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A Paler Shade of White Trivia Quiz

All of the questions in this quiz involve colours and different ways to think about them.

A multiple-choice quiz by Jakeroo. Estimated time: 2 mins.

Author
Jakeroo

Time
2 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
351,244

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

Plays
1340

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What term, containing a colour and a clothing item, is another name for a wasp? Hint

blue collar

yellowjacket

black tie

redcoat

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Question 2 of 10

2. Homophones are words that have different meanings but sound the same. Which of the following pairs are a colour and a depth measurement or lead weight? Hint

red and read

plum and plumb

blue and blew

grayed and grade

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of the following is a fruit and also a brand name of a cellphone? Hint

Blackberry

Raspberry

Boysenberry

Strawberry

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Question 4 of 10

4. If a freshly painted blue boat crashed into a red boat with wet paint near a deserted island, what word containing a colour would the survivors be? Hint

whitened

blackened

yellowed

marooned

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Question 5 of 10

5. What pinkish orange colour is also something that lives on the BOTTOM of the ocean floor? Hint

coral

peach

salmon

apricot

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of the following colours does not also have a definition that means "metallic"? Hint

copper

silver

gold

ebony

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Question 7 of 10

7. If you took the letters in the word MICRONS and put them in a different order, what shade of red would you come up with? Hint

carmine

cerise

scarlet

crimson

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of the following yellowish colours could refer to something you would not eat? Hint

maize

saffron

mustard

topaz

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which one of the following names for a colour could NOT also be a citrus fruit? Hint

orange

olive

lemon

lime

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Question 10 of 10

10. If you combined a colour from the name of a British rock band with the last name of a famous Austrian doctor, what would you end up with? Hint

White Salk

Green Mayo

Black Lister

Pink Freud

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What term, containing a colour and a clothing item, is another name for a wasp?

Answer: yellowjacket

Wasps and hornets are very closely related. Bees and ants also belong to the same Order (Hymenoptera, which means "membraned wings").

2. Homophones are words that have different meanings but sound the same. Which of the following pairs are a colour and a depth measurement or lead weight?

Answer: plum and plumb

While plums (the fruit) can be either green, red or purple, the colour named "plum" is always purple. To be "out of plumb" means that something is not vertically aligned. The verb "plumb" can also mean to install drainage pipes. A person who performs work like that is called a plumber.

3. Which of the following is a fruit and also a brand name of a cellphone?

Answer: Blackberry

A blackberry is similar to a raspberry, but it is more oblong and more darkly-coloured (either black or very deep purple). Blackberry, besides being a wireless device, is also the name of one of the rabbits in the book "Watership Down".

4. If a freshly painted blue boat crashed into a red boat with wet paint near a deserted island, what word containing a colour would the survivors be?

Answer: marooned

Marooned means to be left on an uninhabited island or at sea. Maroon is a purplish colour. You can make the colour purple by mixing red and blue together.

5. What pinkish orange colour is also something that lives on the BOTTOM of the ocean floor?

Answer: coral

Corals are living animals that come in many shapes and sizes. Most them look like weird rocks or alien creatures. The largest formation of corals in the world is the Great Barrier Reef, off the coast of Australia.

6. Which of the following colours does not also have a definition that means "metallic"?

Answer: ebony

All of them could be metals as well as colours, except for ebony. Ebony is a dark (usually black) wood that is very hard and durable. Many years ago, the "black keys" on pianos were often carved out of ebony. Because the wood is so scarce, modern piano keys are generally made out of some form of plastic.

7. If you took the letters in the word MICRONS and put them in a different order, what shade of red would you come up with?

Answer: crimson

When you rearrange the letters of one word (or words) to form another, that's called an "anagram".

8. Which of the following yellowish colours could refer to something you would not eat?

Answer: topaz

A topaz is a precious gemstone used in jewelry. While the colour topaz is a dark yellow, the stones themselves can also come in blue, pink or colourless.

9. Which one of the following names for a colour could NOT also be a citrus fruit?

Answer: olive

Oranges, lemons and limes are all citrus fruits and high in Vitamin C. Fresh olives are quite bitter and are usually cured by pickling or brining. The only real difference between freshly picked green and black olives is how ripe they are (black ones are the ripest).

10. If you combined a colour from the name of a British rock band with the last name of a famous Austrian doctor, what would you end up with?

Answer: Pink Freud

Pink Floyd is the name of a rock band. Sigmund Freud was a "brain" doctor who specialised in neurology and psychiatry.

Source: Author Jakeroo

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