- What was mined extensively in Cyprus in Roman times, which took its name from the country? Copper
- Name Jepser Christiensen's character in the James Bond films Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace? Mr White
- Hyacinthoides is the scientific name for what protected (in the UK) spring flowering plant? Bluebell
- The equal combination of green and blue light, and the C in CMYK color printing, are what? Cyan (the term cyan actually covers a range of blue-green colours depending on the context)
- What sea has the port city Arkhangelsk (Archangel in English) and Onega Bay? White Sea (an inlet of the Barents Sea, north west Russia, close to Finland)
- What is the longest river in South Africa? Orange River
- What comes from the seed of the tropical Theobroma cacao tree? Chocolate
- What semi-precious stone decorated Tutankhamun's burial mask, and is the colour of the American Robin's eggs? Turquoise
- What is normally green, but can be yellow too, after a French herbal liqueur, introduced by Carthusian Monks in the 1700s? Chartreuse (the liqueur and the colour both have a yellow variety - the green liqueur is coloured by the plant pigment Chlorophyll)
- What colour is Tyrian, a dye highly prized by the Romans? Purple (Tyrian purple dye was produced by the ancient Phoenicians of Tyre, now Lebanon, from the mucus of Mediterranean sea snails)
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