Latin names for elements

Enter an answer into the box
Elemental symbols derive from their Latin names, therefore some elemental symbols don't match up with their English names
Can you name the Latin words for these elements?
Hint: thinking about element names in other languages may help
Quiz by
HelveticaBold
Rate:
Last updated: December 18, 2015
You have not attempted this quiz yet.
First submittedDecember 18, 2015
Times taken164
Average score54.5%
Report this quizReport
4:00
Enter answer here
0
 / 11 guessed
The quiz is paused. You have remaining.
Scoring
You scored / = %
This beats or equals % of test takers also scored 100%
The average score is
Your high score is
Your fastest time is
Keep scrolling down for answers and more stats ...
English
Symbol
Latin
Gold
Au
Aurum
Lead
Pb
Plumbum
Potassium
K
Kalium
Sodium
Na
Natrium
Silver
Ag
Argentum
Tin
Sn
Stannum
Tungsten
W
Wolfram
Mercury
Hg
Hydragyrum
Iron
Fe
Ferrum
Copper
Cu
Cuprum
Antimony
Sb
Stibium
Save Your Stats
Your Next Quiz
Name all 50 states in the USA. Easy, right?
Can you name the capitals cities of all 196 countries in the world?
Click the animals that live in Africa without clicking any of the ones that don't!
Drag the pin onto the correct country. Careful, though! Three wrong moves and the game ends.
2 Comments
+1
Level 49
Jan 23, 2025
Mercury is hydrargyrum you made a mistake
+1
Level 55
Mar 31, 2025
You misspelled Hydrargyrum.