A Sliver of Silver Trivia Quiz

Answer: The Lone Ranger

'The Lone Ranger' started as a radio show in 1933 and became a TV show which ran from 1949 to 1957. The show, set in the American Old West, featured a former Texas Ranger (known as The Lone Ranger) who fought outlaws accompanied by his friend Tonto. Silver was the name of The Lone Ranger's horse while Tonto rode a house called Scout.

Answer: Treasure Island

'Treasure Island' is a novel from 1883 by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stephenson. It tells the story of a quest to locate buried pirate treasure after the central character, Jim Hawkins, finds a pirate treasure map. Long John Silver is the ship's cook, former pirate and chief villain of the book.

His appearance contains many things that have become common in portrayals of pirates including a wooden leg and a parrot on his shoulder.

Answer: Ag

The chemical symbol for silver is Ag. The symbol derives from the Latin name for silver, argentum, which in turn is derived from the Greek argos which means shiny. Silver is a transition metal and it has the highest electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, and reflectivity of any metal.

Answer: 2p coin

A 2p coin in the UK is usually copper in colour although since 1992 they have been made from steel and just coated in copper. This because the rising price of the metal copper meant that had the coins continued to be made from copper the metal in them would have been worth more than the value of the coin.

The other coins listed are all silver in colour although they are not made from the metal silver. The 20p and 50p coins are made from an alloy of copper and nickel called cupronickel. The 5p used to be made from cupronickel but as of 2012 is made of zinc coated steel.

Answer: 25

A silver anniversary celebrates 25 years of something. The term is most commonly used of a marriage. The notion of a silver anniversary can be traced back to the Holy Roman Empire where it was customary for husbands to crown their wives with a silver wreath on the 25th anniversary of their marriage.

Answer: Insect

A silverfish is a small, wingless insect. Its name derives from its silvery blue colour and fluid, fish-like movement. Silverfish can be found in Africa, the Americas, Australia, Eurasia, and parts of the Pacific. Silverfish are regarded as one of the oldest insects on Earth having evolved into their present state nearly 400 million years ago.

Answer: Pokemon

'Pokemon Silver' was first released in Japan in 1999 alongside 'Pokemon Gold'. The games were originally developed for the GameBoy Color. The games were the first of the second generation of Pokemon games and introduced 100 new species of Pokemon.

Answer: Ohio

The Silver Memorial Bridge connects Gallipolis in Ohio with Henderson in West Virginia via US Route 35. The bridge is a cantilever type bridge and was opened in 1969. The Silver Memorial Bridge is a replacement for the Silver Bridge which collapsed in 1967 resulting in the deaths of 46 people.

Answer: Christmas Island

Silver City is found on Christmas Island which is an external territory of Australia. Silver City was constructed in 1970 and takes its name from the aluminium cladding used on the houses to help protect them from cyclones. Silver City is located on the Northern tip of Christmas Island.

Answer: Statistics

Nate Silver is a US statistician who is the editor in chief of the statistics based blog FiveThirtyEight. He is also well known for using statistical data to predict the outcomes of US elections. His predictions have been very accurate with him correctly predicting the result of 49 states in the 2008 US Presidential election and all 50 states in the 2012 election.