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Quiz about There Are So Many Colours in the Rainbow

There Are So Many Colours in the Rainbow Quiz

There are so many colours in the rainbow, so let's look at every one.

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

Author
darksplash

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
319,209

Updated
Nov 17 23

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

Plays
6463

Awards
Top 5% quiz!

Last 3 plays: looney_tunes (10/10), Pawsawhile (10/10), Mark1970 (10/10).

Question 1 of 10

1. Red is the first colour of the rainbow. Which of these are delicious red fruits? Hint

Brussels Sprouts

British Queen Potatoes

Dutch Cabbages

McIntosh Apple

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Question 2 of 10

2. Orange is the second colour of the rainbow. Oranges are delicious fruits - most people eat them skin and all!

True

False

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Question 3 of 10

3. Yellow is the third colour of the rainbow. Which fruit has a yellow skin and is delicious when you peel it and slice it on your cornflakes? Hint

Beetroot

Cabbage

Banana

Turnip

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Question 4 of 10

4. Green is the fourth colour of the rainbow. What is green and tickles if you walk barefoot in the garden? Hint

Grass

Concrete

Gravel

Snails

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Question 5 of 10

5. Blue is the fifth colour of the rainbow. What huge blue things do we usually consider to be wide and deep? Hint

The seas

The jungles

The deserts

The ice caps

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Question 6 of 10

6. Indigo is the sixth colour of the rainbow. A lot of indigo comes from plants and it makes a dye that is used for a popular type of clothes. What do you think they are? Hint

Black leather jackets

White T-shirts

Pink tanktops

Blue jeans

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Question 7 of 10

7. Violet is the seventh colour of the rainbow. If you look in your garden you might see something else called a violet. What is it? Hint

A gate

A tree

A flower

A bench

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Question 8 of 10

8. Many people memorise verses to help them remember the colours of the rainbow. "Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain" is a common one in Britain. Who was Richard of York? Hint

A footballer

A clown

An English duke

A juggler

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Question 9 of 10

9. In Ireland there is a saying that you can find a special something at the end of the rainbow. What do you think that might be? Hint

A polar bear

A pot of stew

A pot of gold

A grizzly bear

10. Brown is not a colour of the rainbow. Brown is a favourite colour of Darksplash, especially the chocolate labrador doggie that sleeps on his bedroom floor. Her name might remind you of the colour brown. What do you think it is? (There's a clue in the question.) Hint

Whitey

Pinky

Cocoa

Sooty

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Red is the first colour of the rainbow. Which of these are delicious red fruits?

Answer: McIntosh Apple

McIntosh reds are one of the most popular apple varieties in North America. All McIntosh apples can trace their history back to one single tree that was found in Ontario, Canada, in 1811.

2. Orange is the second colour of the rainbow. Oranges are delicious fruits - most people eat them skin and all!

Answer: False

Better not to eat the skin - or the peel as it is also called. Some people do use the peel for cooking and baking, but you would rarely eat an orange and then eat the peel as well.

3. Yellow is the third colour of the rainbow. Which fruit has a yellow skin and is delicious when you peel it and slice it on your cornflakes?

Answer: Banana

Bananas are also delicious if you slice them onto strawberry jam sandwiches. They are also great in Banofee Pie.

4. Green is the fourth colour of the rainbow. What is green and tickles if you walk barefoot in the garden?

Answer: Grass

There are many types of grass and it grows in all conditions from town gardens to the wild plains of Africa. More than 60 million years ago some dinosaurs ate grass. So if you don't want to see a dinosaur in your garden, better get the mower out now...

5. Blue is the fifth colour of the rainbow. What huge blue things do we usually consider to be wide and deep?

Answer: The seas

The seas can take on different appearances depending on the light and weather conditions. From space they all look blue.

6. Indigo is the sixth colour of the rainbow. A lot of indigo comes from plants and it makes a dye that is used for a popular type of clothes. What do you think they are?

Answer: Blue jeans

Maybe you are wearing a pair of blue jeans right now - Darksplash was when he typed these words. Jeans have been around for a very long time. Denim trousers were very popular as far back at the 16th century, but it was the cowboys of the American west who really made blue jeans popular.

7. Violet is the seventh colour of the rainbow. If you look in your garden you might see something else called a violet. What is it?

Answer: A flower

Violets, pansies and heartsease are all common names for a plant that is strictly speaking called a viola. The colours can vary from violet through several shades of blue to cream, yellow and white. Many varieties have leaves and flowers than can be eaten.

8. Many people memorise verses to help them remember the colours of the rainbow. "Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain" is a common one in Britain. Who was Richard of York?

Answer: An English duke

Richard Plantagenet was the third Duke of York, one of those who claimed the throne during the Wars of the Roses (!455-1487). He never made it to the throne himself, but his sons did, ruling as Edward IV and Richard III.

9. In Ireland there is a saying that you can find a special something at the end of the rainbow. What do you think that might be?

Answer: A pot of gold

If you find it, you'll have to battle with the Leprechauns to take it home.

Answer: Cocoa

The cacao tree, sometimes called the cocoa plant, is the plant from which chocolate is made.

Source: Author darksplash

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