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Ruby Red
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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.
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Tough
10 Q
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red_stone
Jan 05 08
702 plays
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Silver and Goldsmithing Terms
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This quiz deals with terms and techniques of silver and goldsmithing.
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Tough
10 Q
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lothruin
Mar 08 01
1395 plays
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Gemstones
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This is a quiz to test your knowledge on gemstones and birthstones.
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Tough
10 Q
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vegeta_nz
Aug 07 03
3297 plays
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Guilding the Stones: December
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The Quiz Makers Guild monthly birthstones series comes to an end. According to the American Gem Society the December birthstone is turquoise. I hope you enjoy this quiz on this beautiful stone.
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Difficult
10 Q
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JaneMarple
Dec 04 09
381 plays
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This is a Gem of a Quiz
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Precious and semi-precious stones have attracted people's attention for millennia and still do today. We use them in ornamentation, jewellery as well as in industrial applications.
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Tough
10 Q
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Stampede_Gal
Feb 09 11
441 plays
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Freshwater Pearls
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Freshwater mussels were the first mollusks known to have undergone the culturing process. Much has changed since the Chinese inserted the little lead Buddhas. How much do you know?
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Tough
10 Q
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naugros
Jul 22 08
384 plays
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My Last Name is Diamond
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South African diamonds have their own stories to tell. The question is: can you connect their first names with the descriptions? (All carats are metric and rounded to the nearest number.)
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Very Difficult
10 Q
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sterretjie101
Jan 17 09
666 plays
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Green Heat, Green Sugar: Emerald
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My favorite stone and my astrological talisman. This quiz was difficult for me to compose, perhaps for just that reason.
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Difficult
10 Q
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ragiel
Jul 05 04
585 plays
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To Assist the Goddess: the Cultured Pearl
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The pearl: an irritating speck is trapped inside an oyster. Iridescent nacre flows over it and hardens. Then, in perhaps one of ten thousand shells, the rarest gem in nature forms. If the process were assisted, could every woman be radiant as a queen?
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Difficult
20 Q
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ragiel
Jan 12 04
294 plays
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Ingots We Trust
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Hopefully you've never been one to question whether your jewelry, your trinkets and your gemstones are truly authentic. But did you know more than half of all gemstones are fakes? Let's see what you know about the questionable business of gem forgery.
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Difficult
10 Q
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netherrealm
Nov 05 10
357 plays
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Adamantine Fire: the Diamond
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The greatest diamonds are given proper names and gather a history and legends all their own. Meet some of the most celebrated diamonds ever described!
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Very Difficult
10 Q
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ragiel
Sep 07 03
630 plays
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Dotty for Peridot
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Moving right along with my birthstone quizzes the peridot is next.
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Difficult
10 Q
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red_stone
Jun 10 08
420 plays
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Guilding the Stone-January
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This is the first of the Quiz Makers Guild 2009 monthly quizzes about birthstones. According to the American Gem Society, the Garnet is the official birthstone of those born in January. Enjoy, and look for the February quiz!
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Tough
10 Q
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drushalli
Jan 15 09
414 plays
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Gems: Myths and Legends
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Following is some useless trivia about gems and jewels.
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Difficult
10 Q
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ravenskye
Mar 03 01
3216 plays
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The Jet Set
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An easy quiz about the gemstone, Jet.
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Tough
10 Q
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helen295
Aug 20 03
669 plays
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It Was Red and Yellow and Green and Brown.....
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... and so many other coulours, shades and cuts too! Diamonds are fabulous and go with everything. Here's some interesting facts about diamond colours and some famous diamonds too. Good Luck and enjoy!
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Tough
10 Q
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Bunny925
Sep 04 11
354 plays
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Your Birthstone
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Do you know your birthstones? Take this easy quiz to see.
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Average
10 Q
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poodog
Apr 13 03
6708 plays
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A Flash from the Dawn of Time: Diamonds III
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Much more than a mystical symbol or ultimate jewel, the history of diamonds extends backward to the birth of the universe.
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Difficult
10 Q
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ragiel
Feb 23 04
468 plays
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The Ancient Sky: Sapphire
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Tales of the sapphire could fill more than one quiz! All folklore and legend cited here can be found in George F. Kunz's book "The Curious Lore of Precious Stones." Other sources list more; I limited myself to one source to keep this quiz's length down!
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Difficult
10 Q
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ragiel
Sep 09 03
618 plays
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Like a Queen in her Radiance: the Pearl
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This quiz is about historic natural pearls. Perhaps I'll look at cultured pearls another time.
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Difficult
10 Q
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ragiel
Sep 15 03
501 plays
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Gold in Thailand
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Did you know that Thailand has a unique and prosperous gold industry? Try this quiz to test your knowledge about this fascinating market.
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Tough
10 Q
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nw1
Jun 24 05
426 plays
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Assorted Gems
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This is a quick, but possibly diffucult quiz on all kinds of gemstones from precious to semi-precious to not so precious. Have fun!
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Tough
10 Q
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qvc-n-softball
Jan 13 02
1857 plays
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Cold as Ice: Diamonds II
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A glance at my bookshelf shows that diamonds have at least as fascinating a place in history as they do in lore and legend. Here's just the facts...
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Very Difficult
10 Q
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ragiel
Jan 04 04
786 plays
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Crystal Healing:The Camping Trip From Hell
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The amazing healing powers of crystals can save you from the camping trip from hell! Just believe in your crystal healing friends.
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Difficult
10 Q
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Play3Away
May 30 11
132 plays
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Diamonds and Gemstones
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This is a quiz for all the people out there that love diamonds and gemstones.
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Tough
10 Q
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tigerjewel
Mar 17 01
2946 plays
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