Chemistry Comes Alive Quiz

The computer revolution will not be possible without semi-conductors. Semi-conductors are made from which element?

• carbon

• phosphorus

• silicon

• aluminium

The 2019 Nobel Prize for Chemistry was awarded for the development of batteries used in smartphones and electric cars. What chemical element do these batteries use?

• sodium

• mercury

• aluminium

• lithium

In 2020, scientists found phosphine in a planet's atmosphere, a possible sign of alien life. On which planet was that discovery made?

• Mars

• Venus

• Jupiter

• Saturn

The 2020 Beirut explosion that destroyed the city had fumes of orange gas spewing into the air. What is the name of this gas?

• sulfur dioxide

• tetrachloromethance

• bromine

• nitrogen dioxide

What disease is caused by SARS-CoV-2?

• SARS-1

• SARS-2

• COVID-19

• COVID-21

The Statue of Liberty in New York turned from brown to green due to environmental pollution. The metal used in the statue is

• iron

• copper

• calcium

• nickel

The iconic Eiffel Tower in Paris gets a complete re-paint every 7 years to prevent rusting. The Eiffel Tower is made of

• iron

• copper

• nickel

• aluminium

Hospital beds, handles and lift buttons are now frequently coated with this metal due to its anti-microbial properties. Which metal is this?

• molybdenum

• chromium

• copper

• zinc

Recycling of car batteries in Mexico, India and the Philippines has caused a type of metal poisoning that affects mental development of children. Which metal caused this poisoning?

• Iron

• Arsenic

• Lithium

• Lead

Former Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat, is rumoured to have died from poisoning of a radioactive metal. The level found in his body was 18X higher than normal. What is this metal?

• plutonium

• dubnium

• polonium

• thorium