THURSDAY QUIZ 25 April 2019

[Mi-Amigo]

Hello to all the Thursday Quizzers.

The subject for this THURSDAY QUIZ, chosen by the members, is COLOURS:

There are three questions:

Q1 How many colours are there in a rainbow?

Q2 What colour is water?

Q3 Why are flamingos the colour pink?

RULES:

No googling, wiki, social media, website seaches for the answers.

Please answer all three questions in the same post as - Q1 = [answer]; Q2 = [answer]; Q3 = [answer].

If you do not know the answer to any question, please say Q? = [don`t know]

This Thursday Quiz is now open and you may now submit your first set of answers.

The Quiz will remain open until 12 noon on Friday 26 April 2019

You may submit two separate posts, each with a set of answers, during the time of this Thursday Quiz,

but you cannot submit your second post until at least one other member has posted their first set of answers.

You may submit one post with one, two, or three answers as given by another member but must credit the member - e.g. "I agree with.... answer to Q2 is ..... "

The results and answers will be given after 1pm on Friday 26 April 2019.

Incorrect answers will receive the * klaxon * .  Correct answers will be awarded

Any interesting facts - or amusing comments - in reply to any question are welcomed

Good luck

[MI5]

Q1 = 7
Q2 = Pure water is blue.
Q3 = From their diet of shrimp and blue/green algae.

[Cleoriff]

Q1 =7

Q2=  Pure Water is slightly blue tinged

Q3 = Not born pink (they are grey when chicks) but become pink due to diet of shrimp

[pgn]

1. 7 colours in a regular rainbow, 8 (octarine, visible to cats and witches) on Pratchett's Discworld.

2. A very faint blue tint in pure water.

3. Pink comes from the (toxic) algae and crustaceans that they ingest in the highly saline waters of certain African lakes.

[Glory1]

Q1. There are 7 colours in a rainbow:  red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet.

Q2. Pure water is slightly blue.

Q3. Flamingos are pink due to their diet of shrimp and blue-green algae.

I agree with the answers submitted by @MI5, @Cleoriff and @pgn .

[pgn]

Q1 = A murky grey when seen from beneath, with a gold tinge at either end.

Q2 = Water colour is all colours of the rainbow and then some.

Q3 = 'Cos the blood goes to their heads when the Queen of Hearts plays croquet with them...

(All in the best possible taste, of course!)

[Glory1]

I wish to correct my acknowledgement on the questions:

I agree with  @MI5, @Cleoriff  and @pgn on Q1; @Cleoriff  and @pgn  for Q2 and Q3. Sorry, I didn't read all the answers properly.

I should add I'm acknowledging @pgn's first set of answers not his amusing second set of answers.

Now I'm off to bed as I'm falling asleep as I type this. Nite all 

[Cleoriff]

As children we used to remember colours of the rainbow by using this little saying ...

Richard Of YorkGained Battles In Vain

[Anonymous]

(1)  7

(2)  clear

(3)  because of what they eat / drink ... ... ... someone put pink dye in it all

yes @Cleoriff I too remember the rhyme regarding the colours of the rainbow

[TallTrees]

Q1.  = 7  (red, indigo, yellow, blue, green, voilet, orange) 

Q2.  =  no colour

Q3.  =  Because they eat shrimp

edited to add interest ~