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That's Not the Right Color Trivia Quiz

It's in our nature to assume that certain objects are certain colors, like basketballs are orange. Sometimes, entertainment likes to flip things around. This quiz is about objects that are different colors than what we are used to.

A multiple-choice quiz by Joepetz. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Joepetz

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
369,980

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
446

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Question 1 of 10

1. Everyone knows that Homer Simpson wears a white shirt. That was not the case in the classic "Simpsons" episode "Stark Raving Dad," Homer is committed to a mental asylum for wearing a shirt of what color? Hint

Blue

Black

Green

Pink

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Question 2 of 10

2. In "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time", what is the only thing that can melt the red ice in the Ice Cavern? Hint

Green Water

Blue Fire

Red Hammer

Yellow Fairy

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Question 3 of 10

3. In Agatha Christie's short story "The Blue Geranium", Colonel Bantry tells Miss Marple about a Mrs. Pritchard who died mysteriously in her locked room. The stranger part was that some of the red flowers on her wallpaper had turned blue. Why did this occur? Hint

It was an optical illusion created by the killer to distract everyone

The killer had to remove the red flowers because blood splattered on them and only had blue flowers as substitutes

There was red litmus paper over the flowers that turned blue when exposed to ammonia

Mrs. Pritchard had painted them blue as a clue to her killer

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Question 4 of 10

4. In the musical movie "Grease," what color does Frenchie turn her hair after an incident at beauty school? Hint

Blue

White

Green

Pink

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Question 5 of 10

5. What color fills in the blanks of the following songs? "_____ Moon", "_____ Rabbits" and "____ Soup" Hint

Red

Pink

Yellow

Blue

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Question 6 of 10

6. Why is the rain purple according to the Prince song "Purple Rain"? Hint

No reason is given

It was twilighttime so the rain appeared purple becase of the sky

Purple is a royal color and the girl in the song looked like a princess

The singer was on drugs and hallucinated

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Question 7 of 10

7. In what video game series can you befriend your neighbors Fuchsia the pink deer, Hugh the blue pig and Gigi the purple frog? Hint

The Sims

Animal Crossing

Spore

Pokemon

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Question 8 of 10

8. The flower known as a pimpernel can never be red, so Emma Orczy's "The Scarlet Pimpernel" has an unusual title.

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of the following animal characters from "Oliver and Company" has unnaturally colored fur? Hint

Oliver the cat

Georgette the poodle

Rita the saluki

Tito the chihuahua

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Question 10 of 10

10. For some reason, animated characters often have blue hair. Which of the following cartoon characters does not have blue hair? Hint

Team Rocket Member James from the "Pokemon" series

Milhouse from "The Simpsons"

Sailor Moon

Sonic the Hedgehog

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Pink

Bart had put his lucky red hat in the laundry, which then bled into Homer's shirt causing it to turn pink. At the asylum, Homer met a man named Leon Kompowsky, who claimed to be Michael Jackson. In actuality, Leon was voiced by Michael Jackson but was credited under the name John Jay Smith for contractual reasons.

2. In "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time", what is the only thing that can melt the red ice in the Ice Cavern?

Answer: Blue Fire

There is red ice sprinkled throughout the Ice Cavern as well as Zora's Domain that hides such prizes as a piece of heart and treasure chests. Unlike regular ice, the red ice does not freeze Link when he touches it.

Answer: There was red litmus paper over the flowers that turned blue when exposed to ammonia

Mrs. Pritchard was killed via cyanide substituted in place of her smelling salts. The real smelling salts turned the red litmus paper blue when Mrs. Pritchard had used them at an earlier date. The killer, Nurse Copling, had disguised herself as a medium and warned her victim to be beware of blue flowers.

4. In the musical movie "Grease," what color does Frenchie turn her hair after an incident at beauty school?

Answer: Pink

Frenchie had red to auburn colored hair before she accidentally dyed it pink. The waitress at the diner tells her it "looks like Easter egg." Her failure depresses her and leads into the song "Beauty School Dropout".

5. What color fills in the blanks of the following songs? "_____ Moon", "_____ Rabbits" and "____ Soup"

Answer: Pink

"Pink Moon" was sung by Nick Drake and is rumored to be about his struggles wit depression. "Pink Rabbits" is by the band The National. "Pink Soup" is performed by the Japanese band Vodka Collins.

6. Why is the rain purple according to the Prince song "Purple Rain"?

Answer: No reason is given

While no reason is given within the song, it is speculated that "purple rain" comes from what heaven looks like according to a woman who died briefly and came back to life. The title of the song came from the America song "Ventura Highway".

7. In what video game series can you befriend your neighbors Fuchsia the pink deer, Hugh the blue pig and Gigi the purple frog?

Answer: Animal Crossing

"Animal Crossing" is a game series where you create an avatar and befriend villagers that move into your town. In "Animal Crossing: New Leaf", there are 313 different villagers to get to know.

8. The flower known as a pimpernel can never be red, so Emma Orczy's "The Scarlet Pimpernel" has an unusual title.

Answer: False

Pimpernels are most commonly red, although they sometimes can be blue. "The Scarlet Pimpernel" takes place during the French Revolution. The play also gave inspiration to famous characters such as Zorro.

9. Which of the following animal characters from "Oliver and Company" has unnaturally colored fur?

Answer: Georgette the poodle

Georgette has white fur but with blue puffs, not a color that can be found naturally on a poodle. Oliver has orange fur. Rita has brown and Tito has tan/brown fur.

10. For some reason, animated characters often have blue hair. Which of the following cartoon characters does not have blue hair?

Answer: Sailor Moon

Sailor Moon has blonde hair, not blue. Her friend Sailor Mercury does have blue hair, however.

Source: Author Joepetz

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