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'? Glasgow Emmerdale Vermont Dublin

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? Creme de Menthe Galliano Keke Beach Key Lime Cream Chartreuse

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? Versailles Vermouth Verdigris Versace

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

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

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

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

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