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Quiz about It Was Red and Yellow and Green and Brown

It Was Red and Yellow and Green and Brown..... Quiz

... 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!

A multiple-choice quiz by Bunny925. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Bunny925

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
341,103

Updated
Sep 12 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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540

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Question 1 of 10

1. Diamonds come in all sorts of colours, including brown shades. What are the two most common shades of brown diamonds called? Hint

Champagne and Brandy

Whisky and Jack Daniels

Champagne and Cognac

Brandy and Amber

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Question 2 of 10

2. Sometimes yellow diamonds are named after a particular yellow coloured bird, what bird is it? Hint

Tweety Pie

Canary

Budgie

Pigeon

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is a significant feature of the chameleon diamond? Hint

It looks like a rainbow

It can change colour by keeping it in the dark or slowly heating and cooling it

It has an image of a chameleon within it

It changes shape easily as unlike other diamonds it is soft and pliable

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Question 4 of 10

4. The Hope Diamond is a coloured and very famous diamond. What colour is it? Hint

Purple

Red

Blue

Orange

5. This diamond's colour is beautiful. It is one of the most sought after colours of diamond. The largest carat weight of this colour is only 5.11 carats. It is known as the ___ Shield. What is the missing word and colour of this diamond?

Answer: (Think blood!)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Green diamonds come in a multitude of shades. What gives a diamond its green colouring? Hint

Crystallisation

Salt

Radiation

Chrome

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Question 7 of 10

7. The Royal Purple ______ Diamond is the largest fancy vivid purple diamond known to exist, it weighs 7.34 carats. What is the shape of this diamond?

Answer: (Think love!)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Black diamonds are very fashionable and sought after. Who was credited with starting the trend for black diamonds? Hint

Calvin Klein

Tomara Kilnhern

Sara Milburn

Fawaz Gruosi

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Question 9 of 10

9. This colour of diamond is beautiful and again comes in many shades. The famous Conde Diamond is a pale shade of this colour. What colour is it? Hint

Orange

Olive

Clear

Pink

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Question 10 of 10

10. This is my absolute favourite colour and cut of diamond in one beautiful piece. This is not a very famous diamond, but has been featured in adverts in the New York Times. What is the name, cut and colour of the diamond? Hint

Graff Oval Cut Diamond - Oval cut - Red

Graff Emerald Cut Diamond - Emerald cut - Green

Graff Asscher Cut Diamond - Asscher cut - Clear

Graff Heart Cut Diamond - Heart cut - Pink

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Diamonds come in all sorts of colours, including brown shades. What are the two most common shades of brown diamonds called?

Answer: Champagne and Cognac

Champagne diamonds are a cross between a yellowish/brownish colour, obviously reminiscent of champagne. The Kimberley Diamond is a fabulous example of this colour; it is flawless and weighs 70 carats. Cognac diamonds are a little darker and have a rich brown colour. They have a lot of fire and sparkle, as all good diamonds should.

2. Sometimes yellow diamonds are named after a particular yellow coloured bird, what bird is it?

Answer: Canary

Canary diamonds are also known as Fancy Yellow diamonds. The vibrant yellow diamonds are quite rare. The Kahn Canary diamond is considered an unofficial symbol of the state of Arkansas, as it was found in Crater of Diamonds State Park, (near) Murfreesboro in 1977.

3. What is a significant feature of the chameleon diamond?

Answer: It can change colour by keeping it in the dark or slowly heating and cooling it

Through simply storing a chameleon diamond (which has yellow, olive and grey hues) in a darkened place or heating it, the diamond changes colour then reverts to its original colour within minutes.

4. The Hope Diamond is a coloured and very famous diamond. What colour is it?

Answer: Blue

The Hope Diamond is on show in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D. C. It is 45.52 carats and was first found in Golconda, India in the early 1600s.

Answer: Red

Red diamonds are very difficult to find and hardly any are. There are a few different shades of red diamond, few are given the name of Fancy Red. The other shades include, pinkish red, purplish red and brownish red.

6. Green diamonds come in a multitude of shades. What gives a diamond its green colouring?

Answer: Radiation

It can take over one million years of radiation being in contact with the stone for the green colour to emerge. The darker the shade of green the more contact the diamond has had with beta and gamma rays.

7. The Royal Purple ______ Diamond is the largest fancy vivid purple diamond known to exist, it weighs 7.34 carats. What is the shape of this diamond?

Answer: Heart

Pure purple diamonds are almost impossible to find, it is more common to find them in purplish-pink or pinkish-purple shades. A lot of purple diamonds come from rough mines in Brazil and Australia.

8. Black diamonds are very fashionable and sought after. Who was credited with starting the trend for black diamonds?

Answer: Fawaz Gruosi

In 1996 Gruosi (a famous Swiss jeweller) made a collection of jewellery and watches set with black diamonds which sparked a trend. The Amsterdam Diamond is completely black in colour and one of the most famous black diamonds. It was originally from Africa, but was first seen in Amsterdam in 1973. It weighs an impressive 33.74 carats.

9. This colour of diamond is beautiful and again comes in many shades. The famous Conde Diamond is a pale shade of this colour. What colour is it?

Answer: Pink

The Conde Diamond is 9.01 carats and pear shaped. Louis XIII is said to have bought the diamond in 1643 and presented it to Louis de Bourbon, the Prince of Conde. The Argyle Diamond mine, situated in North West Australia, produces approximately 90% of the world's supply of pink diamonds.

Answer: Graff Asscher Cut Diamond - Asscher cut - Clear

The Graff Asscher Cut Diamond is set into a ring. It weighs 21.46 carats and is D in colour - colourless (which is the highest/clearest colour rating for diamonds) and is FL in clarity (flawless). It is stunning. The cut is the Asscher cut which is a square shape with cut off corners (a little like a square version of the emerald cut).

The Asscher cut was founded by Joseph Asscher in 1902. Joseph Asscher owned the Asscher Diamond Company based in Amsterdam.

Source: Author Bunny925

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