Wind chimes have been around since prehistoric times, when strings of shells were strung from trees near dwellings. They were a crude form of home decorating that may very well have been man's earliest attempt at beautifying his environment.

As we enter the spring season many people will be enhancing their environment with the addition of wind chimes. Yet many people are unfamiliar with versatile uses, interesting history, or symbolic significance that has made wind chimes such a popular and treasured addition to yard and home decor.

How much do you know about wind chimes? Test your chime savvy by taking the true or false test below.

(Answers provided below)

1. Although humans may like the sound made by wind chimes, birds for the most part are scared away.

2. In China, wind chimes are reserved for sacred temple purposes.

3. According to early folklore legends, a wind chime hung over the doorway to a home brought good luck to the first person of the day to pass under them.

4. Wind chimes purported to be "precision tuned," are in fact, just regular chimes with tubular pipes instead of irregular shapes.

5. Both the diameter and the length of the pipe affect the tone of a wind chime.

6. The type metal that sounds best when the striker hits the pipe is copper.

7. Certain tones produced by a wind chime are believed to have a healing effect.

8. Wind chimes can usually be purchased in a department store for less money than anywhere else.

9. One of the reasons why wind chimes make perfect gifts for Mother's Day and terrific anniversary gifts is because of their symbolic meaning.

10. Although a popular enhancement for garden yard decor, the use of chimes is prohibited in the Bible.

11. The secret to producing the sweetest sound possible has to do with the point of contact between striker and pipe.

12. The "Feng Shui" is the chromatic scale used to enhance the rich tones made by precision tuned pipes.