Some sample questions from this category:
* What organization was nicknamed "The Pinks" by criminals in the late 1800s?
* These days, "in the pink" means to be in excellent health. Prior to 1800, however, the phrase originally meant what?
* Who is the racer famous for driving a vehicle painted in vivid hot pink?
* The word 'pink', which is applied to the colour we recognise today, only came into use in which century?
* The word 'pink' was named after a plant of the same name that had petals with pretty frilled edges. What main occupation today uses hand held blades called pinking shears that give the same effect?
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