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Origins of Element Names

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : Mixed Elements : Origins of Element Names

Introduction:
"I give you the origins of the element's name and you give me the element."


1. Which element comes from the Spanish word for "baby silver?"
    Platinum
    Chromium
    Aluminum
    Magnesium


2. Which element was named after the Norse god of thunder?
    Thorium
    Promethium
    Mercury
    Molybdenum


3. Which of these elements was named for the couple who discovered radium?
    Mendelevium
    Barium
    Curium
    Holmium


4. Which elemental name originates from the Latin word for "Russia?"
    Ruthenium
    Rhenium
    Rubidium
    Niobium


5. Which of the following is from the German word for "devil's copper"?
    Silver
    Lead
    Nickel
    Gold


6. Which elemental name comes from the Greek word for "strange?"
    Neon
    Xenon
    Argon
    Radon


7. Whitch element was named for the Greek word for "ray," or "sunbeam?"
    Hafnium
    Protactinium
    Actinium
    Sulfur


8. Which element is named after the Norse goddess Freya?
    Osmium
    Tungsten
    Vanadium
    Fermium


9. Which of the following originally comes from the Persian word for "golden?"
    Selenium
    Zirconium
    Strontium
    Yttrium


10. Which element derives its name from the old name for "Paris?"
    Palladium
    Lutetium
    Samarium
    Fluorine


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