Trivia Quiz on Chemistry

1. What In The World Of Science Is The Russian "Dmitri Mendelev" Credited With Creating

A) The Theory of Relativity

B) The Heliocentric model of the solar system

C) The Periodic Table

D) The Laws of Thermodynamics

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2. What is the atomic number of cesium

A) 56

B) 53

C) 55

D) 57

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3. Which chemical element has the ancient name Stannum

A) Iron

B) Zinc

C) Tin

D) Gold

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4. Which 19th century Russian chemist formulated the Periodic Table of Elements

A) Mendeleyev

B) Lothar Meyer

C) John Newlands

D) Alexander Borodin

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5. In science, which term refers to the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom

A) Mass number

B) Atomic number

C) Neutron number

D) Atomic mass

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6. What is the term ph an abbreviation for

A) Potential of hydrogen

B) Physical health

C) Public health

D) Phase height

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7. What science is celebrated on mole day, every october 23rd

A) Physics

B) Biology

C) Geology

D) Chemistry

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8. C2 H5 OH is the formula of what

A) Water

B) Methanol

C) Alcohol

D) Glycerol

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9. What is the chemical symbol for tungsten

A) Ta

B) Wb

C) W

D) Tb

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10. What is the North American word for aluminium

A) Aluminium

B) Alumina

C) Alunium

D) Aluminum

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11. Only two elements liquid room temperature - mercury and what

A) Bromine

B) Cesium

C) Gallium

D) Hydrogen

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12. What is brimstone

A) Phosphorus

B) Calcium carbonate

C) Sodium chloride

D) Sulphur

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13. What is the more common name for Alkane

A) Methane

B) Ethane

C) Gasoline

D) Paraffin or Kerosene

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14. How Is “Ethylene Glycol” Better Known?

A) Propylene glycol

B) Glycerol

C) Ethyl alcohol

D) Antifreeze

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15. What is the chemical name for water

A) Dihydrogen monoxide

B) Hydrogen oxide

C) Hydrogen peroxide

D) Hydrogen dioxide

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16. What does basf stand for

A) Baden aniline & soda factory

B) Badische Anilin- und Soda-Fabrik

C) Baden-Württemberg Aniline & Soda Works

D) Belgian Aniline and Solvent Factory

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17. Colorless, corrosive liquid that has the chemical formula HNO3

A) Hydrochloric Acid

B) Nitric Acid

C) Sulfuric Acid

D) Perchloric Acid

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18. What type of charge does a proton carry

A) Positive

B) Negative

C) Neutral

D) No charge

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19. From what is banana oil made

A) Amyl alcohol

B) Petroleum

C) Acetic acid

D) Coconut oil

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20. What element is azoth the ancient name for

A) Gold

B) Mercury

C) Iron

D) Lead

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21. Who developed the laws of electrolysis

A) Michael Faraday

B) Alessandro Volta

C) Louis Pasteur

D) Dmitri Mendeleev

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22. To what group of elements do cerium, praesiodymium and promethium belong

A) Noble gases

B) Rare earths

C) Transition metals

D) Metalloids

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23. By what name is Salicylic Acid better known as?

A) Ibuprofen

B) Acetaminophen

C) Aspirin

D) Naproxen

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24. What is the concave dish shape of a liquid inside a glass or tube

A) Convex surface

B) Meniscus

C) Flat surface

D) Capillary rise

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25. Bauxite is the principal ore of Aluminium, which other element is combined with the metal in this ore

A) Oxygen

B) Silicon

C) Iron

D) Hydrogen

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26. Which acid dissolves glass

A) Hydrochloric Acid

B) Hydrofluoric Acid

C) Sulfuric Acid

D) Acetic Acid

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27. Dimitri Mendeleyev is credited with the discover of what

A) Atomic theory

B) Periodic Table

C) Radioactivity

D) The law of gravity

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28. Spirits of Salt is an alternative name for which acid?

A) Nitric Acid

B) Hydrochloric Acid

C) Sulfuric Acid

D) Acetic Acid

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29. What gives onions their distinctive smell

A) It's from water content

B) Chlorophyll

C) Sugars

D) Sulphur - taken in when growing

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30. Wolfram is the alternative name for which element

A) Molybdenum

B) Osmium

C) Rhenium

D) Tungsten

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31. Ra is the chemical symbol for which element

A) Radon

B) Radium

C) Rhodium

D) Rubidium

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32. Which chenical element has the highest melting point?

A) Tungsten

B) Carbon

C) Rhenium

D) Tantalum

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33. What's dichloro diphenyl trichloro ethane better known as

A) Lindane

B) Chlordane

C) Parathion

D) Ddt

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34. For what is spirits of salt another name

A) Sulfuric acid

B) Nitric acid

C) Hydrochloric acid

D) Acetic acid

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35. Burning potassium has what colour flame

A) Blue

B) Green

C) Red

D) Purple

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36. Which chemical element has the atomic number 4?

A) Berylium

B) Boron

C) Lithium

D) Calcium

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37. On a chemical what does a skull and cross-bone mean ?

A) Flammable

B) Corrosive

C) Toxic

D) Harmful

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38. Which chemical element is named after die Latin word for 'red'

A) Rhodium

B) Rubidium

C) Copper

D) Strontium

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39. What type of acid is used in car batteries

A) Hydrochloric acid

B) Nitric acid

C) Sulphuric

D) Phosphoric acid

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40. As what is sulphur also known

A) Phosphorus

B) Brimstone

C) Quicksilver

D) Sulphate

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41. 12 is the atomic number of which metal

A) Sodium

B) Magnesium

C) Aluminium

D) Calcium

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42. For what is ethylene glycol used in automobiles

A) Anti-freeze

B) Engine oil additive

C) Brake fluid

D) Windshield washer fluid

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43. What's the main ingredient in glass

A) Limestone

B) Soda ash

C) Water

D) Sand

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44. Kr is the chemical symbol for which element

A) Krypton

B) Potassium

C) Argon

D) Neon

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45. Copper gets its name from which Mediterranean country

A) Greece

B) Egypt

C) Turkey

D) Cyprus where it was first found

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46. What was Madam Curie's husbands name

A) Pierre

B) Henri Becquerel

C) Louis Pasteur

D) Albert Einstein

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47. Of which metal is sperrylite the ore

A) Platinum

B) Palladium

C) Rhodium

D) Iridium

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48. Kalium. is the Latin name for which element

A) Sodium

B) Calcium

C) Potassium

D) Magnesium

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49. N2O is more commonly known as what

A) Nitrous oxide

B) Laughing gas

C) Nitric oxide

D) Oxygen gas

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50. Which gas has the characteristic smell of rotten eggs

A) Hydrogen sulphide

B) Ammonia

C) Chlorine gas

D) Sulfur dioxide

E) Hydrogen sulfide

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