Colours
Quick Math
Word Origins
Too Spicy!
100
Of diet, genetics or salt water, this is the reason why flamingos have pink feathers.
What is diet?
100
Pi as a fraction.
What is 22/7?
100
You become this when turn your life around and become a new member of a religious group - from the Latin to "turn around"
What is a convert?
100
As a verb this seasoning word means to hit rapidly & repeatedly or to pelt with questions.
What is to pepper?
200
This is the actual color of a polar bear's skin. This could open up a huge can of worms.
What is black?
200
It's the next number in this sequence
144, 121, 100, 81, 64,
What is 49?
200
A synonym for catastrophe, its origins go back to when the ancients blamed calamities on star & planet alignment
What is a disaster?
200
Used in Jamaican jerk cooking, its taste and aroma remind many people of a mix of cloves, cinnamon, and nutmeg. It's name sounds like it's a mix of everything.
What is Allspice?
300
This is the part of the human eye that is coloured.
What is the iris?
300
What is 1?
300
Hand me this hamburger condiment that you know better by this word from Chinese for fish brine. Who knew?
What is ketchup?
300
This tasty verb precedes the word 'favor' when you are using flattery as a means of advancement.
What is curry?
400
This component gives human blood its red colour - unless you're a member of the royal family, or a police officer.
What is hemoglobin?
400
This geometrical shape is the perfect fit for an Allen Wrench
What is a hexagon?
400
From Old French meaning "dead pledge", it's the loan you take out to buy a home. That's a little depressing...
What is a mortgage?
400
The orange-brown coloring of the coat of the bear seen here gives it this aromatic name.
What is a Cinnamon Bear/Cinnamon?
500
This is the color of a baby tiger's stripes. I tell you, God is an amazing artist!
What is brown?
500
This is the only number to have its letters in alphabetical order when written. Get this and you score twice!
What is Forty?
500
Christians may not know this, but cheers to you if you know that this potent drink derives its name from the Russian word for "water".
What is vodka?
500
This spice comes in two varieties and follows spear and pepper.
What is mint?