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Quiz about You Say Goodbye And I Say Yellow
Quiz about You Say Goodbye And I Say Yellow

You Say Goodbye And I Say Yellow Quiz


How much do you know about one of the least favorite colors...yellow? Good Luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by RDA333a. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
RDA333a
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
261,341
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
5988
Last 3 plays: Kiwikaz (7/10), wjames (10/10), MargaritaD (8/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. In the English language, what human characteristic is associated with the color yellow? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Where would you "let your fingers do the walking"?

Answer: (Two Words)
Question 3 of 10
3. What sixties folk rock artist recorded the song, "Mellow Yellow" (1967)? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. The song, "The Yellow Rose Of Texas" (1955) is the alma mater for the University of Texas Longhorns.


Question 5 of 10
5. Yellowstone National Park extends into all of the following states except one. Which one is part of the park NOT located? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What college has sports teams nicknamed the Yellow Jackets? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Yellow Cab Company was founded in 1915 by a man who would later become the founder of which of the following rental car companies? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. According to the 1967 Beatles hit, "Yellow Submarine", what was the color of the sea that it sailed into? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. In what country would you find the Yellow River? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. In the Navy and as a part of International maritime law, colored flags are used to send messages to and from the ships. Each flag represents a letter of the alphabet as well as a specific message. What message is represented by a yellow flag? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. In the English language, what human characteristic is associated with the color yellow?

Answer: cowardice

Each color has over the years been associated with a certain emotion or chracteristic in human culture. Yellow has always symbolized fear or cowardice. In American slang, a coward is often referred to as "yellow-bellied".
2. Where would you "let your fingers do the walking"?

Answer: Yellow Pages

The name and concept of the Yellow Pages were invented in 1886 as a quick and easy way to find the phone numbers for services and products. The tagline was used during the 1900s.
3. What sixties folk rock artist recorded the song, "Mellow Yellow" (1967)?

Answer: Donovan

The song hit number two in 1967 and was rumored to be a song about smoking burnt banana peels which was unfounded. Also part of the song includes someone whispering the phrase, "quite rightly". It was also rumored that it was Donovan's friend Paul McCartney whispering that part although according to the facts it was Donovan himself who did it.
4. The song, "The Yellow Rose Of Texas" (1955) is the alma mater for the University of Texas Longhorns.

Answer: False

The Texas alma mater is the song "The Eyes Of Texas" (1903), which is to the tune of "I've Been Working On The Railroad" (1894). "The Yellow Rose Of Texas" (1955) was based on a legend during the Mexiacan-American war. It tells the tale of an African American woman named Emily D. West who allegedly seduced Mexican General Santa Ana allowing the Texans to win the Battle of San Jacinto.
5. Yellowstone National Park extends into all of the following states except one. Which one is part of the park NOT located?

Answer: Colorado

The park is located mostly in the state of Wyoming but parts extend into Idaho and Montana. It covers over two million acres of land which comes to almost 3500 square miles. On March 8,1872 it became the world's first National Park. The most popular attraction to the park is the geyser known as "Old Faithful".
6. What college has sports teams nicknamed the Yellow Jackets?

Answer: Georgia Tech

They also refer to the Georgia Tech students as the Wrambling Wreck. Wake Forest has the nickname Demon Deacons, Florida State are the Seminoles and Arizona State are known as the Sun Devils.
7. Yellow Cab Company was founded in 1915 by a man who would later become the founder of which of the following rental car companies?

Answer: Hertz

The cab company was founded by John Hertz in 1915 when he acquired Walter Jacob's cab company and subsequently would also take over Yellow Trucking company as well. The Yellow Trucking company and the rental car business was sold to General Motors in 1926. Hertz continued the cab company until 1929 when he decided to form a new rental car company, which today is Hertz Rent A Car.
8. According to the 1967 Beatles hit, "Yellow Submarine", what was the color of the sea that it sailed into?

Answer: Green

"So we sailed into the sun, till we found the sea of green" was the lyric. The song hit number two in 1967 with Ringo Starr providing the lead vocals. The Beatles made it into a cartoon movie as well.
9. In what country would you find the Yellow River?

Answer: China

The Yellow River is the second largest river in China after the Yangtze River. It is referred to as the "Mother River Of China".
10. In the Navy and as a part of International maritime law, colored flags are used to send messages to and from the ships. Each flag represents a letter of the alphabet as well as a specific message. What message is represented by a yellow flag?

Answer: the ship does not need to be quarantined

The all yellow flag represents the letter Q and signifies that the ship is healthy and ready to port. Man overboard is represented by a flag with a diagonal line with half yellow and half red. Medical assistance is needed when you see a blue flag with a white square in the middle and a smaller red square in the middles of the white square.

A disabled ship would display a white flag with a red square turned like a diamond shape inside the white flag.
Source: Author RDA333a

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