Pearl Quiz: questions and answers
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1. What is the Latin word for "pearl"?
Perna
2. In which country can freshwater pearl mussels be found?
Scotland
3. Which country is the biggest exporter of freshwater cultured pearls?
China
4. Which one is known as "mother of pearl"?
Nacre
5. What is conchiolins?
Complex protein
6. When was pearling banned in the U.K?
1998
7. Where was the second largest pearl found?
Philippines
8. In which year was the second largest pearl found?
1934
9. What was the weight of the Pearl of Puerto?
34 kg