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Fun fact: it can also be spelled "gasses", though this is more common in American English.
2
Is methane gas odourless?
Yes
No
Sometimes
40% got this right
It's colourless too.
3
Which of the following planets in our solar system are typically classified as "gas giants"? Select all that apply
Jupiter
Saturn
Neptune
Venus
33% got this right
Uranus and Neptune are usually classified in the separate category of "ice giants". Venus? Separate category.
4
In American English, the vehicle fuel commonly referred to as "gas" is known as what in other English speaking places?
Petrol
Petroleum
51% got this right
The late Amy Winehouse said that petrol was her favourite smell. It's also one of mine. Fair play.
5
Divers can get decompression sickness, or "The Bends". This is caused by which gas forming bubbles in the bloodstream?
Nitrogen
60% got this right
The Bends is also a very decent Radiohead album
6
Which of the following are gases at room temperature under normal atmospheric conditions? Select all that apply
Carbon dioxide
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Zinc
87% got this right
7
Which band famously sang that "I'm Jumpin' Jack Flash It's a gas, gas, gas" ?
The Rolling Stones
The Beatles
The Kinks
The Who
45% got this right
Yeah, you recognise it
8
The Hindenburg disaster, 1937 was caused in large part by the use of which gas to elevate the airship?
Hydrogen
68% got this right
Planes are safer than blimps
9
Which of the following facts are true about helium? Select all that apply
Lighter than air
Makes your voice high pitched when inhaled
The 2nd known most abundant gas in the universe
Highly flammable
48% got this right
10
Place the following gases in order of their abundance in air, from highest to lowest %
1.
Nitrogen
2.
Oxygen
3.
Argon
4.
Carbon Dioxide
88% got this right
Air contains 78.08% nitrogen, 20.95% oxygen, 0.93% argon, 0.04% carbon dioxide
11
Each of these film titles has a metal in it. Which of the them boils (becomes a gas) at the lowest temperature?
Mercury Rising
Goldfinger
Iron Man
Pushing Tin
53% got this right
In °C: Mercury, 356.73. Tin. 2602. Gold: 2800 Iron. 2870
12
Pinpoint any gas commonly associated with its use in coloured street lighting, e.g. in billboards & ads, historically?
36% got this right
Neon is most commonly associated with street sign lighting but some other noble gases like xenon & krypton are used too
13
Name the instrumental piece of music
Classical Gas
Guitar Gas
Lyrical Gas
Modern Gas
26% got this right
Tommy Emmanuel's version of the piece by Mason Williams
