{"id":6885,"date":"2017-04-22T06:30:29","date_gmt":"2017-04-22T10:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/?p=6885"},"modified":"2017-04-22T12:15:01","modified_gmt":"2017-04-22T16:15:01","slug":"the-4cs-diamond-quiz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/the-4cs-diamond-quiz\/","title":{"rendered":"The 4C&#8217;s Diamond Quiz"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/4-Cs-Quiz.gif\" alt=\"The 4Cs Diamond Quiz\" title=\"The 4Cs Diamond Quiz\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-6888\" \/><\/div>\n<p><strong>Think you know the 4 C&#8217;s?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nThink you understand all about the Grades and Ranges? Want to <strong>Test that Knowledge?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nThis Quiz is all about <strong>the 4 C&#8217;s of Diamonds<\/strong>. If you&#8217;ve been reading my Posts and Articles, you&#8217;ll know that <strong>I talk a lot about the 4 C&#8217;s<\/strong>. Have you been paying attention?<\/p>\n<p><h2>Take the Test<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>Grab a Pencil and some Scrap Paper<\/strong>. There are <strong>50 Questions<\/strong> in all.<\/p>\n<p>\nSome of the Questions are <strong>Multiple-Choice<\/strong>, True and False and a few are <strong>Fill-Ins<\/strong>, but they are all Fun! (If you Consider <strong>taking a Quiz Fun!<\/strong>)<\/p>\n<p><h2>Write Down your Answers<\/h2>\n<p>\nAt the End of the Test you&#8217;ll be able to <strong>Score yourself <\/strong>and see the <strong>Answers<\/strong> and Grades. <\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>BEWARE&#8230; Some of these are Tricky!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n:) Ready? <strong>Let&#8217;s begin&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>The 4 C&#8217;s Diamond Quiz!<\/h2>\n<hr>\n<p><h2>Question 1:<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>Who devised the 4 C&#8217;s?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style:upper-latin;\">\n<li>AGS<\/li>\n<li>IGI<\/li>\n<li>GIA<\/li>\n<li>EGL<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr>\n<p><h2>Question 2:<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>What type of Magnification is used to Grade Diamonds?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style:upper-latin;\">\n<li>5X<\/li>\n<li>10X<\/li>\n<li>20X<\/li>\n<li>30X<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr>\n<p><h2>Question 3:<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>S-Z Color is called what?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style:upper-latin;\">\n<li>Tinted Color<\/li>\n<li>Fancy Color<\/li>\n<li>Faint Yellow<\/li>\n<li>Light Yellow<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr>\n<p><h2>Question 4:<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>What Color Grade is Colorless?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style:upper-latin;\">\n<li>A<\/li>\n<li>B<\/li>\n<li>C<\/li>\n<li>D<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr>\n<p><h2>Question 5:<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>A Flaw on the outside of a Diamond is called what?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style:upper-latin;\">\n<li>Blemish<\/li>\n<li>Inclusion<\/li>\n<li>Crystal<\/li>\n<li>Feather<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr>\n<p><h2>Question 6:<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>Trigons usually show up where?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style:upper-latin;\">\n<li>Culet<\/li>\n<li>Naturals<\/li>\n<li>Crown<\/li>\n<li>Pavilion<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr>\n<p><h2>Question 7:<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>A Fisheye is caused by what?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style:upper-latin;\">\n<li>A Shallow Stone<\/li>\n<li>A Stone with Wavy Grainlines<\/li>\n<li>Dark Inclusions that Resemble a Fish<\/li>\n<li>A Rough Unpolished Girdle<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr>\n<p><h2>Question 8:<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>What Year were the 4C&#8217;s devised?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style:upper-latin;\">\n<li>1919<\/li>\n<li>1962<\/li>\n<li>1949<\/li>\n<li>1936<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr>\n<p><h2>Question 9:<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>The 4 C&#8217;s are:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style:upper-latin;\">\n<li>Color, Clarity, Shape, Size<\/li>\n<li>Cut, Color, Clarity, Carat Weight<\/li>\n<li>Clarity, Colorless, Cutting Style, Weight<\/li>\n<li>Carat Weight, Color, Cost, Clarity<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr>\n<p><h2>Question 10:<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>Star Facets appear on the:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style:upper-latin;\">\n<li>Pavilion<\/li>\n<li>Table<\/li>\n<li>Girdle<\/li>\n<li>Crown<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr>\n<p><h2>Question 10:<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>The Culet is what Shape?<\/p>\n<p>\n_____________<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><h2>Question 12:<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>Fancy Cuts are what?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style:upper-latin;\">\n<li>Diamonds with Fancy Color<\/li>\n<li>Diamonds with Extra Facets<\/li>\n<li>Every Cut except the Brilliant Cut<\/li>\n<li>Trigons with Triangular Patterns<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr>\n<p><h2>Question 13:<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>How many Facets are on a Brilliant Cut?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style:upper-latin;\">\n<li>50<\/li>\n<li>53<\/li>\n<li>55<\/li>\n<li>58<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr>\n<p><h2>Question 14:<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>What is a great indicator as to the Make of a Diamond?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style:upper-latin;\">\n<li>Girdle Thickness<\/li>\n<li>Table Shape<\/li>\n<li>Width of Diamond<\/li>\n<li>Culet Shape<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr>\n<p><h2>Question 15:<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>What is the Ideal Table Percentage?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style:upper-latin;\">\n<li>54-59%<\/li>\n<li>52-60%<\/li>\n<li>50-55%<\/li>\n<li>53-57%<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr>\n<p><h2>Question 16:<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>What is Scintillation?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style:upper-latin;\">\n<li>Sparkle Effects<\/li>\n<li>Fire in a Diamond<\/li>\n<li>Fluorescence<\/li>\n<li>After Glow<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr>\n<p><h2>Question 17:<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>What gets the title of &#8220;Flat-Tire&#8221;?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style:upper-latin;\">\n<li>Girdle<\/li>\n<li>Culet<\/li>\n<li>Facets<\/li>\n<li>Table<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr>\n<p><h2>Question 18:<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>What can make a Diamond look like it has a Bullet Hole?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style:upper-latin;\">\n<li>Cavity<\/li>\n<li>Pavilion<\/li>\n<li>Blemish<\/li>\n<li>Culet<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr>\n<p><h2>Question 19:<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>What is Z+ ?<\/p>\n<p>\n_________________<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><h2>Question 20:<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>How many different Color Grades are there?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style:upper-latin;\">\n<li>23<\/li>\n<li>24<\/li>\n<li>25<\/li>\n<li>26<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr>\n<p><h2>Question 21:<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>What is the lowest Color Range there is?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style:upper-latin;\">\n<li>D<\/li>\n<li>G<\/li>\n<li>S<\/li>\n<li>Z<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr>\n<p><h2>Question 22:<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>The Hope Diamond is what Color?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style:upper-latin;\">\n<li>White<\/li>\n<li>Blue<\/li>\n<li>Green<\/li>\n<li>Red<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr>\n<p><h2>Question 23:<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>Clarity is what?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style:upper-latin;\">\n<li>Amount of Imperfections in a Diamond<\/li>\n<li>Amount of Carbon Spots in a Diamond<\/li>\n<li>Amount of Blemishes in a Diamond<\/li>\n<li>Amount of Cloudiness in a Diamond<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr>\n<p><h2>Question 24:<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>Which one is NOT an Imperfection?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style:upper-latin;\">\n<li>Naturals<\/li>\n<li>Cleavage<\/li>\n<li>Knots<\/li>\n<li>Warping<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr>\n<p><h2>Question 25:<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>What is the #1 Imperfection found in Diamonds?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style:upper-latin;\">\n<li>Bearded Girdle<\/li>\n<li>Black Carbon Spots<\/li>\n<li>Clouds<\/li>\n<li>Naturals<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr>\n<p><h2>Question 26:<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>What Jewelry often has a Bearded Girdle?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style:upper-latin;\">\n<li>Tension Set Jewelry<\/li>\n<li>Estate Jewelry<\/li>\n<li>Cubic Zirconia Jewelry<\/li>\n<li>Bezel Set Jewelry<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr>\n<p><h2>Question 27:<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>Laser Drill Holes are made to what?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style:upper-latin;\">\n<li>Remove Fluorescence<\/li>\n<li>Burn out Inclusions<\/li>\n<li>Remove Inscriptions<\/li>\n<li>Enhance Facet Lines<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr>\n<p><h2>Question 28:<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>Extra Facets usually&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style:upper-latin;\">\n<li>Get Rid of Unsightly Inclusions<\/li>\n<li>Round off the Crown<\/li>\n<li>Add Weight to the Carat Size<\/li>\n<li>Create the Ideal Cut<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr>\n<p><h2>Question 29:<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>What can look like an Inverted Pyramid?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style:upper-latin;\">\n<li>Culet<\/li>\n<li>Grain Lines<\/li>\n<li>Trigons<\/li>\n<li>Facets<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr>\n<p><h2>Question 30:<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>How many Clarity Grades are there?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style:upper-latin;\">\n<li>5<\/li>\n<li>7<\/li>\n<li>9<\/li>\n<li>11<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr>\n<p><h2>Question 31:<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong> I4 Clarity Diamonds are known as Industrial Diamonds?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style:upper-latin;\">\n<li>TRUE<\/li>\n<li>FALSE<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr>\n<p><h2>Question 32:<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>VVS Stands for:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style:upper-latin;\">\n<li>Very, Very, Slightly Included<\/li>\n<li>Very, Very, Small Inclusion<\/li>\n<li>Very, Very, Slight Internal Flaws<\/li>\n<li>Very, Very Select Imperfections<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr>\n<p><h2>Question 33:<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>What Percentage of Diamonds in Jewelry Stores are I Clarity?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style:upper-latin;\">\n<li>20%<\/li>\n<li>30%<\/li>\n<li>40%<\/li>\n<li>50%<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr>\n<p><h2>Question 34:<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>Diamond Carat Weights all started with what?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style:upper-latin;\">\n<li>Carob Seeds<\/li>\n<li>Facet Size<\/li>\n<li>Girdle Width<\/li>\n<li>Specific Gravity<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr>\n<p><h2>Question 35:<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>CTW means what?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style:upper-latin;\">\n<li>Carat to Weight<\/li>\n<li>Carat Weight<\/li>\n<li>Carat Total Weight<\/li>\n<li>Carat Total Whole<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr>\n<p><h2>Question 36:<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>What is the best selling Carat Weight sold for Engagement Rings?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style:upper-latin;\">\n<li>.38<\/li>\n<li>.50<\/li>\n<li>.75<\/li>\n<li>1.00<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr>\n<p><h2>Question 37:<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>The 4C&#8217;s help what?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style:upper-latin;\">\n<li>Help locate the Origin of a Diamond<\/li>\n<li>Help Identify SI3 Clarity Diamonds<\/li>\n<li>Help Determine the Density of a Diamond<\/li>\n<li>Help Identify, Classify and Price Diamonds<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr>\n<p><h2>Question 38:<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>Diamonds K-Z can have what Colors?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style:upper-latin;\">\n<li>Yellow &#038; Brown<\/li>\n<li>Yellow &#038; White<\/li>\n<li>Yellow &#038; Blue<\/li>\n<li>Yellow &#038; Colorless<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr>\n<p><h2>Question 39:<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>What Color is in the Very Light Yellow Color Range?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style:upper-latin;\">\n<li>M<\/li>\n<li>R<\/li>\n<li>S<\/li>\n<li>Y<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr>\n<p><h2>Question 40:<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>What&#8217;s the highest Color Grade any Diamond can get?<\/p>\n<p>\n__________________<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><h2>Question 41:<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>What&#8217;s the rarest Diamond Color there is?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style:upper-latin;\">\n<li>Yellow<\/li>\n<li>Pink<\/li>\n<li>Blue<\/li>\n<li>Green<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr>\n<p><h2>Question 42:<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>Champagne Colored Diamonds are what Color?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style:upper-latin;\">\n<li>Light Yellow<\/li>\n<li>Light Brown<\/li>\n<li>Light Orange<\/li>\n<li>Light Peach<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr>\n<p><h2>Question 43:<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>Most Mineral Crystals found in Diamonds are what?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style:upper-latin;\">\n<li>Abrasions<\/li>\n<li>Garnet Crystals<\/li>\n<li>Diamond Crystals<\/li>\n<li>Grain Lines<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr>\n<p><h2>Question 44:<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>What is the DNA of Diamonds?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style:upper-latin;\">\n<li>Graphite<\/li>\n<li>Sulphur<\/li>\n<li>Corundum<\/li>\n<li>Carbon<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr>\n<p><h2>Question 45:<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>The initials GIA stand for?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style:upper-latin;\">\n<li>Gemological Institute of America<\/li>\n<li>Gem Lab Association<\/li>\n<li>Gemstone Identification Association<\/li>\n<li>Gemstone Institute Association<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr>\n<p><h2>Question 46:<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>What can look like Jagged Mountains on a Diamond?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style:upper-latin;\">\n<li>An Uneven Girdle<\/li>\n<li>A Rough Cavity Spot<\/li>\n<li>Star Facets<\/li>\n<li>Pavilion Facets<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr>\n<p><h2>Question 47:<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>Most Diamonds are found to have what Color?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style:upper-latin;\">\n<li>Yellow<\/li>\n<li>White<\/li>\n<li>Brown<\/li>\n<li>Gray<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr>\n<p><h2>Question 48:<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>How many Points are in a One Carat Diamond?<\/p>\n<p>\n_______________<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><h2>Question 49:<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>Trilliant Cuts are what Shape?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style:upper-latin;\">\n<li>Triangle<\/li>\n<li>Trapezoid<\/li>\n<li>Pentagon<\/li>\n<li>Octagon<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr>\n<p><h2>Question 50:<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>What takes up the most amount of Information on a Diamond Report?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style:upper-latin;\">\n<li>Clarity<\/li>\n<li>Color<\/li>\n<li>Carat Weight<\/li>\n<li>Cut<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr>\n<p><h2>51: Extra Credit worth 2 pts<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>The Ideal Cut usually refers to what Cut?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style:upper-latin;\">\n<li>Princess Cut<\/li>\n<li>Brilliant Cut<\/li>\n<li>Perfect Cut<\/li>\n<li>Fancy Cut<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr>\n<p><h2>52: Extra Credit worth 2 pts<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>Table Percentage is arrived at by comparing it to what?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style:upper-latin;\">\n<li>Thickness of the Girdle<\/li>\n<li>Depth of the Diamond<\/li>\n<li>Width of the Diamond<\/li>\n<li>Height of the Crown<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr>\n<p><h2>ALL FINISHED!<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>There you have it<\/strong>. 52 ways to say <strong>I Love the 4 C&#8217;s!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>How do you think you Scored?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>Check your Answers<\/h2>\n<hr>\n<p>\n<strong>1) C &#8211; G.I.A. &#8211;<\/strong> The G.I.A. wrote and devised the 4 C&#8217;s! <\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>2) B &#8211; 10x &#8211;<\/strong> 10 Powered Magnification is what is used to Grade Diamonds with! <\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>3) D &#8211; Light Yellow &#8211;<\/strong> Light Yellow is the lowest Color Range there is before Fancy Colors! <\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>4) D &#8211; D Color is Colorless (No Color) &#8211;<\/strong> There is no A B or C Color! <\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>5) A &#8211; Blemish &#8211;<\/strong> All the others are known as Internal Inclusions! <\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>6) B &#8211; Naturals &#8211;<\/strong> Naturals often appear around the Girdle and Trigons show up there! <\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>7) A &#8211; A Shallow Stone &#8211;<\/strong> Because light passes right through a Shallow Stone it often makes it look like a dark circle or a &#8220;Fish Eye&#8221;! <\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>8) C &#8211; 1949 &#8211;<\/strong> That&#8217;s the year that the 4 C&#8217;s were born!<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>9) B &#8211;<\/strong> Cut, Color, Clarity, Carat Weight! <\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>10) D &#8211; Crown &#8211;<\/strong> Star Facets appear on the Crown (right around the Table Facet)! <\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>11) Octagon!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>12) C &#8211;<\/strong> Every Cut except the Brilliant &#8211; Fancy Cuts are like the Marquise, Princess, Pear, Trillion, Radiant, Emerald, Baguette and Heart Shapes! <\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>13) D &#8211; 58 Facets<\/strong> are on a Brilliant Cut Diamond. (57 if there is no Culet!) <\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>14) B &#8211; Table Shape &#8211;<\/strong> If the Table is Warped, Uneven, or not Straight, the Make is probably off! <\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>15) D &#8211; 53-57% <\/strong>is the Percentage of an Ideal Cut Table! <\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>16) A &#8211; Sparkle Effects &#8211;<\/strong> All those wonderful bursts of Sparkles is called Scintillation! Fluorescence is where it Glows-In-The-Dark!<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>17) A &#8211; The Girdle &#8211;<\/strong> When the Girdle is Cut Uneven and is thicker on one side than the other, it&#8217;s a &#8220;Flat Tire&#8221;! <\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>18) D &#8211; Culet &#8211;<\/strong> If the Culet is large it can look like a Bullet Hole in your Diamond! <\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>19) Fancy Color &#8211;<\/strong> Anything beyond Z (Z+) is considered a Fancy Color. <\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>20) B &#8211; 24 Different Color Grades:<\/strong> D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z, and Z+ <\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>21) D &#8211; Z &#8211;<\/strong> Z is the lowest Color Range there is. (Z+ is NOT considered a Low Color, but a Fancy Color!)<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>22) B &#8211; Blue &#8211;<\/strong> The Hope Diamond (in the Smithsonian Institute) is a Blue Colored Fancy Diamond. <\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>23) A &#8211;<\/strong> Amount of Imperfections in a Diamond! <\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>24) D &#8211; Warping &#8211;<\/strong> Warping is not an Imperfection! All the rest are! <\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>25) B &#8211; Black Carbon Spots &#8211;<\/strong> The #1 Inclusion is Carbon that never Crystallized properly. <\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>26) B &#8211; Estate Jewelry &#8211;<\/strong> Estate Jewelry and Antiques often get the Bearded Girdle (Little, Fine Chips around the Girdle&#8217;s Edge!) <\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>27) B &#8211; Burn out Inclusions &#8211;<\/strong> Lasers burn out Inclusions to make the Diamond look better! <\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>28) A &#8211; Get rid of Unsightly Inclusions<\/strong>. If Inclusions fall right on the edge of the Girdle, Diamond Cutters will often cut them out. <\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>29) C &#8211; Trigons &#8211;<\/strong> Little, Inverted Triangular Growth Patterns all stacked together that often look like a Pyramid! <\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>30) D &#8211; 11 Clarity Grades &#8211;<\/strong> They are: FL, IF, VVS1, VVS2, VS1, VS2, SI1, SI2, I1, I2 and I3.<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>31) B &#8211; False &#8211;<\/strong> There is no such thing as I4 Clarity. But anything below an I3 are considered Industrial Diamonds! <\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>32) A &#8211;<\/strong> Very, Very Slightly Included &#8211; All the rest are just to fool ya! <\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>33) D &#8211; 50% &#8211;<\/strong> Hard to believe, but half the Diamonds you see in stores are I Clarity! <\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>34) A &#8211; Carob Seeds &#8211;<\/strong> These little Seeds from the Carob Tree were used to Weigh Diamonds before the Diamond Scale was invented! <\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>35) C &#8211; Carat Total Weight &#8211;<\/strong> (Meaning all the Carat Weight Combined) CT means Carat Weight! Read: Understanding Carat Weights!<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>36) A &#8211; .38 &#8211;<\/strong> Slightly over a 1\/3 of a Carat is average! <\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>37) D &#8211; <\/strong>Help Identify, Classify and Price Diamonds &#8211; The 4 C&#8217;s won&#8217;t help you with Origin, Density or SI3&#8217;s (G.I.A. doesn&#8217;t recognize SI3&#8217;s). <\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>38) A &#8211; <\/strong>Yellow &#038; Brown &#8211; Anything below K in Color can either be Yellow, Brown or even Gray in hue. <\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>39) B &#8211; <\/strong>R &#8211; R is the only Color listed that is in the Light Yellow Color Range! <\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>40) D &#8211; <\/strong>D Color is the highest Color Grade you can get in the World! <\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>41) B &#8211; Pink &#8211;<\/strong> Pink Fancy Colored Diamonds are the rarest! <\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>42) B &#8211; Light Brown &#8211;<\/strong> Light Browns are Champagne Diamonds, Dark Browns are Chocolate Diamonds!<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>43) C &#8211; Diamond Crystals &#8211;<\/strong> Most Inclusions found in a Diamond are made up of Diamond Crystals that didn&#8217;t crystallize like the rest of the stone. <\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>44) D &#8211; Carbon &#8211;<\/strong> 100% Pure Carbon is what a Diamond is made of. <\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>45) A &#8211; <\/strong>Gemological Institute of America!<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>46) B &#8211; <\/strong>A Rough Cavity Spot &#8211; These Rough Cavities often look like Raised, Jagged Mountains! <\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>47) A &#8211; Yellow &#8211; <\/strong>Almost all the Diamonds mined from the Earth have some sort of Yellow Hue to them! <\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>48) 100 Points! &#8211;<\/strong> 1.00 = 100 Points = 1 Carat! <\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>49) A &#8211; Triangle &#8211;<\/strong> Trilliants or Trillions are Triangular Shaped Diamonds. <\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>50) D &#8211; Cut &#8211;<\/strong> Cut takes up 10 lines of Information on the Diamond Reports. Clarity, Color and Carat Weight just take up just 1 each. <\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>51) B &#8211; Brilliant Cut &#8211;<\/strong> Every time you hear about Ideal Cuts it&#8217;s usually referring to the Brilliant Cut Diamond! <\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>52) C &#8211;<\/strong> Width of the Diamond &#8211; Table Percentages are measured against the widest part of the Diamond. <\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><h2>So how did you do?<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>Total up your Points and Grade yourself! <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>0-10 Correct<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>4 C&#8217;s Novice &#8211;<\/strong> Wow! Not Good!!! I would go back and either reread the Questions or reread the blogs&#8230; All the information is here! <\/p>\n<p><h2>11-20 Correct<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>4 C&#8217;s Rookie &#8211;<\/strong> Not Bad, Not Good, you still need a lot of work. Keep at it and you&#8217;ll pick up the 4 C&#8217;s eventually! <\/p>\n<p><h2>21-30 Correct<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>4 C&#8217;s Scholar &#8211;<\/strong> Not too bad! Respectable! It seems like you&#8217;ve been doing your homework and studying. Now you just need to keep it up and study more!<\/p>\n<p><h2>31-40 Correct<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>4 C&#8217;s Specialist &#8211;<\/strong> Sweet! Impressive! You are getting a pretty good grasp of Diamonds, The 4 C&#8217;s, Color, Clarity, Cut and Carat Weight! Not bad at all! <\/p>\n<p><h2>41-50 Correct<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>4 C&#8217;s Master &#8211;<\/strong> Excellent! I think you have it! You understand what Quality is all about! You seem to understand the concepts that makes up a Great Diamond! Well Done!<\/p>\n<p><h2>51-54 Correct<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>4 C&#8217;s Diamontologist &#8211;<\/strong> Congratulations! Perfect Score! I think you&#8217;re a true Pro in the Jewelry Industry. You are a master when it comes to Diamonds and the 4 C&#8217;s! :)<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>\nIf you liked this Quiz, take <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/the-gemstone-quiz\/\">The Gemstone Quiz<\/a> and our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/diamond-quiz\/\">Diamond Quiz<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>\nIf you have any <strong>Comments <\/strong>about this <strong>4 C&#8217;s Quiz<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/contact\/\">email me<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>CHEERS! :)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Think you know the 4 C&#8217;s? Think you understand all about the Grades and Ranges? Want to Test that Knowledge? This Quiz is all about the 4 C&#8217;s of Diamonds. 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