1. Garnets are most commonly thought of as a red stone. They actually come in a variety of various shades. What colour is a garnet NOT found in? Yellow Orange Green Blue

2. The garnet was picked as the birthstone for January by the American National Association of Jewelers, when? 1890 1912 1904 1924

3. Garnets date back to many separate ancient civilizations and has in some places been found with pre-historic man. Due to ancient folk lore and myth it was believed that garnets held magical abilities, to do what? To make blood flow. To light the way at night. To mesmerize animals and call them to you. To activate an inactive volcano.

4. Chakras is a form of spiritual healing. It is healing of the body by means of "an energy node on the human body." There are many types of Chakras, one of them include the use of colour. Which aspect can the garnet help with in "respect to the Chakras"? Infertility Muscle spasms along the base of your foot. Migraines Preventing grey hair.

5. The garnet is a lovely stone coming in many colours, making it easy and versatile to accompany just about any outfit or occasion. Where did the name for this gemstone originate from? A pomegranate An apple A Spanish merchant who dealt in gemstones Mythology claims that the goddess of sunshine, Peresphone, named it.

6. Not all garnets are of gem quality, they don't all meet standards to be made into jewelry. What happens to a garnet after it is mined but is sub-standard? It is thrown back into the mine to age more. It is purchased by Dodo farmers to be added to the birds feed because it acts as a form of grit in the birds gizzard. It is ground up and used in making sandpaper. It is given out to school children when they visit garnet mines.

7. Nelson Rockefeller, while serving as governor in 1969 made the garnet a State Symbol. Which State was he governor of? New York Kansas Nebraska Mississippi

8. To be a garnet the gemstone must be classified within the "standard chemical composition". There are at least ten gems that are in this category. Each has its own name within the garnet family, which of the following would be the most popular and most commonly known red garnet? Uvarovite Tsavorite Almandine Spessartite

9. Many cultures believe that the garnet possessed magic qualities. The Asiatic tribes are just one example of this. Why? They would rub a garnet over the body of a newborn ensuring a life of good luck. They would shoot their enemies with bullets made from garnets to ensure success. They would insist that all brides wear a garnet to ensure faithfulness during the marriage. They would bury a garnet with each cadaver to ensure that the spirit could find it's way back to its loved ones.

10. Garnets are mined almost worldwide. In which one of these countries are you most likely to find garnet mines? Sudbury Madagascar London Antarctica