Where Have All the Colours Gone? Quiz

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1. An example to start: The ogre yawned, suffering from universal Monday boredom. (One word - 4, 6 or 3 letters) 'Grey' is in 'ogre yawned'. 'Salmon' is in 'universal Monday. 'Red' is inside 'boredom'. So the answer would be grey OR salmon OR red. Now try this bit. He had just recalled that a late alteration to his job lacked sufficient detail. (One word - 4 or 5 letters)

Answer: Teal

'Teal' is in 'late alteration'. Teal is a shade of greeny-blue, which comes from the colour of the water-bird with the same name.
'Black' is in 'job lacked'. Black is what we see when an item absorbs all the colours of the spectrum.
Grey is formed from a mixture of black and white. Salmon is an orangey-pink colour. Red is the first colour on the spectrum.

2. The information was very highbrow, not simple enough for him. He went to a nursery where he said, "I'd like a Larkspur, please." Then he thought, "I fancy a nice cup of tea." (One word - 5, 6 or 4 letters)

Answer: Brown

'Brown' is in 'highbrow, not'. Mixing red, yellow and blue paint usually produces a muddy brown colour, but brown is also the colour of chocolate, which is much nicer.
'Purple' is in 'Larkspur, please'. Purple is one of the shades formed by mixing red and blue paint.
'Cyan' is in 'fancy a nice'. Cyan is the colour obtained when blue and green light are mixed.

3. "There is a good shop in Kent with a well-filled table - crumby bread, ham, berries." (One word - 4, 4 or 5 letters)

Answer: Pink

'Pink' is in 'shop in Kent'. Pink is made by mixing red and white together.
'Ecru' is in 'table - crumby'. Ecru is an off-white or cream shade - the colour of unbleached linen.
'Amber' is in 'ham, berries'. Amber is a fossilised tree resin used as a gemstone, and it is a dark orange colour.

4. "Also an excellent blueberry pie and a gateau, burnt not too much. People find I gobble, quickly, but I get very hungry." (One word - 4, 6 or 6 letters)

Answer: Blue

'Blue' is in 'blueberry'. Blue is the fifth colour in the spectrum, and one of the primary colours for both light and paint.
'Auburn' is in 'gateau, burnt'. Auburn is a reddish brown, and is often used to describe a hair colour.
'Indigo' is in 'find I gobble'. Indigo is the sixth colour on the spectrum - it is a very dark blue.

5. The ogre enjoyed his food, and, leaving the loch, returned to his car. "Let's go." (One word - 5, 5 or 7 letters)

Answer: Green

'Green' is in 'ogre enjoyed'. Green is the fourth colour in the spectrum, and can be made by mixing blue and yellow, although it is one of the primary colours for light.
'Ochre' is in 'loch, returned'. Ochre is a muddy yellow colour, which takes its name from the clay which produces it.
'Scarlet' is in 'his car. "Let's'. Scarlet is a very bright red, and also used as a name.

6. "The robe I generally wear, well I laced it too tightly; I'm trying hard not to yell 'Ow'." (One word - 5, 5 or 6 letters)

Answer: Beige

'Beige' is in 'robe I generally'. Beige is a pale brown colour, often regarded as boring.
'Lilac' is in 'well I laced'. Lilac is one of the shades formed by mixing red and blue; the name comes from the flowering tree.
'Yellow' is in 'yell 'Ow''. Yellow is the third colour on the spectrum, and a primary colour for paint, although it is a secondary colour in light, where red and green combine to make yellow.

7. For angels rescued him after devils from the acre ambushed him. The blow hit extremely hard. From a gent, a true gentleman, came help for the trauma. UV enveloped him with warmth. (One word - 6, 5, 5, 7 or 5 letters)

Answer: Orange

'Orange' is in 'For angels'. Orange is the second colour on the spectrum; it is made by mixing red and yellow.
'Cream' is in 'acre ambushed'. Cream is a yellowy off-white shade named after the richest part of milk.
'White' is in 'blow hit extremely'. White is what we see when an object reflects all the colours of the spectrum.
'Magenta' is in 'From a gent, a'. Magenta is one of the colours made by mixing red and blue - it is a pinky purple.
'Mauve' is in 'trauma. UV enveloped'. Mauve is another of the colours made by mixing red and blue - it is paler than violet and takes its name from the French for a mallow flower.

8. He said, "Using old cloths, washed in Persil very well, rub your acrylic rims on them to remove the spider's web on your glasses before you go off lamenting." (One word - 4, 6, 4, 7, 5 or 5 letters)

Answer: Gold

'Gold' is in 'Using old'. Gold takes its name from the precious metal, and is a lustrous dark yellow.
'Silver' is in 'Persil very'. Silver also takes its name from a precious metal - it is a shiny pale grey.
'Ruby' is in 'rub your'. Ruby is a dark red, named for the gemstone.
'Crimson is in 'acrylic rims on'. Crimson is a very bright, slightly dark red; it is the national colour of Nepal.
'Ebony' is in 'web on your'. Ebony is named for the very dark wood of the tree with the same name, which was traditionally used for the black keys on a piano.
'Flame' is in 'off lamenting'. Flame is a very orangey red, as found in a fire.

9. His pet dingo, lively as ever, fawning around his legs with a frolic or a lick, rose to the occasion. (One word - 5, 4, 5 or 4 letters)

Answer: Olive

'Olive' is in 'dingo, lively'. Olive is a drab green, named for the fruits of an olive tree.
'Fawn' is in 'fawning'. Fawn is a pale shade of yellowish brown.
'Coral' is in 'frolic or a lick'. Coral is shade of pink; it is named after the invertebrates which live in the sea, and form reefs.
'Rose' is in 'rose'. Rose is another shade of pink. Wild rose flowers are usually pink, but cultivated ones have been bred in almost every colour possible.

10. He, as a dancer, is ecstatic and became light-hearted, hearing the viol eternally playing; then began planning a visit to San Francisco, Baltimore and other places in America, followed by a trip to see the Tammaro, one of Italy's rivers. (One word - 6, 5, 6, 6 or 6 letters)

Answer: Cerise

'Cerise' is in 'dancer, is ecstatic'. Cerise is a bright pink colour; the name comes from the French word for a cherry.
'Camel' is in 'became light-hearted'. Camel is a shade of pale brown, named for the animal.
'Violet' is in 'viol eternally'. Violet is the seventh and last colour on the spectrum - it is one of the bluer shades made by mixing red with blue.
'Cobalt is in 'Francisco, Baltimore'. Cobalt is a greyish blue colour, which was used for making Chinese porcelain.
'Maroon' is in 'Tammaro, one'. Maroon is a brownish, purpley dark red; the name comes from the French 'marron' - a chestnut.

Source: Author Lottie1001

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There are forty colours hidden in the following nonsense tale. They may be within a single word, or spread across two or more words. There is more than one colour in each question but you only need to give ONE of them for your answer.

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