Blue is Blue Trivia Quiz

Answer: Blue Hawaii

Elvis Presley (1936-1977) starred in the 1961 romantic comedy movie "Blue Hawaii" co-starring Joan Blackman (as his girlfriend) and Angela Lansbury (as his mother). The soundtrack for the movie topped the US charts as an album; however, the individual song "Blue Hawaii", was first recorded by Bing Crosby in 1937.

Answer: Azzurro

Azzurro is light blue in Italian and is the national colour of Italy. The national football team is known as "gli Azzurri" (the Blues).

Answer: The Blue Boy

Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788) was an English painter of landscapes and portraits. Possibly his most famous work is the oil painting "The Blue Boy" (1770). It is a full length portrait of a wealthy merchant's son.

Answer: The Blue Train

The Blue Train is one of the most luxurious train jorneys in the world travelling the 1,600 kms from Pretoria to Cape Town. The origins of The Blue Train date back to 1923, although the luxury features were only added in the 1930s. The train gets its name from the colours of royal blue and cream.

Answer: Blue ringed octopus

The blue ringed octopus is one of the deadliest marine animals in the world. They are found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans from Japan and the north and northwest of Australia. They are found in tidal pools and coral reefs and although small in size, they carry enough venom to kill adults within minutes.

Answer: The Blue Ensign

The Blue Ensign is a flag used by various organisations and countries associated with the United Kingdom. The national flags of Australia and New Zealand are based on the Blue Ensign. Both have the blue field and the Union Jack in the top left corner.

Answer: The Blue Mountains

The Blue Mountains are a rugged range of mountains approximately 50 kms west of the Sydney CBD. The range consists of gorges, waterfalls, rain forests with plenty of animal and flora varieties with the area covering over 11,000 square kms.

Answer: Song Sung Blue

"Song Sung Blue" was written and recorded by Neil Diamond in 1972. The single peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart for one week in July, 1972.

Answer: Azul

Azul is blue in the Spanish and Portuguese languages. It is also the name of a song, a board game and during WWII the Blue Division (Azul Division) consisted of Spanish volunteers in the German Army.

Answer: Blue jeans

The birth of blue jeans took place on May 20, 1873 when Levi Strauss and Jacob David took out a US Patent on their denim overalls with studs/rivets.

Answer: Vida Blue

Vida Blue (b. 1949 and birth name Vida Rochelle Blue Jr.) was a left handed pitcher in professional baseball. His career spanned from 1969-1986. During that period he won three World Series (1972-74) with the Oakland Athletics and was a AL MVP and Cy Young Award winner in 1971. In 1971 he also appeared on the covers of "Sports Illustrated" and "Time " magazine.

Answer: Blue Lagoon

"Blue Lagoon" was a 1980 survival drama movie starring Brooke Shields and Christopher Atkins. The story is about two young children who are stranded on a tropical island in the South Pacific who grow into adulthood and experience sexual relations.

Answer: Blue footed Booby

Found in eastern Pacific Ocean, the blue footed booby is a marine bird. It is known as such by its distinctive bright blue feet. It is found from the Gulf of California down to Peru including the Galápagos Islands where they breed.

Answer: Blue Peter

"Blue Peter" is a British children's television program that has been running since 1958. It is the world's longest running children's television program. It covers a multitude of children's interests and has made over 5,000 episodes.

Answer: The Mystery of the Blue Train

"The Mystery of the Blue Train" is a detective novel by Agatha Christie published in 1928. The novel features her detective Hercule Poirot,who boards "Le Train Bleu" bound for the French Riviera. The suspense starts when an American heiress is found strangled in her compartment on the train and her famous ruby "Heart of Fire" is missing.