Green Invasion

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1. What girl's name is derived from a Greek word meaning 'young green shoot'? Chloe Esmeralda Virginia Jade

2. Which of these place names means 'green hollow'? Dublin Vermont Glasgow Emmerdale

3. What is the green pigment, formed by as a byproduct of heme breakdown, that gives bile its color? Bilirubin Biliverdin Hemoglobin Cholesterol

4. Which of the following is a green or yellow liqueur originally produced in a French monastery? Galliano Creme de Menthe Chartreuse Keke Beach Key Lime Cream

5. What is the name for the green coating that copper (or copper alloys such as brass and bronze) form when exposed to the air? Vermouth Versailles Versace Verdigris

6. What is the birthstone for the month of May or June, and for the star sign Cancer? Peridot Turquoise Emerald Jade

7. Which of these halogens is a poisonous yellow-green gas? Chlorine Fluorine Bromine Iodine

8. Which of the following animals has a name referring to its (often) greenish dorsal fur? Vervet monkey Tenrec Lemur Tapir

9. Which of these metals has a name derived from words meaning 'green twin'? Praseodymium Sodium Hydrogen Ununoctium

10. 'Viridian' comes from a Latin word for green. Which of the following is viridian? hydrated chromium(III) oxide, used as a blue-green pigment All of these are viridian a popular design movement based on a 'bright green environmentalism' philosophy the name of a city in Pokemon Red and Blue