Colourful Anagrams Trivia Quiz

Answer: Blue

The three words of the anagram resolve themselves into the two words "wild yonder", which is one of the groupings that needs to be nestled around the colour, to give us "wild blue yonder", a poetic way of saying "sky".

The phrase is prominent in the lyrics of the US Air Force song, which begins "Off we go, into the wild blue yonder, Climbing high into the sun."

Answer: Blue

"Deep sea" should pop out from "seed pea". Again we will put the two words around the colour, and arrive at "deep blue sea".

Someone with an impossible choice to make could be said to be caught between the devil and the deep blue sea. A number of movies have used the title "Deep Blue Sea", or similar.

Answer: Green

Cucumber is the word we find here, a green veggie that grows on a vine, and is used in salads and sandwiches, or sometimes as a garnish. Certain varieties are good for pickling, and might become gherkins or other types of pickle.

Answer: Green

I don't know who Pepe is, nor why he's associated with a yam, but I expect he might like to have some "paper money", which is often associated with the colour green, especially in the USA, where this is the predominant colour of folding money.

Answer: Orange

The word here is "mandarin" which is sometimes followed by the word "orange". A citrus fruit, the mandarin is a type of small orange, easy to peel and fun to eat. In some countries they are a must at Christmas time, and might even find their way into the toes of stockings.

Answer: Orange

While it is true that not every carrot is orange, most people would think of that colour first for this root vegetable, which can be eaten raw or cooked. It even makes a rather nice cake.

Roc, used in the anagram, is the name of a mythical bird of prey.

Answer: Red

In ref(erence to a) genie, one might wish for a fire engine, especially if one were a small boy. The colour most usually associated with fire engines is red, although I recall seeing a yellow one once (though I forget where). Bright red is often referred to as "fire engine red" when describing something of that hue.

Answer: Red

To someone from the UK, a pillar box is a tall post box, usually red in colour. As with fire engines, there is a colour called "pillar box red". Canadian mail boxes are also red, but are boxier than the rounded cylinder of a pillar box.

Pax is Latin for "peace", used in English in phrases such as Pax Romana and Pax Britannica.

Answer: Yellow

A sure sign of spring is spotting a yellow daffodil blooming in the garden! They are perennials and grow from a bulb. They are a symbol of Wales, reportedly because they bloom around the first of March, which is St David's Day and the national day of Wales.

DD in the anagram could stand for many things, possibly "designated driver" (one who stays sober to drive the rest of the party home safely).

Answer: Yellow

Tall and yellow, the sunflower has been much in the news as a symbol of Ukraine. Their seeds are edible for humans as well as birds and squirrels. Their beauty was recognised by Vincent Van Gogh, who painted them many times.