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St. Patrick's Day Chemistry Trivia
St. Patrick's Day Chemistry Trivia
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Celebrating chemistry of St. Patrick's day traditions and everything green!
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1
Green food dye permitted in the USA has all these names EXCEPT
Fast Green FCF
Green 1724
FD&C Green No. 3
Copper (II) Sulfate
2
The
Emerald Tablet of Hermes
is said to be the basis of Western ____.
alchemy
fashion
music
democracy
3
Dark green vegetables contain _____.
magnesium
calcium
iron
all of the above
4
Corned beef gets its characteristic red color from compounds containing these.
perchlorates
nitrites
red food dyes
nitrates
5
Green LED's are made from ____.
chlorophyll
gallium nitride
FD&C Green No. 2
phthalo green
6
The Blarney Stone is made of this type of rock.
carboniferous limestone
Dwayne Johnson
vesicular basalt
bituminous slate
7
Ireland's natural mineral resources included all of these EXCEPT ___.
uranium
zinc
copper
gold
8
The U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing began using green pigment in paper money in 1929 because...
all of these
green pigment was cheap
green pigment is harder to counterfeit
green pigment is chemically stable
9
Leprechauns are thought to horde this element.
gold
silver
carbon (diamonds)
platinum
10
This beverage is made by fermenting honey.
chai
mead
beer
Kool Aide for grownups
11
Shamrock Industries is a global leader in this.
Polyester
micronized wax
shamrocks
petroleum extraction
12
Druidic elements include all of the following EXCEPT__.
gwyar (blood)
nwyfre (sky)
calas (hardness)
laidir (laughter)
13
In olden times, this element was used to make candy green.
zinc
gold
arsenic
lithium
14
Soylent Green is eventually made of this.
pineapples
people
potatoes
plankton
15
Irish chemist Robert Boyle is famous for this.
Boyle's Conundrum
Boyle's Anarchy
Boyle's Temperature
Boyle's Law
16
Shamrock Shakes actually do not contain green food coloring.
False
True
17
Green chlorophyll contains this element.
gold
magnesium
cobalt
iron
18
Emeralds get their green color from these elements.
chromium and vanadium
beryllium and lithium
earth, wind, and fire
iron and copper
19
Bob Ross' phthalo green contains all of these elements EXCEPT
copper
nitrogen
oxygen
chlorine
20
A green solution absorbs green wavelengths of light.
False
True
21
Irish soda bread was first made in the 1830's when this compound was introduced in Ireland.
cane sugar
fairy repellent
sodium bicarbonate
hydrogen dioxide
22
Blue-green cyanobacteria are thought to have produced this in Earth's atmosphere billions of years ago.
nitrogen
water
oxygen
carbon dioxide
23
The Chicago Plumber's Union uses this to dye the Chicago River green on St. Patrick's Day.
FD&C Green No. 2
vegetable based orange powder
phthalo green
copper (I) chloride
24
The marshmallow pieces in Lucky Charms are technically called this.
charms
marbits
mashed potatoes
shamrocks
25
This Irishwoman held a masters degree in chemistry and was also a barrister (lawyer.)
Jeanine Pirro
Scarlett O'Hara
Brigid Cotter
Judge Judy
