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Poisonous Plants II Trivia Quiz

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A multiple-choice quiz by Explorador. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
Explorador

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
44,328

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1408

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Sorrel, a poisonous plant that affects people by touch and eating it raw, was supposedly popularized by what famous Roman Catholic saint? Hint

Saint Patrick

Saint Peter

Saint Augustus

Saint Paul

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Question 2 of 10

2. Before Cleopatra decided to commit suicide by being bit by a poisonous snake, she was researching another plant to kill herself with. However, when she saw the horrid death of her servant, she opted otherwise. What plant was it? Hint

Magic Mushroom

Nux Vomica

Inky Cap

Lily of the Valley

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Question 3 of 10

3. This common mushroom that grows in Europe and North America develops symptoms in the victim that make it seem like they have PSL, or perspiration-salivation-lacrimation syndrom. What is the name of this mushroom? Hint

Manchineel Tree

The Sweater

Ergot

Inky Cap

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Question 4 of 10

4. This mushroom, which is considered illegal, was sought after by people living in the 1960's and 1970's. What fungus made people travel to the Pacific Northwest, Central America, or American Southeast to feel its hallucinogenic powers? Hint

Inky Cap

Amanita Mushroom

The Hallucinator

Magic Mushroom or Psilocybe semilanceata

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Question 5 of 10

5. For most people, how long do the hallucinogenic effects of magic mushrooms or Psilocybe semilanceata last? Hint

3-6 Hours

10-30 Minutes

1 Week or More

1-2 Days

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Question 6 of 10

6. You were under a tree escaping from the sun. Well, now you have more to escape from. A drop of something lands on your eyes. Minutes later it is burning and you realize you are under a Manchineel tree. In which of these countries are you most likely in? Hint

Brazil

Italy

Australia

India

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Question 7 of 10

7. Someone grafted a tomato plant with a local weed that isn't affected by the winter cold. You then bite into the tomatoes. Yummy, right? Not any longer. Pretty soon you start to develop a headache, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, hallucinations, dry skin, and mania. What plant is the local weed? Hint

Dumbcane

Jimsonweed

Henbane

Belladonna

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Question 8 of 10

8. What plant that can literally strike a person dumb, as in its name, is also the second most favorable office plant?

Answer: (8 or 13 Letters, Begins with D)

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Question 9 of 10

9. The tree noted in Question 6, the machineel tree, oddly enough is used to treat cancer, infections, paralysis, verneral disease, tetanus, warts, and disorders of what bodily system?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 10 of 10

10. In treating people that have been affected by poisonous mushrooms, plants, fungi, and trees, you always treat for what first?

Answer: (Electrical . . .)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Sorrel, a poisonous plant that affects people by touch and eating it raw, was supposedly popularized by what famous Roman Catholic saint?

Answer: Saint Patrick

Many botanists, herbalists, and historians agree that this jade green trifolilate plant that grows in Ireland, Europe, United States, and Canada was mistaken for a three leaf clover. It is still today commonly mixed up with the clover.

Answer: Nux Vomica

After seeing her servant with horrible seizures, stiffness, convulsions, and basic terror all while conscious, she decided not to use this 40 foot tall plant that grows in Africa, South Asia, and Australia.

Answer: The Sweater

If you were smart, you ruled out Manchineel Tree. The Sweater mushroom makes you profusely sweat. Also coming along with only the initial effects of the toxins are sweating, drooling, and uncontrollable crying. Coming after that, the victim will have blurred vision, will vomit, have diarrhea, and painful abdominal cramps.

Answer: Magic Mushroom or Psilocybe semilanceata

These small, white, and yellow mushrooms that only grow to four inches tall near manure piles have psilocybin and psilocin, which creates an effect like the illegal drug LSD.

5. For most people, how long do the hallucinogenic effects of magic mushrooms or Psilocybe semilanceata last?

Answer: 3-6 Hours

The symptoms of magic mushrooms are of course, firstly, hallucination, visual distortion, elation, hilarity, delusions, anxiety, paranoia, panic, uncontrollable muscle movements, dilated pupils, lack of coordination, weakness, drowsiness, high fever, and convulsions. The effects can last from three to six hours for most of those who use them.

Answer: Brazil

The infamous Machineel tree, whose sap is poisonous to human flesh, grows in Southeast America, Mexico, Central America, Northern South America, and Brazil.

Answer: Jimsonweed

8. What plant that can literally strike a person dumb, as in its name, is also the second most favorable office plant?

Answer: Dumbcane

9. The tree noted in Question 6, the machineel tree, oddly enough is used to treat cancer, infections, paralysis, verneral disease, tetanus, warts, and disorders of what bodily system?

Answer: Skin

10. In treating people that have been affected by poisonous mushrooms, plants, fungi, and trees, you always treat for what first?

Answer: Shock

Shock is when the blood flow to parts of the body is inadequate.

Source: Author Explorador

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