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National Chemistry Week 2009

Year 9 ‘Pub Quiz’

Round 1

Food and Films

Complete the names of the films all with foods in their titles

1. The ………… of Wrath 2. Willy Wonka and the ………… Factory 3. Goodbye Mr ………… 4. The ………… Drop Kid 5. Fried Green …………6. Mystic …………7. American …………8. Attack of the Killer …………9. Layer …………10. A Clockwork …………

Round 1

Round 2

Food Chemistry

1. Which vitamin is associated with fruits such as lemons,

limes and grapefruit ?

a) A

b) B12

c) C

d) K

2. What is an ‘E number’ ?

a) European shoe size

b) Food additive number

c) Number of euros to the pound

d) Number of essential oils in food

3. Which gas is used to make ‘fizzy drinks’ ?

a) nitrogen

b) carbon monoxide

c) argon

d) carbon dioxide

4. NPK fertilizers are used in farming. What do the letters

‘NPK’ stand for ?

a) nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium

b) nitrogen, potassium and kaolin

c) Natural ProducKt

d) nitrogen per kilo

5. Which is thought to be the best source of calcium ?

a) green vegetables

b) diary products

c) red meat

d) fish

6. Sugar is a carbohydrate. Which chemical elements are

in sugar?

a) carbon and hydrogen only

b) carbon and water

c) carbon and oxygen only

d) carbon, hydrogen and oxygen

7. Salt is used to preserve and flavour food. What is the correct formula for salt ?

a) NaCL

b) SoCl

c) NaCl

d) SCh

8. Is the vinegar in the kitchen cupboard …

a) an acid

b) an alkali

c) Neutral

d) none of these ?

9. Which one of the following is not made from milk ?

a) Cheese

b) Yoghurt

c) Butter

d) margarine

10. Spinach and baked beans are good sources of iron in your diet. The chemical symbol for

iron is

a) I

b) Fe

c) Ir

d) F

Round 3

Know your fruit

1. In China the peach is a symbol of what?

a) Everlasting love

b) Financial gain

c) Cunning

d) Longevity and good luck

2. A Tangelo is a cross between a tangerine and what?

a) Melon

b) Pear

c) Grapefruit

d) Lemon

3. What is unusual about a banana tree?

a) It does not produce fruit until it is over a hundred years old

b) It thrives on salt water

c) The enormous red flowers bloom once every five years

d) It is a giant herb, not a tree

4. What is another name for the tamarillo?

a) Hairy melon

b) Stinky pear

c) Ground apple

d) Tree tomato

5. Which of the following fruits continues to ripen after it is

picked?

a) Strawberry

b) Kiwi

c) Tangerine

d) Pineapple

6. What colour is a custard apple?

a) Brown

b) Red

c) Green

d) Yellow

7. Which fruit has the highest oil content?

a) Peachb) Avocadoc) Olived) Mango

8. What percentage of the watermelon is water?

a) 34b) 80c) 66d) 92

9. Apple pips contain?

a) juiceb) Vitamin Hc) sodiumd) Cyanide

10. Every year there are, on average, how many banana-

related accidents?

a) 20b) 300c) 100d) 50

Round 4

Picture round

Round 4 – Fruit and Nuts

Round 5

In the Kitchen

1. One of the reasons that a bee sting is so painful is that its sting is acidic.

Which one of the following household chemicals might bring some pain relief?

a) Vinegar

b) Lemon Juice

c) Bicarbonate of Soda (Baking Powder)

d) Water

2. What is the correct name for ‘natural gas’ (the mains gas used to for both

heating and cooking)?

a) Methane

b) Ethane

c) Butane

d) Propane

3. Which of the following things that you might find in a kitchen CANNOT be used

as an acid-base indicator?

a) Blackcurrants

b) Raspberries

c) Apples

d) Red Cabbage

4. A chemical sometimes found in first aid kits is iodine solution. What is used

for?

a) Smelling Salts

b) Eye Drops

c) An Anaesthetic

d) An Antiseptic

5. Which of the following is NOT a plastic?

a) Polypropylene

b) Polystyrene

c) Poly Vinyl Chloride

d) Polyphonic

6. A chemical that can be used as bleach, a disinfectant and an antiseptic has the

chemical formula H2O2. What is its name?

a) Water

b) Hypoxide

c) Hydrogen Peroxide

d) Heavy Water

7. Which of the following substance is NOT used as a way of preserving food?

a) Sugar

b) Salt

c) Vinegar

d) Milk

8. Old thermometers used to contain the element mercury. What is the chemical

symbol for mercury?

a) Me

b) Mg

c) Pb

d) Hg

9. What is the odourless, toxic gas that can be produced by faulty gas fires?

a) Carbon Dioxide

b) Hydrogen Cyanide

c) Carbon Monoxide

d) Hydrogen Sulphide

10. Which combination of household substances would produce a reaction

that gives off carbon dioxide gas?

a) Vinegar and Milk

b) Water and Sodium Bicarbonate (Baking Powder)

c) Vinegar and Sodium Bicarbonate (Baking Powder)

d) Vinegar and Salt

Round 6

Music Round

Allow approximately 10 minutes for this round

Click on the speaker to play each track

Track 1

Track 2

Track 3

Track 4

Track 5

Track 6

Track 7

Track 8

Tie breaker

If you have 4 bananas in one hand and 5 mangoes in the other,

what do you have?

Tie breaker answer….

Big Hands!!

Tiebreaker

Fridge magnets are a common sight in many kitchens. Which of the following

metals is not magnetic?

a) Cobalt

b) Iron

c) Nickel

d) Magnesium

Fridge magnets are a common sight in many kitchens. Which of the following

metals is not magnetic?

a) Cobalt

b) Iron

c) Nickel

d) Magnesium

Answer Grids

Complete the names of the films all with foods in their titles

1. The ………… of Wrath 2. Willy Wonka and the ………… Factory 3. Goodbye Mr ………… 4. The ………… Drop Kid 5. Fried Green …………6. Mystic …………7. American …………8. Attack of the Killer …………9. Layer …………10. A Clockwork …………

Round 1

Round 2 Food chemistry

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Round 3 – Know your fruit

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Round 4 – Fruit and Nuts

Round 5 Kitchen Chemistry

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Round 6 Music round

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Don’t forget to email the score of your winning team to drprobotham@yahoo.co.uk

to be entered into the prize draw, please include a contact name and address for the distribution

of prizes.

Any feedback would also be much appreciated.

Happy Chemistry Week