Yellow Trivia Quiz

Answer: 570 to 590

Yellow light typically occupies the 570 to 590 nanometer range of wavelengths within the visible spectrum. It is used in low-level laser therapy and LED light treatments for dermatology and skin care. Other applications are: traffic lights, visual safety, shooting and aviation glasses, darkroom safelights, and insect deterrence.

Answer: To catch the eye of channel-flipping viewers who would notice the bright color

The reason he gave during the interview was "An animator came up with Simpsons yellow and as soon as she showed to me. I said 'This is the answer!'"

His intention is to attract the attention of the viewers who are rapidly flipping the channels. The bright yellow color would stand out and catch the attention of the viewers. Gyorgyi Peluce (sometimes credited as Georgie Peluse) is the Hungarian-born animator and color designer who created the yellow skin color.

Answer: Yellow Submarine

"Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini" by Brian Hyland was the very first "yellow" song to reach number one on August 8, 1960. Hip-hop track "Black and Yellow" by Wiz Khalifa topped the charts on February 19, 2011. "Bodak Yellow" by Cardi B topped the chart for three consecutive weeks starting on October 7, 2017, making history for the female solo rap artists. "Yellow Submarine" by the Beatles reached number two in 1966.

Answer: Roll-Royce

"The Yellow Roll-Royce" is a romantic comedy-drama anthology film that follows three stories in Europe, all linked by a single 1931 Rolls-Royce Phantom II.

The first story "The Aristocrats" is about a British diplomat (Rex Harrison) who buys the car for his French wife (Jeanne Moreau), only to discover her infidelity inside it.

The second story "The Mobsters" is about a dangerous American gangster (George C. Scott) who travels to Italy with his bored girlfriend (Shirley MacLaine). His girlfriend ends up having an affair with a handsome local photographer (Alain Delon) while he is away on business.

The third story "The Resistance" occurs during WWII. It is about a rich American widow (Ingrid Bergman) who uses the car in 1941 to help smuggle a Yugoslavian partisan fighter (Omar Sharif) across the border to fight against the Germans.

Answer: Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan's flag has 40 rippling rays representing the 40 legendary tribes unified by the folk hero Manas, crossed by a yurt roof symbol. Kazakhstan has 32 rays shining above a soaring steppe eagle on a sky-blue. Rwanda has 24 rays placed in the upper right corner of the light blue band, symbolizing enlightenment. North Macedonia has eight rays extending across a bright red field, known as the "New Sun of Liberty".

Answer: The Yellow Kid

Created by Richard F. Outcault in 1895, "The Yellow Kid" was a massive sensation in New York City. The term "yellow journalism" was derived from a fierce newspaper war between Pulitzer (New York World), and Hearst (New York Journal). Pulitzer was the first to publish the comic. Hearst seized the opportunity and hired Outcault with a big salary. Pulitzer responded by hiring another artist to draw his own version of the "Yellow Kid".

Both newspapers constantly used the yellow-shirted character across their pages to boost sales. Their sensationalist and exaggerated reporting styles were mocked by critics as "Yellow Kid journalism," which eventually shortened to "yellow journalism".

Answer: Turban

The Yellow Turban Rebellion was led by a Daoist faith healer named Zhang Jue (along with his younger brothers, Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang). They led a massive religious/shamanistic sect called the Way of the Great Peace.

Within a year, the main rebel force was brutally suppressed by the Han imperial generals. The remaining scattered force continued to fight on until 205 AD. In order to defeat the massive rebel force, the weakened imperial court had to grant vast military powers to regional governors and warlords. Once the rebellion was suppressed, these regional generals, which included famous figures like Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Sun Jian, started to form their power bases to fight against each other, resulting in the Three Kingdoms period (220-280 A.D.).

Answer: Villareal

Villareal's home colors is the all yellow kit. Founded in 1923, the club is based in Villareal, in the Castellon province of eastern Spain. Their first major title was the UEFA Europa League which they won in the 2020-21 season. They defeated Manchester United 11-10 on penalties, after the score was tied at 1-1 after extra time.

Answer: Fish

The yellow tang is a vibrant, disc-shaped marine fish, commonly found in shallow reefs (2-46 m) in the subtropical waters of the Pacific Ocean near Ryukyu, Mariana, Marshall Islands, Marcus, Wake, west of Hawaii, and east of Japan.

It belongs to the surgeonfish family. Like all surgeonfish, it features a sharp, white spine on either side of the tail base. This modified scale acts like a defensive scalpel to ward off predators or rival fish.

During the day, it has a bright solid yellow color. At night, its color fades to a darker, more subdue hue, and a horizontal white stripe appears along its flanks to provide the fish camouflage among the reef shadows.

Answer: The ship is healthy and requests free pratique

In accordance with the International Code of Signals, the solid yellow flag flown on a ship is the Quebec flag, commonly known as the "Yellow Jack".

Pratique means health clearance. Flying the yellow flag means the ship has no active disease on board but must wait for customs, immigration, and health authorities to clear it before anyone else can board or land. Once cleared, the yellow flag is lowered.

In the past, the yellow flag meant the opposite. It was raised to signal that the ship was under quarantine because contagious disease such as yellow fever or cholera was actively on board.