There Is Green all Over the World Quiz

Answer: Pink Floyd

"Green is the Colour" is one of the tracks for "More", the third album by the English band Pink Floyd, released in 1969. It was composed and written by Roger Waters and sung by David Gilmour. The song was part of the band's concerts from 1969 through 1970.

The album "More" was the soundtrack for the film with the same name. In 2016, a new version of this song appeared in "The Early Years 1965-1972", which is the compilation box set of the band's first works.

Answer: Republic of Ireland

Ireland, also known as the Republic of Ireland, occupies about 80% of the island called Ireland. It is a sovereign state, bordering Northern Ireland and bathed by the Atlantic Ocean. The island of Ireland is known as the Emerald Isle for its green vegetation, due to constant rains. The climate is defined as temperate oceanic, humid and unstable, with abundant rainfall and mild temperatures.

Answer: Saint Patrick

Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, was a fifth-century Roman-British Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland. The legend says that he used the shamrock or three-leafed clover to explain the Holy Trinity to pagans. Over the years the saint became associated with both Catholic Ireland and the identity of Ireland itself. Subsequently, St. Patrick is a patriotic symbol along with the color green and the shamrock. That is why it has become common to wear green clothes, accessories and shamrocks to celebrate St. Patrick's Day, ‪March 17‬, since the 18th century.

Answer: Stephen King

"The Green Mile", is a 1996 serial novel written by the American Stephen King (1947-) initially released in six volumes, published monthly. In 1997 the novel was republished in a single volume. The fictional Cold Mountain Penitentiary is the main setting of the story and reports the relationship between a jailer and an inmate who is on death row, nicknamed "The Green Mile" due to the color of the floor.

Answer: False

False. Bronze disease is not caused by bacteria, as the name suggests. It results from chemical reactions eating away and eroding metallic copper in ancient artifacts. The greenish residues are oxides and salts of copper, resulting from reactions of acids and humidity in pores and cracks in metallic objects such as coins.

Answer: A fiat currency issued during the American Civil War

Before the Civil War the money issued and accepted as legal in the United States was silver and gold coins. Paper currency was issued only by private banks. With the rising cost of the American Civil War and the exorbitant interest charged by private banks, in July, 1861, Congress authorized the issuance of Demand Notes, paper money that was put into circulation. Demand Notes had the distinctive green on their reverse, in contrast to notes issued by private banks, which had blank reverses. That is why the Demand Notes were nicknamed "greenbacks".

Answer: William Steig

The American cartoonist William Steig (1907-2003) was known as the "King of Cartoons", producing more than 2,600 drawings. At the age 61, he started writing children's books, an activity he maintained until his nineties. Among his well-known works is the picture book "Shrek!", 1990, which was the basis for DreamWorks' 2001 animation film "Shrek". Shrek is a big, green, terrifying ogre with a strong sense of right and wrong, who leaves home to see the world.

Answer: Saudi Arabia

The flag of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is green and contains an Arabic inscription and a white sword. The inscription or shahada is the Islamic creed that says: "There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah". The verse and the obverse of the flag are identical. The color green represents Islam and the sword represents the strict distribution of justice.

Answer: Lacoste, Heineken and Starbucks

Lacoste is a clothing company founded in 1933 by René Lacoste and the tennis player André Gillier, who had been nicknamed "L'Crocodile". Heineken is a Dutch brewery founded in 1863 by Wandscheer Heineken in the city of Amsterdam. Starbucks, was founded in 1971 by Jerry Baldwin, Zev Siegel and Gordon Bowker in Seattle, WA. All of these companies have the color green in their logos.

Answer: Chromium and Vanadium

Emeralds are considered precious stones along with diamonds, sapphires and rubies. Emeralds are formed when traces of chromium, vanadium and sometimes iron are present in the mineral beryl. The color varies in intensity according to the quantity of each of these three elements. The presence of chromium and vanadium gives the stone an intense green color; iron gives the stone a bluish color.

In 2018, some famous stars attending the Golden Globe Awards dressed in black to support the Time's Up movement, and used emerald jewelry adornments. It is not known if it was intentional but it may be that they used emeralds to make a statement since emeralds are a symbol of hope, growth and renewal. They are also used to symbolize solidarity and protest.