Colors Trivia – Sept 29, 2012
1. This small easy-to-peel orange is named for the Moroccan city from where it was
first imported to Britain.
Tangerine. (Tangiers, Morocco)
2. This bulbous vegetable has an English name and a French name. The French
name is aubergine, a color term for dark-purple. What is the English name for this
vegetable.?
Eggplant.
3. The national flag of France is sometimes called the Tricolour – or three color.
What are the three colors of the French flag?
Red white and blue. Vertical bands – blue, white, red.
4. If you’re very pleased about something, what color are you ‘tickled’?
Pink. Tickled pink.
5. Nickname of UPS; name of the Kentucky horse won the 2008 Derby and
Preakness.
Big Brown.
6. Workers with desk jobs can be contrasted with manual laborers by constrasting
the color of which part of a shirt.
Collar. Blue collar / white collar.
7. According to Marilyn Monroe, what hair color to gentlemen prefer?
Blondes. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is a 1953 film adaptation of the 1949 stage
musical starring Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell.
8. This famous red-head married Desi Arnaz in 1940.
Lucille Ball (Ricky Ricardo) But it was dyed. She was a natural brunette.
9. If someone says, they’ll beat you. What two colors will probably be added to your
natural skin color?
Black and blue. ‘I’ll beat you black and blue!’
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10. In which book are pink flamingos used as croquet mallets?
Alice in Wonderland.
11. Henry Mancini wrote the theme song for a series of comedies starring Inspector
Clouseau. The music was accompanied by an animation of a large wildcat of unusual
color. What was the cartoon animal?
The Pink Panther. The Pink Panther Theme. Later, came the cartoon The Pink
Panther Show. Featuring a bumbling French police detective, Inspector
Jacques Clouseau.
12. Typically eaten by halves, this large citrus fruit has yellow skin, but red, white,
or pink pulp.
Grapefruit.
13. First copyrighted in 1873, and extremely popular during the late 19th and
early 20th centuries, this song, a favorite of barbershop quartets, begins, ‘Darling,
I am growing old … ‘ What’s the next line?
Darling, I am growing old,
Silver threads among the gold,
Shine upon my brow today;
Life is fading fast away.
14. After The Flood, God made a covenant never to destroy the earth by
flood again. What was the colorful sign of that covenant?
The rainbow.
And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant I am making between me
and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all generations to
come: 13 I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the
covenant between me and the earth.
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15. These were worn by both the Wicked Witch of the East and Dorothy.
Ruby slippers.
16. American socialite Margaret ‘Molly Brown’ survived the 1912 sinking of the
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Titanic, earning this nickname.
Posthumous nickname. ‘The Unsinkable Molly Brown’ - A 1960 Broadway
musical, and a 1964 film adaptation of the musical were produced, based
on her life.
17. This beloved 1877 classic novel by Anna Sewell told the story of a Victorian
working horse in the actual words of a horse.
Black Beauty.
18. The athletic teams of University of Alabama and Harvard share this color.
Crimson. Crimson Tide. The Harvard Crimson. (Tuscaloosa)
19. Author of the 2003 best-seller The Da Vinci Code.
Dan Brown. Movie 2006 starring Tom Hanks.
20. These Catholic clerics wear robes as red as the birds whose name they share.
Cardinal.
cardinal (n.)
early 12c., "one of the ecclesiastical princes who constitute the sacred college" (short for
cardinalis ecclesiae Romanae or episcopus cardinalis), from L. cardinalis "principal,
chief, essential," from cardo (gen. cardinis) "that on which something turns or depends;
pole of the sky," originally "door hinge," of unknown origin. Ecclesiastical use began for
the presbyters of the chief (cardinal) churches of Rome. The N.Amer. songbird
(Cardinalis virginianus) is attested from 1670s, so named for its resemblance to the red
robes of the cardinals.
21. According to the lyrics of ‘You’re a Grand Old Flag’: ‘Ev’ry heart beats true
‘neath’ … what?
The Red, White and Blue. You're a Grand Old Flag by George M. Cohan
You're a grand old flag,
You're a high flying flag
And forever in peace may you
wave.
You're the emblem of
The land I love.
The home of the free and the
brave.
Ev'ry heart beats true
'neath the Red, White and Blue,
Where there's
never a boast or brag.
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
Keep your eye on
the grand old flag.
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22. In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s classic novel, Hester Prynne wears this on her chest
as a Puritan symbol that she has committed adultery.
Scarlet letter.
23. In the Wizard of Oz, to which city did Dorothy and her companions want to go
for help getting home?
The Emerald City.
24. This sitcom starred Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor as a New York couple who move
to the country to become farmers – he having more success than she.
Green Acres.
25. This purple gemstone is the birthstone for the month of February.
Amethyst.
26. Elvis Presley had a big hit with this song about a pair of shoes.
“Blue Suede Shoes.”
Well, it's one for the money, Two for the show,
Three to get ready, Now go, cat, go.
But don't you step on my blue suede shoes.
You can do anything but lay off of my blue suede shoes.
27. In international usage, the sign that an approaching negotiator is unarmed and
intends to surrender is a flag of this color.
White.
28. On which day of Christmas did the true love send the golden rings?
The fifth.
1 A partridge in a pear tree. 2 Two turtle doves, 3 Three French
hens 4 Four calling birds 5 Five golden rings.
29. In which Kentucky city is Western Kentucky University located?
Bowling Green.
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30. Just like you, this citrus fruit has a navel.
Navel orange.
31. She kept house for the seven dwarfs.
Snow White.
32. The clear diamond flashes different colors, but so do these opaque gemstones,
the national gemstone of Australia which produces 97% of the world’s supply.
Opal. October birthstone.
33. In 1948, what was found at Sutter’s Mill causing many to rush to California?
Gold. The California Gold Rush (1848–1855).
34. People wear a loop of this colored ribbon to show their support for finding a
cure for breast cancer.
Pink.
35. This popular sitcom starred older actresses as really fun Miami roommates.
The Golden Girls. Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan and Estelle
Getty.
36. According to the song, ‘America the Beautiful’, what color are America’s
‘waves of grain’?
Amber.
O beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain, For purple mountain
majesties Above the fruited plain! America! America! God shed his grace on
thee And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea! 37. Chicken Cordon Bleu in French translates as ‘Blue Ribbon Chicken’, since it is a
winning recipe. Name one of the two main ingredients stuffed inside the chicken in
Chicken Cordon Bleu.
The hicken is stuffed with pork (ham, prosciutto), cheese (mozarella, Swiss, blue).
38. In which country would you find the enormous Yellow River?
China.
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40. This prestigious Ivy League University can be found in Providence, Rhode Island.
Brown University.
41. Someone who is really different than other family members may be compared
to a sheep of which color?
Black. Black sheep.
42. Perhaps because the veins of fair people are visible, someone of a noble or
aristocratic family is said to have this color of blood.
Blue. Blue blood.
blue blood
1834, translating Sp. sangre azul, claimed by certain families of
Castile as uncontaminated by Moorish or Jewish admixture, probably from the
notion of the visible veins of people of fair complexion.
43. The Bible teaching ‘Do unto others as you would have done unto you’ is known
by this short name.
The Golden Rule.
44. According to the saying, what is always greener on the other side?
The grass.
45. The current environmental movement asks us to pursue this color with
respect to our lifestyles.
Green. Go green.
46. If you are in debt, you are said to be ‘in’ which color?
In the red. (vs. ‘in the black’)
47. It’s said an optimist will look at the world through glasses of this color.
Rose-colored. ‘through rose-colored glasses’
48. This kind of moon is the third full moon in a season with four full moons. But it
doesn’t occur often since most seasons have three full moons.
Blue moon. ‘Once in a blue moon.’
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49. According to the saying, the case where the accuser is no better than the
accused, is like the pot calling the kettle what?
Black. Pot calls the kettle black.
50. Before an event, celebrities will walk this so the media can see their fine clothes.
The red carpet.
51. As the politically correct term for those of African ancestry, ‘African American’
replaced which ethnic term?
Black. (Negro means ‘black’ in Spanish)
52. EKU has two official colors. One is white. What other color is featured on EKU
stuff?
Maroon.
53. These brightly colored birds were sent down in coal mines to see if the air was
safe to breathe.
Canaries. (early warning of dangerous levels of toxic gases)
54. You’d better wear this color on St. Patrick’s Day, or you’ll get pinched.
Green.
55. What color are robin’s eggs?
Blue.
56. Native Americans of the southwest are famous for their jewelry made of silver and this
opaque blue-green mineral.
Turquoise. The word turquoise, which dates to the 16th century, is derived from
an Old French word for "Turkish", because the mineral was first brought to
Europe from Turkey, from the mines in historical Khorasan Province of Persia.
57. Violet-eyed beauty. This famous actress married 8 times.
Elizabeth Taylor.
Conrad (Nicky) Hilton, Michael Wilding, Michael Todd, Eddie Fisher, Richard Burton,
Richard Burton, John Warner, Larry Fortensky.
58. This popular southern cake – a chocolate layer cake with cream cheese frosting
is colored red. It’s name contains a fabric term.
Red velvet. Red velvet cake.
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59. People believe the bride will be lucky if on her wedding day if she wears
‘something old, something new’ and name at least two other things.
Something old, Something new, Something borrowed, Something blue, And a
lucky sixpence In her shoe.
60. In the song ‘She Wore a Yellow Ribbon,’ if you ‘ask her why the heck she
wore it’ what were her reason be?
She wore it for her lover/soldier who was far far away.
Around her hair she wore a yellow ribbon
She wore it in the
springtime
In the merry month of May
And if you ask her why the heck
she wore it
She wore it for her soldier who was far far away
61. What state is famous for a song about a yellow rose ?
Texas. 1836 Battle of San Jacinto, Texas War of Independence (from Mexico).
There's a yellow rose in Texas that I am gonna see
Nobody else could miss her not half as much as me
She cried so when I left her it was like it broke her heart
And if I ever find her we never more will part
She's the sweetest little rose bud that Texas ever knew
Her eyes are bright as diamonds they sparkle like the dew
You may talk about your Clementine and sing of Rosa Lee
But the yellow rose of Texas is the only girl for me
62. Frank Sinatra was affectionately called by this nickname that referred
to his eye color.
Ol’ Blue Eyes.
63. In Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice, it was noted that ‘All that glitters is not
…’ what?
Gold. All that Glitters is not gold.
64. If we want to cheer someone up, we may remind them that every cloud has
what?
A silver lining.
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65. What is the traditional color of a Spanish bullfighter’s cape, thought to anger
the bull?
Red.
66. According to his famous song, what is Bing Crosby dreaming of?
A white Christmas. Irving Berlin wrote this song.
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas Just like the ones I used to
know Where the treetops glisten, and children listen To hear
sleigh bells in the snow …
67. We use this term to refer to an animal or human missing pigment in the skin or
hair, so they look extremely pale and may have pink eyes.
Albino.
ORIGIN early 18th cent.: from Portuguese (originally denoting albinos among
African blacks) and Spanish, from albo (from Latin albus ‘white’) + the suffix -ino
(see -ine ) .
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68. To emphasize their new color programming, in 1956, this bird became the logo
for NBC.
Peacock.
69. Nowadays, prisoners wear brightly colored jumpsuits so they can be found if
they escape. But, prior to the early twentieth century, what prison uniforms were
stripes of which two colors?
Black and white ‘Striped prison uniforms commonly used in the 19th century
were abolished in the United States early in the 20th century because their
continued use as a badge of shame was considered undesirable.’
70. What was Captain Ahab chasing during most of the very long novel, Moby Dick?
A white (sperm) whale. Herman Melville. 1851.
71. According to popular wisdom, what color snow should you not eat.
Yellow. Yellow snow.
72. A power outage is sometimes called by this term, that contains a color-word.
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Black out
73. To get to see the Wizard, the Munchkins (and Glinda) tell Dorothy to follow this
road.
The Yellow Brick Road.
74. Plucky heroine of Margaret Mitchell’s (1936) Gone with the Wind.
Scarlett O’Hara
Scarlett O' Hara (born Katie Scarlett O'Hara; credited as Scarlett O'
Hara – Hamilton – Kennedy – Butler) is the protagonist in Margaret
Mitchell's 1936 novel Gone with the Wind
75. What would you find at the address 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington,
D.C.?
The White House
76. We may think someone of great wealth or privilege was born with what in his
mouth.
A silver spoon. Born with a silver spoon in his mouth.