Q 01/05

Dorothy's magic shoes are silver in L. Frank Baum's novel, but which jewel names them in the 1939 film?

A) Ruby

B) Emerald

C) Sapphire

D) Diamond

Answer · why

A) Ruby

Ruby slippers replaced the book's silver shoes because the studio wanted a colour that would show off the new three-strip Technicolor process.

Q 02/05

Which South American country takes its name from the Latin word for silver?

A) Colombia

B) Venezuela

C) Argentina

D) Bolivia

Answer · why

C) Argentina

Argentina means roughly 'silvery land'. Early explorers believed the Río de la Plata, the 'River of Silver', led to vast riches, but no silver mines w...

Q 03/05

Which hero of American radio and television westerns rides a horse named Silver?

A) Hopalong Cassidy

B) Gene Autry

C) Roy Rogers

D) The Lone Ranger

Answer · why

D) The Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger won Silver's loyalty by saving the wild horse from an enraged buffalo. He also handed out bullets made of silver as proof of who he wa...

Q 04/05

Silver conducts electricity better than any other metal, but which cheaper metal is used for most electrical wiring?

A) Aluminum

B) Copper

C) Iron

D) Zinc

Answer · why

B) Copper

Copper is second only to silver as a conductor and far cheaper, which is why about 60 percent of the world's supply ends up as electrical wire.

Q 05/05

Long John Silver is the one-legged ship's cook who leads a mutiny in which classic adventure novel?

A) Kidnapped

B) Robinson Crusoe

C) Treasure Island

D) Moby-Dick

Answer · why

C) Treasure Island

Treasure Island nearly carried a different name: Robert Louis Stevenson's working title was The Sea Cook, after Silver's job aboard the schooner Hispa...