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Gemstones

Diamonds, rubies, emeralds and sapphires: real photos of gemstones to name by their colour, and a few sparkling facts.

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The questions

  1. 1

    What gemstone is this?

    • A diamond
    • A pearl
    • A sapphire
    • Quartz

    Answer: A diamond

  2. 2

    What gemstone is this?

    • A ruby
    • A topaz
    • An amethyst
    • An emerald

    Answer: A ruby

  3. 3

    What gemstone is this?

    • A ruby
    • A sapphire
    • A topaz
    • An emerald

    Answer: An emerald

  4. 4

    What gemstone is this?

    • A ruby
    • A sapphire
    • An amethyst
    • An emerald

    Answer: A sapphire

  5. 5

    What gemstone is this?

    • A diamond
    • A ruby
    • An amethyst
    • An emerald

    Answer: An amethyst

  6. 6

    What is this?

    • A diamond
    • A marble
    • A pearl
    • A shell

    Answer: A pearl

  7. 7

    What is this?

    • Amber
    • Glass
    • Gold
    • Honey

    Answer: Amber

  8. 8

    What gemstone is this?

    • A sapphire
    • An emerald
    • Jade
    • Turquoise

    Answer: Turquoise

  9. 9

    Which green stone was loved in ancient China for carvings?

    • Amber
    • Jade
    • Ruby
    • Topaz

    Answer: Jade

  10. 10

    What gemstone is this?

    • A diamond
    • A pearl
    • A sapphire
    • An opal

    Answer: An opal

  11. 11

    Which gemstone is the birthstone for November, often golden?

    • Emerald
    • Pearl
    • Ruby
    • Topaz

    Answer: Topaz

  12. 12

    What gemstone is this?

    • A ruby
    • Amber
    • Jade
    • Rose quartz

    Answer: Rose quartz

  13. 13

    What colour is a ruby?

    • Blue
    • Green
    • Purple
    • Red

    Answer: Red

  14. 14

    What colour is an emerald?

    • Blue
    • Green
    • Red
    • Yellow

    Answer: Green

  15. 15

    What colour is a sapphire usually?

    • Black
    • Blue
    • Green
    • Red

    Answer: Blue

  16. 16

    What colour is an amethyst?

    • Green
    • Orange
    • Purple
    • Yellow

    Answer: Purple

  17. 17

    Which gem grows inside an oyster?

    • The diamond
    • The emerald
    • The pearl
    • The ruby

    Answer: The pearl

  18. 18

    Which "gem" is really old tree resin, sometimes with insects inside?

    • It's amber
    • It's jade
    • It's opal
    • It's topaz

    Answer: It's amber

  19. 19

    What is a diamond made of?

    • Carbon
    • Glass
    • Gold
    • Salt

    Answer: Carbon

  20. 20

    Which gemstone is the hardest?

    • It's the diamond
    • It's the opal
    • It's the pearl
    • It's the ruby

    Answer: It's the diamond

  21. 21

    What do we call a person who cuts and sells gems?

    • A baker
    • A blacksmith
    • A geologist
    • A jeweller

    Answer: A jeweller

  22. 22

    What is a "carat"?

    • A gold coin
    • A kind of vegetable
    • A ring size
    • A unit for the weight of a gem

    Answer: A unit for the weight of a gem