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WorksheetsTY Chemistry Christmas Quiz
Total questions: 58
Worksheet time: 29mins
Who discovered the electron and measured its charge-to-mass ratio?
Robert Millikan
Ernest Rutherford
J.J. Thomson
James Chadwick
What was the main conclusion from Rutherford's gold foil experiment?
Electrons are embedded in a positive sphere
Atoms are indivisible
Atoms have a dense nucleus
Atoms are mostly solid
Which experiment was used by Millikan to determine the charge of the electron?
Gold foil experiment
Cathode ray experiment
Oil drop experiment
Who is credited with the discovery of the neutron?
Robert Millikan
James Chadwick
J.J. Thomson
Ernest Rutherford
What charge does a neutron have?
Positive
Negative
Neutral
What did Millikan's oil drop experiment help calculate?
Atomic number
Mass of the proton
Charge of the electron
Speed of light
Which subatomic particle did Rutherford discover?
Proton
Neutron
Electron
What is the relative mass of an electron compared to a proton?
1838
0
1
1/1838
What is the charge of a proton?
Positive
Negative
Neutral
Which scientist proposed the plum pudding model of the atom?
James Chadwick
J.J. Thomson
Ernest Rutherford
Niels Bohr
What is the charge of an electron?
Negative
Positive
Neutral
Name this piece of apparatus.
Graduated Cylinder
Beaker
Conical Flask
Evaporating Dish
Name this piece of apparatus.
Graduated Cylinder
Beaker
Conical Flask
Funnel
Name this piece of apparatus.
Graduated Cylinder
Beaker
Conical Flask
Funnel
Name this piece of apparatus.
Conical Flask
Graduated Cylinder
Beaker
Round-bottomed Flask
Who is credited with the discovery of cathode rays?
J.J. Thomson
William Crookes
John Dalton
Ernest Rutherford
What is the scientific name for materials?
Matter
Mass
Volume
Nature
What name is given to the electrode connected to the negative end of a battery?
Positrode
Cathode
Neutrode
Anode
What name is given to the electrode connected to the positive end of a battery?
Cathode
Neutrode
Anode
Positrode
Name a reagent you could use to test for unsaturation in a compound.
Acidified potassium permanganate
Dilute hydrochloric acid
Sulfuric acid
Manganese dioxide
In organic chemistry, what is meant by unsaturation?
presence of double or triple bonds
presence of oxygen atoms
presence of carbon atoms
presence of water molecules
What would be observed when a sample of ethyne is burned in air?
popping sound
Nothing
blue flame
sooty flame
What colour is bromine water?
purple
yellow
blue
colourless
What colour is acidified potassium permanganate?
orange
colourless
purple
blue
Identify the catalyst used in the preparation of ethene.
manganese dioxide
aluminium oxide
platinum
nickel
Identify the catalyst that could be used to investigate the rate of decomposition of hydrogen peroxide.
manganese dioxide
aluminium oxide
nickel
platinum
What chemical hazard is indicated by this pictogram?
oxidising
flammable
corrosive
irritant
What chemical hazard is indicated by this pictogram?
oxidising
flammable
irritant
toxic
What chemical hazard is indicated by this pictogram?
flammable
oxidising
corrosive
dangerous for the environment
What chemical hazard is indicated by this pictogram?
oxidising
corrosive
flammable
dangerous for the environment
What colour is the manganese dioxide catalyst.
white
brown/black
blue
green
What colour is the aluminium oxide catalyst
brown
black
white
green
Name this compound.
pentane
octane
methane
butane
Name this compound.
Water
Ammonia
Carbon dioxide
Carbon monoxide
True or False.
This reaction profile diagram is of an endothermic reaction.
True
False
True or False.
According to Collision Theory, a collision always results in the formation of products.
True
False
The catalyst lowers the activation energy of this reaction by
0 KJ/mol
100 KJ/mol
40 KJ/mol
30 KJ/mol
The value of the activation energy of this reaction without a catalyst is
70 KJ/mol
100 KJ/mol
50 KJ/mol
120 KJ/mol
Which scientist coined the term electron?
Ernest Rutherford
George Stoney
J.J. Thomson
Robert Milikan
The apparatus shown is used to prepare which gas?
Ethene
Ammonia
Hydrogen
Ethyne
Name this compound.
Methane
Ethene
Ethyne
Propane
Name X.
Water
Copper sulfate solution
Aluminium oxide
Bromine water
Name Y.
Methane
Ethyne
Hydrogen
Oxygen
The table displays the volumes of oxygen produced by two decomposing hydrogen peroxide solutions. Which run reached completion first?
Run A
Run B
What are cathode rays?
Beams of neutrons
Beams of protons
Beams of electrons
In what country did the tradition of putting up a Christmas tree begin?
England
Ireland
Germany
Canada
Which of the following is NOT a name for the 26th of December?
Boxing Day
Saint Stephen's Day
Women's Little Christmas
Donald Trump appears in which home Alone Movie?
Home Alone 1
Home Alone 2
Home Alone 3
Home Alone 4
What colour are the berries of the mistletoe plant?
Red
Blue
White
Green
Which reindeer is said to be the most famous reindeer of all?
Donner
Prancer
Rudolph
Cupid
In the song 'The Twelve Days of Christmas,' how many swans were a-swimming?
2
5
7
9
'Driving Home for Christmas' was a 1988 hit single for which singer?
Chris Rea
Frank Sinatra
Michael Bublé
Mariah Carey
What present did Harry Potter receive for his first Christmas at Hogwarts?
A Broom Stick
A Wand
An Invisibility Cloak
A Chocolate Frog
Who was the first British monarch to broadcast a Christmas message to the nation?
Queen Elizabeth II
King Edward VII
Queen Victoria
King George V
Which US state in 1907 was the last to declare Christmas as a legal holiday?
Hawaii
California
Oklahoma
Texas
What type of tree do you traditionally decorate at Christmas?
Pine
Oak
Chestnut
Willow
In which town was Jesus born?
Nazareth
Jericho
Damascus
Bethlehem
The names of which two reindeer mean 'Thunder' and 'Lightning'?
Vixen and Comet
Rudolph and Cupid
Donner and Blitzen
Dasher and Prancer
