If it makes you feel any better, Vinny, the only reason I know so many is because the pub quiz I go to every week always has periodic table questions in it...
Yeah, Vinny, if it makes you feel better some two-bit drunk can outwit you in your self-professed field of expertise. You should tell your kids about this.
I got totally screwed up over things like gold and iron. I knew the abbreviations were Fe and Au, so I was spelling Ferrous and Fer, or Aur etc... yeah, I over complicate things.