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Wear It Purple Day

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In the Sheb Wooley song “Purple People Eater” how many eyes and horns is the purple people eater sung to have?

a)

One Eye, One Horn

b)

One Eye, three horns

c)

Three horns, One Eye

d)

It was an Eyesandhorner!

2.

In Japan, the colour purple symbolizes what? (Choose up to two)

a)

Plums

b)

Royalty,

c)

An ancient ninja with many bruises

d)

Fansy sushi

e)

Nobility

3.

Which AFL and NRL teams has purple as their primary colour?

a)

Fremantle Dockers

b)

Melbourne Storm

c)

Westcoast Eagles

d)

The Brisbane Panthers United

4.

The rock musical Purple Rain, starring Prince came out in which year of the 1980s?

a)

1989

b)

1981

c)

1984

d)

1890

5.

Which Australian state has a purple orchid as its state floral emblem?

a)

Tasmania

b)

ACT

c)

Queensland

d)

Western Australia

6.

Name the Star Wars jedi character and actor that wielded a purple lightsabre

a)

Obi-Wan Kenobi - Ewan McGregor

b)

Anakin Skywalker - Hayden Christensen

c)
Mace Windu - Samuel L. Jackson
d)
Yoda - Frank Oz
7.

Which two nations have purple somewhere in their flag?

a)
United States and Canada
b)
India and China
c)
Dominican Republic and Nicaragua
d)
Australia and New Zealand
8.

True or false, Purple is found on the visible light spectrum between red and blue, with a wavelength of 380

a)
True
b)
False
9.

How many elements of the periodic table start with the letter P?

a)
15
b)
10
c)
20
d)
25
10.

In the 15th century BC in the ancient Lebanese city of Tyre, merchants created purple dye using the shells of which animal?

a)
Snails
b)
Clams
c)
Oysters
d)
Crabs
11.

Aside from purple, what other colour makes up the official colours of the Wimbledon Championship?

a)
Green
b)
Blue
c)
Red
d)
Yellow
12.

Name the 4 NBA teams that include purple in their team colours

a)
Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns, Sacramento Kings, Toronto Raptors
b)
Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Celtics, Chicago Bulls, Miami Heat
c)
Golden State Warriors, Brooklyn Nets, Houston Rockets, Toronto Raptors
d)
New York Knicks, Los Angeles Clippers, Denver Nuggets, Phoenix Suns
13.

In which capital city did the Purple Rain protests happen in 1989?

a)
Paris, France
b)
Cape Town, South Africa
c)
London, England
d)
Berlin, Germany
14.

In which year of the 1960s did the Jimi Hendrix song Purple Haze come out?

a)
1967
b)
1965
c)
1969
d)
1960
15.

What is the name of the large purple McDonalds cartoon character?

a)
Grimace
b)
Hamburglar
c)
Ronald McDonald
d)
Birdie the Early Bird
16.

In the Pokémon video games magenta and purple are the colour that represents which Pokémon type?

a)
Psychic
b)
Ghost
c)
Poison
d)
Fairy
17.

What is the name of the purple tele tubby?

a)
Tinky Winky
b)
Dipsy
c)
Laa-Laa
d)
Po