The Eureka Diamond

........... found the Eureka diamond in 1966.

• Schalk van Niekerk

• John O'Reilly

• Erasmus Jacobs

Match the following:

• Neighbour of the Jacobs family.

• Erasmus Jacobs

• Governor of the Cape Colony

• John O'Reilly

• Hunter with knowledge of minerals.

• Schalk van Niekerk

• Poor farm boy from Hopetown.

• Sir Philip Wodehouse

Which fact makes one think that Schalk van Niekerk had a suspicion that the "pretty stone" he saw at the Jacobs' farm was more than simply a rock?

• van Niekerk put it with the other stones in his collection.

• It was displayed in Paris, France.

• van Niekerk showed it to John O'Reilly, who had some knowledge of minerals.

• The stone was named the Eureka Diamond.

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) True

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(b) False

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(c) Possible

• The Eureka is the first diamond found in South Africa.

• The Jacobs family felt cheated when they found out what van Niekerk sold the diamond for.

• Erasmus Jacobs knew there were diamonds on their farm.

• The Eureka diamond is on display in Paris since 1966.

• Hopetown is near the Orange River.

• Erasmus Jacobs was cross with his mother for giving his stone away.

Diamonds are weighed in ​ (a)   .

• carats
• milimeters

• kilograms
• tons

Which quote from the passage about the Eureka diamond proves that O'Reilly had to go to some trouble to find out whether or not the stone was a diamond?

• The news of the discovery quickly spread all over the world.

• When O’Reilly showed the stone to people in Hopetown and Colesberg, he was mocked.

• It has been on display in the Kimberley Museum since that time.

  
  

• O’Reilly offered to find out whether this was a diamond or a valueless stone.