HISTORY'S MOST DEADLIEST COLOURS

What did Marie and Pierre Curie discover in 1898?

• Uranium

• Radium

• Lead

• Arsenic

Which color pigment was added to toothpaste, medicine, water, and food due to its restorative properties?

• Green

• Orange

• Radium

• White

Which pigment was widely used by artists like Vermeer and the Impressionists until it was banned in the 1970s?

• Green

• White

• Radium

• Orange

What compound was used to create the synthetic green pigments Scheele's Green and Paris Green?

• Uranium Oxide

• Cupric Hydrogen Arsenic

• Lead

• Radium

Which color pigment was commonly used in ceramic dinnerware before World War II, emitting radiation due to uranium oxide?

• Radium

• Green

• Orange

• White

What was the toxic compound used to create the brilliant white pigment lead white by the Ancient Greeks?

• Radium

• Uranium

• Arsenic

• Lead

What health issues were reported by artists who worked with lead white pigment?

• Cancer and heart disease

• High blood pressure

• Learning disabilities

• Blindness

What was the compound that caused the intense toxicity of synthetic green pigments?

• Uranium

• Lead

• Radium

• Arsenic

Which color pigment was repurposed as an insecticide a century after its intense toxicity was revealed?

• White

• Orange

• Green

• Radium

What was the U.S. government's action regarding uranium oxide during World War II?

• Promoted its use in food dyes

• Confiscated it for bomb development

• Banned its use in ceramics

• Ignored its harmful effects