Here are the answers to my Caucasus Quiz. Remember, it was a learning experience quiz and just for fun. I hope you had some fun guessing the answers.

And the winner is: Cory Bosworth, my daughter, with five correct answers.

In second place, we have a tie between Gordon and Eva Bennett and my son Andrew Bosworth, each with four correct answers.

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

ANSWER: a Butter Churn. A butter churn is a device used to convert cream into butter. It uses an agitating process to separate the butterfat from the liquid, resulting in butter. In the old days, I did this. We had a hand-cranked churn that had to be turned round and round to do the job. Some Azerbaijani figured out that they could swing in a swing or hammock and each time they passed the butter churn below that was tied to a tree, they just gave it a push and eventually, they ended up with their butter. Pretty clever. I wish I had thought of that back when I was churning butter.

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

ANSWER: He put the cart before the horse (obviously)

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?

ANSWER: Geometry

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?

ANSWER: BBQ wood. They said this is way better than charcoal or other types of wood for BBQ'ing: it burns very hot and very fast.

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.)

ANSWER: Green Boiled Walnuts, shell included but not the husk: They pick the walnuts way before they ripen, but with the shell formed. They boil them for 40 hours. The sauce is very sweet so I know they add lots of sugar but they also must add spices as they tasted wonderful.

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?

ANSWER: Felt, a decorative wall-hanging. See photo below. It was just a demonstration piece, not a work of art.

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?

ANSWER: An Armenian Bagpipe

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?

ANSWER: Lebanon, Syria, or Iran

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?

ANSWER: An Apricot tree. It was growing in the musician's backyard. It will probably be turned into flutes some day.

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?

ANSWER: 100 countries visited.

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

ANSWER: 13 of the 15: We have visited all except Belarus and Moldova