Indigenous Cultures Quiz
Instructions: Test your knowledge of indigenous peoples, their traditions, and their contributions to the world
- 1.
The Dreamtime is the creation mythology of which indigenous people?
AAboriginal AustraliansBNative AmericansCMaoriDInuit - 2.
Totem poles are monumental carvings created by indigenous peoples of which region?
AScandinaviaBPolynesiaCCentral AmericaDPacific Northwest of North America - 3.
The Inuit people traditionally live in which region of the world?
AAntarcticaBScandinaviaCSiberiaDArctic regions of North America and Greenland - 4.
The Aztec civilization was centered in what is now which modern country?
AGuatemalaBColombiaCPeruDMexico - 5.
Machu Picchu was built by which indigenous civilization?
AMayaBIncaCOlmecDAztec - 6.
The Sami (Lapp) people are indigenous to which region of Europe?
AThe Iberian PeninsulaBThe BalkansCThe British IslesDNorthern Scandinavia and Finland - 7.
The Navajo people are known for their skill in weaving which type of textile?
ALinen garmentsBSilk tapestriesCWool rugs and blanketsDCotton blankets - 8.
The boomerang was originally developed as a tool by which indigenous people?
AAboriginal AustraliansBMaoriCPapua New GuineansDSan Bushmen - 9.
The Cherokee syllabary, a writing system for the Cherokee language, was created by whom?
ATecumsehBGeronimoCSequoyahDSitting Bull - 10.
The Māori people are the indigenous Polynesian people of which country?
ANew ZealandBAustraliaCFijiDSamoa - 11.
The igloo, a shelter made from blocks of snow, is associated with which indigenous group?
ASami peopleBAleut peopleCAinu peopleDInuit people - 12.
The Ainu are the indigenous people of which Asian country?
ATaiwanBKoreaCJapanDChina - 13.
Quipu, a system of knotted strings used for record keeping, was used by which civilization?
AOlmecBMayaCIncaDAztec - 14.
The San people (Bushmen) are indigenous to which part of Africa?
AEast AfricaBNorth AfricaCWest AfricaDSouthern Africa - 15.
The potlatch is a gift-giving ceremony practiced by indigenous peoples of which region?
AAmazon rainforestBGreat PlainsCAustralian OutbackDPacific Northwest Coast