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Colourful Cryptic Clues Trivia Quiz

A mixture of cryptic clues, to which all answers are a colour, so a definition of the answer is not always given. Look for hidden words, reversals, anagrams, charades, etc.

A multiple-choice quiz by minch. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
minch

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
187,333

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
2407

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

Question 1 of 10

1. Remember all answers are a colour.

Ogre entered holding emerald

Answer: (One word - 5 letters)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Shout ouch!

Answer: (One word - 6 letters)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Unusual onager

Answer: (One word - 6 letters)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Add a bit of glue to beam

Answer: (One word - 4 letters)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Turn back the German cardinal

Answer: (One Word - 3 letters)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Spin kaleidescope around

Answer: (One Word - 4 letters)

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Question 7 of 10

7. At the beginning boy liked Ugandan elephants

Answer: (One word - 4 letters)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Bananas quite sour

Answer: (One Word - 9 letters)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Color of eyebrow neatly covered

Answer: (One Word - 5 letters)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Colour different on scrim

Answer: (One Word - 7 letters)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Remember all answers are a colour. Ogre entered holding emerald

Answer: green

oGRE Entered.

Hidden word indicator - holding

2. Shout ouch!

Answer: yellow

shout = yell ouch = ow

3. Unusual onager

Answer: orange

Onager(a wild ass of central Asia) is an anagram of orange.
Anagram indicator word - unusual

4. Add a bit of glue to beam

Answer: gray

Bit of glue is G. Beam is ray.

5. Turn back the German cardinal

Answer: red

German word for the DER reversed.

6. Spin kaleidescope around

Answer: pink

Hidden word indicator - around
sPIN Kaleidescope

7. At the beginning boy liked Ugandan elephants

Answer: blue

First letters of Boy Liked Ugandan Elephants.

8. Bananas quite sour

Answer: turquoise

Quite sour is an anagram of turquoise.
Anagram indicator - bananas

9. Color of eyebrow neatly covered

Answer: brown

Hidden word indicator covered.
eyeBROW Neatly

10. Colour different on scrim

Answer: crimson

On scrim is an anagram of crimson.
Anagram indicator word - different

Source: Author minch

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