The Sky is Blue Quiz / Test - Some Things are Blue, but Some Things Aren't | Colors

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1. Ireland's national colour

Answer: Blue

While people usually associate green with Ireland, the national colour is actually blue, coming from St. Patrick's Blue. While it doesn't appear on the national flag, blue is found in other places, like on the Presidential standard and the carpets in Ireland's Parliament, D�il �ireann.

2. Azure

Answer: Blue

Azure is a bright blue. It is sometimes compared to the sky blue. The name has also been used by Microsoft for one of their cloud products. It uses a stylised letter A that is blue in colour.

3. The Libyan flag before 2011

Answer: Not blue

From 1977 to 2011, the Libyan flag was completely green. There were no other colours or symbols on it. The green represented Colonel Gaddafi's political philosophy outlined in his Green Book, which emphasized direct democracy and socialism. Green also represented Islam, the main religion in Libya.

4. Donald Duck's jacket

Answer: Blue

If you are trying to picture it, Donald wears a blue jacket and a blue beret and a red bowtie.

5. The planet Uranus

Answer: Blue

Uranus is the third largest planet and second furthest from the sun. One of its most distinctive features is its extreme axial tilt of about 98 degrees, compared to Earth's 23.5 degrees. Uranus basically orbits the Sun on its side, leading to extreme seasonal variations. It looks a blue colour, due to methane in its atmosphere reflecting blue light from the Sun.

6. The Microsoft Excel logo

Answer: Not blue

Outlook and Word use a blue logo, but the Microsoft Excel logo has always been green.

7. Dory the fish

Answer: Blue

Dory the fish was in the films "Finding Nemo" and "Finding Dory". She helped find Nemo is the first film and went in search of her own family in the second film. She was noted for her cheerfulness and short term memory.

8. A bride's "Something borrowed"

Answer: Not blue

A bride traditionally has to have something blue, but it doesn't necessarily have to be the traditional borrowed item that is often talked about in the rhyme.

"Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue, and a sixpence in your shoe".

9. A colour on Italy's flag

Answer: Not blue

Italy's flag is green, white and red. One common set of reasons of the colours is green for hope, white for faith and red for love.

10. The main colour worn by the Italian soccer team

Answer: Blue

Italy normally play in blue. It is said to represent the House of Savoy, an Italian royal family from history. The official shade is known as 'savoy azure'. The word "Azzurri" is a common nickname for the team, literally standing for 'Blues'.

11. The colour Catholic priests wear during Advent

Answer: Not blue

Catholic priests wear the colour purple during Advent, the period before Christmas. The colour purple represents penance, preparation, and sacrifice. During Lent, the period before Easter, purple is also worn and has the same representations.

12. A revolution in Ukraine in 2004

Answer: Not blue

The so-called "Orange Revolution" happened following a disputed presidential election. It was named after orange, because that was the campaign colour of Viktor Yushchenko, the opposition candidate. Protesters wore orange clothing and waved orange flags.

13. A blue moon

Answer: Not blue

A blue moon has nothing to do with colour, but is when there are two full moons in one calendar month. This does not happen very often, hence the phrase "Once in a blue moon".

14. The largest creature that ever lived

Answer: Blue

The largest creature that ever lived is the blue whale. They can appear blue from underwater, but at the surface they look more grey.

15. Sultan Ahmed Mosque in Istanbul

Answer: Blue

Commonly called the Blue Mosque, it is renowned for its stunning blue tiles that adorn the interior walls. Built between 1609 and 1616 during the rule of Ahmed I, it remains one of the most iconic landmarks in Istanbul.

16. The chemical that has the notation "Au"

Answer: Not blue

"Au" is the symbol for gold. Au comes from Latin name for the metal, aurum. It means 'shining dawn' or 'glow of sunrise'. You might have a lovely blue sky in the morning, but Au is definitely gold.

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The Sky is Blue Trivia Quiz

Some Things are Blue, but Some Things Aren't

The sky is blue, or so it seems. That's the science of it. Some things are blue and some things aren't. In this quiz, all you have to do is classify the things that are associated with blue and the things that aren't.