Color Me Curious: A Color-Themed Trivia Quiz

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Most of us tend to take the colors of this big, old Technicolor world for granted. We only notice them when they are particularly striking: the coppery flecks in our beloved's eyes, an unusually vivid sunset, or the day-glo assault of the laundry detergent aisle at Walmart at 3 a.m. This summer, HCPL wants to change that. From the Summer Reading theme, "Color Our World," to HCPL's Using Our Library Voices podcast, we're painting the town and encouraging you to not only stop and smell the roses, but really take a good, long look at them. To get things started, we've put together this little trivia quiz, which is part pop culture, part literary, and part technical, and all in good fun. Let us know how you did in the comments, and check out the podcast episode and the brief list of books to help you explore color science, theory, and history.

Color Me Curious: A Color-Themed Trivia Quiz

In the nearly 100 year history of the Oscars, only two Best Picture winners had a color in the title. Both used the same color. What color was it?
Nowadays, it is almost unthinkable to most first-time brides in western cultures to wear a color other than white on their big day. Who is credited with starting the vogue for white wedding dresses?
In the original Brothers Grimm fairy tale collection, what color is not found in the title of any story?
What color is most visible in daylight?
What color did Gen Z famously declare “cheugy” in favor of earth tones and sage green aesthetics?
What recent animated film follows a teenage girl who turns into a giant red panda when she gets emotional?
In the color printing acronym CMYK, C stands for cyan, M stands for magenta, Y stands for yellow. What does the K stand for?
In Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, he famously describes the color of the sea in what strikes modern readers as an odd way. What term does he use?
Which MCU series prominently features a character whose magic was associated with the color red?
What is the most common color in national flags?
What color is a polar bear’s skin underneath its white fur?
Which Hogwarts house has an animal mascot and a color associated with both wisdom and the sky?
In 2015, a photo of a dress (now universally known at The Dress) sparked worldwide, often heated, debate about its true colors. What color(s) was the dress?
Which colorfully named celeb is in the Saturday Night Live "5 Timers Club" (meaning they have hosted the show on five different occasions).
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