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Diamonds Quiz


  1. Diamond is a solid form of which element?
  2. Discovered in South Africa in 1905, what name was given to the largest gem-quality rough diamond ever found?
  3. Which European city is known as the hub of the world's diamond trade?
  4. Which country is by far the largest diamond producer in Africa?
  5. Diamonds are the hardest natural material on Earth and score a 10 on what hardness scale?
  6. The 4C's help identify the quality of diamonds and include colour, cut, carat weight and what else?
  7. The Great Star of Africa, the largest clear cut diamond in the world, is found in which item of the Crown Jewels?
  8. Which country is by far the world's largest diamond mining country?
  9. The measure of a diamond's weight, one carat equals how many grams?
  10. What name is given to a ring that contains just one diamond?
  11. Which famous diamond, once part of the French crown jewels, is now housed in New York's Smithsonian Institution?
  12. The phrase "A Diamond is Forever" was popularised by which company?
  13. What is the term for a diamond's ability to split along specific planes?
  14. Which famous diamond features in the middle of the front cross on the crown made for Queen Elizabeth to wear at her 1937 coronation?
  15. Which classic mystery novel written in 1868 centred around the theft of a precious diamond and its mysterious curse?
  16. The Heart of the Ocean is the name of a fictional blue diamond that featured prominently in which film?
  17. "Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend" was sung by Marilyn Monroe in which film?
  18. Which jeweller celebrated its 150th anniversary in 1997 with a necklace in the form of a serpent, paved with diamonds?
  19. The Krupp Diamond, was a large diamond bought by which actor for his wife, in 1968?
  20. Which actress once said: "I never hated a man enough to give him his diamonds back."?


Answers



  1. Carbon
  2. The Cullinan Diamond
  3. Antwerp
  4. Botswana
  5. Mohs scale
  6. Clarity
  7. Sceptre
  8. Russia
  9. 0.2 grams (200 milligrams)
  10. A solitaire
  11. The Hope Diamond
  12. De Beers
  13. Cleavage
  14. Koh-i-Noor
  15. The Moonstone (written by Wilkie Collins in 1868)
  16. Titanic
  17. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
  18. Cartier
  19. Richard Burton (for his wife, Elizabeth Taylor)
  20. Zsa Zsa Gabor