1. Periodic table bingo Which metal is liquid at room temperature and used in thermometers? Mercury (Hg)

2. Periodic table bingo Which noble gas is found in strip lights? Neon (Ne)

3. Periodic table bingo Which alkali metal is found in table salt? Sodium (Na)

4. Periodic table bingo Which metal do we say rusts when it oxidises? Iron (Fe)

5. Periodic table bingo Which metal is used to make the winner’s medal at the Olympics? Gold (Au)

6. Periodic table bingo Which radioactive element was used to poison Russian spy Litvinenko? Polonium (Po)

7. Periodic table bingo What element is the black bit in a pencil made from? Carbon (C)

8. Periodic table bingo After which element is Superman’s planet named? Krypton (Kr)

9. Periodic table bingo Of which element do people complain swimming pools smell? Chlorine (Cl)

10. Periodic table bingo Which metal is used to coat iron food cans? Tin (Sn)

11. Periodic table bingo Which alkali metal is called Kalium in German? Potassium (K)

12. Periodic table bingo Which is the lightest element? Hydrogen (H)

13. Periodic table bingo Which metal is used as a coating for the shiny bits of cars? Chromium (Cr)

14. Periodic table bingo In the UK, if more than 300,000 copies of an album are sold, it is said to have “gone …………….”? Platinum (Pt)

15. Periodic table bingo Which metal is an orangey pinky colour? Copper (Cu)

16. Periodic table bingo Which gas is the most common in air? Nitrogen (N)

17. Periodic table bingo Which semiconductor is used to make computer chips? Silicon (Si)

18. Periodic table bingo Which metal is called Wolfram in German? Tungsten (W)

19. Periodic table bingo Which metal has 12 protons? Magnesium (Mg)

20. Periodic table bingo Which halogen is needed by the thyroid gland in the neck? Iodine (I)

21. Periodic table bingo Which metal has the symbol Mn? Manganese (Mn)

22. Periodic table bingo Which element is between Beryllium and Carbon? Boron (B)

23. Periodic table bingo Which metal is mixed with copper to make brass? Zinc (Zn)

24. Periodic table bingo Which is the lightest alkali metal? Lithium (Li)

25. Periodic table bingo Which metal is called Plomb in French? Lead (Pb)

26. Periodic table bingo Which radioactive gas is released by granite rocks? Radon (Rn)

27. Periodic table bingo Which metal is between Cobalt and Copper? Nickel (Ni)

28. Periodic table bingo Which metal is above Magnesium and Calcium? Beryllium (Be)

29. Periodic table bingo Which gas is used in hot air balloons? Helium (He)

30. Periodic table bingo Which metal is the colour of the runner­ up’s medal at the Olympics? Silver (Ag)

31. Periodic table bingo Which gas do we need to breathe in? Oxygen (O)

32. Periodic table bingo Which non-metal is found into toothpaste? Fluorine (F)

33. Periodic table bingo What element is named after the Titans from Greek mythology? Titanium (Ti)

34. Periodic table bingo The oxide of this non-metal is released when coal is burned and forms acid rain. What is it? Sulfur (S)

35. Periodic table bingo Which metal is extracted from bauxite ore by electrolysis? Aluminium (Al)

36. Periodic table bingo Which noble gas comes between Neon and Krypton? Argon (Ar)

37. Periodic table bingo Which non-metal glows in the dark? Phosphorus (P)

38. Periodic table bingo Which halogen is a red/brown gas? Bromine (Br)

39. Periodic table bingo Which element do our bodies get from milk? Calcium (Ca)

40. Periodic table bingo Iron and Nickel are magnetic. Which other metal is magnetic? Cobalt (Co)