Statistics for All That Glitters - A Quiz About Gold

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
What is the chemical symbol of gold?	Au	94%
What city is on the southern end of the Golden Gate Bridge?	San Francisco	88%
What fort famously holds a large portion of the U.S. gold reserves?	Fort {Knox}	87%
What legendary king turned everything he touched into gold?	King Midas	86%
What substance is sometimes referred to as "black gold"?	Crude oil	83%
What famous gold rush happened in 1849?	{California} Gold Rush	82%
What pseudo-science involved the efforts of pre-modern people to turn base metals into gold?	Alchemy	80%
What legendary Greek hero sought the Golden Fleece?	Jason	70%
What country had a Prime Minister named Golda Meir?	Israel	69%
According to its traditions, what religion's holy book was transcribed from golden plates discovered in upstate New York?	Mormonism	67%
What Bond villain targeted that fort?	Auric Goldfinger	66%
What mineral is often called "fool's gold"?	Pyrite	63%
What country makes gold coins known as Krugerrands?	South Africa	59%
What African city got its start in the Witwatersrand Gold Rush of 1886?	Johannesburg	58%
What fairy tale character could turn straw into gold?	Rumpelstiltskin	58%
What gold rush happened in Canada's Yukon territory in the 1890s?	{Klondike} Gold Rush	49%
Who coined the phrase "all that glisters is not gold"?	William Shakespeare	44%
What city lies on a body of water known as the Golden Horn?	Istanbul	32%
What word describes a metal, such as gold, that can be drawn into a wire?	Ductile	24%
What gold rush happened in Australia in the 1850s?	{Victoria} Gold Rush	20%