Gem Quiz

Here’s the Answer to April’s Gem Quiz

And congratulations to the winner.

Published

4 years ago

May 6, 2021

Chris Burslem

LORI MOYER, OWNER of L. Moyer Designs in State College, PA, won our April Gem Quiz and scores a cool Gem Geek tee – a timely addition for her summer wardrobe — for correctly answering indicolite. Congratulations, Lori, and well done to all our honorable mentions, who also got the right answer. We’ll be posting a new Gem Quiz soon. Keep an eye out here!

Derrick Allen
Graham Jewelers
Wayzata, MN

Annamarie Bara
Choose Your Gift.com
Chicago, IL

David Blitt
Troy Shoppe Jewellers,
Calgary, AB

Dan Bogue
LaunchPad International
New Rochelle, NY

Mike Burnette
Gem Shopping Network
Duluth, GA

Marty Burns
Pocatello

Bryan Cavitt
Images Jewelers, Inc
Elkhart, IN

Nicole Collins,
The Gem Collection
Tallahassee, FL

Sally Davis
Vierk’s Fine Jewelry
Lafayette, IN

Mary Jane DiNola
Yardley Jewelers
Yardley, PA

Steve Glazer
Bob Richards Jewelers
Germantown, TN

Christine Graichen
Malloves Jewelers
Middletown, CT

Dave Griffon
Griffon Jewelers
Bellville, OH

Selma Heikkinen
Fairbank and Perry Goldsmiths
Concord, MA

Katie Holland
Maharaja’s Fine Jewelry
Panama City, FL

Todd Huebner
Josephs Jewelers
Des Moines, IA

Karen Jirsa
Village Goldsmith
Estes Park, CO

Leslie Jones
The Diamond Guild
Norwood, MA

Katherine Lesse
Abracadabra Jewelry
Ann Arbor, MI

Eddie Livian
Atlantic Gem Corp
New York

Robert Lurie
Robert Lurie, jewelry evaluator
Cape Town, South Africa

Lisa Lyons
Clarkson Jewelers
Ellisville, MO

Glenn Manning
Manning Jewelry
Foley, AL

Patrick McNeill
Garwood’s Jewelers
Fort Collins, CO

Robert Mitchell
Nord Jewelers
Kalamazoo, MI

Paula Morgan
Travelwares
Hollywood, FL

Monica Panek
Murduffs Jewelry
Florence, MA

Malesha Patel
Maharajas Fine Jewelry
Panama City, FL

Eric Phillips
Carats by Eric
Elk River, MN

Amy Rausch
Mountz Jewelers
Carlisle, PA

Sander Raymond
Alchemy Jeweler
Portland, OR

Mark Ruby
SunSpirit Designs
Loveland, CO

Dan Scanlan
Jewelry By Designs
Woodbridge, VA

Stuart Schupler
Stuart Ross Designs
Egg Harbor City, NJ

Arianna Schutz
Jensen Jewelers
Great Falls, MN

Kate Shay
Scott & Co Fine Jewelers
New Oxford, PA

Joshua Summers
Orin Jewelers
Northville, MI

Bethany Swoveland
Design House Jewelry Studio
Waco, TX

Briana Thach
Richters Jewlery
Londonderry NH

Anna Tinkelenberg

Tim Van Slooten
Thomas A. Davis Jewelers
Holland, MI

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