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Jewelry Trivia

From Elizabeth Taylor’s legendary collection to the Crown Jewels, see if you have the clarity to distinguish a princess cut from a common rock.

EXAMPLE QUESTIONS

Why are slim engagement ring boxes especially useful for keeping a proposal secret?

Easy concealment

What color is amethyst best known for, ranging from pale lavender to deep violet?

Purple

In 1885, who received the first imperial Fabergé Easter egg, known as the Hen Egg?

Maria Fyodorovna

What is the gemstone optical effect in which a moving band of light resembles a cat’s pupil?

Chatoyancy

Alexandrite, the color-changing gemstone sometimes called the “evening emerald,” is associated with which month?

June