What was clever about Mendeleev's table?

He left gaps for undiscovered elements

How is Mendeleev said to have organized elements?

With cards like a game of patience

Which popular myth links Mendeleev to vodka?

That he set its standard strength

Dmitri Mendeleev Quiz: Can You Get 8 Out of 10?

This Dmitri Mendeleev quiz covers his childhood in Siberia, his 1869 periodic table, the elements he predicted, gallium and germanium, and how element 101 was named after him. Can you get 8 out of 10 on the chemist who organized the elements?

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Birth
Where was Dmitri Mendeleev born in 1834?
Table
In which year did Mendeleev publish his periodic table?
Gaps
What was clever about Mendeleev's table?
Gallium
Which predicted element was discovered in 1875?
Germanium
Which element, predicted as eka-silicon, was found in 1886?
Element
Which element is named after Mendeleev?
Cards
How is Mendeleev said to have organized elements?
Order
Modern periodic tables are ordered by what?
Vodka
Which popular myth links Mendeleev to vodka?
Nobel
Did Mendeleev win a Nobel Prize?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Where was Dmitri Mendeleev born in 1834?
Answer: Siberia, Russia
He was born in Tobolsk, the youngest of many children.
Q2: In which year did Mendeleev publish his periodic table?
Answer: 1869
He arranged elements by atomic weight and properties.
Q3: What was clever about Mendeleev's table?
Answer: He left gaps for undiscovered elements
He predicted their properties.
Q4: Which predicted element was discovered in 1875?
Answer: Gallium
He called it eka-aluminum.
Q5: Which element, predicted as eka-silicon, was found in 1886?
Answer: Germanium
Its properties matched his predictions closely.
Q6: Which element is named after Mendeleev?
Answer: Mendelevium
Element 101 was made in 1955.
Q7: How is Mendeleev said to have organized elements?
Answer: With cards like a game of patience
He arranged element cards on a table.
Q8: Modern periodic tables are ordered by what?
Answer: Atomic number
Henry Moseley introduced this in 1913.
Q9: Which popular myth links Mendeleev to vodka?
Answer: That he set its standard strength
His thesis studied alcohol and water.
Q10: Did Mendeleev win a Nobel Prize?
Answer: No
He was nominated but never won.

Dmitri Mendeleev Quiz – Organizing the Elements

Dmitri Mendeleev was born in Siberia in 1834 and became a chemistry professor in St. Petersburg. Writing a textbook, he searched for a way to organize the 63 elements then known.

In 1869 he arranged elements by atomic weight in rows and columns with similar properties. Boldly, he left gaps and predicted unknown elements, which were later discovered with properties close to his predictions.

His periodic table became the foundation of chemistry. Modern tables order elements by atomic number, but Mendeleev's idea of periodic patterns remains central to science.

What This Quiz Teaches

This quiz is for science fans exploring Mendeleev's life.

Where he was born
When he made his table
Which elements he predicted
What is named after him
How modern tables differ

Did You Know?

2019 was the International Year of the Periodic Table.
Mendeleev also studied oil.
He flew in a balloon to see an eclipse.
A lunar crater is named after him.
Lothar Meyer made a similar table.