Salt: The True Story

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. The chemical compound known as salt is made from which elements? N2Cl HMg AgFl NaCl

2. Salt consumption is absolutely, physiologically necessary for human life. True False

3. _____ actually means "worth in salt". Salivation Slavery Sale Salary

4. Which of these is a way of extracting salt from nature? Burning plants into ash Solar evaporation of salt water All of these Mining deep into the earth for rock salt

5. Which ancient culture used a salt solution in the burial of the dead? Incas Romans Egyptians Babylonians

6. Which important historical figure is linked to bringing salt to the masses? Mother Theresa Mahatma Gandhi Marie Antoniette Thomas Jefferson

7. Which country is home to the famous Wieliczka Salt Mine? Russia Poland Sweden Romania

8. Today's common table salt ordinarily contains what additive? Sugar Magnesium Potassium Iodine

9. While both of the elements in salt are highly useful, unfortunately they cannot be broken apart. True False

10. Even into the twenty-first century Ethiopians accept salt as a form of payment. True False