diamond
Diamond is a crystalline allotrope of carbon. This topic is part of Geology within Science & Nature. This page currently draws on 54 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
diamond trivia questions
Diamond is composed entirely of which element?
Answer: Carbon
Bonus fact: Diamond is a crystalline allotrope of carbon.
Diamond ranks at what number on the Mohs hardness scale?
Answer: 10
Bonus fact: Diamond is the hardest reference mineral on the Mohs scale.
What crystal structure gives diamond its exceptional hardness?
Answer: Tetrahedral network of covalent bonds
Bonus fact: Each carbon atom in diamond is strongly bonded to four neighboring carbon atoms.
Diamond and graphite are different structural forms of the same element. What are such forms called?
Answer: Allotropes
Bonus fact: Allotropes are different structural forms of the same element in the same physical state.
What type of fence is made from interwoven metal wire forming a diamond pattern?
Answer: Chain-link fence
Bonus fact: Chain-link fencing is made from woven galvanized or coated steel wire.
What famous diamond is set in the British Imperial State Crown?
Answer: Cullinan II
Bonus fact: Cullinan II, the Second Star of Africa, is mounted in the crown.
A baseball diamond contains how many bases including home plate?
Answer: Four
Bonus fact: The bases form a square rotated like a diamond.
What geometric shape is formed by the four bases of a baseball diamond?
Answer: Square
Bonus fact: The base paths form a square, viewed as a diamond from behind home plate.
The Hope Diamond is famous for what color?
Answer: Deep blue
Bonus fact: Its blue color comes largely from trace boron.
The so-called Hope Diamond curse is best described as what?
Answer: A legend linking the gem to misfortune
Bonus fact: Stories of a curse grew through publicity and retellings.
Where is the Hope Diamond displayed today?
Answer: Smithsonian Institution
Bonus fact: It is housed at the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C.
In which country was the Cullinan Diamond discovered?
Answer: South Africa
Bonus fact: It was found in 1905 at the Premier Mine.