin Public Libraries)
· Hockey for dummies, 2nd edition – John Davidson, with John Steinbreder
· Winterlust, finding beauty in the fiercest season – Bernd Brunner
Wikipedia, IMDB, GoodReads and Te Papa’s website also proved useful this time around!