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It's Poisonous

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : Poisons : It's Poisonous

Introduction:
"See how much you know about toxic substances in this quiz."


1. From what poisonous plant is the drug atropine obtained?
    belladonna
    poison ivy
    foxglove
    poinsettia


2. The Marsh test is used to determine the presence of
    cyanide
    phosphorous
    strychnine
    arsenic


3. Pointsettias, the red Christmas flowers, are poisonous.
    True
    False


4. Hair samples taken from Beethoven show that he suffered from ______ poisoning.
    thallium
    arsenic
    lead
    strychnine


5. You may suffer from ciguatoxin poisoning if you eat such things as
    uncooked meats
    Chinese food
    reef fish
    root vegetables


6. This common plant is known to cause terrible hallucinations.
    dandelion
    jimson weed
    crab grass
    bluebonnet


7. In January 2000, dip made by Senor Felix's Gourmet Mexican Foods was recalled when it was found to contain what type of food poisoning?
    botulism
    Shigella
    salmonella
    E. coli


8. Dr. Harvey Hawley Crippen was hanged in England in 1910 for poisoning his wife with
    hyoscine
    cyanide
    arsenic
    strychnine


9. This rare heavy metal, used as a rat poison, was discovered in 1861 by William Crookes.
    zinc
    cesium
    thallium
    bromium


10. Dr. Thomas Neill Cream, a British physician, was convicted of murdering four people with this poison; however, he is believed to have killed eight.
    strychnine
    atropine
    cyanide
    digitalis


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