2016 Chemical Engineering Week

Quiz Show
1. Calcium magnesium silicate is:
a. Prussian Blue
b. Litmus
c. Asbestos
d. Slate
2. Which of the following is a supercooled liquid?
a. Ice cream
b. Ammonia
c. Glass
d. Wood
3. The Elements of Chemistry,
published in 1789 described elements
with modern chemical names. It
contributed significantly to the
progress of chemistry. The book was
written by:
a. Lavoisier
b. Cavendish
c. Scheele
d. Mendeleev
4. When a substance reacts with water
and breaks into acids and bases the
process is called:
a. Hydrolysis
b. Solvolysis
c. Dialysis
d. Dissolution
5. Acetaldehyde can be used for
making synthetic:
a. Rubbers
b. Perfumes
c. Protein
d. Sugar
6. Acids combine with bases to form:
a. Water and oil
b. Salt and water
c. Colour and gas
d. Steam and crystal
7. When sugar is treated with sulfuric
acid, we get a very pure form of:
a. Water
b. Oxygen
c. Carbon
d. Hydrogen
8. Face powders are used for a smooth
appearance of the skin by covering
any unwanted secretions of oil. Which
is the main ingredient of face powder?
a. Zinc oxide
b. Talc
c. Precipitated chalk
d. Zinc stearate

9. Sugars are very hard. In order to

make them soft, a substance is added
that also has a slightly sweet taste.
Identify the substance:
a. Glycerine
b. Alcohol
c. Honey
d. Jaggery
10. The worlds largest supply of sulfur
comes from deposits in a relatively
pure form in what country?
a. Japan
b. Colombia
c. USA
d. Philippines
11. Which of the following materials
can make a cloth fire-proof?
a. Nickel chloride
b. Aluminum Sulfate
c. Copper Oxide
d. Magnesium Sulfate
12. Ozone is a rare gas found in the
outer reaches of the atmosphere.
Small quantities are sometimes
produced by:
a. Heating rusted iron
b. Electric sparks of electric trains
c. Electrical heaters
d. Melting ice from glaciers
13. The Perrys Chemical Engineers
Handbook is popularly regarded as the
professions bible. What edition is the
latest version of the book?
a. 6th
b. 7th
c. 8th
d. 9th
14. Which of the following is a
flavouring agent known as Oil of
Wintergreen?
a. Olive oil
b. Methyl Salicylate
c. Vinegar
d. Tartaric acid
15. The explosive TNT is made from:
a. Toluene
b. Phthalic acid
c. Thorium
d. Tin
16. Who among the following believed
that matter was made of earth, water,
fire and air?
a. Newton
b. Kapila
c. Aristotle
d. Cavendish

17. Arsenic is toxic. Therefore its

presence, if any, in a room has to be
detected. Which of the following gases
can detect arsenic by reacting with it?
a. Hydrogen sulfide
b. Fluorine
c. Methane
d. Acetylene
18. The odourless, poisonous gas
mixed with smoke that arises from
burning coal is:
a. Carbon dioxide
b. Nitrogen
c. Carbon monoxide
d. Methane
19. Polymers are often gigantic
molecules consisting of long chains of
repeating chemical units. Which of the
following is not a polymer?
a. Protein
b. Cellulose
c. Rubber
d. Glucose
20. Gold paint is made from:
a. Gold
b. Antimony
c. Copper
d. Platinum
21. Cellophane is used as a plastic
wrapper. It is made from:
a. Cellulose
b. Phenol
c. Gum
d. Petroleum
22. Which of the following metals has
been used for building boats because
of its resistance to corrosion by sea
water?
a. Tungsten
b. Nickel
c. Copper
d. Titanium
23. Which if the following acids is
commonly used in batteries for cars?
a. Hydrochloric acid
b. Nitric acid
c. Sulfuric acid
d. Acetic acid
24. Alchemists, in ancient times, tried
to convert ordinary metal into gold or
silver. In modern times, silver can be
bombarded by neutrons changed into:
a. Copper
b. Platinum
c. Cadmium
d. Carbon

25. Calcium metal in a flame imparts:

a. Blue color
b. Greenish-blue color
c. White-light
d. Orange-red color