One of the largest robberies on British soil, the Brink's-Mat robbery was the theft of gold bullion, diamonds, platinum and cash from a warehouse in London. It took place in 1983 with Brink's-Mat being the operator of the warehouse involved. The total value of stolen items amounted to £26 million (£86.79 million in Feb 2025 money, according to the Bank of England inflation calculator).
There were six robbers targeting about £1 million in Spanish pesetas so the gold, platinum and diamonds were a surprise bonus.
Including the money laundering side, thirteen people were eventually jailed and another eight killed in what has been referred to as the "Curse of the Brink's-Mat millions".
2. Whale
Answer: Blue
The world's largest animal, the blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) is also a mammal. It is possibly the largest animal known to have existed. They are dotted around the world in four or five sub-species. They migrate to the poles in summer and to the tropics in winter. Hunted to near-extinction, hunting was banned in 1966.
They remain listed as Endangered with man-made threats, such as ship strikes, pollution, and ocean noise not helping. Japanese whaling for scientific purposes tends to target minke whales. If thinking of Herman Melville's 1851 novel "Moby-Dick", the whale was white but there is no other 'blue' clue.
3. Lone Ranger
Answer: Silver
There are a couple of possible links between the Lone Ranger and the colour silver. The fictional masked Lone Ranger used to ride a horse called Dusty, however that changed when in the 1938 episode "The Legend of Silver" he saved the horse Silver from an enraged buffalo. One of his catch phrases was "Hi-yo, Silver! Away!". Secondly, the Lone Ranger used silver bullets.
4. Huanghe He (river)
Answer: Yellow
Known as Huanghe He in China, the Yellow River is the country's second longest at around 5,464 km (3,395 mi). Some 420 million people depend on it for water and the loess silt (giving rise to its name) carried by it helps provides fertile lands for agriculture during floods. With a history of flooding, it is a mixed blessing with nicknames such as "China's Pride" and "China's Sorrow". In the last 2,500 years the river has changed course some 26 times.
5. "The Third Man"
Answer: Green
The surname Greene is a homophone of the correct answer. British writer Graham Greene wrote the novella "The Third Man" as a film treatment (or raw material) for his screenplay for the 1949 film of the same name. A treatment is a step up from scene cards but is not a screenplay. In the film Orson Welles stars as the protagonist Harry Lime. The film has garnered many awards.
6. Inspector Clouseau
Answer: Pink
Inspector Clouseau is a fictional character associated with American film director Blake Edward's "Pink Panther" series. In many of the comic "Pink Panther" films, Inspector Clouseau is a bumbling French police inspector with the actor Peter Sellers performing the role for 15 years starting in 1963.
The inspector tends to cause chaos wherever he goes but generally accidentally solves his cases, including finding the correct culprits.
7. Obsidian
Answer: Black
Normally black, obsidian is a naturally occurring volcanic glass made of rapidly-cooled felsic lava. It can also more rarely be coloured green, brown, red, blue, orange or yellow, depending on impurities. The high silica content causes high viscosity which in turn inhibits crystallisation, leading to the formation of a natural glass.
8. "I Feel Good"
Answer: Brown
This is a reference to James Brown. The song was first recorded by American singer James Brown for his 1964 album "Out of Sight". The title of the single is actually "I Got You (I Feel Good)" and was released as a single in 1965. It is one of his better-known songs and highest charting of his 91 songs to reach the Billboard Hot 100. It is a development of the earlier James Brown song "I Found You", which has similar melody and lyrics.
9. Ultra
Answer: Violet
Not actually visible to humans, ultraviolet radiation is emitted as part of sunlight. This band of electromagnetic radiation covers wavelengths of 10 to 400 nanometres, sitting between visible light at the blue end of the visible spectrum and X-rays. Various animals such as dogs, cats, bees and salmon are amongst those that can make use of this form of 'light'. For humans, it has both beneficial and harmful effects. It is required to make vitamin D and can help treat certain skin conditions, but overexposure will cause harm to the eyes and skin.
10. Titanium dioxide
Answer: White
As known as titania, this inorganic compound is best known through its use as a white pigment. It is commonly used in paint, sunscreens as a UV-blocking agent, and as a food colouring (with the E number E171). Millions of tonnes are produced annually with China responsible for around a third of the world's production.
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