Throwing Phosphorus in the Bosphorus Quiz

Answer: nickel sickle

You'll most often find nickel combined with other metals, like in coins, magnets and batteries.

Sickles are small tools with curved, almost semi-circular blades that are used to cut plants and grass.

Answer: copper lopper

Copper is an extremely useful metal which can be found in coins, wires and in the alloys brass and bronze, where it combines with zinc and tin, respectively.

A lopper is a handy tool with a saw on the end to cut hard-to-reach branches.

Answer: tin bin

Tin is used in circuitry, soldering, and in pewter.

I'm sure I don't need to remind you of what a bin is. I could remind you to always separate your household waste and recycling into separate bins, though.

Answer: gold mold

Gold is extremely malleable and ductile and is prized for its value. You'll find gold in jewellery, circuitry and in such luxuries as gold leaf.

Molds or moulds are casts that are usually of a certain shape and can be filled with a range of substances, edible or inedible, to produce an item in the mold's shape. Mold or mould is also a type of fungus, usually found on food that has gone off big time.

Answer: zinc link

Zinc is used to galvanise metal, improve the immune system, and can be found in batteries.

A chain is, quite obviously, a series of interconnected loops, known as links, though chains don't always have to be made of metal.

Answer: radium stadium

Radium is radioactive and was discovered by husband-and-wife duo Pierre and Marie Curie. When it was originally discovered, it was thought of and used as a novelty because it glowed in the dark.

Such famous world stadiums include Wembley Stadium in London, Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, and Yankee Stadium in New York City.

Answer: sodium podium

Sodium is an alkali metal, commonly found combined with chlorine as sodium chloride, or table salt. Depending on the size of the sodium, it will explode when thrown into water.

The winner's podium seen after sporting events features three different levels for the top three competitors in the event.

Answer: argon jargon

Argon is a noble gas and, after nitrogen and oxygen, is the third most abundant gas in the atmosphere.

If you're talking to someone and they use a lot of words that you don't recognise, chances are they're using jargon, specialised language associated with a particular field.

Answer: boron moron

Boron is used in domestic cleaning products and semiconductors. When ignited, boron burns green.

I can tell you that, despite this quiz's appalling title, I'm not a moron. I'm affectionately referred to as a muppet.

Answer: lead bed

Lead was famously used in Roman pipes, but more recently finds a home in car batteries, bullets, and in items used to shield against x-rays.

I think I might need a lie down after this. Thankfully, my bed isn't made of lead. It's made of... softness.