Green is for go when it comes to traffic lights. The Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals is the treaty concerned and has been in place since 1968 to standardise road traffic signals.
2. Envy
Answer: Green
Green is the colour associated with the feeling of envy, such as used in the phrase "green with envy". It is also linked to money, luck and health.
3. Goblin
Answer: Green
The Green Goblin is the alias used by various supervillains in the Marvel Comics universe. For example, the Green Goblin is the alternate personality of the character Norman Osborn who appears in Sam Raimi's "Spider-Man" film trilogy.
4. Unseasoned
Answer: Green
The adjective 'unseasoned' is synonymous with 'green' when referring to timber, for example, that has not been allowed to dry properly before being used.
5. Whale
Answer: Blue
The blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) is the largest animal to exist. They have been called Sibbald's rorqual, after the person who first described one which had washed up in the Firth of Forth in Scotland in 1692.
6. Sad
Answer: Blue
Another emotion. 'Blue' can mean being depressed, melancholic or low in spirits; in other words, sad. Other associations with the colour include calm and serene, icy, distant, or even cold.
7. Bayou
Answer: Blue
"Blue Bayou" was a song originally recorded by Roy Orbison in 1963. It has been covered many times since. Linda Ronstadt's 1977 cover version became her signature tune.
8. The ____ Boy
Answer: Blue
One of Thomas Gainsborough's most famous paintings, the portrait of "The Blue Boy" was painted around 1770. It seems to be a historical study as the boy was wearing a 17th century outfit. It has appeared in films such as "Batman" (1989), "Die Another Day" (2002) and "Joker" (2019).
9. Anger
Answer: Red
Red is the colour associated with anger. It is also associated with power, love and passion.
10. Merlot
Answer: Red
One of the well-known single varietal red wines is made from the merlot grape variety. It comes from the Bordeaux region of France originally.
11. Cochineal
Answer: Red
The cochineal is a scaly insect which has been the source of carmine dye for hundreds of years. The dye is red in colour. The insect is farmed on the Opuntia species of cacti.
12. Adair
Answer: Red
Red Adair was an American firefighter who specialised in putting out oil well fires. This was typically done with explosives, using a shaped charge to blow out the fires.
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