Quiz on the History of the Color Blue

What is the title of the book mentioned in the text?

• Yellow: A History of the Color

• Blue: A History of the Color

• Green: A History of the Color

• Red: A History of the Color

Where did ancient Egyptians find blue rocks called lapis lazuli?

• China

• India

• Afghanistan

• Egypt

What did ancient Egyptians use lapis lazuli for?

• Writing books

• Growing crops

• Building houses

• Making jewelry

How did artists in ancient times obtain blue for their paintings?

• From plants

• From the sky

• From snails

• From crushed rocks

What was the main reason why blue paint was expensive and only affordable for the wealthy?

• It was a luxury

• It was difficult to produce

• It was rare

• It was in high demand

Where did Dyers find blue in the belly of certain shellfish?

• Africa

• Europe

• Asia

• North America

How did Dyers release the blue color from the shellfish?

• By exposing the snail to sunlight

• By pressing the snail's foot

• By cracking the snail's shell

• By boiling the snail

What was the most popular color before indigo became widely available?

• Snail blue

• Red

• Green

• Yellow

What did people in parts of Africa use strips of indigo cloth for?

• To build houses

• To make jewelry

• To grow crops

• To buy people and sell them into slavery

Who created a chemical blue in 1905 that was affordable for everyone?

• Queen Cleopatra VII

• Daniel Minter

• Nana Aqua Brew Hammond

• Adolf Von Beyer