Something Blue Trivia Quiz

Answer: Cobalt

Cobalt comes from the German word kobald meaning goblin or evil spirit. It was so named because it was difficult to mine and was dangerous to mine. This is because arsenic trioxide is often found with Cobalt. In nature, it is only found in compounds.

Answer: Orange

Blue and red create purple, blue and yellow create green, and blue and brown create gray. These are also the colors of the Chicago Bears, lending credence to the idea they are, in actuality, brown bears.

Answer: A comic strip

"The Smurfs" were created by Peyo, also known as Pierre Culliford. Watch out for Gargamel and Azrael, the primary bad guy and his ever-hungry cat.

Answer: Doctor Manhattan

Originally a graphic novel by Alan Moore, Billy Crudup portrayed Dr. Manhattan in the big screen adaptation of "Watchmen" of 2009. Rorschach and The Comedian are also characters in "Watchmen." Beast, of course, is the alter ego of Hank McCoy of the X-men.

Answer: The Azure Dragon of the East

It is also referred to as the green dragon and the Avalon dragon. All four symbols relate to a season and an element. The Azure Dragon corresponds with spring and the element wood. For more information on these symbols visit the following link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Symbols_(Chinese_constellation)

Answer: Duke University

The University of Wisconsin houses the Badgers, the University of Oregon is home to the Ducks, and the Tar Heels reside at the University of North Carolina. Duke has an extremely popular Men's Basketball team. Their fame is due in large part to Mike Krzyzewski (Coach K). On March 1, 2008, he became the 6th Men's basketball coach in NCAA history to accrue over 800 victories.

Answer: Nobility

According to Wikipedia, "blue-blooded" refers to the visibility of the veins in European nobles, differentiating them from common peasants. It was translated from the Spanish phrase "Sangre Azul." One theory for why the nobles seemed to have blue blood was the high rate of hemophilia among their families.

In fact, hemophilia is sometimes referred to as "the royal disease." Those with the disease were well-protected, and went outside much more infrequently than was average of the age. The combination of the disease and lack of sun, resulted in a slightly bluish tinge to their skin.

Answer: Eiffel 65

"Blue" was from the album 'Europop', the Italian pop/dance group's first release. It was their only release to reach the charts in the UK or US (at 12 and 4, respectively). "I'm blue-if I was green I would die" is the amusing final line of the song.

Answer: Vehicles

The average car loses about 65% of its value over the first five years according to Kelley Blue Book. It kind of makes you question the sense of buying a brand new car, doesn't it?

Answer: Chartreuse

Chartreuse is a yellowish-green color as well as a mountain range in France. As a web color (the colors designated in designing web pages), it is considered 50% yellow and 50% green.