The song "Someone's Baby" was written for and sung by Jackson Browne in the 1982 film "Fast Times at Ridgemont High". He co-wrote the song with Danny Kortchmar. It reached number seven in the US Billboard Hot 100 and was his last top ten hit as well as the highest charting.
2. House of York
Answer: White
The War of the Roses took place between 1455 and 1487 and was for control of the English throne. It was fought between the House of York and the House of Lancashire and came to an end (more or less) by a marriage between the two houses. The name of the conflict is a reference to the heraldic badges of the two houses, rival branches of the royal House of Plantagenet.
The House of York's was a white rose.
3. First British postage stamp
Answer: Black
Britain was the first country to introduce postage stamps. This was in 1840 and the Penny Black was the first of these. There had been a form of government messenger service in England from the 12th century. The Royal Mail was created by Henry VIII in 1516 and 1840 saw the Uniform Penny Post started where a penny was charged for pre-paid letters, tuppence if the recipient paid.
It soon became apparent that black was not a good choice as cancellation marks were hard to see and so the Penny Red replaced the Penny Black in 1841.
4. The Narnian chair
Answer: Silver
'Narnian' is a reference to the world described in the children's fantasy novels "The Chronicles of Narnia" by C S Lewis. "The Silver Chair" was the fourth in the series of seven and was published in 1953. In Narnian history chronology, it is sixth in the series. The silver chair in question proves to be enchanted and a major plot element.
5. African American music genre
Answer: Blue
The blues music genre is recognised as emerging during the 1860s in African American communities in the Deep South. There are a wide number of genres that have since developed from or included elements of it, such as ragtime, rock and roll, and rhythm and blues. Certain elements, such as call-and-response patterns, are characteristic. It evolved from an unaccompanied vocal to include instruments.
6. Soccer ref's warning
Answer: Yellow
Soccer (or association football) is one of over 20 sports to use penalty cards as a means of warning or penalising players. It is a language-neutral system for conveying a referee's decision. The yellow card in association football is used as a caution card, with the player's name being recorded in a small notebook by the referee. A second caution in the game results in the player being sent off. In a tournament, a yellow card may carry forward into subsequent games with some players deliberately getting a second one to 'clear' the slate. Team officials can also be awarded a penalty card.
7. Apples and ...
Answer: Orange
Apples and oranges is an idiom referring to two items that cannot be practically compared, usually due to fundamental differences. Different countries use different objects, for example in France using apples and pears or cabbages and carrots. The phrase pops up in art with examples including Alfred Uhry's 2012 play and Pink Floyd's 1967 song of the same name.
8. "____ Dwarf" sitcom
Answer: Red
The British TV sitcom "Red Dwarf" was first aired between 1988 and 1999. It is set three million years in the future when Dave Lister awakes from suspended animation to discover he is the last living human. He has a hologram and an evolved 'cat' for company.
The two programme creators subsequently wrote four books on the characters, giving backstory and speculating on two possible continuations. They combined their surnames to produce the name of the "author" Grant Naylor. The original series was based on a series of five radio sketches aired in 1984.
9. Envy
Answer: Green
The colourful expression is normally 'green with envy'. A person, lacking some quality or possession that another has, wishes either to gain that for themselves or for the other to lose it. The ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle defined it in his "Rhetoric" as a type of pain, however Shakespeare provides the earliest written source linking the colour to the emotion. Three of his plays use 'green-eyed' with jealousy. The first written source for the phrase 'green with envy' is possibly Henry William Herbert in an 1853 novel.
10. Indian Head eagle
Answer: Gold
This is a reference to the $10 gold coin first issued by the US Mint in 1907. The impetus to design new coins was sparked off by President Roosevelt in 1904 with the sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens commissioned to create the designs. The design had to be modified so that it could be formed with one blow from the press and then, after public outrage, the motto "In God We Trust" was added.
The design features a left-facing Liberty's head with an Indian feather headdress and, on the reverse, a standing eagle.
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