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Use the symbols of the periodic table of chemical elements to identify words for a loved one. Example: Lutetium and Vanadium = LuV. All the answers can be found in a dictionary. Don't put any spaces in the answer, except between words. Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by Lottie1001. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Lottie1001

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
357,051

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

Plays
1162

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Question 1 of 10

1. Holmium, Neon, Yttrium.

Answer: (One Word - 5 letters)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Hydrogen, Uranium, Nitrogen, Potassium.

Answer: (One Word - 4 letters)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Praseodymium, Indium, Carbon, Einsteinium, Sulfur.

Answer: (One Word - 8 letters)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Carbon, Hydrogen, Americium, Phosphorus.

Answer: (One Word - 5 letters)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Sulfur, Uranium, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Hydrogen, Iodine, Neon.

Answer: (One Word - 8 letters)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Oxygen, Thorium, Erbium, Hydrogen, Aluminium, Fluorine.

Answer: (Two Words - 5 & 4 letters)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Barium, Beryllium.

Answer: (One Word - 4 letters)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Praseodymium, Indium, Cerium.

Answer: (One Word - 6 letters)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Carbon, Holmium, Selenium, Nitrogen.

Answer: (One Word - 6 letters)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Phosphorous, Rhenium, Carbon, Iodine, Oxygen, Uranium, Sulfur.

Answer: (One Word - 8 letters)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Holmium, Neon, Yttrium.

Answer: Honey

Ho - Holmium
Ne - Neon
Y - Yttrium

HoNeY

Honey is a sweet sticky substance produced by bees. The word comes from the Old English word "hunig".

2. Hydrogen, Uranium, Nitrogen, Potassium.

Answer: Hunk

H - Hydrogen
U - Uranium
N - Nitrogen
K - Potassium

HUNK

Hunk is a term for a piece broken off a larger object. The word is probably of Dutch or Low Germanic origin.

3. Praseodymium, Indium, Carbon, Einsteinium, Sulfur.

Answer: Princess

Pr - Praseodymium
In - Indium
C - Carbon
Es - Einsteinium
S - Sulfur

PrInCEsS

A princess is a daughter of a monarch or a wife of a prince. It is a Middle English word from the Old French "princesse".

4. Carbon, Hydrogen, Americium, Phosphorus.

Answer: Champ

C - Carbon
H - Hydrogen
Am - Americium
P - Phosphorus

CHAmP

Champ is short for champion, which comes through Middle English and Old French from the Latin "campus".

5. Sulfur, Uranium, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Hydrogen, Iodine, Neon.

Answer: Sunshine

S - Sulfur
U - Uranium
N - Nitrogen
S - Sulfur
H - Hydrogen
I - Iodine
Ne - Neon

SUNSHINe

Sunshine is a word for unbroken sunlight, which is also used for cheerfulness or happiness.

6. Oxygen, Thorium, Erbium, Hydrogen, Aluminium, Fluorine.

Answer: Other half

O - Oxygen
Th - Thorium
Er - Erbium
H - Hydrogen
Al - Aluminium
F - Fluorine

OThER HAlF

Other half is a term used to describe one's wife, husband, or partner in a relationship.

7. Barium, Beryllium.

Answer: Babe

Ba - Barium
Be - Beryllium

BaBe

Babe is short for "baby". The word is of Middle English origin, and probably comes from copying a baby's first attempt at speech.

8. Praseodymium, Indium, Cerium.

Answer: Prince

Pr - Praseodymium
In - Indium
Ce - Cerium

PrInCe

A prince is a son or grandson of a ruling monarch. The word comes through Old French and Middle English from the Latin "princeps".

9. Carbon, Holmium, Selenium, Nitrogen.

Answer: Chosen

C - Carbon
Ho - Holmium
Se - Selenium
N - Nitrogen

CHoSeN

Chosen is the past tense of the verb "to choose", which comes from the Old English word "ceosan".

10. Phosphorous, Rhenium, Carbon, Iodine, Oxygen, Uranium, Sulfur.

Answer: Precious

P - Phosphorous
Re - Rhenium
C - Carbon
I - Iodine
O - Oxygen
U - Uranium
S - Sulfur

PReCIOUS

Precious describes something of great value. The word comes through Middle English and Old French from the Latin word "pretiosus".

Source: Author Lottie1001

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