The Ultimate Chemistry Quiz
Think you can ace this chemistry quiz? From the history of science to modern-day discoveries in chemistry. Think famous chemists, explosive experiments and chemical elements for inspiration to ace our free chemistry quiz. You’ll find 50 questions divided into 5 rounds, so gather round for some scientific quizzing.
Round 1
1 – What is the name for the fear of chemicals and chemistry?
2 – Name the only two non-silver coloured metals?
3 – What is Trichloro Methane better known as?
4 – What is the name of the table of elements?
5 – What is the chemical formula of Baking soda?
6 – What is the chemical name of magnetite?
7 – Which English chemist’s work was central to the understanding of the molecular structures of DNA?
8 – Chemist, Linus Pauling took 18,000 mg of what per day?
9 – What is ‘Calcium Carbonate’ most commonly known as?
10 – What is the chemical formula of water?
Round 2
1 – What is the chemical formula of common salt?
2 – Who won a Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1958 for his work on the structure of protein?
3 – What is the Haber–Bosch process?
4 – What is ‘Solid Carbondiaoxide’ most commonly known as?
5 – What nickname did Henry Cavendish give to Hydrogen?
6 – What is the chemical formula of Laughing gas?
7 – What did Harold Urey discover?
8 – Alice Ball developed the ‘Ball Method’ as an effective treatment against what?
9 – What is the chemical formula of Barium oxide?
10 – What is ‘Acetic Acid’ commonly known as?
Round 3 – Solid, Liquid or gas…
1 – Acetylene is a?
2 – Mercury is a?
3 – Arsenic is a?
4 – Freon is a?
5 – Palladium is a?
6 – Potassium is a?
7 – Argon is a?
8 – krypton is a?
9 – Beryllium is a?
10 – Bromine is a?
Round 4
1 – What is the chemical formula of Acetylene?
2 – What is the chemical formula of Lithium Bromide?
3 – What are the 4 states of matter?
4 – What is ‘Sodium hypochlorite’ commonly known as?
5 – Which is heavier – Gold or Iron?
6 – What is the name for a blend of two chemical elements?
7 – What is the chemical formula of Diatomic Bromine?
8 – ‘Atomic number’ refers to the number of what in an atom?
9 – What is ‘Trinitrotoluene’ commonly known as?
10 – What is ‘Silicone Oxide’ commonly known as?
Round 5
1 – What is ‘Sucrose’ commonly known as?
2 – What is the chemical formula of Hydrocyanic acid?
3 – What is the most common element found in the universe?
4 – What is ‘Nitrous Oxide’ commonly known as?
5 – Robert Bunsen developed which laboratory instrument?
6 – Which chemist founded the Nobel Prizes?
7 – Which two elements did Marie Curie discover?
8 – What is ‘Magnesium Sulphate’ commonly known as?
9 – What is the rarest element on Earth?
10 – What is the chemical formula of Magnesium oxide?
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