ROUND 2: Colours in Sports and Leisure

ROUND 2: Colours in Sports and Leisure


Q1. In snooker you have the red balls and the white cue ball, and six
    other "colors" of ball.  Four of these are yellow, green, blue, and
    black; name either of the other two.

A1. Brown ball or pink ball


Q2. An Olympic archery target is divided into five coloured rings, 
    and each ring is divided in half.  What colour is the innermost ring?

A2. Gold (accept yellow)


Q3. In North American skiing, both downhill and cross-country, 
    which colour circle is used to indicate the easiest grade of trails?

A3. Green (usually solid green, but accept "green ring with a white centre")


Q4. In soccer,  which colour card is shown to a player who has 
    committed a sending-off offence?

A4. Red card


Q5. Wilfred Laurier University's varsity athletic teams have a 
    colourful adjective in their name.  Give the complete name.

A5. Golden Hawks (accept Lady Golden Hawks)


Q6. The Green Monster is the name given to the left-field wall of 
    which ballpark?  We want the name of the ballpark, rather than the city or team.

A6. Fenway Park


Q7. You are watching the Indianapolis 500 auto race when you see a 
    white flag being waved.  What does this signal mean?

A7. Final lap (of qualifying, practice, or racing)


Q8. An American roulette wheel has 38 numbers.  Which two '
    numbers are coloured green?

A8. 0 and 00 (i.e. zero and double zero)


Q9. In the board game Clue, which suspect is associated with 
    the yellow token?  We want their name and honorific; for example, 
    Miss Marple.

A9. Col. Mustard


Q10. This colourfully named hockey team won their second and 
     final Stanley Cup in 1935.

A10. (Montreal) Maroons