How familiar are you with the names of elements?

1. Which element is named after the sun?

2. Which element is named after the moon?

3. Which elements are named after four different planets?

4. Which element means the earth?

5. Which element is named after the man who stole fire from the gods in Roman mythology?

6. Which element is named after a US State?

7. Which elements are named after two continents?

8. Which element is named after the Greek work meaning "colour"?

9. Which element is named after the largest asteroid in the solar system?

10. Which element is named after the man who discovered the theory of relativity?

11. Which element is named after the man who left his money to use for prizes every year in litreature, Chemistry, Physics, Medicine, Peace and Mathematics?

12. Which element comes from the Greek word meaning "smelly"?

13. Which element used to be called "brimstone"?

14. Which element is named after the mythological man who was tied down with a sword hanging from a silken thread above his head?

15. Which elements old name was "Azote" meaning "inert air"

16. Which element is named after a University in the USA?

17. Which element is named after the man who first drew the periodic table?

18. Which element is named after the man who discovered the theory of relativity?

19. Which element is named after a town in Scotland?

20. Which elements are named after a town in Sweden (there are three of them!)?

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