It's time for a Caucasus Quiz. But don't think of this as a test of whether or not you've been paying attention. No, this is a learning experience quiz. This is just for fun. If anyone gets two or three answers correct, they have overachieved!

The questions come from our trip and from all three countries: Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Armenia. Answers will be posted several posts down.

What is, or was, the following device, which is hanging in the photo, used for? (Hint: we were on a farm in the mountains)

2. What is this Azerbaijani farmer doing wrong? (A just for fun question)

3. Our 'shebeke' (glass window) workshop instructor, in Shaki Azerbaijan, also trains young people. It's very competitive to get into his program. What skill or knowledge does he value the most in choosing kids for his training program?

4. At numerous places in the Caucasus, but especially in Georgia, we saw piles of grape pruning branches for sale. Most often, like in this photo, we saw them for sale in grocery stores. What are they used for?

5. The item below was served to us several times, primarily as a snack. I had never before experienced eating this food product prepared this way. I was actually quite shocked to find out what it was. But I managed to empty the dish every time they were served. What are they?

(and I'll give you one piece of information, they are not plums.)

6. We attended another centuries-old traditional craft workshop in Kazbegi Georgia that I never posted about. The process in the studio took many steps. Vicky is doing one of the steps, near the finish of the process. What is she making?

7. We met a local Armenian musician in Yerevan, Armenia who showed us and played a number of unique woodwind instruments.

What instrument is he playing here?

8. Out in the country, not far from Biblical Mount Ararat, we were driving through a small village when we noticed some storks nesting on the top of telephone poles. We stopped to check them out. Our guide said that the storks were migratory and that they only came here during birthing season. Someone put devices on some storks to see where they migrate to from Armenia and found out that they migrate to three other countries. Name one of the three countries where these storks migrate to?

9. We were in Yerevan when we came across this particular tree. Vicky and I know these trees very well but had never seen one so large.

What kind of tree is this?

10. Vicky and I have traveled the world extensively. In terms of foreign countries that we have visited, Armenia was a milestone country for Vicky. This was a celebratory glass of wine that she was drinking.

What number of country visited was Armenia for Vicky?

11. Bonus Question: There were 15 countries in the former USSR. How many former USSR countries have Vicky and I visited?