Elementary My Dear Trivia Quiz

Answer: Lithium

"Lithium" was from the hugely successful "Nevermind" album which also featured "Come As You Are" and "Smells Like Teen Spirit". "Nevermind" was the first Nirvana album to feature Dave Grohl on drums. It topped album charts in many countries when it was released in 1991 as well as charting well worldwide when the 20th anniversary deluxe edition was released in 2011.

The symbol for lithium is Li.

Answer: Silicon Valley

San Jose is the largest city in Silicon Valley, which took its name from the high number of silicon chip manufacturers in the area along with the many "dot.com" businesses that are headquartered there such as Apple, eBay, Google, Netflix and Facebook.

Si is the symbol for silicon.

Answer: London Palladium

The Royal Variety Performance is an annual charity fundraiser attended by members of the UK royal family featuring comedians, musicians and magicians. It has been held since 1912, when it was attended by King George V and has seen acts as diverse as Laurel and Hardy, The Bolshoi Ballet, Kanye West, The Shaolin Monks, Ozzy Osbourne and The Beatles perform for royalty.

Pd is the symbol for palladium.

Answer: The Irons

The nickname "The Irons" comes from the club's original name of Thames Ironworks Football Club; it was formed in 1895 as the works team of the largest shipbuilder on the River Thames. The club disbanded in June 1900, but reformed in less than four weeks as West Ham United.

The symbol for iron is Fe.

Answer: Silver

From 1933-1938, the Lone Ranger rode a horse called Dusty, then in the episode entitled "The Legend Of Silver", he rescued a wild horse from a buffalo attack and this horse chose to give up its wild life and become the Lone Ranger's steed. This horse was named Silver, which has a chemical symbol of Ag. Dusty is not an element in the periodic table.

Answer: Freddie Mercury

Mercury was born Farrokh Bulsara in the Sultanate of Zanzibar, moving to England aged 17 in 1964 as his family fled the Zanzibar Revolution. Queen were formed in 1970, and never really looked back; their career took off from the release of their first album in 1973 and their popularity grew with each release until Mercury died in 1991 from an AIDS related illness.

Mercury has a symbol of Hg.

Answer: Krypton

Prior to the planet exploding, the infant Kal-El was placed in an escape rocket bound for Earth by his father. Kal-El became Superman, and debate continues (depending on which comic book one uses) as to whether he is the last remaining Kryptonian or whether others, such as Supergirl and Krypto the Superdog also survived.

The symbol for krypton is Kr.

Answer: Lead pipe

Other changes included the addition of three new weapons, (poison, a trophy and an axe), bringing the choice of weapons up from six to nine, and name changes for some of the murder suspects. The house in which the murder takes place was modernized as the cellar became a swimming pool, the billiard room became a home theatre and the conservatory became a spa.

Lead has a symbol of Pb.

Answer: The Adventures Of Tintin

"The Adventures of Tintin" first appeared in 1929 in a Belgian newspaper and had by the late 2000s been translated into over 70 different languages, which shows the popularity of this plucky reporter as there were only 24 comic books published. The last was in 1986, published posthumously after author and creator Herge died in 1983.

Tin has a symbol of Sn.

Answer: Gold

Goldfish are members of the carp family and are native to Asia, although common goldfish, as well as some fancy varieties such as the Shubunkin will thrive in any climate that will support a pond. Goldfish are used to help contain the spread of West Nile Virus as they will consume a large number of mosquitoes when added to stagnant water.

The symbol for gold is Au.