From: gromit82@hotmail.com   
      
   On Sunday, August 13, 2023 at 7:34:01 PM UTC-4, 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   
      
   > 2. Also caused by a coronavirus, name the respiratory infection    
   > whose geographical name alludes to its 2012 discovery by the    
   > Egyptian doctor Ali Mohamed Zaki while working in Saudi Arabia.    
      
   SARS   
      
   > 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.    
      
   chicken pox; shingles   
      
   > 9. When modeling the spread of infections, epidemiologists are    
   > often interested in what value, the number of people that a    
   > single person is expected to spread their infection to?    
      
   R value   
      
   > * 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 Gaudí    
   > [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?    
      
   Poland; Czechia   
      
   > 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.    
      
   Tanzania; 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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