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1. Who did Zeus visit as a golden shower?
2. In the US, which of these subjects is represented by a collar of gold during college graduation?
3. Which of these is nicknamed "The Golden State"?
4. Which of these numbers is the "golden ratio"?
5. Over the first half of 2005, what price would you probably have to pay for an ounce of gold in US dollars?
6. Which of these illnesses is treated by a gold preparation called sodium aurothiomalate?
7. The American gold coin known as the eagle and weighing a quarter troy ounce was a ________ coin.
8. Although gold is considered a stable element, it does have some radioactive isotopes. Which of these isotopes is used to treat cancer?
9. Two world famous chains of gyms were started by whom?
10. Which North American gold rush gave us the term "old sourdough"?
11. We all know that The Ian Fleming book "Goldfinger" centered around gold. What other James Bond story also centered around gold?
12. What is the atomic number for gold?
13. The Gold Star Chili restaurant serves what style of chili?
14. Where would an Australian go if they want to vacation at the Gold Coast?
15. Who wrote "The Gold Bug"?
16. Which university has a student newspaper called "Old Gold and Black"?
17. Who starred in the 1925 movie "The Gold Rush"?
18. What Canadian province has the community of Gold River?
19. What years were the United States legally on the gold standard?
20. According to Shakespeare, "All that ________ is not gold"
21. Most gold medals are actually a lesser metal that has been gilded (coated with gold). Which of these medals is solid gold throughout?
22. What is the crystal structure of gold?
23. In Sting's "Fields of Gold", the field of gold represents what?
24. Pure gold is how many karats?
25. What is the traditional gift for a 50th anniversary?
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