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Pop Quiz: All About Chemistry

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1.

Atoms are made up the following three elements:

Protons, neutrons, and electrons
Protons, lipases and iodine
Electrons, quarks, and bohrium

2.

This granular body lies inside the nucleus of a cell and contains RNA:

Nucleon
Nucleolus
Sodium

3.

Who said that “There’s nothing colder than chemistry?"

Albert Einstein
Timothy Leary
Anita Loos

4.

It’s that weird-smelling gaseous compound you had to breathe when you were dissecting frogs in high-school biology:

Formaldehyde
Radon
Hydrogen

5.

A basic difference between the study of organic and inorganic chemistry is:

They are spelled differently
Organic chemistry focuses on compounds containing carbon, whereas inorganic chemistry does not.
Inorganic chemistry focuses on living things.

6.

DNA stands for:

Deoxyribonucleic Acid
Determinable Non-Atomic
Dysprosium Nucleic Acid

7.

Sulfur is found in this commonly used household product:

Toothpaste
Matches
Glue

8.

This antioxidant is found in tomatoes and is thought to help prevent cancer:

Lycopene
Taurine
Zinc

9.

If you or your pet gets sprayed by a skunk, you can use this mix of chemicals to get rid of the odor:

Sulfur and rubbing alcohol
Hydrogen peroxide and baking soda
Ammonium Lauryl Sulfate and citric acid

10.

He was one of the scientists who discovered the double-helix structure of DNA:

Victor Curie
Francis Crick
Charles Darwin