International quiz ANSWERS!

NAME THE COUNTRY OR LANGUAGE...

1: CHINA

2: TURKEY

3: OK I know this was difficult; the pot contains beeswax ~ I had to use a foreign container otherwise the word would have appeared on the side: POLISH!

3B: GREECE


4: MOROCCO (Morocco leather)

5: FINNISH

6: ARGENTINA (means silver)

7: ECUADOR

8: SWEDE!

9: ICELAND

10: THAI!

What is this?

CONTINUING with the pictorial quiz theme: here's a famous trade mark... can anybody tell me what product it is from???
Have a guess.

ANSWERS IN THE COMMENTARY BOX, PLEASE.
MY LANDS AND LANGUAGES QUIZ CLOSES MONDAY 23:59 HOURS. I'VE GIVEN A 23 HOUR 59 MINUTE EXTENSION AS SO FAR ONLY ONE PERSON HAS TRIED TO ANSWER EVERY QUESTION.
Click on yesterday's comments and you'll find a form in comment #6 to copy answers into.

WINNER RECEIVES A FANTABULOUS DOUBLE UO GLOBE PRIZE!!!
(Just kidding...)

Chatterday Saturday: Quiz Time!

CONTINUING the theme of language, culture and geography here's a really easy quiz: study the picture carefully. (Each image represents the name of a country or the language spoken in it.) Answers in the comments box, please!

1: come on this is easy!

2: nowhere is named after a statue of a giant albino peacock, but there is a country called...

3: think about it! Name of a language...

3B: I thought you might confuse what's in the pot (question 3) with this ~ then I realized what a glaring omission I'd made by leaving this out... Come on! You definitely know this one!

4: OK we're starting to get more obscure. What is this item made of?

5: C'mon, think about it!

6: this is the meaning of a country's name

7: C'mon! You know this one...

8: This vegetable is really nice mashed up with black pepper and gravy in wintertime... Yes, and a nation name themselves after it!

9: Easy-peasy!

10: Last but not least... Very nice cookery is associated with this picturesque and mysterious land... and the national language is called...?

ANSWERS IN THE COMMENTARY BOX, PLEASE.
COMPETITION CLOSES MIDNIGHT SUNDAY GOING INTO MONDAY, LONDON TIME
SO GET YOUR ANSWERS IN NOW

Gledwood's Great Bling Quiz: Answers!

How many did you get right?!?

You can see the original quiz, and the gemstones in far greater detail here ...


1~ tanzanite

2~ 6 pointed star ruby; star sapphires are more common; this asterism is caused by traces of titanium dioxide in the aluminium oxide (corundum) that makes rubies and sapphires; these stones are presented in smooth cabochon (unfaceted) mode to let that star shine out!

3~ padpardascha orange ruby or sapphire; these unique gems are particularly prized amongst collectors of fine jewellery; the ambiguity of name arises from current nomenclature, which names red corundum stones as rubies; any other colours (including of course blue, but including pink) are known as sapphires ~ slightly confusing, or what?

4~ blue topaz

5~ peridot

6~ blue diamond set between lighter blue diamonds

7~ green garnet

8~ blue sapphire, a 206.82 carat pendant belonging to the late Duchess of Windsor

9~ emerald ~ note the scratchy, flaky appearance characteristic of these stones. Absolutely flawless emeralds are extremely rare ... emeralds are gem-quality green beryl; light blue beryl is called aquararine* ...

10~ the Steinmetz pink diamond ~ 59.6 carats

11~ green sapphire ~ yes sapphires come in every colour, including colourless; they are valued for flawlessness and saturation of colour, though they lack the refractive "fire" of coloured diamonds ...

12 ~ light blue-grey diamond ~ Christies blue pear diamond of 6.29 carats, fetched $6.5 million at auction in June 2009 ...

*look at this amazing aquamarine necklace/bracelet set by Balticamber.Com ~ $2,499