Carbon Glitter

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. Diamond is my husband's birthstone, what month would his birthday be in? March November April January

2. If you were going to purchase a diamond ring, the 4Cs would affect the price. What are the 4Cs? Commercial, character, country and cut. Country, colour, customization and carat. Carat, clarity, colour and cut. Character, colour, country and cut.

3. The hardest natural known object in the world is a diamond. On the Mohs scale how much does it measure? 10 50 100 1000

4. This store has sold several pieces of diamond jewelry using the tag-line, "A Diamond is Forever." What is the name of the company? DeBeers Tommy's jewelry Walmart Sears

5. Diamonds are pure carbon and were formed millions of years ago. What forced the diamonds to the earth's surface layer where we can mine them? Nothing pushed them to the earth's surface, they are naturally occurring in the earths crust. A few million years worth of erosion. Volcanic eruptions millions of years ago. Continental movement, causing new oceans to form leaving old ocean beds exposed, along with diamonds.

6. In 1477, the Archduke Maximilian of Austria began a new tradition, what was it? The use of diamonds for a girl's dowry. Something borrowed, something blue, something old and something new. Diamond engagement rings. A diamond gift on the tenth anniversary.

7. Which of the following are famous diamonds? The Tiffany Yellow Koh- I -Noor All of them. The Great Mogul

8. In 1967 the US General Assembly declared the diamond the official State gemstone for which state? Washington Arkansas Ohio Alaska

9. Which one of these could be considered the rarest diamond? White diamond. Pink diamond. Yellow diamond. Light blue diamond.

10. There are a variety of legends on Diamond Valley, a valley where the bottom is littered with diamonds. In the legend very few, if any, humans can enter to get the diamonds because the valley is protected. What protects Diamond Valley? Snakes Ghosts Lions Trolls