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Blue Is The Colour. Trivia Quiz

The following clues all lead to words which are a shade of blue.

A multiple-choice quiz by Lottie1001. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
Lottie1001

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
376,428

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
438

Question 1 of 10

1. Late ram ruin moves beyond the sea. (11)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Charming yellow! Ah, no! Initially a different colour. (4)

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Question 3 of 10

3. In the shindig, only a dark colour is found. (6)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Quite sour changes to a semi-precious stone. (9)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Rue changes after extreme letters for a shade of blue. (5)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Is this colour found in San Francisco, Baltimore or elsewhere? (6)

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Question 7 of 10

7. This duck starts travelling east along lakes. (4)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Pile around wink and hesitation for this small flower. (10)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Hidden images cover a hard-wearing material. (5)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Maritime fighting force, or the colour they wear. (4)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Late ram ruin moves beyond the sea. (11)

Answer: Ultramarine

The word 'move' indicates an anagram. The words 'late ram ruin' give the eleven letters which need to be re-arranged to make 'ultramarine', which means 'beyond the sea'.

2. Charming yellow! Ah, no! Initially a different colour. (4)

Answer: Cyan

The word 'initially' indicates that the first letters of the preceding four words need to be used. This gives 'C-Y-A-N' - a colour which is not yellow but a greenish blue.

3. In the shindig, only a dark colour is found. (6)

Answer: Indigo

The words 'shINDIG, Only' contain the word 'indigo' which is a very dark blue.

4. Quite sour changes to a semi-precious stone. (9)

Answer: Turquoise

'Changes' indicates an anagram. 'Quite' sour' can be re-arranged to make 'turquoise' which is a semi-precious stone as well as describing a greeny blue colour.

5. Rue changes after extreme letters for a shade of blue. (5)

Answer: Azure

The extreme letters are 'A' and 'Z'. 'Changes' indicates an anagram of 'rue'. So the answers is 'A-Z-ure' - a bright sky-blue.

6. Is this colour found in San Francisco, Baltimore or elsewhere? (6)

Answer: Cobalt

The words 'FrancisCO, BALTimore' contain the word 'cobalt' which is a shade of blue.

7. This duck starts travelling east along lakes. (4)

Answer: Teal

'Start' indicates that the first letters of the following four words, 'T-E-A-L', will give the answer to the clue. As well as being a type of duck, teal is also a greeny blue colour.

8. Pile around wink and hesitation for this small flower. (10)

Answer: Periwinkle

The hesitation is 'er'. Putting that and 'wink' into 'pile' gives 'p-er-i-wink-le'. A periwinkle is a small blue flower as well as being used to describe the shade of blue.

9. Hidden images cover a hard-wearing material. (5)

Answer: Denim

'HidDEN IMages' contains the word 'denim' - a hard wearing material often used for making jeans. The word is also used to describe the shade of blue of that material.

10. Maritime fighting force, or the colour they wear. (4)

Answer: Navy

A 'maritime fighting force' is a 'navy'. The colour navy is used to describe the very dark blue worn by many sailors in armed forces.

Source: Author Lottie1001

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