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Salt: The True Story Trivia Quiz

I was watching the History Channel the other day and they had an entire show on salt. I found it very interesting, so I thought I would test your knowledge. Good Luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by Kinneylover20. Estimated time: 2 mins.

Author
Kinneylover20

Time
2 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
225,542

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. The chemical compound known as salt is made from which elements? Hint

N2Cl

HMg

AgFl

NaCl

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Question 2 of 10

2. Salt consumption is absolutely, physiologically necessary for human life.

True

False

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Question 3 of 10

3. _____ actually means "worth in salt". Hint

Salary

Sale

Salivation

Slavery

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of these is a way of extracting salt from nature? Hint

Solar evaporation of salt water

Burning plants into ash

Mining deep into the earth for rock salt

All of these

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which ancient culture used a salt solution in the burial of the dead? Hint

Egyptians

Babylonians

Gauls

Incas

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which important historical figure is linked to bringing salt to the masses? Hint

Mother Theresa

Mahatma Gandhi

Marie Antoniette

Thomas Jefferson

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which country is home to the famous Wieliczka Salt Mine? Hint

Romania

Russia

Poland

Sweden

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Question 8 of 10

8. Today's common table salt ordinarily contains what additive? Hint

Magnesium

Sugar

Iodine

Potassium

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Question 9 of 10

9. While both of the elements in salt are highly useful, unfortunately they cannot be broken apart.

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. Even into the twentieth century Ethiopians accepted salt as a form of payment.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The chemical compound known as salt is made from which elements?

Answer: NaCl

Salt also goes by the name Sodium (Na) Chloride (Cl). When these two elements bond they form the Sodium Chloride compound.

2. Salt consumption is absolutely, physiologically necessary for human life.

Answer: True

5-10 grams of salt a day are required for humans to merely survive. The human body cannot produce or store Sodium Chloride, therefore it must be consumed.

3. _____ actually means "worth in salt".

Answer: Salary

While all of these words are related or derived from 'salt', salary literally means "worth in salt" in Latin.

4. Which of these is a way of extracting salt from nature?

Answer: All of these

While solar evaporation and mining are the most common ways of cultivating salt, some cultures burn plants and use the resulting ash to fulfill their need for salt. Although this is a primitive method of salt production, it does create a form of salt.

5. Which ancient culture used a salt solution in the burial of the dead?

Answer: Egyptians

The ancient Egyptians used salt in the embalming of corpses, a term more commonly known as mummification. The Egyptians removed all moisture from the body and wrap the corpses in strips of linen, leaving only a dried form that would not easily decay.

6. Which important historical figure is linked to bringing salt to the masses?

Answer: Mahatma Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi led the "Salt March" in 1930 to protest the English Salt Tax which essentially made it illegal to sell or produce salt, allowing a complete British monopoly.

7. Which country is home to the famous Wieliczka Salt Mine?

Answer: Poland

The mine features an enormous ballroom elaborately decorated with statues, chandeliers and carvings made entirely out of salt. These works of art were created by the salt miners who labored there for decades. The location was put on the World Heritage List, making it a national treasure.

8. Today's common table salt ordinarily contains what additive?

Answer: Iodine

Next time you fill up your salt shaker, check the package. It will most likely say "Iodized Salt". This is added to prevent occurrences of goiter, an enlargement of the thyroid gland.

9. While both of the elements in salt are highly useful, unfortunately they cannot be broken apart.

Answer: False

The sodium and the chloride can be separated and have many industrial uses in the production of baking soda, chlorine, chloroform, and sodium sulfate.

10. Even into the twentieth century Ethiopians accepted salt as a form of payment.

Answer: True

At one time, small circles of salt and metal were the form of currency in the world.

Source: Author Kinneylover20

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