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The Periodic Table
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Who's Who?
100

This woman was the first female pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean in 1932

Who is Amelia Earhart?

100

This lightest element makes up about 75% of the universe's normal matter and is the fuel of stars

What is hydrogen?


100

This exact date marks the official organization of the Church in the home of Peter Whitmer Sr. in Fayette, New York

What is April 6, 1830?

100

This era, from about 252 to 66 million years ago, is when dinosaurs dominated the Earth and is divided into Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods.

What is the Mesozoic Era?

100

Emily Passey studied this field while attending college at BYU-I

What is Child Development?

200

This inventor is credited with creating the first practical electric light bulb in 1879

Who is Thomas Edison?

200

This element has the symbol Fe

What is Iron?

200

This was the second temple constructed by the early Saints, dedicated in 1846 in Illinois after the Kirtland Temple

What is the Nauvoo Temple?

200

This massive, long-necked herbivore, one of the largest land animals ever, had a name meaning "thunder lizard" and could reach lengths of up to 100 feet.

What is a Brontosaurus? (or Apatosaurus—both accepted, but Brontosaurus is the classic popular name)

200

Leaning into her magnetic and loyal personality, Sydney Stilling is the picture of this zodiac sign

What is Scorpio?

300

Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the Moon in this year, uttering the famous words "That's one small step for man..."

What is 1969?

300

This toxic, heavy metal with atomic number 82 was once widely, and its name comes from the Latin word for "heavy."

What is lead?

300

In 1833, the presidency of the high priesthood (including Joseph Smith) planned a city of Zion in Missouri that would include this exact number of temples in its center

What is 24?

300

Discovered in 1902 and named for its three facial horns, this ceratopsian dinosaur from the late Cretaceous is famous for fossils found in North America and battles with Tyrannosaurus rex.

What is Triceratops?

300

The Sieward Family mourned the loss of this loyal pet dog, named after a familiar handyman

Who is Manny?

400

In 1961, this Russian cosmonaut became the first human to travel into outer space

Who is Yuri Gagarin?

400

This group of elements (group 17) includes fluorine, chlorine, and iodine; they are highly reactive and often form salts with metals

What are the halogens?

400

This prophet received a personal visitation from the Savior in the Holy of Holies of the Salt Lake Temple in 1898, during which he was instructed about the reorganization of the First Presidency.

Who is Lorenzo Snow?

400

This feathered theropod dinosaur, whose name means "terrible claw," was a fast predator from the early Cretaceous and is known for a large sickle-shaped claw on each foot used for slashing prey.

What is Deinonychus? (or Velociraptor)

400

Kenzi Partridge graduated from this small town school, not so long ago

What is Glenrock High School?

500

This author published the first modern novel in the early 1600s, featuring the delusional knight Don Quixote

Who is Miguel de Cervantes?

500

Discovered in 1898 and named for the Greek word for "hidden," this noble gas (atomic number 54) is used in bright white flash lamps and as a general anesthetic in some countries

What is xenon?

500

The Church Office Building in Salt Lake City was originally designed to have this many floors to honor the number of years Joseph Smith lived, though it was ultimately built with fewer.

What is 38?

500

This 1991 discovery in South Dakota of a nearly complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton, the most intact ever found at the time, was controversially sold at auction for over $8 million and is now displayed in a Chicago museum.

What is Sue?

500

To Celebrate his Birthday for the past 5 years, Chet attends this restaurant, where dining is always a wild ride

What is Texas Roadhouse?