Monday, December 19, 2011

Quiz of the day (21)

I enjoy answering quiz questions. If you are like me, here is a random quiz question of the day in general knowledge for you to answer or else check back tomorrow for the answer. 
Women are fond of buying jewelry (men gift their loved ones); some are sold by piece and some by weight. What are the weights used by jewelers known as?                                 
a) troy ounce
b) strontium
c) carats
d) tare
 Quiz of the day (20) Answer: b) trees (dendron in greek is trees, -ologist means a person who studies)

3 comments:

  1. Well, strontium is a metal and tare is for resetting the weight on electronic balances. Between the remaining two, I'll go with A.

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  2. Thx for answering.
    Kash, you are correct. Mr.T, Thanks for great deal of info.

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