GIA Diamond Grading Quiz 2 with correct
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answers
Before |the |discovery |of |South |Africa's |diamond |deposits, |the |world's |two |major |producers |were |India
|and |- |ANSWER-Brazil
Diamond |sources |started |appearing |in |South |Africa |during |the |- |ANSWER-1860s
The |Central |Selling |Organisation |was |a |- |ANSWER-rough |diamond |distribution |agency.
The |South |African |diamond |rush |was |sparked |by |- |ANSWER-the |discovery |of |the |Star |of |South |Africa.
The |soft, |diamond-bearing |material |near |the |surface |of |a |diamond |field |was |named |- |ANSWER-
yellowground
Cecil |Rhodes' |main |competitor |in |his |early |attempts |to |control |diamond |production |was |- |ANSWER-
Barney |Barnato.
Who |established |De |Beers |Consolidated |Mines |Ltd. |in |1888? |- |ANSWER-Cecil |Rhodes
De |Beers |Consolidated |Mines |Ltd. |was |named |after |- |ANSWER-the |owners |of |a |farm |where |one |of |
the |first |diamond |rushes |took |place.
The |group |that |united |in |1890 |to |buy |and |sell |all |of |the |output |of |the |major |diamond |producers, |
including |De |Beers, |was |the |- |ANSWER-London |Diamond |Syndicate.
Oppenheimer's |answer |to |low |diamond |demand |in |the |1930s |was |to |- |ANSWER-shut |down |
operations |at |De |Beers |mines.
, The |Diamond |Information |Center |and |the |Diamond |Promotion |Service |were |created |to |- |ANSWER-
assist |in |diamond |marketing |efforts.
The |path |diamonds |followed |from |mine |to |consumer |was |called |the |- |ANSWER-diamond |pipeline.
Sightholders |purchase |diamond |rough |by |- |ANSWER-attending |invitation-only |trading |events.
De |Beers |requires |its |sightholders |to |have |an |excellent |reputation |in |the |industry |and |- |ANSWER-the |
financial |strength |to |make |large |purchase |commitments.
In |the |diamond |trade, |the |word |"specials" |refers |to |- |ANSWER-diamond |rough |over |10.80 |cts.
Which |diamond |mine's |huge |production |influenced |the |world |market |in |the |late |1980s? |- |ANSWER-
Argyle.
A |commitment |to |reserve |a |portion |of |the |resources |derived |from |any |country |for |the |economic |
development |of |that |country |is |called |- |ANSWER-beneficiation.
A |city, |region, |or |country |with |a |large |number |of |gemstone |manufacturers |is |called |a |- |ANSWER-
cutting |center.
One |of |the |changes |that |resulted |from |De |Beers' |strategic |review |in |1999 |was |that |De |Beers |- |
ANSWER-changed |the |name |of |the |CSO |to |the |DTC.
In |2000, |De |Beers |altered |its |consumer |advertising |by |- |ANSWER-introducing |the |"Forevermark" |logo.
The |diamond |industry |program |designed |to |ensure |that |diamonds |do |not |fund |civil |conflict |or |
terrorism |is |called |- |ANSWER-the |Kimberley |Process.
Businesses |that |sell |to |consumers |via |television |cable, |phone |line, |or |satellite |are |called |- |ANSWER-
electronic |retailers.
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answers
Before |the |discovery |of |South |Africa's |diamond |deposits, |the |world's |two |major |producers |were |India
|and |- |ANSWER-Brazil
Diamond |sources |started |appearing |in |South |Africa |during |the |- |ANSWER-1860s
The |Central |Selling |Organisation |was |a |- |ANSWER-rough |diamond |distribution |agency.
The |South |African |diamond |rush |was |sparked |by |- |ANSWER-the |discovery |of |the |Star |of |South |Africa.
The |soft, |diamond-bearing |material |near |the |surface |of |a |diamond |field |was |named |- |ANSWER-
yellowground
Cecil |Rhodes' |main |competitor |in |his |early |attempts |to |control |diamond |production |was |- |ANSWER-
Barney |Barnato.
Who |established |De |Beers |Consolidated |Mines |Ltd. |in |1888? |- |ANSWER-Cecil |Rhodes
De |Beers |Consolidated |Mines |Ltd. |was |named |after |- |ANSWER-the |owners |of |a |farm |where |one |of |
the |first |diamond |rushes |took |place.
The |group |that |united |in |1890 |to |buy |and |sell |all |of |the |output |of |the |major |diamond |producers, |
including |De |Beers, |was |the |- |ANSWER-London |Diamond |Syndicate.
Oppenheimer's |answer |to |low |diamond |demand |in |the |1930s |was |to |- |ANSWER-shut |down |
operations |at |De |Beers |mines.
, The |Diamond |Information |Center |and |the |Diamond |Promotion |Service |were |created |to |- |ANSWER-
assist |in |diamond |marketing |efforts.
The |path |diamonds |followed |from |mine |to |consumer |was |called |the |- |ANSWER-diamond |pipeline.
Sightholders |purchase |diamond |rough |by |- |ANSWER-attending |invitation-only |trading |events.
De |Beers |requires |its |sightholders |to |have |an |excellent |reputation |in |the |industry |and |- |ANSWER-the |
financial |strength |to |make |large |purchase |commitments.
In |the |diamond |trade, |the |word |"specials" |refers |to |- |ANSWER-diamond |rough |over |10.80 |cts.
Which |diamond |mine's |huge |production |influenced |the |world |market |in |the |late |1980s? |- |ANSWER-
Argyle.
A |commitment |to |reserve |a |portion |of |the |resources |derived |from |any |country |for |the |economic |
development |of |that |country |is |called |- |ANSWER-beneficiation.
A |city, |region, |or |country |with |a |large |number |of |gemstone |manufacturers |is |called |a |- |ANSWER-
cutting |center.
One |of |the |changes |that |resulted |from |De |Beers' |strategic |review |in |1999 |was |that |De |Beers |- |
ANSWER-changed |the |name |of |the |CSO |to |the |DTC.
In |2000, |De |Beers |altered |its |consumer |advertising |by |- |ANSWER-introducing |the |"Forevermark" |logo.
The |diamond |industry |program |designed |to |ensure |that |diamonds |do |not |fund |civil |conflict |or |
terrorism |is |called |- |ANSWER-the |Kimberley |Process.
Businesses |that |sell |to |consumers |via |television |cable, |phone |line, |or |satellite |are |called |- |ANSWER-
electronic |retailers.
