The Material World - Page 2 - Talk Britain

Sweetpea · 26-05-2008, 12:27

ONE ANSWER PER DAY PLEASE

1) What was the first man made fibre? - Nylon - easyg

2) What is the essential ingredient of all wood? - Lignin - Churchill

3) What is limestone? - Calcium Carbonate - Von

4) What is the main constituent of natural gas? - Methane - Churchill

5) Which atom other than oxygen is found in pure crystal of quartz? - Silicon - poppy

6) What is the tip of the nose made of? - Cartilage - Von

7) Tanning is used in the preparation of which material? - Leather - poppy

8) When King Midas touched any material it turned into which metal? - Gold - Bernie

9) Which metallic element is combined with iron to make stainless steel? - Chromium - terrywit

10) Black and white photography relies on the chemical properties of which metal? - Silver - Von

#11 (**permalink**) 27-05-2008, 09:22

10 Silver nitrate.

#12 (**permalink**) 27-05-2008, 10:34

5. Carbon

Bruv · #13 (**permalink**) 27-05-2008, 10:44

2.....OK .....Water then ?

jaysay · #14 (**permalink**) 27-05-2008, 11:14

1 Rayon

Sweetpea · #15 (**permalink**) 27-05-2008, 11:22

No Bruv and jaysay, sorry

easyg · #16 (**permalink**) 27-05-2008, 17:50

No 1 Nylon

poppy · #17 (**permalink**) 27-05-2008, 18:30

5, silicon

#18 (**permalink**) 28-05-2008, 07:40

6. cartlidge.

UNLESS you are a U.S actress then silicon.

#19 (**permalink**) 28-05-2008, 08:17

4. Methane

jaysay · #20 (**permalink**) 28-05-2008, 11:32

8 Timber