The Periodic Table: Elements of Knowledge!

#66 Week 14

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Sigrun Sørumgård
April 02, 2025

How well do you know the elements and their properties? Test your chemistry skills now!

  1. What is the atomic symbol for gold?

  2. Which element is known as the "building block of life", with the atomic symbol C?

  3. What is the group of elements in group 18 called, this is the group farthest to the right in the table?

  4. What is the lightest element?

  5. Who is considered the founder of the modern periodic table?

  6. Which element has the atomic symbol, Fe?

  7. What does the atomic number tell us about an element?

  8. What is the only liquid metal at room temperature?

  9. What is the heaviest element found naturally on Earth, it has atomic number 92?

  10. How many elements are there in the periodic table as of March 2025?

The Wonder Wall

  • The first element to be created artificially was technetium (Tc). In 1937, it was first synthesised.

  • And out of all the elements, 20 are man-made!

  • Elbert Einstein’s name has given to one of the elements, i.e., Einsteinium. Many other elements were named after the places where they were discovered, or planets that was just discovered.

Yesterday´s Questions & Answers

  1. What is celebrated on April 22nd every year?

    Earth Day is a day to honor the Earth. The celebration takes place on April 22nd every year and aims to draw attention to all environmental problems. The organization Earthday.org organizes Earth Day celebrations in more than 190 countries.

  2. Which spacecraft with the first human crew was launched on April 12, 1961?

    On April 12, 1961, Vostok 1 was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome with Yuri Gagarin on board. He completed the pioneering journey of one orbit around the Earth lasting 108 minutes in the Vostok 1 spacecraft, thus becoming the first human in space, at the age of 27.

  3. Which two zodiac signs are found in the month of April?

    Aries from March 21 to April 20 and Taurus from April 21 to May 21.

  4. On April 19, 1897, the first edition of what is considered to be the world's oldest annual marathon took place. What is the name of this race?

    The Boston Marathon is an annual marathon held in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. The race is held on the third Monday in April, known as Patriots' Day.

  5. Which American civil rights activist was killed on April 4, 1968?

    Martin Luther King Jr. He was shot by a bullet outside Room 306 of the Lorraine Motel on April 4, 1968. He died in hospital a few hours later, aged just 39.

  6. Which European nation officially became a republic on April 25, 1974, following the "Carnation Revolution"?

    Portugal

  7. Which famous duo released the song "April Come She Will"?

    "April Come She Will" is a song by American music duo Simon & Garfunkel from their second studio album, Sounds of Silence (1966)

  8. Which famous statesman was shot on April 14, 1865, and died the next day?

    Abraham Lincoln was shot and mortally wounded by an assassin during a play at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day.

  9. What is the birthstone for April?

    Diamond

  10. What is the name of the famous novel by T.S. Eliot that begins with "April is the cruellest month"?

    The Waste Land