General Knowledge
Poison Questions
How She Got Caught
All Things Regarding Her and Her Poison Empire
BONUS QUESTIONS
[things I didn't even say]
100

How did she poison people?

Sold a poison named ¨Aqua Tofana¨to women who were being abused and mistreated by their husbands, who then put the poison into their husbands soup.

100

What were the defining features?

Colourless and odourless

100

Who gave Giulia Tofana's empire away?

A young woman

100

Choice of weapon?

A. Bow and arrow

B. Poison

C. Knife

B. Poison

100

How many drops did Tofana recommend to put into the food?

A. 1-2 drops

B. 2-3 drops

C. 4-5 drops

D. 5-6 drops

E. 6-7 drops

D. 5-6 drops

200

How many men did she kill?

Over 600 men

200

How did she get away with the poisoning?

It was passed off as a other medical emergency

200

Why did she do it?

She got cold feet

200

How did Giulia Tofana Die?


Public hanging

200

What did Giulia Tofana study to be?

A. Chemist

B. Alchemist

C. Apothecary

C. Apothecary

300

Why did she do it?

To help the women trapped in abusive, unhealthy relationships with their husbands

300

Why wouldn't autopsy label the cause of death as poison intake?

The poison symptoms that killed the men shared those with common medical emergencies.

300

How did she slip up?

She regretted putting it in his soup and wanted him to stay alive

300

How long did the poisoning business go on for?

A. 10 years

B. 20 years

C. 30 years

D. 40 years

B. 20 years

300

Giulia Tofana hid her poison empire in which building?

A. Library

B. Chemist

C. Clothing store

D. Cosmetic shop

D. Cosmetic shop

400

Where do people believe she got her recipe for the poison from?

Her mother

400

What was she claimed to have been?

A professional poisoner

400

Why did she give up the names of past associates?

Her husband forced it out of her

400

What was written on the bottle of Aqua Tofana?

Manna of St Nicholas of Bari

400

First signs of the poison?

A. Exhaustion and weakness

B. Coughing up blood

C. Seizing

D. Migraines

A. Exhaustion and weakness

500

Who did she sell the poison to?

Trusted friends or people that have been referred to by these friends

500

How did she disguise her poison?

Put it into a cosmetic bottle

500

When did she get caught?

1650

500

Who died alongside Giulia Tofana?

Her daughter and trusted associates

500

Why was her mother executed?

A. Unsuccessfully starting a poison empire

B. Murdering her husband

C. Attempting to murder her husband

B. Murdering her husband