Mellow Yellow Trivia Quiz

Answer: The rider with the lowest cumulative time

The cyclist with the lowest cumulative time at the end of each stage is awarded the yellow jersey, or 'maillot jaune'. The yellow jersey entitles the rider to be the first starter on the next stage. The rider awarded the yellow jersey on the last day is the overall winner of the Tour de France.

Answer: Twelfth Night

"Twelfth Night" is one of Shakespeare's comedies and the plot centres on mistaken identity. The yellow stockings are worn by Malvolio who has been fooled into believing that Olivia is in love with him and wants him to wear yellow cross gartered stockings.

Answer: The Scarecrow

Dorothy meets the Scarecrow first, then the Tin Man and lastly the Cowardly Lion. Toto was with her right from the beginning in Kansas.

Answer: Sensationalist reporting

Yellow journalism is the use of sensationalism to boost sales of publications. Such publications may exaggerate stories or completely fabricate them. Yellow journalism first appeared in the United States in the late 1800s when two rival newspaper owners, Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst, resorted to underhand tactics to outsell each other.

Answer: From a mosquito

Yellow Fever is a viral haemorrhagic disease and is transmitted by mosquitoes. It gets the name 'yellow fever' because some badly affected patients develop jaundice which causes them to appear yellow. Yellow fever is found in South America and Africa but can be prevented by vaccination.

Answer: Huang He

The Chinese name for the Yellow River is 'Huang He'. The Yellow River is the second longest river in China after the Yangtze, and runs for almost 5,500km. Historians consider it to be the cradle of Chinese civilisation. It looks yellow in the lower reaches because of the large amount of loess which is carried in the water.

Answer: Paul Gauguin

Paul Gauguin painted 'The Yellow Christ' in Brittany in 1889. It is considered to be a classic Symbolist work and a move away from the style of the Impressionists.

Answer: A bird

The yellowhammer is a small bird belonging to the bunting family and is found in Europe, Asia and New Zealand. The male yellowhammer has a bright yellow head and looks nothing like a hammer. It is thought that the name 'yellowhammer' may be derived from a Middle English word 'yelwambre' meaning 'yellow-amber'.

Answer: Carotenoids

Most yellow fruits and vegetables owe their colour to pigments called carotenoids. Foods with carotenoids have been linked to a reduction in cancer, heart disease and eye problems. Lycopene is found in red fruit and vegetables while chlorophyll is found in green ones. Sulphur is a chemical element, not a pigment.

Answer: Donovan

Donovan's song 'Mellow Yellow' reached number two in the US charts and number eight in the UK charts in 1966. It is from his fourth album which was also called 'Mellow Yellow'.