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[edit] Elemental names and etymology

(because only I would try to mix chemistry, language and the classics into one round)

[edit] Elements named after places

  1. There are only 30g of what alkali metal, one of two named after its discoverer's country, on the planet at any time, as it is continually decaying? Francium (the other being Gallium)
  2. The city of Ytterby, with a quarry rich in rare elements, in what country, is the direct namesake for the elements Yttrium, Ytterbium, Terbium and Erbium? Three other elements also trace their origin to the Ytterby quarry: Gadolinium (named after Professor Johan Gadolin), Holmium (from the Latin name for a major city nearby), and Thulium, (Thule is an old Latin word for the area). Answer:Sweden (Thule refers to the Nordic Countries)
  3. The element Hafnium is named after the Latin word for what city, home of Tuborg and Carlsberg beers? Copenhagen
  4. Helium is named after the Greek god of the place it was first found, being the first new element to be found there. Where was it found? The sun
  5. What element gained its name from the island of Cyprus, and is responsible for the colour of the island on its flag? Copper
  6. Lutetium is from the Latin name for which city, home of the house duo Daft Punk? Paris

[edit] Others

  1. Name either of the non-Greco-Roman gods with elements named after them. Five points (yes five) for naming both. Thor (Thorium) and Freyja (Vanadium, Vanadis being a poetic alternate name)
  2. The archaic name, wolfram, for this element with the highest boiling point of any pure metal comes from Swedish. This explains its seemingly bizarre chemical symbol. What is the element's current name, also Swedish, and meaning "heavy stone"? Tungsten
  3. What common element found in ozone gets its name from the sour taste it imparts in creating acids? Oxygen
  4. The element with the symbol Sg is the only one to ever have been named after a living person. Who? Glenn Seaborg
  5. Hydrargyros and its calque (word-for-word translation) quicksilver are archaic names for what element? Mercury
  6. What former professor of McGill university has an element named after him? Ernest Rutherford

Super elaborate and to hard to make a question but potentially worth sharing: Gallium is from the Latin Gallia (Gaul in English), essentially modern France and was discovered and named by Lecoq de Boisbaudran. It was later claimed that, in one of those multilingual puns so beloved of men of science in the early 19th century, he had also named gallium after himself, as his name, "Lecoq," is the French for "the rooster," and the Latin for "rooster" is "gallus". The gallus homonymy meaning both Frenchman and rooster is also the reason the rooster is the national animal of France.

[edit] General

  1. What part of the body did the medieval armour piece the gorget protect? Throat/Neck
  2. What is the largest land predator ever, with a large sail on its back, as seen in Jurassic Park 3? Spinosaurus
  3. The first one of these was built in 1853, surprisingly preceding the invention of the safe passenger elevator by four years, but was round instead of rectangular because that shape was thought at the time to have been more efficient. Elevator shaft
  4. What is throwing a coin backwards over your shoulder into Rome's Trevi fountain supposed to do? Ensure you return to Rome someday
  5. According to an Indian (or should I say First Nations) proverb, what should you walk a mile in before you judge a man? His moccasins
  6. What is the most specific thing that cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, kale, kohlrabi and Brussels sprouts have in common? They are all the same species.
  7. Name a year in which Isaac Newton was alive. 1642-1727
  8. Name any of the four provinces of Ireland. 2 points for all four, 3 points for including also the historical fifth province. Connacht, Ulster, Leinster, Munster, + Meath
  9. What nation always dominates the World Beard and Moustache Championships, also having hosted it more times than any other country? Germany
  10. What Hawaiian island is home to over 3/4 of the population of the entire state? Oahu
  11. Name either of the two states that Hoover Dam is in. Kudos for both, but no extra points. Arizona and Nevada
  12. What humour magazine, which self identifies as being written by "The usual gang of idiots" almost always features a redheaded boy with a tooth missing on the cover? MAD Bonus: What is his name? Alfred E. Neuman
  13. Martin Strel
  14. Green Eggs and Ham
  15. What Illinois university stages a mindblowingly awesome scavenger hunt each year, with successful things done including building a nuclear breeder reactor from scratch? University of Chicago
  16. Name 2 of the 3 crew members of Apollo 11, the first manned mission to land on the moon. 2 points for all 3, and negative 2 points for conspiracy theories. Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and 'Buzz' Aldrin, Jr.
  17. On which side of the body are the liver, heart, and stomach for the most part? 3 answers required for 1 point total. Right, left, left.
  18. What Indonesian island is the world's most populous island, with a population of 124 million, on par with all of the islands of Japan? For those of you who don't know geography, it is also the name of a programming language. Java
  19. Where might you see the nonconversational language Headlinese? In headlines.
  20. What entertainment industry newspaper is famed for using such headlines as "Sticks nix hick pix"? Variety
  21. Because you apparently thought my last Belgian questions were hard, here's an easy one: name a famous Belgian.

[edit] Abbreviations

  1. Alt on the keyboard.
  2. I.e.
  3. Fax.
  4. http
  5. QED in math proofs

[edit] Orders of magnitude

All questions in this round need only be within an order of magnitude to be correct. For example, if the correct answer is 50, anything between 5 and 500 will be accepted.

  1. GDP of planet earth. 50 trillion dollars
  2. Surface area of planet earth. 510,072,000 km²
  3. Mass of an apple. 200g
  4. Tallest tree. 115m
  5. Population of Belgium. 10 million
  6. Volume of an average bathtub. 150L

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