Pearl Quiz: questions and answers

1. What is the Latin word for "pearl"?

Peral

Perna

Parla

2. In which country can freshwater pearl mussels be found?

Nepal

Ghana

Scotland

3. Which country is the biggest exporter of freshwater cultured pearls?

China

Oman

Vutan

4. Which one is known as "mother of pearl"?

Nitra

Limtu

Nacre

5. What is conchiolins?

Metal

Green Salt

Complex protein

6. When was pearling banned in the U.K?

1998

1992

1993

7. Where was the second largest pearl found?

India

Saudi Arabia

Philippines

8. In which year was the second largest pearl found?

1934

1943

1940

9. What was the weight of the Pearl of Puerto?

26 kg

34 kg

39 kg

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Pearl Quiz: questions and answers

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1. What is the Latin word for "pearl"?

2. In which country can freshwater pearl mussels be found?

3. Which country is the biggest exporter of freshwater cultured pearls?

4. Which one is known as "mother of pearl"?

5. What is conchiolins?

6. When was pearling banned in the U.K?

7. Where was the second largest pearl found?

8. In which year was the second largest pearl found?

9. What was the weight of the Pearl of Puerto?

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