Colours Quiz

According to The Beatles’ song released in 1966, we all live in a yellow what?

• Universe

• Ship

• Submarine

• Field

Some spices are used to give colour to dishes. Which colour is given to food by Saffron?

• Blue

• Yellow

• Pink

• Green

What term is given to the fear of colours?

• Farbophobia

• Chromophobia

• Buntophopia

• Colorophobia

Name the colour of flag flown on a ship when they are experiencing an outbreak of disease onboard.

• black

• red

• purple

• yellow

Each year on March 17 you will find St Patrick’s Day celebrations all over the world. What colour is normally worn on St Patrick’s Day?

• blue

• green

• white

• orange

The flag of the United States of America is often referred to as The Stars and Stripes, or Old Glory. Which 3 colours are used in this flag?

• Red, White, Green

• Red, Yellow, Blue

• Blue, Red, White

• White, Green, Orange

The woad plant was used to produce which colour dye?

• green

• red

• pink

• blue

Approximately what proportion of people in the world have blue eyes?

• 4%

• 8%

• 12%

• 16%

Which colour is found on 75% of world flags?

• red

• white

• blue

• black

Which of these colours is not in the rainbow?

• red

• yellow

• pink

• violet