The Periodic Table
Rows on the periodic table contain elements with the same number of electron shells; these rows are called this.
What are periods?
Alfred Nobel founded the Nobel Prize after inventing this explosive.
What is dynamite?
The 2020 prize in biology studied how this common household pet communicates with humans.
What is a cat.
Dry ice is the solid form of this compound.
What is Carbon Dioxide?
Aibohphobia is the (ironic) fear of these types of words.
What is a palindrome?
This element (element 54) is the most reactive noble gas.
What is Xenon?
Howard Florey is one of the most famous Australian prize winners - winning his prize after discovering this mould-based antibiotic.
What is Penicillin?
The 2022 prize in physics investigated how this baby bird swims in formation.
What is a duckling?
Putting this breakfast item in vinegar dissolves the calcium carbonate in it's outer layer.
What is an egg?
This continent contains the world’s largest desert.
What is Antarctica?
This element (element 40) forms crystals used as diamond substitutes due to their strength and sparkle.
What is Zirconium?
This was the age of Malala Yousafzai when she became the youngest Nobel Prize winner.
What is 17 years old?
The 2002 prize in chemistry was awarded to a table with samples representing this ironic scientific concept.
What is the periodic table?
This common sky feature can weigh around a million tonnes.
This Australian cartoon character shares a name with the oldest recorded dog - funnily enough, it was also an Australian cattle dog.
Who is Bluey?
Plutonium is the last naturally occurring element - This the number of elements that come after it and hence are entirely synthetic.
What is 24?
This scientist is the only woman to win two Nobel Prizes, one in physics and one in chemistry.
Who is Marie Curie?
A 2025 prize in physics studied how phase changes affect clumping in this staple of Italian cuisine
What is pasta sauce?
This animal can produce up to 24 horsepower—ironically more than its name suggests.
What is a horse?
Sony Pictures Animation sold the rights to this musical film to Netflix before it became an unexpected global hit.
What is K-Pop Demon Hunters?
This letter is the only one never used on the standard periodic table.
What is J?
Rosalind Franklin’s work revealed the structure of this molecule, though Watson and Crick received the Nobel Prize for the discovery instead.
What is DNA?
Australian Dr Karl won an Ig Nobel for studying this unusual bodily byproduct.
What is belly button lint?
Research suggests teams wearing colours from this family are more likely to win in sport - bad news for NSW in State of Origin!
What is red?
This cricketer holds the highest test batting average of 99.94.
Who is Sir Donald Bradman?