Vocabulary Quiz:- Names of Colours

 

Number 16 Vocabulary Quiz #9

Can you identify ten words that are names of colours.  Test your knowledge.  Ready! Set! Go!

1. Vermillion

A.  A bright yellow

B.   A brilliant red colour

C.   A white vanilla colour

D.   A peach colour

E.   A rusty orange colour

2.  Ochre

A.  Light purple

B.  Very dark blue

C.  Yellow to deep orange or brown

D.  Light pink

E.  None of the above

3.  Titian

A.  Lemon shade

B.  Bright silver

C.  Brownish-orange

D.  Golden 

E.  Lime coloured

4.  Indigo

A.  Dark green with yellow tinges

B.  Pale blue with yellow tinges

C.  Orange-blue colour

D.  Greenish-blue colour

E.  Deep blue colour

5.  Fuchsia

A.  Pinkish red

B.  Light grey

C.  Bright orange

D.   Dark purple

E.   Light purple

6.  Periwinkle

A.  Dark orange

B.  Light orange

C.  Greenish-blue

D.  Dark purplish-blue

E.  Light purplish-blue

7.  Bisque

A.  A shade of dark orange

B.  Shade of pale orange

C.  Cream colour

D.  Light red

E.  Shade of light yellow

8.  Khaki

A.  Light shade of green

B.  Dark shade of green with a  slight yellowish tinge

C.  Dark shade of green with a heavy yellowish tinge

D.  Light shade of tan with a slight yellowish tinge

E.   Light shade of tan with a heavy yellowish tinge

9.   Xanadu

A.  Greenish-grey hue

B.  Brownish-grey colour

C.  Purple-blue hue

D.   Purple-grey hue

E.    Greyish-black colour

10.  Magenta

A.  Light red

B.  Light orange

C.  Bright orange

D. Purplish red

E.  Light yellow and soft purple

ANSWERS

1.  B

Vermilion is a brilliant red colour.  Example: "I saw vermilion streaks of sunlight in the sky.

2.  C

Ochre is yellow to deep orange or brown,  It is a natural earth pigment..

3.  C 

Titian is a brownish-orange colour.  The term originates from an an Italian artist named Titian who would paint women with a tint of red hair.

4. E

Indigo is a deep blue colour.

5.  A

Fuchsia is a pinkish red colour.

6.  E

Periwinkle is a light purplish-blue.

7.  B.

Bisque is a shade of pale orange.  Think of the creamy soup from which it takes its name.

8.  D

Khaki is a light shade of tan with a slight yellowish tinge.  It is used by armies for uniforms and equipment, especially in desert regions, where it provides camouflage.

9.  A

Xanadu is a greenish-grey hue,

10.  D

Magenta is a vibrant purplish-red colour.

- Joanne

Democracy is alive and well in Canada

Canada has just held a federal election. The campaign ran for just 36 days.  The result: Democracy is alive and well in this country.  Why do I say that?  Not because Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives failed to form the government.  I have made no secret of the fact that I am not enamoured of Poilievre's policies and I certainly wish the Conservatives had a leader who was more of a centrist.

To his credit, however, Poilievre delivered a dignified concession speech, as did Jagmeet Singh of the NDP and Mark Carney of the Liberals.  All three delivered speeches that were gracious, especially Singh, whose party had a difficult night.  He resigned because he lost his own seat in British Columbia and the NDP was reduced to 7 seats, losing official party status.  Many NDP supporters voted strategically in order to prevent the Conservatives from forming the government.

Poil

Singh

Poilievre, for his part, did not attack the other leaders. He did not refuse to concede.  He did not blame anyone or anything for the fact that his party did not win the election.  He merely said that the Conservatives fell just short of finishing the job.  Meanwhile, Carney spoke of humility and admitted that he had made mistakes.  He said he intended to serve as prime minister of all Canadians.  Can you imagine Trump or JD Vance saying something like that?  Never in a million years.  There was no talk by any of the leaders of the election being stolen or rigged.  How refreshing!  How civilized!  How democratic!

Carney

The road ahead will not be easy.  Canadians face challenges that they have never faced before.  Since Donald Trump is abandoning U.S .leadership in the world, Canada must form new trade alliances.  Canada and Europe must fill the leadership void.  Our great nation must provide some stability in a world of Trumpian chaos.

- Joanne

Canada's crucial election

Today Canadians face the most consequential election in our nation's history.  In this election, we will choose which direction this country is headed.  The biggest issue is confronting Donald Trump.  The unstable U.S. leader wants to break us.  He challenges our sovereignty.  He repeatedly says that he wants us to be the 51st state.  He wants our natural resources.  He is not joking.  He means what he says.

Pierre Poilievre, leader of the Conservative Party of Canada is not the answer.  He could never really stand up to Trump, because the two are cut from the same cloth.  If Poilievre were a beer, he'd be "Trump Lite." He has only distanced himself from Trump because of Trump's tariff threats.  However, Poilievre is far more right wing than Joe Clark and Robert Stanfield.  He and Stephen Harper have made sure that there is no "progressive" remaining in the name of the party.  The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada has truly become The Conservative Party of Canada.

Poilievre has spent a lot of time and money telling Canadians that Canada is broken.  Isn't that reminiscent of the way Trump's claim that only he could fix America?  Poilievre will do noting to combat climate change.  In fact, he talked about getting rid of paper straws  and bringing back plastic straws.  Doesn't that echo Trump's attitude toward the environment?

Poilievre wants to cut government spending drastically.  He wants to cut taxes.  He will cut much-needed social programs to pay for his tax cuts.

Poilievre claims that he will be tough on crime.  At the same time he sparks fears.  Yes, the public must be protected, but the answer is not so one-sided.  It's not either/or.  We must also deal with the social problems that contribute to crime.  Dealing with root causes won't put an end to crime, but it will help.  Spending money on building more jails, as has been done in the U.S., will not solve things either.

Poilievre

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s lack of explicit condemnation of far-right individuals and groups is a silence that speaks volumes about his willingness to court voters with more extremist views, according to those who study extremist movements.

And as incidents continue to mount in which Poilievre is photographed rubbing shoulders with people openly supporting far-right causes, questions will continue to mount about how open the Conservative leader is to more polarizing ideologies, they say.

Teresa Wright

iPolitics

April 29, 2024

Here is a headline from CBC news - January 9. 2025

Elon Musk praises Poilievre, mocks Trudeau as he steps into Canadian politics

"Poilievre is simply dialed into the truth behind the anti-human globalist agenda,” 

- Far-right U.S. conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.  

Jones is best known for losing a $1 billion defamation lawsuit brought by the families of the Sandy Hook school shooting.  He has also described Poilievre as "the real deal." 

Dennis Prager, a conservative commentator, notorious for once lamenting that "the Left has made it impossible to say the N-word, praised Poilievre in an episode of Dennis Prager Podcasts.  

“He’s a good-looking guy, I hope he becomes Emperor of Canada."

- Dennis Prager praising Pierre Poilivre.

Note;  I encourage everyone to vote and to embrace democracy.  I have already voted in advance polling.  

- Joanne

Reflections on Easter Sunday 2025

 "Easter is the demonstration of God that life is essentially spiritual and timeless."

- Charles M. Crowe

From 1001 Ideas That Changed the Way We Think (2013)

"The resurrection gives my life meaning and direction and the opportunity to start over no matter what my circumstances."

- Robert Flatt

From What is God Waiting For?: Understanding Divine Delays in Your Life (2006)

Today is Easter Sunday.  It is also the last day of the Jewish Passover.  For Christians and Jews, it is a time to celebrate hope and freedom, no matter the dire circumstances in the world.  Allow me to be frank.  I am a baby boomer and I have never experienced such trying times before in my life.  I was born well after the darkest days of World War II, when France fell to the Nazis and London was bombed during the Blitz.  Now in the 21st century,, there seems to be a resurgence of fascism and the extreme right around the world.  How could so many have forgotten the evils of Hitler and Mussolini and Imperial Japan?

It is 2025 and the United States is smack in the middle of the fight against fascism and authoritarianism posed by Donald Trump and his supporters, many of whom claim to be Christians.  However, Trump's policies are the very antithesis of Christ's teachings.  His immigration and refugee policies are cruel and vindictive, not to mention his contempt for the rule of law, his misogyny, his racism and his spreading of hatred.  His policies flout Christian tenets as set out in parables such as The Good Samaritan.  They do not advocate for the poor and disadvantaged.  Trump's false god is money.  

Pope Francis has strongly condemned the Trump administration's mass deportations policies.  Vice President JD Vance, supports Trump's immigration policies, as does Mike Johnson, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.  Vance is a convert to Catholicism, and Johnson is an evangelical Christian and a Christian nationalist.  How can they square their support of Trump's policies with the teachings of Christ.  The so-called Christianity of the far right gives Christianity a bad name.  Christianity teaches social justice.  Trumpism is definitely not social justice.  Christ spread a gospel of love.  Donald Trump preaches hatred and discord.

Meanwhile, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has declared an Easter truce in the Ukraine.  Both sides have blamed the other for breaking the truce.  However, it should be pointed out that a truce would not have been needed in the first place if Putin, a war criminal, hadn't invaded Ukraine in February of 2022.

Love will triumph!

Happy Easter!

Now let the heavens be joyful,

Let the earth her song begin;

Let the round world keep triumph,

And all that is therein;

Invisible and visible,

Their notes let all things blend,

For Christ the Lord is risen

Our joy that hath no end

- Saint John of Damascenus

From The Congregational Hymn Book: Psalms and Hymns for Divine Worship (1881)

- Joanne