Blue
by You
Complete the following expressions featuring the color/colour 'blue'.
1.
of noble birth: blue blood
2. a valuable asset or high-priced stock: blue
chip
3. 1964 Elvis Presley single: Blue Christmas
4. of the working class: blue collar
5. 1867 Strauss waltz: Blue Danube
6. depression: blue funk or blue devils (or
blues)
7. Southern U.S. folk music genre: blue grass
8. 1899 Stephen Crane short story: "The
Blue Hotel"
9. exasperated: blue in the face
10. unforeseen; at an unexpected time: out
of the blue
11. American League baseball team: Toronto
Blue Jays
12. scurrility: blue language
13. regulation designed to prohibit Sunday shopping: blue
laws
14. hardly ever: once in a blue moon
15. skin flick: blue movie
16. an award given for excellence: blue ribbon
17. a rapid stream of words: blue streak
18. faithful: true blue
Green
Space
Complete the following expressions featuring the color/colour green.
No visual clues this time!
1.
pale or sickly: green around the gills
2. permission to proceed: green light
3. jealous: green with envy
4. member of the U.S. Army Special Services: Green
Beret
5. document allowing aliens to work legally in the U.S.: green
card
6. they sing "Time of Your Life": Green
Day
7. they launched a line of frozen foods in 1961: Green
Giant
8. 1996 serial novel by Stephen King: The
Green Mile
9. great gardeners have one I'm told: green
thumb
10. Lombardi's NFL team: Green Bay Packers
Whitewash
Complete the following words or expressions featuring
the color/colour 'white'.
1.
A government report white paper or white book
2. A minor untruth white lie
3. A leukocyte white blood cell
4. Residence of the Presidents White House
5. Milk thickened with a butter and flour roux white sauce
6. A symbol of cowardice white feather
7. A valuable which is expensive to keep white elephant
8. A piece of cloth waved in surrender white flag
9. Caucasian white man
10. A northern cetacean white whale
11. A sale of household linen white sale
12. A kayaker's paradise whitewater
13. Emblem of the House of York white rose
14. A dense blizzard whiteout
15. Drain a person or country of wealth bleed white
16. Cover up a misdemeanor whitewash
17. A worker in tin whitesmith
18. Kahlua, Vodka and Light Cream or Milk White Russian
19. Chicago baseball team White Sox
20. Phone book with residential listings White Pages
21. Broadway the Great White Way
22. Carcharodon carcharias Great White Shark
23. Pinot Chardonnay white wine
24. A wave blown by the wind so its crest is broken whitecap
25. The edible young of herrings and sprats and smelts whitebait
Are
you Red-dy?
Complete the following expressions featuring the color/colour RED.
1. it is shown to the ejected player by the referee ___ ____ red
card
2. trivial sum; smallest coin. ___ ___ ____ one
red cent
3. brothel neighbourhood ___ _____ _________ red
light district
4. international relief organization ___ _____ Red
Cross
5. topic thrown into a discussion in order to mislead ___ _______
red herring
6. highly exciting ___ ___ red hot
7. a day that is pleasantly noteworthy ___ ______ ___ red
letter day
8. in the act of committing a crime ___-______ red-handed
9. embarrassed ___-_____ red-faced
10. beef or lamb ___ ____ red meat
11. give an eminent visitor privileged treatment ____ ___ ___ ___
______ roll out the red carpet
12. excessive bureaucracy ___ ____ red tape
13. on the debit side of the ledger __ ___ ___ in
the red
14. small spicy candies ___ ____ red hots
15. a warning of danger ___ _____ red flag
16. virile ___ _______ red blooded
17. symbol of a cardinal's office ___ ___ red
hat
18. Boston baseball team ___ ___ Red Sox
19. an old star ___ _____ red dwarf
20. British soul pop band formed in 1984 ______ ___ Simply
Red
The
Black Whole
Complete the following expressions featuring the colourless BLACK.
1. angry or threatening stare _____ ____ black look
2. bruised _____ ___ ____ black and blue
3. obvious and clear, as in print _____ ___ _____ black
and white
4. judo expert _____ ____ black belt
5. a flight recorder on aircraft _____ ___ black box
6. widespread epidemic in 14th century Europe _____ ______ Black
Death
7. a collapsed star _____ ____ black hole
8. livid with strangulation or exertion _____ __ ___ ____ black
in the face
9. illicit traffic in scarce commodities _____ ______ black
market
10. formal evening dress _____ ___ black tie
11. black sausage with pork, dried pig's blood and suet _____
_______ black pudding
12. unsatisfactory member of the family _____ _____ black
sheep
13. something extremely rare ____ ____ black swan
14. stout + champagne ____ ______ black velvet
15. spider notorious for devouring her mate _____ _____ black
widow
16. lose consciousness ________ blackout
17. reject a candidate in a ballot _________ blackball
18. summons to death received by Billy Bones _____ ____ Black
Spot
19. name of another pirate from the same book _____ ___ Black
Dog
20. location of the Admiral Benbow Inn: _____ ___ ____ Black
Hill Cove
21. 21 _________ blackjack
22. extort money using discreditable information _________ blackmail
23. Fascist __________ blackshirt
24. road surfacing material in the US ________ blacktop
25. showing profits __ ___ _____ in the black
26. a worse offender citing the guilt of a lesser offender ___ ___
______ ___ ______ _____
the pot calling the kettle black
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