Answers and results for Gem of a Quiz

 

Two First prize winners with 70/70

Jean Baker of Chesterfield

Chris Chantler of Bath

Two runners up with 69/70

Sue Dyson of Stockport

Veronica Murray of Dorchester

 

 

1

Had cyclone that caused chaos

Chalcedony

 

 

2

Mobile software protected by county

Sapphire

 

 

3

Johnny no-mates?

Opal

 

 

4

Half a dish in an Indian restaurant in London

Ruby

 

 

5

Rocky III survivor

Tiger’s eye

 

 

6

Two pints with an unknown quantity added

Quartz

 

 

7

Comical son of Ulysses and brother of Elsa

Bloodstone

 

 

8

Sea water

Aquamarine

 

 

9

Scored 173 in Russia in 2009

Jade

 

 

10

Alf loses time in Jamaica Street

Garnet

 

 

11

Entrance to a garden

Agate

 

 

12

Left, right and centre when diced

Diamond

 

 

13

70% blue and 30% green

Turquoise

 

 

14

Now bursting with stars

Opal

 

 

15

Outdo from beginning to end

Topaz

 

 

16

John

Blue John

 

 

17

Where ‘Longs shady cool project’ is found by Williams

Jasper

 

 

18

Shark’s prey?

Jet / sardine stone

 

 

19

Fairy sprinkle

Peridot

 

 

20

Report the French

Bangle(s)

 

 

21

Proverbially cast before swine

Pearls

 

 

22

Zeta ‘n Tina getting in a muddle

Tanzanite

 

 

23

American city in neat surroundings

Onyx

 

 

24

Back left

Spinel

 

 

25

Capital city of Oz

Emerald

 

 

26

Am noisiest and chaotic

Moissanite

 

 

27

Used for the eyebrows and eyelids of Tutankhamun’s mask

Lapis Lazuli

 

 

28

In particular I marvel at what’s inside

Larimar

 

 

29

Rice stirred up in tin

Citrine

 

 

30

Monstrous, according to Charles

Carbuncle

 

 

31

Or zinc, perhaps?

Zircon

 

 

32

Russian capitalist?

Muscovite

 

 

33

Red card

Diamond

 

 

34

Originally shadowed by Bruce, Hank and Tony

Jet

 

 

35

Met hasty confusion

Amethyst

 

 

36

Riddle loses direction and causes puzzlement

Corundum

 

 

37

Cook produces tea in the garden

Beryl

 

 

38

Rihanna shines bright

Diamond

 

 

39

Named after Ken-ichi Sugi

Sugilite

 

 

40

David - Steel, Joanna - ?

Sapphire

 

 

41

Amaze Toni with this puzzle

Amazonite

 

 

42

Stay around crystal recreational drug

Amethyst

 

 

43

Lunar rock

Moonstone

 

 

44

Officially treasured by Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Rhodonite

 

 

45

Found on safari or found in ivy

Ivory

 

 

46

Banned forever by 14 US states in 1944

Amber

 

 

47

Elkie’s singer

Pearl

 

 

48

High Street betting location

Coral

 

 

49

Hidden in Greenacre School

Nacre

 

 

50

Lives ‘in perfect harmony’ with ebony

Ivory

 

 

51

Allow two in front

Bracelet

 

 

52

Spent Tuesday night together with the stones

Ruby

 

 

53

Puzzling rare sign points to these

Earrings

 

 

54

One of the Stranglers?

Jet / choker

 

 

55

Hanging around during French

Pendant

 

 

56

Call round

Ring

 

 

57

Contained in bank letters

Anklet

 

 

58

We should reportedly raise the subject

Brooch

 

 

59

Different ending for Troy Tempest’s rescuer

Aquamarine

 

 

60

Hit the golf course !

Cufflinks

 

 

61

Locked up in the Tower !

Crown jewels

 

 

62

RN D34

Diamond

 

 

63

Found in bucket (or maybe ‘bouquet’)

Hyacynth

 

 

64

Shilpa Shetty, for example

Star of India

 

 

65

Bleu de France

Hope Diamond

 

 

66

Patented by Percy Shaw?

Cat’s Eye

 

 

67

Чёрный Орлóв

Black Orlov

 

 

68

Gem of an island

Emerald / coral

 

 

69

I’ve found it – the first of its kind in South Africa !

Eureka Diamond

 

 

70

Catch fish first

Garnet

 

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