Otago Region Lore
What is the Māori word for Queenstown?
Tāhuna
6
What serial killer was the movie Women of the Hour (the one Anna Kendrick stars in) about? Nickname is acceptable
Rodney Alcala (the dating game killer)
How many chromosomes does the human genome contain?
46
Whose first tagged photo caption is this: NAGS 2019 w/ the Whanau
Caitlin Ashby
How many ski fields are in central otago? Bonus points for naming all of them.
The Remarkables, Treble Cone, Cadrona, Coronet Peak
What whales have been spotted in Penn Cove for the first time in 50 years recently?
Orcas
What was OJ Simpson’s semi autobiographical book called?
If I did it: Confessions of the Killer
How many vaginas do Koalas have?
3 (and males have 2 penises)
Whose first tagged photo caption is this: My new family (+O’Connor because he took one look at my nails and nicknamed me Black Panther and I dig that)
James
Why are there so many wineries in this region?
Cool temp is ideal for growing grapes. Low rainfall means the air is dry, making grapes more resistant to disease. The soil has a high mineral content.
What do Orcas in Aotearoa primarily consume?
Stingrays (specifically their liver)
Who was Buffalo Bill in Silence of the Lambs based on?
Ted Bundy, Gary Heidnick
What type of vaccine is the COVID vaccine?
An RNA vaccine
Whose first tagged photo caption is this: maybe
Caitlin Itiria
Where can you find the giant fruit sculpture in this region?
Cromwell
Which whale has the longest gestation period?
Sperm whale (535 days)
Why was the bank robber McArthur Wheeler infamously caught?
Because he thought putting lemon juice on his face made him invisible, so he add no other attempts to disguise who he was lol
Why are T cells important in the body?
Immunological memory, enact immunological response
Whose first tagged photo caption is this: Alexa play ribs by Lorde
Carys
What was the name of the parasite found in the water in Queenstown last year?
Cryptosporidium (also called crypto)
6-8m
Which child actor was recently convicted of murdering his mother?
Ryan Grantham (Diary of a Wimpy Kid)
Why do we have allergies and asthma?
It is a hypersensitive reaction, your body does the same thing when it encounters a parasite.
Whose first tagged photo caption is this: You think I was crying before I’M LITERALLY DEAD, PEOPLE
Laurelei