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|    Erland Sommarskog to Mark Brader    |
|    Re: QFTCISG24 Game 2, Rounds 4,6: wine r    |
|    29 Sep 24 11:25:18    |
      From: esquel@sommarskog.se              Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:       > * Game 2, Round 4 - Geography - Wine Regions       >       > Tonight's geography questions concern wine regions. We'll give you       > the region, and in most cases the continent; you give us the country       > where it's found, or if applicable, any one of the countries.       >       > 1. Prince Edward County (North America).              USA              > 2. Stellenbosch (Africa).              South Africa              > 3. Colchagua Valley (South America).              Chile              > 4. Tokaj (Europe).              Hungary              > 5. Barossa Valley.              Australia              > 6. Mendoza (South America).              Argentina              > 7. Thrace (Europe).              Greece              > 8. Jerez de la Frontera (Europe).              Spain              > 9. Marlborough.              New Zealand              > 10. Vinho Verde (Europe).              Portugal              > * Game 2, Round 6 - Science - Eponymous Ailments       >       > 3. A British doctor published his initial research on this       > neurological disorder in 1817, under the title "An Essay of       > the Shaking Palsy". It's caused by a shortage of dopamine --       > a chemical that helps instructions from the brain cross from       > one nerve cell to another. There is no cure, but treatment can       > mitigate the symptoms, which can include unsteady hands or legs.              Parkinson              > 4. This neurodegenerative disease causes up to 70% of dementia       > cases. A German doctor described the first case of the disease       > named for him in 1906. Symptoms can include disorientation,       > mood swings, and behavioral issues. The cause remains mostly       > unknown, and there is no cure.              Alzenheimer              > 10. A French neurologist first described the syndrome that bears his       > name in 1884. He referred to the condition as "maladie des       > tics." A problem with the nervous system causes people to make       > sudden and uncontrollable movements or sounds -- called tics.       > There's no cure, and no single most effective medication --       > but it does not affect intelligence or life expectancy.              Tourette              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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