Author Biography: red_stone

My sister and I each decided to write a quiz that coins a phrase, which just about every Canadian has heard or uttered at one time or another. Please explain the following sentences.

Canada is a spectacular country that offers many cultural and natural wonders. Here are ten places that I have chosen to explore and all ten places are World Heritage Sites.

Aquamarine emotes a sense of peace and tranquility that often is associated with the sea.

This carbon stone sparkles and glitters, here is my quiz on diamonds.

"Blood Brothers" is an exciting Nora Roberts novel, book one of the "Sign of Seven" Trilogy. In it, six individuals must band together to overcome evil. I hope that you read the book because I plan on revealing parts of the plot.

During the history of Canada, from 1867 to 2008, there have been forty Canadian General Elections held. These forty Canadian General Elections have produced twenty two individuals who have held the office of Prime Minister of Canada.

Since I enjoyed "Canada's Wonders", I thought I would explore wonders in the United States. This quiz is on mostly American World Heritage Sites. I have never been to any of these places so if I have made mistakes please, let me know.

Throughout history pearls have been used to adorn, they have been used to show rank and wealth. Pearls are more than a pretty bauble, as I hope my quiz will show.

With many years of watching programs geared to preschoolers I decided to write a quiz on some of the shows. In Canada, the television station Treehouse is specifically programmed for preschoolers.

The amethyst ranges from a royal purple to a pale lilac, and every shade in between. This gemstone, the purple quartz is now available to everyone, it is not just the gem of royalty.

"The Hollow" is the second book in Nora Roberts' trilogy "The Sign of Seven". Warning - SPOILERS.

This is the second novel in the "In Death" series by J. D. Robb. I thoroughly enjoy reading her novels, I hope that you will take the time to read and enjoy this novel before taking my quiz.

Nora Roberts is the successful author of many novels. Hopefully you have read this book before taking this quiz, otherwise the story will be spoiled.

Throughout history many women have been known for their courageous acts, their trailblazing spirit and their perseverance in the face of adversity. I have chosen to look at ten women who have made their mark on history.

Within my child's grade two agenda there were several interesting tid-bits. These tid-bits are all about Canadian History. Recommended for grades: 8,9,10,11,12

"Naked in Death" is the first novel in the J. D. Robb's 'In Death' books. All questions will be centered around just this novel, I would recommend that you read the book before taking this quiz so that I don't spoil it.

In the novel "Born in Death" something new is happening, so instead of a quiz about murder and mayhem I thought that I would concentrate on this new theme. SPOILERS!

I have a fondness for emeralds since it was my mom's birthstone. The following questions are all about emeralds.

One day while in the bathroom, to my horror, I discovered that my bathroom book was missing. Being a firm believer that one must read in the bathroom I had to resort to reading the toilet paper package, so the idea for this quiz was born.

This is the twenty second novel in the "In Death" series, that is not including the short stories. Did you know that J. D. Robb is actually a pen name for Nora Robert's? Whatever name she writes under, she's a awesome writer. Spoilers.

The ruby has been called the "Lord of Gems" or the "King of Gems". The gemstone ruby is also where I got my user-name from. I hope that you enjoy my quiz on rubies.

The second part of the Ontario written test is the identification of road signs. In this quiz I am going to describe the road signs and perhaps tell you a bit about them.

It is a common misconception that garnets are simply a red gemstone. They are that, but they are much more, they come in a variety of shapes and colours.

"The Brent Effect" is episode one; season two, for "Corner Gas". Be sure to watch the episode to see the humorous antic in Dog River.

The written tests for new drivers consists of two parts, the first is general knowledge and the second is recognition of road signs. In this quiz I will focus on the general knowledge.

Moving right along with my birthstone quizzes the peridot is next.

Stephen Baxter is one of my favourite authors. I would recommend that you read the book before doing the quiz, however. I did try not to give the ending away but a lot is revealed.

This is another great novel by Stephen Baxter, a British sci-fi author.

I have been helping my oldest son study for his driver's test. While doing this I decided to write a quiz on Ontario driver's licensing system.

This quiz is made a little differently, I randomly opened it to different sections for my questions. So the questions are in no particular order and they do give quite a bit away.