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I can sing the rainbow Trivia Quiz

A rainbow is red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet, but what if the colours were in alphabetical order?

A multiple-choice quiz by ASA. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
ASA

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
334,086

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1425

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Question 1 of 10

1. If the colours of the rainbow were written in alphabetical order, which colour comes last?
Hint

Violet

Yellow

Zinc

Blue

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Question 2 of 10

2. If the colours of the rainbow were written in alphabetical order, which colour comes second?
Hint

Blue

Apple

Orange

Green

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Question 3 of 10

3. If the colours of the rainbow were written in alphabetical order, which colour comes between green and orange?
Hint

Yellow

Blue

Nickel

Indigo

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Question 4 of 10

4. If the colours of the rainbow were written in alphabetical order, which colour comes between red and yellow?
Hint

Orange

Indigo

Tangerine

Violet

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Question 5 of 10

5. If the colours of the rainbow were written in alphabetical order, which colour is in the middle?
Hint

Green

Purple

Red

Orange

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Question 6 of 10

6. If the colours of the rainbow were written in reverse alphabetical order, which colour comes last?
Hint

Red

Yellow

Blue

Apple

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Question 7 of 10

7. If the colours of the rainbow were written in reverse alphabetical order, which colour comes second?
Hint

Violet

Orange

Red

Green

8. In the song "I Can Sing a Rainbow" the colours mentioned are red and yellow and pink and green, purple and orange and blue. If these were put in alphabetical order, what colour is in the middle?
Hint

Pink

Orange

Green

Purple

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Question 9 of 10

9. In the song "I Can Sing a Rainbow" the colours are red and yellow and pink and green, purple and orange and blue. If these were put in alphabetical order what colour comes between blue and orange?
Hint

Pink

Grey

Red

Green

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Question 10 of 10

10. What colour is normally in the middle of a regular rainbow?
Hint

Green

Ivory

Orange

Blue

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. If the colours of the rainbow were written in alphabetical order, which colour comes last?

Answer: Yellow

The new order would be blue, green, indigo, orange, red, violet and yellow.

2. If the colours of the rainbow were written in alphabetical order, which colour comes second?

Answer: Green

A rainbow mnemonic is Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain. The first letter of each word in the sentence represents the first letter of the colours of the rainbow.

3. If the colours of the rainbow were written in alphabetical order, which colour comes between green and orange?

Answer: Indigo

In a regular rainbow yellow comes between orange and green.

4. If the colours of the rainbow were written in alphabetical order, which colour comes between red and yellow?

Answer: Violet

Another way of remembering the usual rainbow order is to think of ROY G BIV.

5. If the colours of the rainbow were written in alphabetical order, which colour is in the middle?

Answer: Orange

I will have to come up with a new mnemonic for this alphabetical rainbow, perhaps Bill's Garden Is One Really Vicious Yard.

6. If the colours of the rainbow were written in reverse alphabetical order, which colour comes last?

Answer: Blue

The rainbow alphabetically backwards is yellow, violet, red, orange, indigo, green and blue.

7. If the colours of the rainbow were written in reverse alphabetical order, which colour comes second?

Answer: Violet

I remembered the colours of the rainbow backwards by using VIBGYOR, which happens to be the name of a band from Leeds, England.

Answer: Pink

This alphabetical colourful rainbow goes blue, green, orange, pink, purple, red and yellow.

Answer: Green

The second verse is

"Listen with your ears,
And sing everything you see,
I can sing a rainbow,
Sing a rainbow,
Sing along with me."

I like the idea of pink and purple in the rainbow.

10. What colour is normally in the middle of a regular rainbow?

Answer: Green

I thought I better give you a normal rainbow question to finish up with.

The regular rainbow colours are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet. Green is always right in the middle.

Source: Author ASA

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