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Jewellery and gemstones quiz — Fashion, design & style The “Jewellery and gemstones” quiz — Fashion, design & style. It has 25 questions in five categories: Legendary gems, Science of gems, Jewellery houses, Cuts and shapes, Lore and screen. Questions get harder as the points go up, from 100 to 500.
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A peek at the questions The 100- and 200-point questions are open here. The rest show only their first words, and there are no answers: all of that is in the game itself.
Legendary gems 100 What is the name of this famous 45-carat deep blue diamond at the Smithsonian, legendary for an alleged curse?
200 Which historic Indian diamond, meaning 'Mountain of Light' in Persian, is set in the British Queen Mother's Crown?
300 Found in South Africa…
In the game400 The famous Black Prince's…
In the game500 Which 563-carat star sapphire…
In the gameScience of gems 100 What organic gemstone forms inside an oyster shell when a mollusc coats an irritant with nacre?
200 Red rubies and blue sapphires are varieties of which single mineral composed of aluminium oxide?
300 Which rare chrysoberyl variety…
In the game400 The carat unit of…
In the game500 Mined only near Mount…
In the gameJewellery houses 100 Which New York jeweller is famous for packaging its pieces in trademark robin egg blue boxes?
200 King Edward VII dubbed which Parisian luxury house 'the jeweller of kings and the king of jewellers'?
300 Which Roman jewellery house…
In the game400 Which French maison patented…
In the game500 Which jewellery maison opened…
In the gameCuts and shapes 100 What term describes this style of gemstone, shaped and polished into a smooth rounded dome without any facets?
200 What term describes a ring or piece of jewellery set with a single prominent gemstone?
300 Excluding or including the…
In the game400 What term describes this…
In the game500 Which ancient jewellery technique…
In the gameLore and screen 100 Which actress famously performed the song 'Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend' in the 1953 film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes?
200 Which sport named the flexible inline diamond bracelet after Chris Evert stopped a match at the US Open to find hers?
300 Which deep blue metamorphic…
In the game400 Which iconic four-word slogan…
In the game500 Which Austrian archduke established…
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