gold
Gold's symbol Au comes from the Latin word aurum. This topic is part of Chemistry within Science & Nature. This page currently draws on 98 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
gold trivia questions
What is the chemical symbol for gold?
Answer: Au
Bonus fact: Gold's symbol Au comes from the Latin word aurum.
Gold is prized for jewelry partly because it is very resistant to what?
Answer: Corrosion
Bonus fact: Gold is a noble metal and resists oxidation and tarnishing.
Pure gold is designated as how many karats?
Answer: 24
Bonus fact: Twenty-four-karat gold is essentially pure gold; lower karat values contain more alloying metals.
The Olympic gold medal must contain at least how much actual gold plating?
Answer: A thin gold coating
Bonus fact: Modern Olympic gold medals are mostly silver with gold plating.
The California Gold Rush began after gold was discovered in what year?
Answer: 1848
Bonus fact: Gold was found at Sutter's Mill.
Where was the discovery that launched the Gold Rush made?
Answer: Sutter's Mill
Bonus fact: James Marshall found gold along the American River.
What category includes commodities such as gold and copper?
Answer: Metals
Bonus fact: Commodities are often grouped as energy, metals, agriculture, and livestock.
Under a gold standard, currency value is tied to what?
Answer: Gold
Bonus fact: Currency can be defined in terms of a fixed quantity of gold.
What was one major constraint of the gold standard?
Answer: Money supply was tied partly to gold reserves
Bonus fact: Gold convertibility limited monetary flexibility.
The United States fully ended domestic dollar convertibility into gold for foreign governments in what year?
Answer: 1971
Bonus fact: President Nixon suspended dollar-gold convertibility in 1971.
Is the modern U.S. dollar backed by a fixed amount of gold?
Answer: No
Bonus fact: The dollar is fiat currency.
In the United States, which organization awards gold and platinum certifications?
Answer: Recording Industry Association of America
Bonus fact: The RIAA certifies qualifying U.S. recordings.