What Did I Put in My Washing Machine? Quiz

Answer: Yellow

The colour mikado is a bright yellow. It was once used as a colour for Lincolns. It is also one of the official colours of Oberlin College in Ohio. Maize is also well-known as the official colour of a university; the University of Michigan is nicknamed the "Maize and Blue".

The colour maize is named after the cereal maize. Jonquil comes from the Mediterranean flower species, Narcissus jonquilla. The first reference of the jonquil colour in English was in 1789.

Answer: Green

The colour harlequin first appeared in 1923, and can be found between green and yellow on the colour wheel (but closer to green). The term also refers to a colour pattern, usually involving diamond shaped objects. Chartreuse has been mentioned in music a few times, including being the title of a 2012 ZZ Top song and the colour of the Volkswagen bus mentioned in C.W. McCall's song "Convoy".

The colour mint represents a leaf from the herb mint.

Answer: Orange

The colour tangelo is a representation of the fruit, a hybrid of a grapefruit and a mandarin orange. The colour flame is also a representation of fire, but has been used as a colour since the late 16th century. Mahogany is named after the wood, but is a generalization as mahogany wood can vary in hue.

Answer: Blue

UCLA blue is a deep sky blue, and when joined by the colour UCLA gold, makes up the official colours of the school. UCLA blue is used by the academic and administrative side of the school; it slightly differs from the hue used by the athletic department. UC Davis blue is a darker navy blue, also known as Aggie blue, the school's nickname. Dodger blue resembles the colour of the outfield of walls of Dodger Stadium.

The colour was first promoted by longtime manager Tommy Lasorda, distinguishing it from different shades of blue.

Answer: red

The first English recorded use of wine as a colour came in 1705. It is a darker shade of red, obviously resembling the colour of wine. Champagne is a lighter beige shade, the closest resemblance to white wine.

Answer: Blue

Capri is a deep sky blue intended to duplicate the water off the coast of Capri in Italy, more specifically the Blue Grotto. The first recorded use of the colour capri came in 1920.

Answer: Yellow

The exact colour of puce varies by source, but in all cases it exists as a reddish brown mix, with hints of purple. Puce comes from the French word for flea, and gained prominence in the 18th century in France as it was Marie Antoinette's favorite colour. It was displayed prominently in the court of her husband Louis XVI.

Answer: Yes

All three of those colours are shades of purple. Cattleya is named after botanist William Cattley, and the colour represents the orchid also named after him. Two variations of heliotrope exist: old heliotrope, a dark purple, and heliotrope gray, with a light tint of purple on gray. Wisteria is a light lavender shade that was included as a colour of Crayola crayon in 1993.

Answer: Biscuit

The word "bisque" has many different definitions, including the thick and creamy soup or an unglazed piece of pottery. The word biscuit is then derived from "besquit" or "twice cooked bread" which also resembles the colour bisque.

Answer: Green

Zomp could be considered a newer colour, as it was only first conceived in 2007. It is a spring green, comparable to mint and teal.