2 All about stones MD 2002

Question 1

1. This type of stone is in a Bob Dylan song and in the name of the self-proclaimed Greatest Rock n Roll Band in the World.

Answer 1

rolling stone

Question 2

2. This stone was used in the coronation ceremonies of Scottish kings.

Answer 2

Stone of Scone

Question 3

3. Corundum is 9 and talc is 1 on this hardness scale.

Answer 3

Moh’s hardness scale

Question 4

4. The world’s largest relief carving, featuring three Confederate leaders, is found at Stone Mountain 15 miles east of this large Georgia city.

Answer 4

Atlanta

Question 5

5. The Greek word for stone is integrated into this element used in its carbonate form to treat depression and bipolar disorder.

Answer 5

lithium

Question 6

6. This liberal Minnesota Senator was killed in a plane crash in October.

Answer 6

Paul Wellstone

Question 7

7. This mysterious collection of monoliths is located on Salisbury Plain.

Answer 7

Stonehenge

Question 8

8. This electrical structure, named for a 19th century Englishman, is used to measure unknown resistances in a circuit.

Answer 8

Wheatstone bridge

Question 9

9. This woman authored The Autobiography of Alice B. Tocklas.

Answer 9

Gertrude Stein

Question 10

10. The Turning Stone Casino in New York is operated by this Iroquois nation, also the name of a nearby lake.

Answer 10

Oneida