Yellow is mellow!

#76 Week 16

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Sigrun Sørumgård
April 16, 2025

How well do you know the meanings, uses, and fun facts about the colour yellow?

  1. Which band composed the song “Yellow Submarine”?

  2. Which world-famous artist painted many sunflowers in bright yellow shades?

  3. In which children’s book written by Lyman Frank Baum in 1900, which was adapted into a film and directed by Victor Flemming in 1939, do we find the Yellow Brick Road?

  4. If red is the first colour in the rainbow, where is yellow?

  5. In which country is the Yellow River found, the river also has many other names?

  6. Which yellow flower is a symbol of Wales?

  7. Which American national park spans parts of Wyoming, Montana and Idaho?

  8. Which city in Texas is also the Spanish word for yellow?

  9. In what year was Coldplay's song "Yellow", from their debut album, 'Parachutes', released?

  10. Signal flags used on ships are for visually communicating to other nearby vessels, or land, what the ship wants or is doing. What does it mean when a ship flies an all-yellow flag?

The Wonder Wall

  • Yellow cards (and to some extent red cards) in football were introduced in 1970 during the World Cup in Mexico.

  • Yellow is one of the oldest colours in history, seen in cave paintings over 17,000 years old. The yellow pigment from ochre was readily available in prehistoric times and was one of the first pigments used in cave art.

  • Yellow is seen as a happy, optimistic colour because it is associated with sunlight and summertime. Yellow is also associated with spontaneity and celebration, so stage performers often wear yellow costumes. When paired with black, yellow appears like the colour of wasps, giving a sense of alertness and caution.

Yesterday´s Questions & Answers

  1. Which shipping company owned the Titanic?

    White Star Line, full name Oceanic Steam Navigation Company (White Star Line), Liverpool. Titanic was the second in a series of three nearly identical sister ships built by the shipyard. The first, Olympic, was launched in June 1911. Titanic was slightly larger than Olympic. A third sister ship, Gigantic (later renamed Britannic), was completed and sank as a hospital ship during World War I.

  2. Who was the captain of Titanic during its fateful voyage?

    Edward John Smith

  3. Where was Titanic built?

    Harland and Wolff, Belfast, Northern Ireland

  4. From which port did Titanic set sail on her maiden voyage?

    On 10 April 1912, Titanic set out on her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York, USA. On route, she called by Cherbourg in France and Queenstown in Ireland to pick up more passengers.

  5. How many lifeboats did Titanic have?

    Although Titanic could have carried 48 lifeboats, it only had 20: 14 standard lifeboats, 2 rescue cutters, and 4 collapsible lifeboats. However, it was still four more than the British Board of Trade required.

  6. What was the name of the first ship to reach the scene of the Titanic's sinking?

    After receiving the Titanic's distress call at 12:20 p.m., the Carpathia immediately changed course to help the stricken ship. Despite traveling at top speed, it arrived more than an hour after the Titanic sank.

  7. Approximately how many of the 2,224 on board (passengers and crew) died on April 15, 1912?

    Approximately 1,500, figures vary somewhat. Only about 700 survived.

  8. In what year was the wreck of the Titanic found?

    The wreck was located in 1985 at a depth of over 12,500 feet (3,800 meters).

  9. Where is the wreck located geographically?

    North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Newfoundland, Canada

  10. In what year was James Cameron's blockbuster film "Titanic" released?

    1997