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1.  In 1943, after 4 weeks of heavy midwinter fighting around the      mountain town of Orsogno, at midnight on Christmas Eve,      the men of the 28th Maori Battalion started singing... E te po, e po tapu Marino nui, marama pai I te whaea, tama i nui Tamai tatapu atawhai Mai-tia te moe a marie Mai-tia i te rangi marie   ...and as heavy snow started falling on them, from the other trenches came...             Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht, alles schlaft, einsam wacht nur das traute, hochheilige Paar. Holder Knabe im lockigem Haar, schlaf' in himmlischler Ruh' - - schlaf' in himmlischler Ruh'.                                ...and there was indeed marino nui on                                   the front lines for the next three months.    No way; that can't be true!    The snowy 'Christmas present' was too deep to advance through.    They all went out onto No Man's Land and played football.    It was an unexplained miracle. 2.  On the 5th day of Christmas my true love gave to me . . .                                                 eels a-swimming    big fat pigs    juicy fish heads    haka lessons   3.  What was Ngoi Pewhairangi telling the young people of Patea      when she wrote this verse of Poi E ? E rere ra e taku poi porotiti Tatahataha ra, whakararuraru e Porotakataka ra, poro hurihuri mai Rite tonu ki te tiwaiwaka e   Swing your poi out like a flitting fantail to entertain tourists.   Dodge big city dangers just like a fantail dodges branches in a forest.   Swing out your poi to chase away the fantail symbol of death.   All three of these. 4.  What was Canon Wi Huata referring to here in Tutira Mai ? Tutira mai nga iwi tatou tatou e!   Lake Tutira, north of Napier.   The support members of all iwi should give to each other.   The Moral Re-armament Movement.   All three of these. 5.  Who was the famous composer of Hine E Hine ?  E tangi ana koe     Hine e hine  E ngenge ana koe     Hine e hine           Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, who wrote it in 1976        for TV2 to use as its closing-down theme.   Dr Hirini Melbourne, who wrote it in 1972        for his daughter when she was unwell.    Princess Te Puea, who composed it in 1923        to sing to her tamariki whangai who were homesick.   Princess Te Rangi Pai, who consoled herself with it in 1907        when her health was failing. 6.  What does Matua Kereopa tell us about pukana and whetero       in his song Ka Pioioi ?   E rotarota ana   E katakata ana mai ra.   Pukana whetero mai   I te ihi a o matua.                                         These gestures show our intense feelings of love        for family members who have come back home.    We make these gestures to returning family members        because we are angry they were away for so long.     We should all make these gestures when watching         a poi waka.     Only men should make these gestures when         watching a poi performance. 7.  Te Piriti is a song based on the Italian Army bugle call for fallen       soldiers, Il Silenzio. Which of these statement about is NOT true ?                                                It is about Mangere Bridge, which links Auckland's white        middle class and brown working class communities.    The song's bridge is a symbol of the social pillars that        maintain the link between all peoples in Aotearoa.     We must keep these social supports strong enough         to withstand the forces that would divide us.      It was written by Deane Waretini Jr. 8.  The first NZ version of the present-day Ka Mate haka was  . . ? . . a sailors' hauling-ashore chant. thanking a peace-maker. an intimate wedding-night waiata. a morale booster when Ngati Toa were being      driven out from their "Garden of Eden" at Kawhia.  9.  This description of voyagers encountering a really cold front       for the first time, and at midnight, is a quote from which moteatea ?   Ko Aotea te waka, ko Turi tangata ki runga,        . . . Toi tu te hoe, toi rere te hoe!   Toia Tainui tapotu ki te moana! Ma wai e to?       . . . Nau mai e tane. Ka kau taua i te awa wai.   Tua, Tua koi rangi nui, koi rangi roa, koi rangi pouri,         . . . Kei tai e patu ana i te hau, tu mai ana horoi.    Po! Po! E tangi ana Tama ki te kai mana!        . . . Ka tahuri i Te Huripureiata, ka whakakau Tama i a ia. 10.  These four Maori songs are sung all round the world, even in Africa.       Which one is also sung in the Gaelic, Timorese, Korean & Norwegian ?   He Puru Taitama E  (E Po I Taitai E)   Po Atarau  (Now Is The Hour)   Ka Mate   Pokarekare Ana   You scored %  NZ Christmas songs - Maori Songs - Home