Metals Trivia

What metal is the best conductor of electricity?

• Aluminium

• Copper

• Silver

• Iron

What does "smelting" mean?

• Melting metal

• Applying heat to ore to extract metals

• Smelling the metal when heated

• Applying heat to the metal to reshape it

What is "fool's gold"?

• An expression to describe how people become fools for gold.

• A type of gold that can only be obtained by fools.

• A type of gold that is particularly pure and valuable.

• An ionic compound that gives the appearance of gold.

Bauxite is the name of the ore of which metal?

• Aluminium

• Iron

• Copper

• Barium

The compound of which metal is often used to treat bipolar disorder?

• Mercury

• Gold

• Chromium

• Lithium

Which metal is responsible for the following condition?

• Lewis Caroll

• Mercury

• Potassium

• Sodium

Which of the following is correct about Nordic Gold?

• It contains 50% copper.

• It has a small amount of silver.

• It contains some nickel to increase its shine.

• It contains no gold.

What is the easiest metal material to recycle?

• Aluminium

• Bronze

• Gold

• Steel

What is the most common metal found on Earth?

• Iron

• Sodium

• Aluminium

• Lead

Brass is the alloy made from which metals?

• Copper and Gold

• Nickel and Copper

• Gold and Silver

• Copper and Zinc