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Question 1: In what year was Broome attacked by the Japanese?.
[] (a) 1940 [] (b) 1941 [] (c) 1942 [] (d) 1943 [] (e) 1944 [] (f) Don't know
Question 2: Where does the seed used in cultured pearling come from?
[] a a small pearl [] b Mississippi mussel [] c plastic beads [] d the pearl shell [] e sand [] Don't know
Question 3: What is this device?
[] a an air pump [] b a barrow [] c a flour grinder [] d a music machine [] e a pearl cleaner [] Don't know
Question 4: Where was the first cultured pearl farm developed in Western Australia?
[] a Kuri Bay [] b Broome [] c 80 Mile Beach [] Don't know
Question 5: What is the cause of the dreaded bends?
[] a a virus [] b oxygen bubbles [] c nitrogen bubbles [] d deep water [] e bad air []Don't know
Question 6: How does the pearl oyster attach onto objects such as a piece of coral or rock?
[] a mucus [] b nacre [] c tendon [] d byssus []Don't know
Question 7: Who invented the copper helmet?
[] a Cousteau [] b Deane [] c Dureau [] d Male []Don't know
Question 8: Who were considered the most superior copper helmet suit divers?
[] a Malaysians [] b Koepangers [] c Japanese [] d Europeans []Don't know
Question 9: During the early days of pearling, before pearl culture, what was the Pinctada Maxima collected for?
[] a Pearls [] b Pearl meat [] c Buttons, etc []Don't know
Question 10: What was the death toll in Broome due to the Japanese plane attack during the Second World War?
[] a nil [] b more than 100 [] c more than 200 [] d more than 300 []Don't know
Question 11: What are the 3 initial considerations adopted when grading pearls?
[] a size, weight and colour [] b unmarked, 1 major blemish, more than 1 major blemish [] c species, location, company []Don't know
Question 12: The crew of which ship discovered the Pinctada Maxima?
[] a Pinctada [] b Maxima [] c Endeavour [] d Titanic [] e Dolphin []Don't know
Question 13: In the early days, what killed more divers than anything else?
[] a sharks [] b the bends [] c the war [] d infections []Don't know
Question 14: Who were the best skin divers before the helmet diving suits?
[] a Japanese [] b Europeans [] c Malaysians [] d Aborigines []Don't know
Question 15: What is the name given to this shape pearl?
[] a drop [] b button [] c baroque [] d circle []Don't know
Question 16: Who imports the majority of Australia's pearls?
[] a Japanese [] b Hong Kong [] c USA [] d Thailand []Don't know
Question 17: What pearling industry tasks are usually carried out in February?
[] a shell cleaning [] b shell seeding [] c shelling collection [] d pearl harvesting []Don't know
Question 18: 3 items required to seed a pearl are:
[] a graft, core and shell [] b graft, mantle and core [] c core, mantle and pea crab []Don't know
Question 19: What devastated the pearling industry at the end of the 1950's?:
[] a disease [] b cyclone [] c invention of plastic buttons [] d a war []Don't know
Question 20: Four tugs on the diver's breast rope means:
[] a more slack [] b I'm coming up [] c danger! [] d plenty of shell, send down another diver []Don't know
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