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Quiz about Graduation Colors
Quiz about Graduation Colors

Graduation Colors Trivia Quiz

Students receiving a master's or doctorate degree in the US wear a hood with a collar whose color denotes the academic field of study. How many fields can you match with their colors?

A multiple-choice quiz by tralfaz. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
tralfaz
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
87,790
Updated
May 16 22
# Qns
25
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
11 / 25
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Question 1 of 25
1. What discipline wears Light Blue? Hint


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Question 2 of 25
2. What color do Mathematics majors wear? Hint


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Question 3 of 25
3. What discipline wears Maroon? Hint


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Question 4 of 25
4. What color do Music majors wear? Hint


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Question 5 of 25
5. What discipline wears Lemon? Hint


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Question 6 of 25
6. What color do Dentistry majors wear? Hint


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Question 7 of 25
7. What discipline wears Kelly Green? Hint


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Question 8 of 25
8. What color do Nursing majors wear? Hint


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Question 9 of 25
9. What discipline wears Orange? Hint


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Question 10 of 25
10. What color do Law majors wear? Hint


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Question 11 of 25
11. What discipline wears Olive? Hint


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Question 12 of 25
12. What color do Philosophy majors wear in the US? Hint


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Question 13 of 25
13. What discipline wears Peacock Blue? Hint


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Question 14 of 25
14. What color do Speech majors wear? Hint


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Question 15 of 25
15. What discipline wears Copper? Hint


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Question 16 of 25
16. What color do English majors wear? Hint


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Question 17 of 25
17. What discipline wears Salmon? Hint


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Question 18 of 25
18. What color do Divinity majors wear? Hint


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Question 19 of 25
19. What discipline wears Gray? Hint


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Question 20 of 25
20. What color do Hygiene majors wear? Hint


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Question 21 of 25
21. What discipline wears Aqua? Hint


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Question 22 of 25
22. What color do Fine Arts majors wear? Hint


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Question 23 of 25
23. What discipline wears Blue Violet? Hint


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Question 24 of 25
24. What color do Podiatry majors wear? Hint


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Question 25 of 25
25. What discipline wears Citron? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What discipline wears Light Blue?

Answer: Education

 You can see a ton of light blue at a high school graduation since most of the teachers have their advanced degree in Education.
2. What color do Mathematics majors wear?

Answer: Gold

 Most of the science colors are based on gold. There are two stories as to why. 1) Gold represents the money that science has generated or 2) Gold represents the philosophers stone which turned metal to gold and was the pursuit of medieval science.
3. What discipline wears Maroon?

Answer: Home Economics

 Browns seem to be the color for many "soft" sciences or those fields that fall between humanities and science (perhaps as a variation on gold). BTW, this was Janis Joplin's major at the University of Texas.
4. What color do Music majors wear?

Answer: Pink

 I have no clue how pink got picked. If anyone knows, please let me know.
5. What discipline wears Lemon?

Answer: Library Science

 Library science is considered a science, therefore lemon is a variation on science gold
6. What color do Dentistry majors wear?

Answer: Lilac

 Since dentistry is not a medieval job of doctors, but barbers - they were not assigned a shade of green (see below).
7. What discipline wears Kelly Green?

Answer: Medicine

 Most of the medicine based fields use green to represent the herbs that medieval doctors used.
8. What color do Nursing majors wear?

Answer: Apricot

 Interestingly, nursing's color is based on science gold, not medicine green.
9. What discipline wears Orange?

Answer: Civil Engineering

 Another science gold variation.
10. What color do Law majors wear?

Answer: Purple

 My best guess that this is based on the purple hem that Roman consuls were allowed to wear on their togas when conducting official business.
11. What discipline wears Olive?

Answer: Pharmacy

 Based on medicine green.
12. What color do Philosophy majors wear in the US?

Answer: Dark Blue

 This is the most common color for university professors since a PhD is considered a degree in philosophy, not a subject field.
13. What discipline wears Peacock Blue?

Answer: Foreign Service

 Many government based fields use variations on blue.
14. What color do Speech majors wear?

Answer: Silver

 Is this because good talkers are called "silver-tongued"?
15. What discipline wears Copper?

Answer: Economics

 Another "soft" science with a shade of brown.
16. What color do English majors wear?

Answer: White

 Based on the white fur that lined bachelor robes that Oxford graduates wear.
17. What discipline wears Salmon?

Answer: Public Health

 Not a government blue like civil planning or medicine green like hygiene. Possibly a variation on the citron (gold with pink overtones) of social work.
18. What color do Divinity majors wear?

Answer: Scarlet

 Scarlet has been the traditional color of the church for centuries.
19. What discipline wears Gray?

Answer: Veterinary Science

 In medieval times, veterinary science was not considered a medicine field. In fact, veterinary science was a common major in medieval universities whereas anatomy was rare.
20. What color do Hygiene majors wear?

Answer: Sage Green

 Again, a variation on medicine green.
21. What discipline wears Aqua?

Answer: Optometry

 I would think that public health should have gotten this mix of blue and green (see above).
22. What color do Fine Arts majors wear?

Answer: Brown

 Possibly based on the fact that the first paints were based on minerals and associated with earth colors (e.g. ochre).
23. What discipline wears Blue Violet?

Answer: Urban Planning

 More government blue.
24. What color do Podiatry majors wear?

Answer: Nile Green

 One more medicine green.
25. What discipline wears Citron?

Answer: Social Work

 In case you've been keeping track and noticed 2 colors are not accounted for: Business - Drab; Agriculture - Maize.
Source: Author tralfaz

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