1. Ferdinand Richer and Theodor Richter, two scientists, were testing zinc ores for thallium in 1863. Instead, they discovered an element, which they named after the indigo line in its atomic spectrum. Which element did they discover? Answer: (First three letters common)

2. Apart from gallium, is there another element named after the country, France? Yes No

3. Which noble gas is named after the Greek Word for laziness or lazy? Answer: (Jason was a lazy fellow?)

4. Of the following, who does not have an element named after him/ her? Albert Einstein Marie Curie Richard Feynman Enrico Fermi

5. The Latin name for which colour has give caesium its name? Black Blue Yellow Red

6. This element was once called glucinium for the sweet taste of its salts. What is it now called? Sucrinium Boron Beryllium Glucodium

7. How many elements are named after the Swedish village of Ytterby? 2 4 3 5

8. Which element is named after the Greek god of the Sun, because it was first discovered on the Sun? Answer: (Give either name or chemical symbol)

9. Magnesium gets its name from the Latin for magnet. True False

10. Which of the following elements is NOT named after a planet (or at least shares the same name as one of them?- think carefully- one of the names is not English!) tellurium hydrogen neptunium uranium