Question 1

Which culture perfected the art of poisoning in the 9th century?

Accepted Answer

Arab cultures

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Egyptians

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Romans

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Greeks

Question 2

What helped cover up the taste of poison when used in food?

Accepted Answer

Spicy foods

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Sour foods

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Bland foods

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Sweet foods

Question 3

What type of stones can be used to neutralize poison?

Accepted Answer

Toadstones

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Sapphires

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Rubies

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Diamonds

Question 4

Which animal's horn was used as an antidote to poison in goblets?

Accepted Answer

Unicorn

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Phoenix

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Griffin

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Dragon

Question 5

What type of goblets are believed to explode if poison is placed in the drink?

Accepted Answer

Venetian glass

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Ceramic

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Plastic

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Metal

Question 6

Which gemstones are believed to be embedded in goblets to neutralize poison?

Accepted Answer

Amethyst or emeralds

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Topaz or opals

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Pearls or diamonds

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Turquoise or coral

Question 7

Which alkaloid is found in Conium maculatum?

Accepted Answer

Coniine

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Scopolamine

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Nicotine

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Atropine

Question 8

What is another common name for Aconitum napellus?

Accepted Answer

Monkshood

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Daisy

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Buttercup

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Poppy

Question 9

Which continent used arrow toxins primarily as muscle-paralyzers?

Accepted Answer

South America

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Europe

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Africa

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Asia

Question 10

Which of the following is an example of a cardiac poison?

Accepted Answer

Ouabain

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Strophanthidin

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Phytostigmine

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Curare

Question 11

Who revived a donkey dead from curare poisoning by artificial ventilation using a bellows?

Accepted Answer

Charles Waterton

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Isaac Newton

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Louis Pasteur

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Marie Curie

Question 12

Who showed that curare preparations block transmission of nerve impulses in frogs?

Accepted Answer

Claude Bernard

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Louis Agassiz

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Rosalind Franklin

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Gregor Mendel

Question 13

How many seeds of ricin are fatal to most adults?

Accepted Answer

3 seeds

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1 seed

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10 seeds

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5 seeds

Question 14

How does ricin affect red blood cells?

Accepted Answer

Causes clumping

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Causes expansion

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Causes disappearance

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Causes shrinkage

Question 15

What does RTA do to prevent mRNA translation?

Accepted Answer

Inactivates 60S subunits of eukaryotic ribosomes

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Activates 40S subunits of eukaryotic ribosomes

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Increases translation speed

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Enhances ribosome stability

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