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After exploring the different worlds of Inuit culture, take advantage of this quiz to test the knowledge you have acquired.

Children

Quiz
Match the item to its corresponding avatar by moving the images using your finger, mouse or keyboard. If you choose incorrectly, the boxes will not connect. Use the TAB key to navigate through the choices and them press ENTER to associate them. Use the TAB key to navigate through the choices and them press ENTER to associate them.Drag and drop icon

Identify which clothes are worn by boys

  • Beige leather parka, seen from the front, with hood pulled up. The hood has a brown fur trim. Fringes adorn the parka hem.
  • Fur jumpsuit, seen from the front, with fitted hood, mittens, and boots attached. The fur is brown with lighter variations on the belly and the legs, and darker on the mid-back and the arms. The jumpsuit is closed in front by a lace from the chest to the neck.
  • Brown fur pants, seen from the front, with two short white strips on the sides and a white fur strip on each pant-leg hem. The waistband of roughout leather is closed by a string that is knotted behind but visible in front.
  • Brown fur pants, seen from the front, with boots sewn to each pant leg. The pants have vertical brown and white fur strips, with strings of roughout leather hanging from the waist. The boots, decorated with green and red ribbons, have fur soles.
  • Fur hood, seen from the side, decorated with vertical strips of white and brown fur. Leather fringes are hanging from the bottom of the hood.
  • Beige fur hood, seen from the side, with a brown fur strip on the side. The beige fur is longer around the face opening. The hood has a leather collar that ends with a thin hanging strap.
  • Fur coat, seen from the front, with vertical strips of light and dark fur on the shoulders and on the hood pulled up. The front panel of the coat has a white fur trim and ends in a rounded tip with fringes on the hem.
Illustration of a boy

Identify which clothes are worn by girls

  • Beige leather parka, seen from the front, with hood pulled up. The hood has a brown fur trim. Fringes adorn the parka hem.
  • Fur jumpsuit, seen from the front, with fitted hood, mittens, and boots attached. The fur is brown with lighter variations on the belly and the legs, and darker on the mid-back and the arms. The jumpsuit is closed in front by a lace from the chest to the neck.
  • Brown fur pants, seen from the front, with two short white strips on the sides and a white fur strip on each pant-leg hem. The waistband of roughout leather is closed by a string that is knotted behind but visible in front.
  • Brown fur pants, seen from the front, with boots sewn to each pant leg. The pants have vertical brown and white fur strips, with strings of roughout leather hanging from the waist. The boots, decorated with green and red ribbons, have fur soles.
  • Fur hood, seen from the side, decorated with vertical strips of white and brown fur. Leather fringes are hanging from the bottom of the hood.
  • Beige fur hood, seen from the side, with a brown fur strip on the side. The beige fur is longer around the face opening. The hood has a leather collar that ends with a thin hanging strap.
  • Fur coat, seen from the front, with vertical strips of light and dark fur on the shoulders and on the hood pulled up. The front panel of the coat has a white fur trim and ends in a rounded tip with fringes on the hem.
Illustration of a girl

Women

Quiz
Match the item to its corresponding avatar by moving the images using your finger, mouse or keyboard. If you choose incorrectly, the boxes will not connect. Use the TAB key to navigate through the choices and them press ENTER to associate them. Use the TAB key to navigate through the choices and them press ENTER to associate them.Drag and drop icon

Identify the items of clothing from the youngest life stage to the oldest

  • Brown fur coat, seen from the front, with the hood pulled up. Light and dark fur strips are visible on the shoulders and the sides of the hood. The front section of the coat, which is shorter and more rounded than the rear section, has a white fur trim and fringes.
  • Fur coat, seen from the front, with vertical strips of light and dark fur on the shoulders and on the hood pulled up. The front panel of the coat has a white fur trim and ends in a rounded tip with fringes on the hem.
  • Fur coat, seen from all sides, with broad shoulders and a large hood. The brown and white fur is arranged in strips on the hood and the shoulders. V-shaped straps under the shoulders are visible on the front of the coat. The front section of the coat is shorter than the rear section. Both have a white fur trim and are decorated with fringes on the hem.
Illustration of a girl
Illustration of a teenager
Illustration of a woman

Men

Quiz
Some hunters are going beluga hunting. Which harpoon heads should they take with them?
Some hunters are going walrus hunting. Which harpoon heads should they take with them?

Community life

Quiz
Match the item to its corresponding avatar by moving the images using your finger, mouse or keyboard. If you choose incorrectly, the boxes will not connect. Use the TAB key to navigate through the choices and them press ENTER to associate them. Use the TAB key to navigate through the choices and them press ENTER to associate them.

You wish to drill through the lake ice in autumn. Which tool should you use?

  • Two ice chisels, lying alongside each other. Each of them has a long wooden handle, a white stone head, and a point carved out of rock. One of them is turned over, showing how its head is firmly held in place by a strap wrapped around the handle.
  • Long, finely polished spoon made of bone. One end is broad and rounded, and the other is thin and narrow. The surface of the utensil is smooth and slightly curved.
  • Bow drill made of white bone, two drills with wooden handles and metal bits, and little bones that have turned yellow, seen from above. The bow is slightly curved and has notches at both ends for a string, which is missing here. It also has a line of three small holes.
  • Tool with a white bone handle, which is engraved with deep, regular diagonal lines. A worn, curved metal blade is joined to one end of the handle, showing signs of rust.
A bundled-up person in a snowy landscape holds a sphere with a question mark, standing near an icy water hole under a calm sky.

You wish to scoop out and eat marrow from a bone. Which tool should you use?

  • Two ice chisels, lying alongside each other. Each of them has a long wooden handle, a white stone head, and a point carved out of rock. One of them is turned over, showing how its head is firmly held in place by a strap wrapped around the handle.
  • Long, finely polished spoon made of bone. One end is broad and rounded, and the other is thin and narrow. The surface of the utensil is smooth and slightly curved.
  • Bow drill made of white bone, two drills with wooden handles and metal bits, and little bones that have turned yellow, seen from above. The bow is slightly curved and has notches at both ends for a string, which is missing here. It also has a line of three small holes.
  • Tool with a white bone handle, which is engraved with deep, regular diagonal lines. A worn, curved metal blade is joined to one end of the handle, showing signs of rust.
A person in Arctic gear sits on a mat holding a mystery sphere, with tools and a piece of meat nearby on a snowy, sandy terrain.

You wish to make a hole in a piece of caribou antler. Which tool should you use?

  • Two ice chisels, lying alongside each other. Each of them has a long wooden handle, a white stone head, and a point carved out of rock. One of them is turned over, showing how its head is firmly held in place by a strap wrapped around the handle.
  • Long, finely polished spoon made of bone. One end is broad and rounded, and the other is thin and narrow. The surface of the utensil is smooth and slightly curved.
  • Bow drill made of white bone, two drills with wooden handles and metal bits, and little bones that have turned yellow, seen from above. The bow is slightly curved and has notches at both ends for a string, which is missing here. It also has a line of three small holes.
  • Tool with a white bone handle, which is engraved with deep, regular diagonal lines. A worn, curved metal blade is joined to one end of the handle, showing signs of rust.
A person in winter clothes kneels on snow, examining a large tusk with a mysterious sphere marked by a question mark beside it.

You wish to engrave details on your carving. Which tool should you use?

  • Two ice chisels, lying alongside each other. Each of them has a long wooden handle, a white stone head, and a point carved out of rock. One of them is turned over, showing how its head is firmly held in place by a strap wrapped around the handle.
  • Long, finely polished spoon made of bone. One end is broad and rounded, and the other is thin and narrow. The surface of the utensil is smooth and slightly curved.
  • Bow drill made of white bone, two drills with wooden handles and metal bits, and little bones that have turned yellow, seen from above. The bow is slightly curved and has notches at both ends for a string, which is missing here. It also has a line of three small holes.
  • Tool with a white bone handle, which is engraved with deep, regular diagonal lines. A worn, curved metal blade is joined to one end of the handle, showing signs of rust.
A person in a hooded parka examines a small polar bear sculpture on a table, with a question mark over the bear.