Colored Gemstones
What event led to the discovery of which gemstone?
A) A lightning strike led a Massai tribesman to discover Tanzanite
B) A plane crash in the remote Australian Outback unearthed Black Opal
C) Danburite was first found in a dry riverbed thanks to a beaver dam
D) Kunzite was discovered by George Frederick Kunz after a tornado pelted him in the mouth with a golf ball-sized hunk of rough
A) A lightning strike caused a brushfire, leading a Massai tribesman to discover Tanzanite
As recounted in the coffee table book “Tanzanite: Born from Lightning”
A diamond is a 10 on which scale?
A) Larrys
B) Curlys
C) Mohs
D) Shemps
C) Mohs
Even a stooge could figure this one out. The Mohs scale of hardness ranges from 1-10 and measures a mineral’s resistance to scratching.
This host gets their “regal” nickname due to the apiary they keep.
A) Cheryl Ells
B) Cheryl Briggs Benvenuto
C) Becky Booker
D) Jessica Maldonado
B) Cheryl Briggs Benvenuto
Cheryl Briggs is “Queen B” because she keeps bees
Twice a week Ankur airs deals he stores where?
A) A treasure chest
B) His personal vault
C) His car’s glove box
D) Dan Dennis’ mouth
A) A treasure chest
It’s Ankur’s Treasure Chest, of course!
How many meals have we provided to children in need through the Your Purchase Feeds Program?
A) Over 6 billion
B) Over 600 million
C) Over 60 million
D) Over 6 million
C) Over 60 million
And we hope to provide 1 million meals per day by 2040
Larimar is a portmanteau of which two words?
A) A lariat (ropes used for mining) and Marissa (daughter of the person who discovered the gem)
B) Larry (son of the person who discovered the gem) and margem (latin for volcanic activity)
C) Lār (latin for “home”), and êmar (latin for “day”)
D) Larissa (daughter of the person who discovered the gem) and mar (Spanish for “sea”)
D) Larissa
Miguel Méndez commemorated his daughter, Larissa, and acknowledged it’s sea-like color
What is the chemical composition of a diamond?
A) AlSo2
B) B6N4
C) C
D) Di
C) C
Diamonds are made of carbon, and the character for carbon on the periodic table is C.
Which host has an album of cover songs of a famous Las Vegas singer?
A) Faran Fronczak
B) Deanna Linz
C) Marva Nation
D) Steve Cardone
D) Steve Cardone
Steve is a professional opera singer who also croons out Frank Sinatra covers
Which of the following is not an in-house Shop LC Brand?
A) Iliana
B) SmartHome
C) Livmore
D) Luxoro
B) SmartHome
Although we used to have a brand “HomeSmart,” we never had SmartHome
What year did Shop LC start broadcasting as The Jewelry Channel?
A) 1999
B) 2004
C) 2007
D) 2010
C) 2007
We were founded in 2007 in just a small portion of this building
Which gemstone formed when a particular object came crashing down from space?
C) Moldavite
Moldavite formed during a meteor strike about 14.8 million years ago
The word “diamond” shares a root with which other word?
D) Adamant
The Greek word “adamas” meant “a very hard stone,” as well as “unbreakable, inflexible.”
Which host had a college football career as a Tight End?
A) Matt Wegzyn
B) Steve Cardone
C) Hunter Pelt
D) Dan Dennis
A) Matt Wegzyn
Matt played for the University of Tennessee Volunteers
Which country have we never broadcast live from?
A) Indonesia
B) Turkey
C) Sri Lanka
D) Thailand
B) Turkey
Although we’ve visited and filmed in Turkey, we’ve never broadcast live from there
How many total names has Shop LC and its sister stations gone by?
A) 4
B) 5
C) 6
D) 7
C) 6
US: TJC, Liquidation Channel, Shop LC UK: TJC and Germany: TJC, Shop LC Germany
Which gemstone is known for having birefringence?
A) Turkizite
B) Sphene
C) Yellow Moissanite
D) Opal
B) Sphene
Sphene can split a light ray into two, hence “birefringence”
The star V886 Centauri is essentially one giant 4000 kilometer-wide diamond. This star is more commonly referred to by what name?
D) Lucy
The star is named Lucy, naturally, because Lucy’s in the sky with diamonds.
Which host has a brief role in an episode of the 2019 HBO miniseries Watchmen?
A) Katie Rooke
B) Chris Whitley
C) Lauren Masters
D) Steve Milne
B) Chris Whitley
Chris played “Captain Metropolis” in a one-episode role
Which of the following have never been paired together in a Shop LC show:
A) Cookies and Wine
B) Stun Guns and Pepper Spray
C) Cookies and Stun Guns
D) Pepper Spray and Wine
D) Pepper Spray and Wine
We’ve never sold pepper spray and wine in the same show block
Add up the individual Roman Numerals contained in “ SHOP LC LIVE”
A) 206
B) 451
C) 1151
D) 2026
A) 206
LCLIV = 50 + 100 + 50 + 1 + 5 = 206
This garnet was named for where it’s sourced from, which translates to “slaughtering place” in the native language.
A) Tsavorite
B) Pyrope
C) Demantoid
D) Spessartine
A) Tsavorite
It’s named for the Tsavo region in the southeast of Kenya
It is believed that diamonds were traded in India as early as when?
B) 2400 years ago
Some of the earliest diamond discoveries occurred in India back in the 4th Century BC.
Which host used to be a bouncer at a bar?
A) Hunter Pelt
B) Tony Diniz
C) Matt Wegzyn
D) Becky Booker
D) Becky Booker
Becky’s done just about everything at some point in her storied life
Which show actually happened?
A) Everything’s an Elephant except for the Owl
B) Everything’s an Owl except for the Tiger
C) Everything’s a Tiger except for the Elephant
D) Everything’s a Tiger except for the Owl
A) Everything’s an Elephant except for the Owl
Shawn and Dan once had every item scheduled be an elephant design, except for one owl
FINAL QUESTION!:
How many days has Shop LC been live since we started as The Jewelry Channel?
7143