Silicon Valley was originally used to refer to the southern part of the San Francisco Bay Area in California, USA. Valley described the physical geography of the region while silicon was taken from the element used in the chips manufactured by the high-technology companies based there. Eventually the term began to be used for similar such locations in various other parts of the world which were home to large concentrations of technology companies.
2. Tin
Answer: Whistle
The tin whistle is a simple woodwind musical instrument that is closely associated with Celtic music. Other names for it include Irish whistle, feadog and Belfast hornpipe.
3. Oxygen
Answer: Mask
An oxygen mask is a device used to assist in breathing by supplying oxygen directly from a storage tank. Airplanes have oxygen masks available onboard to aid during times of extreme turbulence.
4. Neon
Answer: Sign
Sign boards that are lit through the use of gas tubes containing rarified neon are called neon signs. The first application of neon lighting for sign boards was demonstrated by a French man called Georges Claude in 1910 at the Paris Motor Show. The method gained traction becoming especially popular in the United States in the mid-20th century.
5. Hydrogen
Answer: Bomb
Nuclear bombs were colloquially called hydrogen bombs or H-bombs as the power within the bomb was generated by the fusion of isotopes of hydrogen.
6. Platinum
Answer: Blonde
Different terms are sometimes used to highlight differences between various shades of blonde hair. Platinum blonde refers to blonde hair which almost appears white, like the metal it is named after.
7. Silver
Answer: Lining
A popular saying states that 'every cloud has a silver lining' which means that even a bleak situation has something positive about it.
8. Carbon
Answer: Dating
Carbon dating is a scientific technique used to determine the age of an object that contains organic matter. First developed in the 1940s, it is used widely to date archaeological discoveries. The process entails delineating traces of the radioactive isotope of carbon found in the object and using it to pinpoint the approximate age.
9. Gold
Answer: Digger
Gold-digger is often used disparagingly to describe a woman who marries or associates with a wealthy man purely for the material gains. In recent times, the term has achieved some form of gender neutrality.
10. Iron
Answer: Curtain
The term 'Iron Curtain' was used during the Cold War to describe the barrier between the western world, mainly the United States and countries in western Europe, and the Soviet Union and the eastern European countries that were under Soviet influence. While the term had been in usage earlier as well, it gained popularity during the Cold War.
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