Colours - From a Flag to a Post Box Quiz

Answer: Somalia

Somalia's flag is based on the blue and white flag of the United Nations. The blue represents the United Nations and the white star represents peace and prosperity. Unfortunately, Somalia has been ravaged by civil war, debt, starvation and unrest. They have been involved in border disputes since independence in 1960. Somalia, capital city Mogadishu, is in the horn of Africa.

Answer: Black

Although number ten is the official residence, most Prime Ministers prefer to stay in the larger accommodation in the flat above number eleven these days. The door to number ten is black, but it was green when Herbert Asquith was PM (1908-1916).

Answer: Tinky Winky

"Teletubbies" is a UK children's show, first shown in 1997. There are four main characters who live in Teletubbyland and who speak in a babyish language. Tinky Winky is purple; La La is yellow; Dipsy is green; Po is red; Noo Noo, the vacuum cleaner, is blue.

Answer: Philippines

Boracay is a small, tropical island in Philippines, near Tablas and Panay Islands. It is a very popular tourist destination. At the other extreme, notorious Black Beach Prison is located in Malabo.

Answer: White

Caffeine is a bitter-tasting, naturally occurring, stimulant drug. It is coloured white and is produced in the leaves and seeds of many plants, some of which use caffeine as a natural pesticide. It is safe for humans in moderate amounts, but there are side effects when taken in excess such as an increase in urination and the loss of calcium in the body.

Answer: White

The card game called poker is played in casinos along with other gambling games like roulette. People are tempted to gamble their money in the expectation of winning more, but overall they usually lose more than they gain. Cash is exchanged for various colored tokens, or discs, called poker chips, which are exchanged back for cash before people leave the casino. Each poker chip represents a specific amount of money.

The four main poker chips in United States casinos are:- White = $1; Red = $5; Green = $25; Black = $100.

There are variations to these colors in other areas, and other currency values up to $1,000.

Answer: Orange

Monopoly is a board game which involves gaining and losing properties and streets of varying values, along with paper money. The result is either bankruptcy or riches. Vine Street, Marlborough Street and Bow Street in the UK version are all orange. Their equivalents in the US version are New York Avenue, Tennessee Avenue and St James Place.

Answer: Blue Flag Iris

Until November 1999, the floral emblem of Quebec had been the White Lily, but was changed to the blue flag iris. The blue flag iris is a native plant of Quebec found in wetland areas.

Answer: Green

Another game of chance played in casinos is called roulette. There is a wheel with different numbered slots (or pockets), coloured either red or black with numbers odd or even. The zero and double zero (if there is a double zero) are both green. Players place their roulette chips on an elongated table, on the squares of the colours or numbers, odds or evens, of their choice.

The croupier (or dealer) spins the wheel with a ball on it which eventually settles in one of the slots to decide the winners and losers.

Answer: Green

Taiwan and China also use green mailboxes. Mailboxes can also be called collection boxes or post boxes. Common colours for these boxes, in other countries, include red and yellow.