Colour Mixing Quizzes: Test Your Knowledge of Colour Theory

Question 1

What colour do you get when you mix blue and yellow?

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Green

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Red

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Purple

Question 2

What colour do you make when you mix yellow and blue?

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Green

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Red

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Purple

Question 3

What colour do you get when you mix blue and yellow together?

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Green

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Orange

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Red

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Purple

Question 4

Which of these is NOT a secondary colour? A colour made by mixing two primary colours.

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Blue

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Orange

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Purple

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Green

Question 5

What is the name of the tool we use to organise colours based on their relationship to each other?

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Colour wheel

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Palette

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Spectrum

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Mixing tray

Question 6

Which of these is a warm colour? A colour that makes you think of things like the sun or fire.

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Orange

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Green

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Blue

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Purple

Question 7

What is the term for a colour that is darker and deeper than its original shade?

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Shade

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Tint

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Hue

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Tone

Question 8

What is the name of the space where artists often work, creating and displaying their art?

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Studio

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Classroom

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Playground

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Garden

Question 9

Which of these is a way to make a darker shade of a colour?

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Adding black

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Adding water

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Adding white

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Adding another colour

Question 10

What colour do we get when we mix blue and orange?

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Brown

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Green

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Purple

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Pink

Question 11

Which of these is NOT a primary colour?

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Green

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Red

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Yellow

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Blue

Question 12

What do we call a colour that has been mixed with white?

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A tint

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A shade

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A tone

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A hue

Question 13

What do we call a colour that has been mixed with black?

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A shade

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A tint

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A tone

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A hue

Question 14

From this group, which colour is primary?

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Red

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Green

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Purple

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Brown

Question 15

What colour is made when you mix yellow and blue together?

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Green

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Orange

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Purple

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Pink

Question 16

What do we call the circle that shows us all the colours?

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Colour wheel

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Colour circle

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Colour spectrum

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Colour palette

Question 17

When we mix a primary colour with a secondary colour, what do we create?

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Tertiary colour

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Tint

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Shade

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Tone

Question 18

What is a shade of a colour?

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A darker version

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A lighter version

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A brighter version

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A duller version

Question 19

Which of these is a warm colour?

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Red

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Blue

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Green

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Purple

Question 20

When you mix the primary colours red and blue, what colour do you get?

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Purple

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Green

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Orange

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Yellow

Question 21

Which of the following colours is a shade of blue?

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Turquoise

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Pink

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Yellow

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Green

Question 22

Which of the following colours is a warm colour?

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Red

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Blue

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Purple

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Green

Question 23

What happens when you add white to a colour?

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It becomes lighter

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It becomes darker

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It changes colour

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Nothing happens

Question 24

When you mix yellow and blue, what colour do you get?

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Green

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Orange

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Purple

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Red

Question 25

When we mix yellow and blue, what new colour do we make?

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Green

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Purple

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Orange

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Pink

Question 26

What is a primary colour?

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A colour that cannot be made by mixing other colours

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A colour that is made by mixing two other colours

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A colour that is made by mixing all the colours together

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A colour that is found in nature

Question 27

When you mix red and yellow, what colour do you get?

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Orange

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Green

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Purple

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Blue

Question 28

Which of the following is NOT a shade of blue?

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Yellow

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Turquoise

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Navy Blue

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Royal Blue

Question 29

Which of these is a warm colour?

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Red

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Green

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Blue

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Purple

Question 30

What colour do you get when you mix all the primary and secondary colours together?

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Brown

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White

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Black

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Gray

Question 31

What is a tertiary colour?

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A colour that is made by mixing a primary and a secondary colour

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A colour that is made by mixing two primary colours

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A colour that is made by mixing all the colours together

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A colour that is found in nature

Question 32

What is the name of the flat surface where artists mix colours?

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Palette

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Brush

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Easel

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Canvas

Question 33

How can you make a colour lighter?

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Add white

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Add black

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Add water

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Mix it with a darker colour

Question 34

What is the opposite of a warm colour?

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Cool colour

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Secondary colour

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Primary colour

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Tertiary colour

Question 35

Which of these is a primary colour? (The colours you cannot make by mixing other colours)

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Red

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Orange

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Green

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Purple

Question 36

When you mix red and yellow, what colour do you make?

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Orange

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Blue

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Green

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Purple

Question 37

Which of these is a warm colour? (Colours that make you think of things that are warm, like the sun)

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Red

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Blue

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Green

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Purple

Question 38

What do we call a lighter shade of a colour? (Like adding white to a colour)

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Tint

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Shade

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Hue

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Tone

Question 39

Which of these tools is used to mix colours? (A flat surface to mix paints on)

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Palette

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Brush

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Canvas

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Easel

Question 40

What is the name of the colour that is made by mixing red and blue together?

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Purple

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Green

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Orange

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Yellow

Question 41

What colour do you get when you mix red and yellow?

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Orange

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Blue

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Green

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Purple

Question 42

Which of the following is a tertiary colour?

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Violet

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Blue

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Green

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Red

Question 43

Which colour is considered a warm colour?

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Red

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Blue

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Green

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Purple

Question 44

Which of the following colours is NOT found in a rainbow?

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Brown

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Red

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Yellow

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Green

Question 45

What color do you get when you mix red and yellow?

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Orange

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Purple

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Green

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Brown

Question 46

Which of these is a secondary color?

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Purple

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Red

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Yellow

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Blue

Question 47

When you mix a color with white, what do you get?

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Tint

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Shade

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Tone

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Hue

Question 48

Which of these is NOT a warm color?

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Green

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Yellow

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Orange

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Red

Question 49

What is the difference between a shade and a tint?

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A shade is darker, a tint is lighter

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A tint is darker, a shade is lighter

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They are the same thing

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They are not related

Question 50

Which three colours are the primary colours?

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Red, yellow, blue

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Red, green, blue

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Red, yellow, black

Question 51

When we mix red and yellow together, what colour do we make?

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Orange

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Green

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Purple

Question 52

Which colour is created by mixing blue and yellow?

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Green

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Purple

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Orange

Question 53

What is the name of the circle that shows all the colours arranged in a specific order?

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Colour wheel

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Palette

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Spectrum

Question 54

Which of these colours is considered a warm colour?

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Orange

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Green

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Blue

Question 55

What is the best way to mix colours to get a smooth result?

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Mix on a palette

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Mix directly on the paper

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Use lots of water

Question 56

Which of these colours is a cool colour?

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Green

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Red

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Orange

Question 57

What do we call a colour that is made by mixing two primary colours?

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Secondary colour

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Primary colour

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Tertiary colour

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Intermediate colour

Question 58

What colour do we get when we mix red and yellow together?

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Orange

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Green

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Purple

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Blue

Question 59

Which of these is NOT on the colour wheel?

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Pink

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Red

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Yellow

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Blue

Question 60

What do we call a colour that is a bit lighter than its original shade?

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Tint

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Shade

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Tone

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Hue

Question 61

What colour do we get if we mix blue and yellow?

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Green

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Purple

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Orange

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Red

Question 62

What shape does the colour wheel look like?

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Circle

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Square

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Triangle

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Rectangle

Question 63

Which of these is a secondary colour on the colour wheel?

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Green

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Red

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Blue

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Yellow

Question 64

What colour do we get if we mix all three primary colours together?

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Brown

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Purple

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Green

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Orange