Ate, Shot and Left Trivia Quiz

Answer: Tombstone, Arizona

The OK Corral was razed in a fire in May of 1882, along with many other notable buildings in Tombstone. The Bird Cage was built around that era and one quote says that it was "the wildest, roughest, wickedest honky tonk between Basin Street and the Barbary Coast".

Answer: Methanol

Should sufficient quantities of methanol be ingested, it is metabolised by the human body into the poison formic acid, which can have a deleterious effect on the health, causing blindness or unconsciousness and sometimes death. It's added to ethanol for use as a petrol replacement - without the addition of methanol, ethanol, in some countries, attracts tax as a liquor.

Answer: Protein

The criminal proceedings in this case saw two people executed, a number of people jailed and several others forced to resign from their jobs. Part of the outcry over this tragedy centred around the fact that company officials knew of the poison being present well before issuing an order for a general recall.

Answer: Having two Michelin stars

Michelin stars are awarded by anonymous judges who go around eating at restaurants to gauge their quality. They were started originally as a means of promoting tourism around France and quickly became a prestigious acquisition for restaurants worldwide.

Answer: Robbery

Frank stole the restaurant key earlier in the evening intending to return and steal the day's takings. When she returned with an accomplice, she killed 3 people while trying to find the money, which had been put into the microwave when the robbery started.

Antoinette Frank, however, was a police officer and was indicated by one of the victims as the perpetrator. She was convicted and is now on death row.

Answer: The previous owner/manager had allowed minors in

In what is quite a bizarre story, the court in Malta ordered the pub be closed, even though at the time of the offences it was managed by a different person (though the same person actually owned it), and had a different name! The courts didn't seem to think that was relevant, and the current Licensee had to sue for lost revenue.

Answer: German - bakery café

Mirza Himayat Baig was convicted in 2013 of a long string of offences and given the death sentence, due to the terrorist nature of the attack. Aside from those killed, there were 58 injured. It was suspected that he had accomplices, but at the time of his conviction they had not been apprehended and charged.

Answer: Pork buns

Gado-gado is an Indonesian dish of vegetables, tofu and hardboiled eggs served with a gingery peanut sauce.

Thosai is an southern Indian pancake, made with blackgram dhal and rice.
Frikkadels are a South African version of meatballs.

Food poisoning occurs when food is not handled correctly, or regulations are not adhered to. Some people are particularly vulnerable to food poisoning, especially the elderly or infirm and children.

Answer: Anzac Day

Two-up is played with pennies, part of the pre-decimal currency that was replaced in 1966. Basically, two pennies are placed on a wooden paddle and tossed at least 6 feet into the air. Punters bet on two heads or two tails coming up when they land.

Special permission is granted for the game to be played (for money) each year on Anzac day.

Answer: Stepbrother

Nero and Britannicus were both sons of Claudius, Nero by adoption and Britannicus by blood. Once Britannicus got to be close to the age at which he would be considered an adult, Nero felt he represented a threat to his hold on power. He denied his part in Britannicus' death, claiming it was the result of an eplieptic seizure, but this was - and is - widely disputed.