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Ten Shades of Orange Trivia Quiz

Orange is one of the brightest colors, as well as one of the most common found in nature. Let's explore some of the mysteries of orange. Enjoy!

A photo quiz by DeepHistory. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
DeepHistory

Time
4 mins

Type
Photo Quiz

Quiz #
373,192

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1959

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Question 1 of 10

1. The word "orange", used for both the color and the fruit, is a loan to English from another language. Which one? Hint

Old Norse

Greek

Latin

Sanskrit

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Question 2 of 10

2. This is an orange arch, known as the Delicate Arch. It is located in Arches National Park. In which US state is Arches National Park located? Hint

California

Utah

Arizona

Texas

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Question 3 of 10

3. That coin depicts William III of England, also known as William of Orange. Besides England, he ruled another European country. Which one? Hint

Castille

Prussia

Austria-Hungary

The Netherlands

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Question 4 of 10

4. This was the flag of the Orange Free State, a Boer republic in South Africa during the late 19th century. Which city was its capital? Hint

Cape Town

Kimberley

Bloemfontein

Pretoria

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Question 5 of 10

5. Orange is one of the predominant colors in the painting "Willows at Sunset", which is shown here. Who was the artist that created it? Hint

Jan Vermeer

Paul Gauguin

Vincent Van Gogh

Paul Cezanne

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Question 6 of 10

6. One product used by the United States during the Vietnam War was Agent Orange. What kind of product is it? Hint

A kind of helicopter

A ballistic missile

A chemical weapon

A type of grenade

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Question 7 of 10

7. The orange-colored mineral shown in the image is an orpiment, mined already from the Roman Era. What sort of mineral is it? Hint

Sulfide mineral

Chromate mineral

Nitrate mineral

Hydroxide mineral

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Question 8 of 10

8. The fruit orange has different names in different languages. In which language is the word for orange "portokali"? Hint

Latin

Spanish

Portuguese

Greek

9. Pumpkins are known for their orange color. It is commonly associated with Halloween, since the Jack-o-lanterns are usually carved on pumpkins. Which American poet, in 1850, wrote a poem called "The Pumpkin"? Hint

Henry David Thoreau

Walt Whitman

Edgar Allan Poe

John Greenleaf Whittier

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Question 10 of 10

10. This orange-colored flower is a pot marigold, or marigold as called by the British. What is its scientific name? Hint

Calendula

Camptacra

Callilepis

Cancrinia

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The word "orange", used for both the color and the fruit, is a loan to English from another language. Which one?

Answer: Sanskrit

"Orange" came into being used after a number of loans between languages. The Sanskrit word "naranga", from which came the Persian word "naranj", which is used in Arabic. From "naranj", we come to "orenge", which is Old French, one of the cornerstones of English. After "orenge" came "orange".

2. This is an orange arch, known as the Delicate Arch. It is located in Arches National Park. In which US state is Arches National Park located?

Answer: Utah

Arches National Park is at the north of the city of Moab, Utah, in the eastern part of the state. More than 2000 natural arches can be found there. It was designated as a national park in 1971.

3. That coin depicts William III of England, also known as William of Orange. Besides England, he ruled another European country. Which one?

Answer: The Netherlands

William III of England is known in Scotland and Northern Ireland as "King Billy". His ascension to the throne of England came after the Glorious Revolution of 1688, where William deposed King James II. Since he was a Protestant and led wars against the Catholic France, he is held in high esteem by Protestants even today.

4. This was the flag of the Orange Free State, a Boer republic in South Africa during the late 19th century. Which city was its capital?

Answer: Bloemfontein

Bloemfontein was founded around 1846, as a city of the Afrikaner. It is one of the three capitals of South Africa, alongside Cape Town and Pretoria. The governorship of the Afrikaner of Bloemfontein and the nearby areas gave it the moniker "Model Republic". Famous author J.R.R. Tolkien was born in Bloemfontein.

5. Orange is one of the predominant colors in the painting "Willows at Sunset", which is shown here. Who was the artist that created it?

Answer: Vincent Van Gogh

Van Gogh made this painting in 1888. It was painted at the time Van Gogh resided in Arles.

Many artists of the late 19th century used orange at a regular basis at their paintings, such as Gauguin's "Self Portrait" and Renoir's "Oarsmen at Chatou".

6. One product used by the United States during the Vietnam War was Agent Orange. What kind of product is it?

Answer: A chemical weapon

Agent Orange was a herbicide. It was used to eliminate the fertility of the agricultural lands of Vietnam. Its usage was at best controversial, because of the harmful effects it has on human health and today it is usually avoided as a herbicide or defoliant.

7. The orange-colored mineral shown in the image is an orpiment, mined already from the Roman Era. What sort of mineral is it?

Answer: Sulfide mineral

The formula of orpiment is As2S3, which means that two atoms of arsenic and three of sulfur form a molecule of orpiment. Orpiment was used by the ancient Chinese as medicine, despite being toxic. Alchemists in medieval Europe believed it could aid them in their efforts to make gold out of other metals, while artists have been using it as pigment.

8. The fruit orange has different names in different languages. In which language is the word for orange "portokali"?

Answer: Greek

The same word is used in Greece for the color orange, as well. The Spanish word for "orange" is "naranja". The Portuguese word for "orange" is "laranja". The Latin words for "orange" are "luteus" and "areus".

Answer: John Greenleaf Whittier

Whittier was born in Massachusetts in 1807. He was a Quaker and joined William Lloyd Garrison in the chorus of abolitionists. He tried to persuade other abolitionists, like poets Longfellow and Thoreau to join the Liberty Party, but they both declined, since it was contrary to Garrison's idea of a strong moral stance against slavery followed by political action, whilst Whittier was more radical.

10. This orange-colored flower is a pot marigold, or marigold as called by the British. What is its scientific name?

Answer: Calendula

The common name, aka marigold, is a reference to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Calendula petals have been used as medicinal herbs and they also have the quality of being edible. They can also be used for gathering yellow and orange dye.

Source: Author DeepHistory

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