Rainbow (ish) Trivia Quiz

Answer: Deep Purple

Deep Purple are among the grandfathers of modern rock music, having formed in 1968 and along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath make up the so called "holy trinity of hard rock and metal bands". Gillan first joined the band in 1969, replacing original vocalist Rod Evans before leaving in 1973.

He rejoined for a five year period in 1984 before leaving in 1989 then coming back in 1992. Blackmore was there at the start in 1968 but left in 1975. He rejoined in 1984 but left again in 1993.

Answer: Violet Carson

Ena Sharples was an archetypal northern battleaxe on "Coronation Street", superbly played by Carson. Her verbal battles with Elsie Tanner, played by Pat Phoenix are fondly remembered by a generation of "Corrie" fans. Carson was also a regular on religious show "Stars On Sunday" and sadly died on Boxing Day 1983, aged 85.

Answer: L'Escargot

L'Escargot, which is French for snail was anything but slow in the 1975 National, or in the 1973 and 1974 events at which he finished third and second respectively. He also won the prestigious Cheltenham Gold Cup in 1970 and 1971. Rag Trade beat Red Rum to win the 1976 Grand National and Charles Dickens finished third behind Red Rum and L'Escargot in the 1974 running. Mary Hinge was a flat racing horse, rather than a steeplechaser who had a brief career, winning two of five races in 1994.

Answer: Yellow

This the first color mentioned in the Quran and it's mentioned 5 times in 5 different verses. Verse 69 of Surat Al-Baqarah reads "They said, "Call upon your Lord to show us what is her color." He said, "He says, 'It is a yellow cow, bright in color - pleasing to the observers.' ""

Answer: Heisenberg

Werner Heisenberg was a pioneer in the field of quantum mechanics and a principal scientist in the Nazi nuclear weapon project during World War II. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1932 "for the creation of quantum mechanics". Apart from "Breaking Bad", he is also famous to Star Trek fans for the teleportation device called the Heisenberg compensator. Walter White, the main character in "Breaking Bad", was a high school chemistry teacher who became a drug kingpin known as Heisenberg.

Answer: Tata

The Tata Indigo was produced from 2002-2016 and although it sold primarily in the company's home country of India, it was available in Europe. Sales figures show that in 2004, Tata sold a grand total of 13 Indigos in Europe and a total of just over 6000 between 2004 and 2011.

Answer: Maureen O'Hara

The John Ford movie, based on the book by Richard Llewellyn, told the story of the loss of the mining industry in the South Wales valleys in the 19th century. Angharad Morgan marries the son of the mine owner, although she loves and is loved by the local pastor Mr. Gruffydd, played by Walter Pidgeon. The book was also turned into a TV show in 1975, starring Sue Jones-Davies as Angharad.

Answer: Deep Blue

Deep Blue was developed by IBM and after Kasparov beat it, was heavily upgraded (commonly referred to as Deeper Blue) and re-matched with Kasparov in 1997, winning by a score of 3.5-2.5 and becoming the first computer system to defeat a reigning world champion. Kasparov was undisputed world chess champion from 1985-1993 and in 1985 had played against thirty-two different chess computers in Hamburg, winning all games.

Answer: Reservoir Dogs

Tarantino's thriller about the heist of a jewelry store which goes terribly wrong became even more popular after the success of his 1994 movie, "Pulp Fiction". "Reservoir Dogs" also saw Tim Roth, Michael Madsen and Edward Bunker as colourful characters Mr. Orange, Mr. Blonde and Mr. Blue respectively.

Answer: Brown University, Rhode Island

Notable Brown alumni include singer Mary Chapin-Carpenter, CNN founder Ted Turner, actress Emma Watson and Princess Leila Pahlavi of Iran. Brown is an Ivy League college with notable success in the sports of lacrosse, rowing, football, gymnastics and soccer.