GIA
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Ornithology
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Founded in 1931, this organization created the modern 4cs grading system and is headquartered in Carlsbad, California

What is GIA?

200

Majority of the world's diamonds and gemstones in general are mined in this continent

What is Africa?

200

This 45.52-carat blue diamond, housed in the Smithsonian, is one of the most famous gems in the world

What is the Hope Diamond?

200

The largest city in Wisconsin by population

What is Milwaukee?

200

The bird that represents The United States of America 

What is the Bald Eagle?

400

The Non-fancy color scale ranges between these two letters

What are D and Z?

400

The percentage of gem-quality diamonds mined that are larger than 1 carat 

What is Less than 1%?

400

Discovered in South Africa in 1905, this 3,106 carat rough diamond is the largest ever found, and now the mine it was discovered in is named after it

What Is the Cullinan?

400

Which county is famous for having 11 historic lighthouses?

What is Door County?

400

Scientists speculate that this group of birds has the intelligence level of a 4 to 6 year old child. They also have zygodactyl feet, meaning 2 toes faced forward and 2 toes faced backwards. 

What is a Parrot?

600

GIA introduced this globally-recognized way to map the inclusions of a diamond on paper

What is a Diamond or Clarity Plot?

600

This percentage of diamonds mined are considered gem-quality (will accept within 10% range)

What is 20-30%?

600

This 240.8 carat rough diamond was cut into a 69.42 carat pear-shaped diamond for Elizabeth Taylor and purchased by Richard Burton 

What is the Burton-Taylor Diamond?

600

Wisconsin was established in 1848 and is this number state out of 50 

What is 30th?

600

The only type of bird that cannot fly, but can swim

What is a Penguin?

800

The five degrees GIA issues with "Graduate" at the beginning of them

What are Jeweler, Gemologist, Colored Stones, Pearls, and Diamonds?

800

The name of the partnership between Botswana and De Beers

What Is Debswana?

800

These are the two largest finished diamonds that the Cullinan were cut into 

What are the Great and Lesser Star of Africa?

Or What are Cullinan I and Cullinan II?

800

The ship that sank in Lake Superior on November 10, 1975 

What is the SS Edmund Fitzgerald?

800

The only bird that can fly backward, upside down, and hover while using special shoulder joints 

What is a Hummingbird?

1000
if you sent a Lab-grown Diamond to GIA today, it would be noted HPHT or CVD, and these are the two possible grades it could receive

What are Premium and Standard?

1000

Home to the Jwaneng mine, this country leads Africa's diamond production with roughly 20 million carats annually

What is Botswana?

1000

The world's largest faceted Yellow-Brown diamond at 545.67 carats that was discovered recently in Africa's Premier Mine in 1985 and is larger than the Cullinan I.

What is the Golden Jubilee?

1000

Aside from being the Dairy State, Wisconsin produces 60% of the nation's supply of this Berry

What is Cranberry?

1000

The bird with the largest recorded wingspan of 3.1- 3.5 meters (10-11.5 feet) 

What is a Wandering Albatross?