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The Bead Quiz: Test Your Bead Knowledge! |
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Written by Dara Spiotto
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Monday, 28 April 2008 |
 Long overdue! The bead quiz is finally here! Haven’t you wondered how bead savvy you are? We’re about to find out. This quiz is a mish-mash of questions about a variety of subject matter. Everything from wire to seed beads to stones and beyond. This is intended just for lighthearted fun, to brush up on some bead smarts. I recommend that you print this page out and then fill in your answers so that you can easily check your answers against the Answers posting. Let’s begin, shall we?
 Good luck, break a leg and all that...
1. Name this bead loving 1980’s musical icon!
2. Swarovski Crystals are produced in what country?
3. What is the name of the bead once used by Native Americans as money?
4. What color beads did Wilma Flintstone wear?
5. What is a small pendant meant to hold pictures inside it called?
6. What Mexican Indian tribe is known for using beeswax to attach beads to wooden bowls, animal forms and other objects?
 7. This rocker shows you that clothes are not necessary. Only beads. Who is he?
8. What kind of pliers help you make a perfectly round loop?
9. Name July’s birthstone.
10. A large bead shaped like a seed bead but with a white core is called what?
11. What does the term “AB” stand for?
12. What percentage of lead does Swarovski crystal contain?
13. This Tibetan bead has a special name...what is it?
14. What is another name for a stone nicknamed “cat’s eye?"
15. Name a bead made from an item found in a mussel or oyster.
16. What company manufactures Delica beads?
17. The other name for a herringbone bead weaving stitch.
18. What type of bead is former lady Barbara Bush known for wearing?
19. Australia supplies about 95% of this stone to the world today, and some say this stone is on fire. What is it?
 20. She never went anywhere without her beads, and often gave them away. Who is she?
21. Name a device used to weave beads on.
22. How many standard size 11.0 seed beads fit into a 1 inch space?
23. Mined in the southwest, it leans towards blue. Mined in China, it leans towards green. What stone am I?
24. What is another name for delicate metal openwork?
25. What is the name of the first plastic ever put into production to make jewelry?
 26. Because of her, America began dressing themselves in pearls. Who is she?
27. What kind of seed bead has a small slice taken out of one side?
28. Marge Simpson sometimes changes her jewelry, but mostly favors a simple strand of what color?
29. What popular bead in the 1960’s allowed you to connect them together without string, wire or anything other than themselves?
30. Name the Island off Italy where bead makers were sent to keep their bead making talents secret.
31. Which wire is thicker in diameter… 26 gauge wire or 14 gauge wire?
 32. In 1774 she made it possible for everyone to wear jewelry for beauty alone. Who is she?
33. What is the name of the tool used to measure a bead’s size in millimeters?
34. What will you be protected from if you wear an evil eye bead?
35. Swarovski named capri crystal after the isle of Capri, Italy… to match the color of the water there. T or F?
36. It was once calcified tree sap, but now we love to wear it. What is it?
37. What is the style of bead that once translated from Italian means “thousand flowers”?
38. This African trade bead is more valuable if the starburst pattern has 7 or more layers. What is it called?
 39. Name this Sesame Street character who loves to wear beads.
40. What color beads does Dear Beady wear?
Pencils down!!! How did you do? Well, let's find out for sure. Did you cheat and use the web? Did you look on previous articles to find your answers? Well, so what. That’s how I got the questions.
If you’d like to share this quiz with other beaders, feel free to print it out or share the link to this page. There aren’t many bead quiz opportunities out there, and this is just plain fun. So spread the love. And now let's go to the answer page to see how you fared. :-)
“Design ideas come to you when you least expect them. Keep a notebook handy and jot them down. They’re great reference material.” Cynthia Rutledge |
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