Color Orange
What two primary colors are mixed together to make orange?
Yellow and red
In the 1700s, the invention of what type of indoor heated growing structure increased orange cultivation?
Greenhouses
What orange vegetable has been rumored to be connected to William of Orange?
Carrot.
What is the term for the white part inside an orange peel?
Pith. This bitter-tasting substance is full of anti-inflammatory nutrients.
Which of these football teams has orange as one of its official colors: the Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears, or New Orleans Saints?
The Chicago Bears.
What was Linus from "The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown" expecting The Great Pumpkin to bring?
Toys and Candy
Before the 16th century, what was the English word for orange?
Yellow-red (or geoluhread). English speakers had no word for this specific color until oranges (the fruit) were introduced to Europe.
Orange is considered an important color in the works of what artistic movement, led by Claude Monet?
Impressionism.
In what area of the world did pumpkins originate?
Central America. Evidence suggests they have been cultivated since around 3500 BC, almost as long as corn.
How do you say orange in Spanish?
Naranja.
What is the common name of the orange-hued mammal with the scientific name Vulpes vulpes?
Red fox.
Which of the following gems is not orange: amber, onyx, or carnelian?
Onyx.
Orange is a popular color for what kind of safety devices, often worn when boating?
Life jackets
Which U.S. state grows the most pumpkins annually?
Illinois. The state grows over 12,000 acres of pumpkins each year!
What orange-and-white striped fish is known for its relationship with sea anemones?
Clown fish.
Which of the following was not a use of pumpkins in Colonial America: weaving mats, eating, or constructing dams?
Constructing dams. Indigenous Americans wove dried pumpkin strips into mats. Colonial “pumpkin pie” was made in a hollowed-out gourd with a mix of milk, honey, and spices.
The House of Orange is the royal family of what country?
The Netherlands.
Which country has a flag featuring stripes of (in order) green, white, and orange?
Ireland.
Orange pigment was once used in what pseudoscience, focused on the goal of making gold?
Alchemy. The pigments contained arsenic and were therefore poisonous.
What country originated the tradition of a jack-o’-lantern?
Ireland.
Why are basketballs traditionally orange?
Visibility on the court
Whose experiments with light and optics defined orange as one of the seven colors of the visible spectrum?
Sir Isaac Newton.
Who sings the 1950 hit song “Orange Colored Sky”?
Nat King Cole.
Orange foods tend to be high in carotenoids, which are good for reducing what ailment?
Inflammation (swelling)
Which of these butterfly species features the color orange: brimstone, monarch, or speckled wood?
Monarch.
The yellow-and-orange flag of Bhutan features what mythological creature?
A dragon
On which continent did oranges originate, traveling to Europe via Portuguese traders?
Asia.
What is the main setting of the television program Orange Is the New Black?
Prison.
A Led Zeppelin song from the 1970s is named for what orange-hued fruit?
Tangerine.
What fairy tale notably features a pumpkin transformed into a carriage?
Cinderella.
In what country was the dish orange chicken invented?
America. The dish is credited to Chef Andy Kao of Panda Express, who created it in 1987.