The Grass Is Always Greener Trivia Quiz

Answer: Golf

The winner of the Masters Golf Tournament, played in Augusta, Georgia, is awarded a green jacket. This custom was started in 1949. The winner of the jacket must return the jacket to the clubhouse at the start of the following year's tournament. It is considered to be one of the greatest trophies to be earned in the sport of golf.

Answer: Jealousy

The term "green-eyed monster" is believed to have come from William Shakespeare's work "The Merchant of Venice" (1596). In this play, the character Portia says the following:
"How all the other passions fleet to air
As doubtful thoughts, and rash embraced despair
And shuddering fear, and green-eyed jealousy!"

Answer: Kato

The Green Hornet is a masked, crime-fighting vigilante created in 1936 by Fran Stiker and George W. Trendle. His ever-faithful sidekick is Kato, who was played by martial arts actor Bruce Lee in the short-lived television program (1966-1967) of the same name. "The Green Hornet" started out as a radio program, and was still being featured in movies over 60 years later.

Answer: Sam I Am

The ever-popular children's book "Green Eggs and Ham" was first published in 1960. It was the result of a bet between the author, Dr. Seuss, and his publisher Bennett Cerf. The publisher bet the author that he could not write a good children's book using 50 words or less. He lost.

Answer: Sugarloaf

Sugarloaf was a short-lived '70s band that performed between 1970-1975. Their biggest hit was "Green-Eyed Lady", which went to number three on the US Billboard Chart in the autumn of 1970. The song was written by band member Jerry Corbetta and friend Dave Riordan.

The song was featured in the 1997 comedy film "Home Alone 3", and can still be heard on radio stations which play classic rock.

Answer: Islam

The religion of Islam associates the color green with Paradise. It is mentioned several times in the Koran. Green turbans are worn by those who have just visited Mecca, and green wristbands or bracelets are worn by Muslims as a personal proclamation of their religion. Green is featured on the flags of many Muslim countries, such as Saudi Arabia, Iran and Afghanistan.

Answer: Vermilion

The terms verdant, verdurous and verde all are adjectives meaning green. The mineral cinnabar can be ground to produce the red pigment that is known as vermilion. This pigment has been used for centuries in various parts of the world as a clothing dye, to make paint, and in cosmetics.

Answer: Wisconsin

The American football team known as the Green Bay Packers are based in the city of Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are a community-owned, non-profit team. Founded in 1919, Green Bay Packers' game seats are very hard to come by, and they are perpetually sold-out in spite of the bad weather that plagues the area in winter.

Answer: Tsavorite garnet

All of these gemstones are red, pink or orange except for the vibrantly green tsavorite garnet. Mined in the mountains of Tanzania near the Kenya border, small amounts of chromium give this garnet a beautiful green color which has much better clarity than other green gemstones, such as the much more expensive emerald. With a hardness of 7.5 on the Mohs scale, this gemstone is appropriate for use in all types of jewelry and settings.

Answer: Richard Llewellyn

Portraying life in a Victorian era Welsh mining community, "How Green Was My Valley" was English author Richard Llewellyn's first published novel. Immensely popular, the novel was made into a movie of the same name in 1941 starring Maureen O'Hara and Walter Pidgeon. It won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture.