Question 1

Name this gem:

Accepted Answer

amethyst

Question 2

All of these gems are red EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

sodalite

Question 3

What is this stone?

Accepted Answer

turquoise

Question 4

This gemstone has the nickname "fool's gold."

Accepted Answer

pyrite

Question 5

What do you call someone who cuts gems?

Accepted Answer

lapidarist

Question 6

In the Wizard of Oz, Dorothy wore ______ slippers.

Accepted Answer

ruby

Question 7

This green stone shares its name with this plant, which is said to bring money.

Accepted Answer

jade

Question 8

These are "visual imperfections that appear as cloudiness" in gemstones:

Accepted Answer

occlusions

Question 9

Diamonds are the hardest gemstone.

Accepted Answer

true

Question 10

Name this gemstone that has an animal in its two-word name:

Accepted Answer

tigers eye, tiger's eye

Question 11

What scale rates the hardness of gemstones?

Accepted Answer

Mohs

Question 12

Pearls only come from oysters.

Accepted Answer

false

Question 13

All of these are blue gemstones EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

peridot

Test Your Knowledge of Gemstones

2) All of these gems are red EXCEPT: