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Colour Terms In Browsers Trivia Quiz

There is no end of names for shades of colour. In the context of browsers, and in order to avoid vagueness, a whole set of more or less standardised and technically precise colourterms had to be developed. Check if you master that code.

A multiple-choice quiz by flem-ish. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
flem-ish

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
148,351

Updated
May 28 23

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1548

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of these painters was the inspiration for the name of a shade of grey in browsers? Hint

Picasso

van Dyke

Monet

Gainsborough

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Question 2 of 10

2. Some textile terms may occasionally function as colour terms used in browsers. Which of these is a good example? Hint

velvet

wool

corduroy

linen

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Question 3 of 10

3. What shade of colour does moccasin refer to? Hint

dark brown

yellow

orange

pale brown

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of these Italian towns gave its name to a shade of deep purplish-red? Hint

Magenta

Terracina

Siena

Ravenna

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Question 5 of 10

5. What type of colour is suggested by the term chartreuse? Hint

dark violet

light blue

brilliant yellow green

dark turquoise

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of these colour words can be compounded into a colour term with each of these nouns: cadet, sky and midnight? Hint

black

red

grey

blue

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Question 7 of 10

7. Only one of these combinations of a woman's name + a colourterm really
exists as an officially recognized shade of colour in browsers. Which one? Hint

bernadetteblue

maryblue

aliceblue

virginiablue

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of these names of French wines is also a term for a reddish purple colour in browsers? Hint

Chardonnay

Vacqueyras

Burgundy

Chablis

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Question 9 of 10

9. Indigo is the name of a shade of blue. It derives from the Greek word 'indikon' which referred to a subregion of Asia. Which area?

Answer: (Five letters.)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Only one of these colourwords can be compounded into a new colourterm with both "sandy" and "saddle". Which one? Hint

green

grey

white

brown

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of these painters was the inspiration for the name of a shade of grey in browsers?

Answer: Gainsborough

The hexadecimal code for gainsboro is #DCDCDC. This describes the exact balance of red, blue and green to be combined to produce the colour.

Thomas Gainsborough lived from 1727 till 1788. He was to some extent inspired by such Dutch painters as Hobbema and Ruisdael. Also the North-French painter Watteau exerted some influence on him. He was a master of both landscape-painting and portrait-making. Typical of the quality of his landscapes is how well he renders the silvery-grey hue of the East-Anglian sky. A good example of such a painting is: " Landscape with Figures on a Path".

2. Some textile terms may occasionally function as colour terms used in browsers. Which of these is a good example?

Answer: linen

The hexadecimal code for linen is #FAF0E6.

Oldlace and lemonchiffon are other examples of fabric names that designate a specific colour.

3. What shade of colour does moccasin refer to?

Answer: pale brown

The hexadecimal code for moccasin is #FFE4B5.

Moccasins originally were heelless soft leather footwear worn by Native Americans.
The colour of the leather was light brown.

4. Which of these Italian towns gave its name to a shade of deep purplish-red?

Answer: Magenta

The hexadecimal code for magenta is #FF00FF.

Magenta is also the site of a famous victory of Napoleon's which is till celebrated in the name of a Parisian avenue: Boulevard Magenta. Terracina is in between Naples and Rome. Siena gave its name to a variety of brown.

5. What type of colour is suggested by the term chartreuse?

Answer: brilliant yellow green

The hexadecimal code for chartreuse is #7FFF00.

The name derives from the colour of a French liqueur originally distilled by Carthusian monks.

6. Which of these colour words can be compounded into a colour term with each of these nouns: cadet, sky and midnight?

Answer: blue

The hexadecimal code for cadetblue is 5F9EA0; skyblue is #87CEEB; midnightblue is #191970.

Also "cornflower blue" is a possible combination.

7. Only one of these combinations of a woman's name + a colourterm really exists as an officially recognized shade of colour in browsers. Which one?

Answer: aliceblue

The hexadecimal code for aliceblue is #F0FFF8.

Another type of blue used in browsers is slateblue (#6A5ACD).

8. Which of these names of French wines is also a term for a reddish purple colour in browsers?

Answer: Burgundy

The hexadecimal code for burgundy is #800020.

Chablis and Chardonnay wines are white wines. Chablis is a village in Burgundy, Chardonnay is a type of grape. Bordeaux is a different shade of red than Burgundy. The term claret for wine would normally fit in with the usual colour of Bordeaux wines.

9. Indigo is the name of a shade of blue. It derives from the Greek word 'indikon' which referred to a subregion of Asia. Which area?

Answer: India

The hexadecimal code for indigo is #4B0082.

Also salmon is a colourword. It refers to the type of pink that is typical of the fish of that name. Salmon literally means "the jumping fish". Compare with such words as "salto" (jump); saltare and salire (to jump).

10. Only one of these colourwords can be compounded into a new colourterm with both "sandy" and "saddle". Which one?

Answer: brown

The hexadecimal code for sandybrown is #FAA460, and that for saddlebrown is #8B4513.

It is obvious that 'sandy brown' is a lighter brown than 'saddle-brown'. Seashell (#FFF5EE) is lighter still.

Source: Author flem-ish

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