Hello, Yellow! Trivia Quiz

Answer: A 200,000 acre ranch

"The Yellow Rose" was a ranch outside of San Antonio, Texas run by a former bull rider named Wade Champion. After Wade died, his widow Colleen (Cybill Shepherd) took over running the ranch with Wade's two adult sons, Roy and Quisto. The series first aired on October 2, 1983 and ended its first and final season on May 12, 1984.

Answer: Be cautious and/or prepare to stop

An American traffic signal has three lights: red, yellow and green. A red light in America means to stop the car, while a yellow light means to proceed with caution and prepare to stop at any time. A green light means it is safe to drive on. A flashing yellow signal light is a warning light for oncoming traffic.

A yellow traffic light has a federal safety minimum of a three second wait time.

Answer: Friendship

In Victorian times, receiving a bouquet of yellow roses would mean someone is jealous of you. In modern times, receiving a bouquet of yellow roses would be a sign of friendship.

Answer: Donovan

"Mellow Yellow" came out on the A-side of an album put out by Scottish singer Donovan. The song was released to America in 1966, while the United Kingdom received the song in 1967. The lyrics of the song are reportedly about being a cool and laid back person.

Answer: Bugs Bunny is a coward

The phrase "yellow-bellied" is heard often in America, but originates from England. The phrase was used in England as a derogatory term turned at a group of people named the Fens of Lincolnshire. The Fens of Lincolnshire lived in areas that were marshy, causing their skin to have a yellowish cast.

Answer: Male

The Man with The Yellow Hat takes care of Curious George when he brings George home from Africa. The series was written by children's author H.A. Rey and his wife. It first began in 1939 and ended in 1966. Curious George is a monkey who gets himself into sticky situations and has to be bailed out by The Man with The Yellow Hat.

Answer: Charlotte Gilman

Charlotte's short story was written in a two-day span in her home in 1891 and published in 1892. The short story tells of a woman suffering from a mental illness who is kept locked away by her husband. Eventually, the wallpaper in her room causes her mental illness to worsen.

Answer: No

No, the sun is not actually yellow. The sun is a mixture of colors with different wavelengths. The color yellow has a shorter wavelength, meaning it can make it through the earth's atmosphere easier than other colors with longer wavelengths. Because the color yellow has a shorter wavelength, the sun appears as the color yellow to the human eye.

Answer: Mello

Mello Yello was first distributed by the Coca-Cola Company on March 1, 1979. It was a competitor for Pepsi's Mountain Dew. The drink originated in New Zealand, and has a faint yellow coloring. A 1980 Mello Yello commercial contained the lyrics:

"Look out throat/Watch out tongue/I've got the world's fastest soft drink and here it comes/ Mello Yello makes you feel so good so fast from your head down to your toes/Mello Yello makes you feel so good so fast you just can't drink it slow/Look out lips/watch out toes/I've got another Mello Yello and here it goes/Mello Yello makes you feel so good so fast"

Answer: A person with yellow fever develops jaundice

Yellow fever will rest in a person for three to six days before the person will begin showing symptoms. Ninety percent of all yellow fever cases have been discovered in Africa. A yellow fever vaccine administered within thirty days of contracting the disease is effective in ninety-nine percent cases.