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Delve into the colourful world of pigments and dyes with our unique GPS scavenger hunt. Discover the chemical secrets behind the colours around you and learn why some paints are still bright after years.

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New example questions from the library every Monday. Updated on 12 October 2026.

What colour is a coconut on the outside?
Brown Red Blue Yellow
What colour is a tomato?
Red Blue Purple Grey
What colour does a fire engine usually have?
Red Blue Yellow Green
What happens if you mix all the colours?
You get brown or grey You get white You get red You get yellow
What colour is a mouse usually?
Grey Red Blue Yellow
What colour is a police car?
Blue and white Red and yellow Green and purple Pink and black
What colour does an elephant have?
Grey Pink Blue Yellow
What colour is water?
Transparent Red Yellow Green
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What color is a cloud?
White Red Green Yellow
What color is a mango?
Yellow and orange Blue and green Purple and red Black and white
What happens to white clothes in the wash?
They remain white They turn red They turn blue They turn yellow
What color is water?
Water is transparent Blue White Green
What color is a flamingo?
Pink Blue Green Yellow
What colour do you get when you mix white and black?
Grey Red Blue Yellow
What is white light anyway?
All colours together Only white No colour Black only
What color is the outside of an onion?
Brown or white Red or blue Green or purple Yellow or pink
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What pigment gives tomatoes their red colour?
Lycopene Chlorophyll Carotine Anthocyanin
From which stone was the pigment lapis lazuli formerly extracted for blue paint?
Lazurite Malachite Hematite Quartz
Which gas in the atmosphere causes the Earth's blue appearance from space?
Oxygen Nitrogen Carbon dioxide Water vapour
What colour do you get when you mix cyan and magenta?
Blue Green Red Yellow
Which animals can see ultraviolet light?
Bees Dogs Cats Elephants
How many main colours does a rainbow have?
Seven Five Twelve Three
What colour do you see when you mix red and green light together?
Yellow Blue Purple Orange
Which three colours are called the primary colours in paint mixing?
Red, blue and yellow Red, green and blue Red, white and black Yellow, green and purple
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What is the chemical basis of 'Mummy Brown' pigment?
Mummified organic matter with bitumen Iron oxide and aluminium silicate Manganese dioxide and clay minerals Copper compounds in earth pigment
What is the colour of cobalt(II)chloride in hydrated form?
Pink Blue Green Purple
What is the working principle of quantum dots for colour applications?
Size-dependent bandgap energy Magnetic dipole moment Surface plasmon resonance Spin-orbit coupling
Which element is essential in chlorophyll molecules?
Magnesium Iron Zinc Copper
What colour is created by mixing complementary colours?
Grey White Black Brown
What type of colour change occurs in photochromic eyewear?
UV-induced cis-trans isomerisation Thermal expansion Electrochemical reduction pH-dependent protolysis
What colour is permanganate ion (MnO₄-) in solution?
Purple Green Orange Blue
What pigment gives carrot its orange colour?
β-Carotene Lycopene Xanthophyll Anthocyanin
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What is the active ingredient in the historical pigment 'vermilion'?
Mercury sulphide Lead oxide Cadmium sulphide Iron oxide
What is the main ingredient of the black pigment 'ivory black'?
Carbon Iron oxide Manganese oxide Chrome oxide
What is the active component in photochromic glasses that darken in sunlight?
Silver halide crystals Titanium dioxide Cobalt oxide Iron oxide
What colour is manganese(VII) oxide (Mn₂O₇)?
Purple/violet Green Brown Black
Which element gives flames a characteristic yellow colour?
Sodium Potassium Lithium Calcium
Which property determines whether a substance is fluorescent?
Energy difference between S1 and S0 states High electron density Crystalline structure Magnetic moments
What causes the yellow colour of urine?
Urobiline Bilirubin Creatinine Urea
What is the basic structure of phthalocyanine pigments?
Macrocyclic ring with central metal ion Linear polyene chain Aromatic quinone structure Cyclic azo compound
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