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Materials From History #2 - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 31,419 times
- The average score is 13 of 20
Answer Stats
| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| What the Statue of Liberty is made from. It took a couple decades for the statue to turn from orange to green. | Copper | 90%
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| Gas that the Hindenburg zeppelin was filled with when it caught fire in 1937 | Hydrogen | 85%
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| This bouncy substance made from tree drippings caused the Amazonian city of Manaus to be fabulously wealthy in the late 19th century | Rubber | 81%
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| Material made by tanners, who traditionally used urine and dung in the process | Leather | 78%
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| In the Roman Republic, freeborn men wore rings of this utilitarian material. Over time, the practice died out and people (who could afford it) wore gold rings instead. | Iron | 73%
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| Drug lord Pablo Escobar gave people a choice between two metals. The first was silver (a bribe). The second was this (a bullet). | Lead | 73%
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| The cities of Venice and Waterford were once famous for making this | Glass | 72%
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| Hat makers may have gone "mad" due to exposure to this toxic metal | Mercury | 70%
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| Type of ceramic invented in China and not produced in Europe until 1708 | Porcelain | 68%
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| Light bulbs were improved in 1904 when filaments were first made using this durable metal with the chemical symbol W | Tungsten | 67%
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| The first watch made using this crystal was released by Seiko in 1969 | Quartz | 66%
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| The world's first synthetic fiber, created by DuPont in 1935. During WWII, women stopped wearing stockings made from it due to wartime shortages. | Nylon | 65%
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| What stave churches are constructed from | Wood | 63%
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| Forged documents claimed that Saddam Hussein was trying to import the yellow cake variety of this element, leading to the Iraq War | Uranium | 61%
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| Known as "inheritance powder", poisonings using this substance were difficult to detect until the Marsh Test was invented in 1836 | Arsenic Trioxide | 58%
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| These bird and bat poop deposits were highly valuable as fertilizer until the early 20th century | Guano | 54%
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| Traditionally, college professors wore jackets made of this rough woolen material, named for a British river | Tweed | 52%
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| The most abundant metal in the earth's crust, it used to be worth more than gold because it was difficult to refine | Aluminum | 47%
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| The Aztecs made many decorative objects from this blue-green stone | Turquoise | 37%
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| Substance found in the heads of certain whales that was used to make candles | {Sperm}aceti | 23%
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