Chemical Spell Creates Fire Trivia Quiz

Answer: Cremate

Carbon (C) Tellurium (TE) Erbium (ER) Americium (AM)

The discoverer (or at least a part of him) of the dwarf planet Pluto went on a journey to where no cremated human remains have been before. The New Horizons spacecraft launched in 2006 on its journey to the Kuiper Belt to examine the former planet. Before the ship left Earth a small portion of Clyde Tombaugh's ashes were placed inside. Clyde discovered Pluto in 1930 and his remains were expected to be in close proximity to the dwarf planet by 2015, if the New Horizons' mission was successful.

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Answer: Furnaces

Fluorine (F) Uranium (U) Radon (RN) Actinium (AC) Einsteinium (ES)

When I hear furnace I always think of the fiery furnace from the Bible but in googling fiery furnace I found an even more interesting entry. In Arches National Park in Utah there is a place called the Fiery Furnace. According to the National Parks Service website it is "a natural labyrinth of narrow passages between towering sandstone walls." The Park Service encourages first time visitors to go on a ranger-led tour or with someone who has visited the area before as GPS does not work well because of the high sandstone walls. Hiking permits are also available but certain conditions must be met.

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Answer: Inferno

Iron (FE) Nickel (NI) Radon (RN) Oxygen (O)

An inferno is a place of fiery destruction, like hell for instance. I cannot help but recall a film every time I hear the word "inferno". "The Towering Inferno" was a 1974 movie that was one of the first public disaster-types that I can remember. A fire develops during the dedication ceremony of a massive, albeit poorly built, office building (the tallest in the world at the time) with a vast number of people trapped inside. While the movie had many suspenseful moments with some horrific deaths, most of the party-goers do survive. The film was a special effects masterpiece and was heavily nominated for both Academy and Golden Globe awards.

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Answer: Flak

Fluorine (F) Potassium (K) and Lanthanum (LA)

The German "Eighty Eight" was one of the most feared flak guns of World War II. As well as its role against aircraft the Eighty Eight was highly effective against Allied armour, having great success against Allied tanks. Consequently, the gun became the prototype for the main gun on the Tiger I heavy tank. While this combination of firepower and armour was feared amongst Allied units, the tank could not be manufactured in sufficient numbers with just over 1,300 being produced. In comparison, the USA produced 49,000 Sherman tanks and the Soviet Army came forward with in excess of 80,000 T-34s during the same period.

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Answer: Sear

Arsenic (AS) Erbium (ER)

The sear is an integral component of the trigger mechanism in a wide range of firearms. Its role is to hold the hammer in place until there has been sufficient pressure applied to the trigger to discharge it. It is not unusual for firearms to have multiple sears, the Ruger Redhawk is one that has twin sears whilst the Browning BLR has three.

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Answer: Passion

Protactinium (PA) Osminium (OS) Nickel (NI) Sulphur (S)

The word passion has been used here as it is one that evokes intensity in emotion, such as the fire within, lust or love, or the warmth that comes from being emotional.

The Passion is a term used by Christians to describe the final days in the life of Jesus Christ. In what is usually referred to as Holy Week, the commemoration begins with the arrival of Jesus into Jerusalem (Palm Sunday) where the people laid down their cloaks and small branches from trees to mark his path and then continues on to describe events such as The Last Supper, Jesus' expressions of doubt (The Agony) in the Garden of Gethsemane and then his betrayal, arrest and crucifixion.

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Answer: Blazing

Silver (AG) Lithium (LI) Boron (B) Zinc (ZN)

Blazing a trail involves leaving markings, called blazes, to indicate a route taken or to be taken. In days gone by this used to be done by carving marks into trees. This could be something as simple as a couple of slashes or a preconceived symbol created with an axe or a knife in the bark. In today's more environmentally aware society it has become more prudent to blaze a trail using paint or fixed markers. Paint, however, still has the potential to poison the environment so these blazes are generally kept small.

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Answer: Embers

Beryllium (BE) Samarium (SM) Rhenium (RE)

The former Australian Rules footballer Andrew Embley has the nickname of "Embers". He played the majority of his career with the West Coast Eagle's retiring at the end of 2013 Australian Football League (AFL) season after playing a total of 250 games for his club. He now runs a cookery demonstration business called "Cooking with Embers" and is a co-owner of a seafood restaurant in Claremont, which is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia.

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Answer: Roast

Tantalum (TA) Strontium (SR) Oxygen (O)

"Celebrity Roasted" would sound like the sort of sensationalist headline you would see in a tabloid newspaper. The truth is quite the opposite - it being a mock toast delivered by friends and fans of the celebrity in question. The jibes are delivered in good humour and are not taken as insults.
Dean Martin bought the roasts to prominence during the mid 1970s when he hosted a series of them during his self-named variety show.

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Answer: Scorch

Sulfur (S) Chromium (CR) Oxygen (O) Carbon (C) Hydrogen (H)

In the 5th episode of the first television series of "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D", "Girl in the Flower Dress", we are greeted by a character known as Scorch, played by Louis Ozawa Changchien. Scorch is blessed with pyrotechnic abilities and is promised fame and fortune in exchange for undergoing some tests. Unbeknown to Scorch he is being set up to have his blood harvested by his so called new friends for further experimentation. S.H.I.E.L.D attempt to rescue Scorch from his captors but the tests have toyed with his mind to the point that he cannot see reason and he kills some of the S.H.I.E.L.D agents. Agents Coulson and May try to save him but soon realise he is beyond redemption and are forced to kill him by making his powers unstable.

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