Welcome to my quiz about colors! I can tell you right now that it will be a colorful experience, and you may see some things you never imagined. But before we get started, let me ask: what is your favorite color? Blue? Green? Red? Yellow? Orange? Purple? White? Black?
No matter what your favorite color is, I’m sure you’ll find these trivia questions about colors interesting, challenging, and maybe even a little bit fun. So let’s get started!
1. What is the name of the color that is made by combining red and blue?
2. What color do you get when you mix all the colors together?
3. What is the name of the color that is opposite of green on the color wheel?
4. What are the three primary colors?
5. What color is often associated with royalty?
6. What color is considered to be a symbol of peace?
7. What color are stop signs in most countries?
8. Which color do bees prefer?
9. What is the world’s most popular favorite color?
10. What gives carrots their orange color?
11. What does the color black represent in China?
12. In which country is blue considered to be a lucky color?
13. What does the color brown represent in Japan?
14. What does the color purple represent in Brazil?
15. In which country is orange considered to be a lucky color?
16. What are the three secondary colors?
17. What do the colors gold and silver represent in China?
18. Why does the sun look red when it sets?
19. What are the colors of the French flag?
20. What are the colors of the German flag?
21. What color is most often associated with Christmas?
22. What color is the birthstone for March?
23. Which color do most people say they hate the most?
24. What color are poison dart frogs?
25. What color are poison mushrooms?
26. What color is a Giraffe’s tongue?
27. Which color is the most visible to the human eye?
28. What company’s logo is red and white?
29. What color are Smurfs?
30. What was the name of the first color TV show?
31. What are the colors of the Canadian flag?
32. What are Crayola’s original eight colors?
33. The company Xerox chose which color for its logo because it is associated with
quality and reliability?
34. What color is the Circle in the Google logo?
35. What are the colors of M&M’s?
36. What color is Barbie’s car?
37. The National Football League teams the San Francisco 49ers and the Pittsburgh Steelers both have logos that feature which colors?
38. Blue light from electronic screens can disrupt sleep patterns. True or false?
39. Brown is made by mixing red, yellow, and black. True or false?
40. White light contains all the colors of the visible spectrum. True or false?
41. The Book “The Color Purple” was written by what author?
42. In the movie “The Wizard of Oz,” Dorothy’s shoes were originally supposed to be silver, but they appeared too dull on black and white film. True or false?
43. The color pink was first used as a color name in the late 17th century. True or false?
44. In the movie “The Matrix,” what color are the pills that Morpheus offers Neo to choose from?
45. In the movie “The Hunger Games,” what color is Katniss’ mockingjay pin?
46. The first permanent color photograph was taken in 1873 by what photographer?
47. The world’s oldest living color photograph is of a green and purple plaid scarf. True or false?
48. The world’s first color film was created in 1902 by what French brothers?
49. The first color TV broadcast was of a baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and
the Pittsburgh Pirates on August 26, 1951. True or false?
50. In the movie “The Wizard of Oz,” what color is the Wicked Witch of the West’s skin?
51. The color orange is named after the fruit. True or false?
52. Carrots were originally what color?
53. To the nearest million, how many crayons are in the world’s largest crayon collection?
54. In Lord of the Rings, what color was Gandalf before he became Gandalf the White?
55. What is the estimated percentage of colorblind men in the USA?
56. The first electronic color TV was invented in 1953 by what scientist?
57. The United Nations logo is which two colors?
58. What color are all of the Oompa Loompas in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?
59. The first color photograph of Earth was taken in 1972 by what spacecraft?
60. What color is the sky on Mars?
61. What color is the blood of a lobster?
62. Which animal can change its color to match their surroundings?
63. What is the name of the first synthetic (artificial) color?
66. What was the name of the first color film ever released?
67. Which artist created an entire series of paintings using only green and yellow?
68. Brown bears are born white. True or false?
69. What color is the center of a flame?
70. What color is the popular Italian liqueur Amaretto?
71. What’s the world’s most common eye color?
72. The popular food coloring Yellow 5 is made from which animal?
73. What is the name of the color that was once used to describe the foul odor of a disease called typhus?
74. What is the world’s rarest eye color?
75. In the movie “The Maltese Falcon,” what color is the falcon statue?
76. What color are stoplights in Japan?
77. All babies are born with blue eyes. True or false?
78. What color is the world’s hottest chili pepper?
79. What color is the black box in an airplane?
80. The song “Pink Houses” by John Mellencamp is about what city?
81. The popular saying “Once in a blue moon” means what?
82. What country has the world’s largest population of redheads?
83. Why does the color of a banana change from green to yellow?
84. What color is the M in the McDonald’s logo?
85. How many colors are in a rainbow?
86. The color of your blood is determined by your diet. True or false?
87. In Trivial Pursuit Genus Edition, which category is represented by the color yellow?
88. What color is the philosopher’s stone in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone?
89. The novel The Scarlet Letter is by which author?
90. What color are amethysts?
91. What color does the element sulfur turn when exposed to air?
92. When did the color orange become associated with Halloween?
93. What does the color orange represent in the Pride flag?
94. What determines the color of your blood?
95. The color wheel was invented by which scientist?
96. What company chooses an annual “Color of the Year”?
97. Which popular Rolling Stones song with a color in its name was released in 1966?
98. In the song “Black and Yellow” by Wiz Khalifa, what does the color black represent?
99. Why does the color of a bruise change over time?
100. What pigment in the body is responsible for skin color?
101. Color Me Badd was a popular R&B group in the early 1990s. What was the name of their debut album?
Whew. That’s it! Are you seeing red after this quiz? Or maybe you’re feeling blue. I hope not. Either way, I hope you had fun and learned something new about the colors that surround us every day! Be sure to check out our other trivia quizzes for more fun facts and brain-bending trivia.
vivitoasted says
hii! this quiz is very fun! i just wanted to add on;
the colourblind population of 8% is *the estimated percentage of colourblind men in the USA*. along with them, there’s an estimated number of 0.5% of colourblind women in the USA. so that would make it 8.5% of colourblind people in the USA alone, but here’s another fun fact!
areas with larger numbers of caucasian people, such as northern europe tend to have more cases of colourblindess (estimated 10-11% among men, 1% among women), while countries with larger numbers of people of colour (the example i will use is from South Africa) tend to have wayy less cases of colourblindness (estimated 2.2% among men, 0.6% among women)!!
Jamie Rotante says
Thank you for this wonderful info! We have changed the question with the appropriate information.