Recently a group of us started playing a game of #whichelement on Twitter. Yes I realise this is quite geeky but, hey, at least it’s not #YouDontKnowBeliebersTheMovie or #jeremykyle (if you think those sound more interesting, at the risk of alienating a reader you’re probably reading the wrong blog…)

Not-really-coincidentally I have also recently become co-admin of a page on Facebook called Brain Teasers, Illusions and Fun (come along if you like puzzles in general).

So here’s a little tie-in; can identify the elements from the clues below? Feel free to post answers in comments. I’ll post my list of answers in a couple of days.

Which element…

1. Has a clump of earth, or possibly an unpleasant person, in its name?
2. Is not very entrepreneurial? (thanks @slhyde!)
3. Is like a bicycle with no audible warning? (thanks @RobSomme!)
4. Had a place named after it? (this one’s general knowledge)
5. Has a policeman in its name?
6. Has a medical test in its name?
7. Contains a musical instrument?
8. Sounds like it might drone a bit?
9. Has a chicken in its name?
10. Sounds like something a phishing email is trying to get you to fall for?
11. Has a name that literally means ‘smell’? (more general knowledge)
12. Could be something you use to take your dog for a walk?
13. Is an anagram of livers?
14. Has a bottom in its name?
15. Has a name that sounds a lot like a famously smelly plant?
16. Might be described as ‘container donkey ium’
17. Has a very silly person in it?
18. Are hayfever sufferers most worried about? (thanks @hullodave!)
19. Might be a source of amateur dramatics?
20. Has a name that means goblin? (general knowledge again)