Trivia For October 14, 2025

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Color

Question 1:

Laws which regulate personal behavior by banning activities like drinking, dancing or gambling on Sundays are said to have this color.

Blue

  • Blue laws were originally adopted for religious reasons, specifically to promote the observance of the Christian day of worship. The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled them constitutional because they can serve a secular purpose.

Question 2:

Within twenty years of its dedication, the Statue of Liberty had changed color from its original reddish-brown to green. The change occurred because the statue is clad in what kind of metal?

Copper

  • The green patina is called verdigris. It is due to the exposure of the copper cladding to atmospheric elements. The statue was completed by 1884 and dedicated in 1886. By 1900, the green color had begun to spread and by 1906 it had entirely covered the statue.

Question 3:

Using the traditional RYB color model, what is yellow's complementary color?

Purple

  • In the RGB additive color model, yellow's complementary color pair is blue.

Question 4:

How many different colors are in a standard bag of plain M&M's?

6

  • The colors are red, blue, yellow, orange, green and brown. The blue replaced tan which was used prior to 1995.

Question 5:

What semi-precious stone can be ground into a powder to make the deep blue pigment called ultramarine?

Lapis lazuli

  • Ultramarine was the finest and most expensive blue used by Renaissance painters. It was often used for the robes of the Virgin Mary and symbolized holiness and humility. It remained an extremely expensive pigment until synthetic ultramarine was invented in the nineteenth century.

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