Have you ever thought about how colours impact your life?
Have you wondered about the colours of a breathtaking sunset, a child’s colouring page, the hues in your favourite dress, the colours in marine life and wildlife and of fruits and vegetables?
There is no doubt that colours make our world beautiful and vibrant.
Test your knowledge of these unusual colours and share your score.
Good luck!
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Question ofcardinal- 
					
vivid red
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deep purple
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bright blue
 
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Question ofaeneous- 
					
dove-coloured
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bronze-colored
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orange colour
 
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Question ofaubergine- 
					
light brown or tan
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deep blue
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a dark purple colour
 
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Question ofcerulean- 
					
shades of blue
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shades of pink
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shades of green
 
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Question ofcolumbine- 
					
reddish purple
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dove-coloured
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deep scarlet
 
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Question ofcorbeau- 
					
blackish green
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deep blue
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orange-yellow
 
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Question ofhaematic- 
					
light brown or tan
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orange-yellow
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blood-coloured
 
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Question ofhyacinthine- 
					
blue or purple colour.
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deep scarlet
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sea-green
 
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Question ofjacinthe- 
					
reddish purple
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orange colour
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brown colour
 
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Question ofkhaki- 
					
dove-coloured
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purplish-pink
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light brown or tan
 
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 Dawnwriter
							Dawnwriter
					 
					
darn I have to start doubting myself! 7/10. thank goodness for Latin. A lot of fun!
It’s very encouraging when you receive such upbeat response for your quizzes. Thanks and I’m glad you had fun.
5 out of 10
Got 7 out of 10. I guessed on most.
6 out of 10
9 of 10; corbeau got me!
Only 4 but learned a lot!
Then that’s mission accomplished 🙂 Thanks for being such a good sport!
🙂
9/10 – I was caught out by `aeneous`
9/10 is great score John. I would be caught out by half these words even after preparing this quiz. But it’s a great way to learn new words. Thanks for taking part.
10 here.. i enjoyed..
That’s great. congratulations! We have a winner. These were tough words.
6/10 You found some weird ones there 🙂
Hehe, not me. These come from my daughter’s spelling bee list. As I told Kim, she has this long list of unusual words that I mean to torment you guys with. Be prepared 🙂
Ready and waiting!
8/10 ??
got 6 out of 10 right
That’s quite a good score.These are tough words. Thanks for playing Edith.
4 correct, great quiz. Most of them I have never heard of.
I had not heard of most of them either, Kim, but my daughter is a spelling bee champ and she has this long list I mean to torment you guys with. Be prepared for the last part 🙂