From: tool@panix.com
Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 7, Round 4 - Science - Viruses and Epidemiology
> 1. The official name of the COVID-19 virus indicates that it is
> closely related to the virus that caused *which other respiratory
> disease* that had a 21st-century-outbreak of its own?
SARS
> 4. T4 and lambda are two varieties of phages, whose full name
> indicates that they are viruses that infect what organisms?
bacteria
> 6. Retroviruses such as HIV produce _______ from a template of
> _______ through the process of reverse transcription. Fill in
> either of the blanks (you need not say which one)
DNA
> 7. Epstein-Barr virus, which causes mononucleosis, is a member of
> *what family* of viruses, whose simplex 1 and 2 viruses typically
> manifest as blisters or sores on the lips or genitals?
herpes
> 8. Varicella zoster, another virus, is most notably
> the cause of two diseases. One of them mainly affects children
> and the other mainly adults. Name *either* disease.
rubella
> 10. One peculiar case study for epidemiologists was the 2005
> Corrupted Blood pandemic. This pandemic was peculiar mainly
> because it occurred not in the real world but in *what Blizzard
> video game*?
World of Warcraft
> * Game 7, Round 6 - Geography - Parks of the World
> 1. In what city would you find Park Guell ["Gwell"], a collection
> of gardens and architectural elements designed by Antoni Gaud?
> [rhymes with "rowdy"] that opened in 1926?
Barcelona
> 2. Grant Park is a 319-acre urban lakeside park located in what
> US city? The park includes a large art museum, a bandshell
> designed by Frank Gehry, and a sculpture called Cloud Gate.
> It also played host to the victory celebration on the night of
> the 2008 US election.
Chicago
> 3. Plitvice ["Plitvitse"] Lakes National Park is a park featuring
> 16 lakes whose waters cascade into each other, often via
> waterfalls. This park can be found in what European country?
Croatia; Slovenia
> 4. In what country would you find the Ngorongoro Conservation Area?
> This area includes the Olduvai Gorge, one of the most important
> paleoanthropological sites in the world, and it is also home to
> part of the "Great Migration", an annual migration of millions
> of wildebeest, zebras, gazelles and other animals.
Kenya
> 5. In what country would you find Komodo National Park, a park
> made up of 29 islands that is home to the famed Komodo dragon?
Indonesia
> 6. Although Canadians might think of it as a video booth at Queen
> and John, in what park would you find the *original* Speaker's
> Corner?
Hyde Park
> 8. Name the park located in the Los Feliz area of Los Angeles
> that is home to a namesake observatory, countless hiking trails,
> and the Hollywood sign. The park has been seen in many movies
> including "Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle", "The Rocketeer",
> and "Rebel Without a Cause".
Griffith Park
> 9. In what city would you find Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden?
> This large urban park is visited year-round, but is most popular
> during Hanami season in late March and early April.
Tokyo; Kyoto
> 10. In what capital city would you find the Luxembourg Garden
> (Jardin du Luxembourg)? This park created in 1612 contains
> beautiful gardens and fountains as well as government buildings.
Paris
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