Q: Coal is formed due to the process of...?

1. Centrifugation
2. Carbonization
3. Evaporation
4. Conjugation

Q: Where was the first oil well struck in the world?

1. Australia
2. Kuwait
3. USA
4. Saudi Arabia

Q: Which variety of coal contains the highest percentage of carbon?

1. Peat
2. Bituminous
3. Lignite
4. Anthracite

Q: What is the process used to separate the different components of oil?

1. Simple Distillation
2. Fractional Distillation
3. Deadly Distillation
4. Destructive Distillation

Q: What is the main component of biogas and natural gas?

1. Methane
2. Ethane
3. Butane
4. Propane

Q: The first step to getting output from a laser is to excite an active medium. What is this process called?

1. Raising
2. Priming
3. Exciting
4. Pumping

Q: Methylated spirits is a very common household chemical - but what is its main component?

1. Acetone
2. Turpentine
3. Water
4. Ethanol (alcohol)

Q: How many moons does Pluto have (found by year 2000)?

1. 16
2. 4
3. 32
4. 1

Q: What is dry ice?

1. Frozen ethanol
2. Liquid nitrogen
3. Water ice
4. Solid carbon dioxide

Q: What is the lightest element with an atomic symbol not related to its English name?

1. Iron (Fe)
2. Sodium (Na)
3. Tungsten (W)
4. Potassium (K)

Q: Which planet takes 248.5 earth years to go round the sun?

1. Saturn
2. Pluto
3. Neptune
4. Uranus

Q: Nail polish remover is something that us girls just can't do without. But what exactly is it in nail polish remover that does the polish removing?

1. Methanol
2. Acetone
3. Ethanol
4. Limonene

Q: Bleach is another useful household chemical. It is often referred to as "chlorine bleach". What is the main component of household bleach?

1. Sodium hydroxide
2. Sodium chloride
3. Sodium hypochlorite
4. Hydrochloric acid

Q: A meteorite struck Antarctica in 2004. It was 30 feet wide. How far away was the climate affected by this strike?

1. Only a small section of Antarctica
2. Other side of the planet
3. South Africa and Argentina
4. The North Polar region