My Precious (Metals) Trivia Quiz

Answer: Indium

Indium is the only real element on the list that is anywhere near gray. Gold and copper are both known for their colors. Wonderflonium is a fictional element from the internet show "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog".

The metal was named indium after the color it turns, indigo, when in liquid form.

Answer: Palladium

Palladium has an atomic number of 46 and it is one of the elements within the platinum group metals. Named after the asteroid Pallas, in 2007 the top-producing palladium nations included Russia with 44%, South Africa with 40%, Canada with 6%, and the United States with 5%.

Answer: Ruthenium

Usually found with platinum deposits, it is chiefly a byproduct of platinum mining and refining. It can also be a byproduct of nickel mining, such as in Ontario, Canada's Sudbury region.

Answer: False

Both Vibranium and the nation of Wakanda are made up. Within the Marvel Comics universe the metal is the rarest and strongest on Earth, but in the real world it doesn't exist.

Answer: Gold

Gold is a soft metal that has many uses. It was used as one of the earliest forms of currency in the world, and is used to make jewelry, dental implants and many contacts for various electrical devices.

Answer: True

Osmium is one of the Platinum group metals, with a bluish, silvery shine when in a solid form.

It has a high melting point, and is the most dense of all naturally occurring elements.

Answer: Rhenium

Rhenium has a very high melting point, making it great to use for jet engines, filaments and other pieces and parts that get quite hot on a frequent basis.

Its atomic number is 75 and it is known by the symbol Re on the periodic table.

Answer: Silver

Silver, along with Gold, is one of the most valuable precious metals because of its worldwide use as a form of currency.

From 2000 to 2009, China, Mexico and Chile were the top three producers of silver in the world. Silver had an atomic number of 47.

Answer: Platinum

Platinum, among the metals in this quiz, is second only to gold in malleability.

The metal is highly stable, and takes much longer than most metals to start corroding when left out to the natural elements. It is often used as a catalyst for chemical reactions as it doesn't tend to react to much on its own.

The atomic number is 78.

Answer: Rhodium

Rhodium's atomic number is 45 and it's periodic symbol is Rh.

Rhodium is among the most rare of all naturally occurring elements. It is often used to coat silver or white gold jewelry to help it have an extra shine, and is used in nuclear reactors to measure neutron flux.