Color Wheel Quiz: Test Your Knowledge on Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Colors

Question 1

What two colours do we mix to make orange?

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Red and yellow

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Red and blue

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Blue and yellow

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Yellow and green

Question 2

How do we make a colour darker?

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Add black

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Add white

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Add a lighter colour

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Use more water

Question 3

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

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Green

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Purple

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Orange

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Red

Question 4

Which of these is NOT a secondary colour?

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Yellow

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Green

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Orange

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Purple

Question 5

What do we call a colour that is made by adding black to another colour?

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Shade

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Tint

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Hue

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Tone

Question 6

Which of these is a primary colour?

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Red

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Purple

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Orange

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Green

Question 7

What do we call a colour that is made by mixing a primary and a secondary colour?

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Tertiary colour

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Tint

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Shade

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Complementary colour

Question 8

Which of these is NOT a shade of red?

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Orange

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Pink

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Maroon

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Crimson

Question 9

What happens when you add white to a colour?

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It makes it lighter

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It makes it darker

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It changes colour

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Nothing happens

Question 10

Which colour is made by mixing red and blue?

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Purple

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Green

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Brown

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Yellow

Question 11

What is the name of the flat surface where you mix paints?

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Palette

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Brush

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Easel

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Canvas

Question 12

Which of these colours is warm?

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Red

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Blue

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Green

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Purple

Question 13

When we mix two primary colours, what do we get?

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Secondary colour

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Primary colour

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Tertiary colour

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Complementary colour

Question 14

Which of these is NOT a secondary colour?

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Brown

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Green

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Orange

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Purple

Question 15

What is a tertiary colour?

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A colour made by mixing a primary and a secondary colour

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A colour made by mixing two secondary colours

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A colour that is found naturally in the rainbow

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A colour that is made by adding black or white to a primary colour

Question 16

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 17

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

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Purple

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Green

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Orange

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Yellow

Question 18

How are shades and tints different?

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Shades are darker and tints are lighter

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Tints are darker and shades are lighter

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Shades are made with black and tints with white

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Tints are made with black and shades with white

Question 19

Which three colors on the color wheel are called primary colors?

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Red, yellow, blue

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Orange, green, purple

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Pink, brown, white

Question 20

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

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Red

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Purple

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Green

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Brown

Question 21

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

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Red-orange

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Yellow

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Blue

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Green

Question 22

What is the name of the lighter shade when white is mixed with colours?

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Tint

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Shade

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Tone

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Hue

Question 23

Which side of the colour wheel shows colours like red, orange and yellow?

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Right side

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Left side

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Top side

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Bottom side

Question 24

Which of these is not considered a colour?

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Happiness

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Blue

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Green

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Red

Question 25

What is the name of the circular tool used to display the colour wheel?

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Wheel

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Palette

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Brush

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Colourizer

Question 26

What happens when we mix a primary colour like blue and a secondary colour like orange?

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It creates a new tertiary colour like brown.

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It creates a new primary colour.

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It creates a new secondary colour.

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It does not change the colour.

Question 27

What is the colour wheel and how does it help artists?

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It shows all the colours we know and helps artists choose which colours look good together.

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It is a tool that helps artists mix colours.

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It shows how to paint different things.

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It is a tool that makes artists better painters.

Question 28

Which colour is shown opposite to blue on the colour wheel?

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Red

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Green

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Yellow

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Orange

Question 29

What do we call a colour that is made by mixing a colour like red 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 30

What do we call a colour that is made by mixing a colour like blue 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 31

Which of these is a warm colour, like the sun?

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Red

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Blue

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Green

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Purple

Question 32

What colour is the sky on a clear, sunny day?

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Blue

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Green

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Yellow

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Red

Question 33

Red is a primary color. When we mix red with white, what do we call the new color we make?

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Tint

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Shade

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Secondary color

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Complementary color

Question 34

Which of these is NOT a color on the color wheel?

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White

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Pink

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Violet

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Orange

Question 35

What do we call the new color we make when we mix blue with white?

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Light blue

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Dark blue

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Green

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Purple

Question 36

When blue and yellow are mixed, what new color do we get?

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Green

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Purple

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Orange

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Pink

Question 37

Which color is NOT a primary color?

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Green

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Blue

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Red

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Yellow

Question 38

When you add white to a color, what effect does it have?

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Creates a tint

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Creates a shade

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Creates a secondary color

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Creates a complementary color

Question 39

Which color is considered warm?

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Red

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Blue

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Green

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Purple

Question 40

Mixing blue and red creates which color?

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Purple

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Green

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Brown

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Orange

Question 41

Which color is NOT a primary color?

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Green

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Red

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Blue

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Yellow

Question 42

When we mix red and blue, what new color do we make?

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Purple

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Green

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Orange

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Yellow

Question 43

What happens when we mix a primary color with a secondary color?

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A tertiary color

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A tint

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A shade

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A neutral color

Question 44

Which color is on the opposite side of the color wheel from red?

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Blue

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Green

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Yellow

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Orange

Question 45

What color gets made when we mix equal amounts of yellow and blue together?

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Green

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Purple

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Red

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Orange

Question 46

Which color is NOT a warm color?

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Green

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Red

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Orange

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Yellow

Question 47

What is the name of the color created by adding white to another color?

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Tint

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Shade

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Tone

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Hue

Question 48

What happens when we add black to a color?

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It gets darker.

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It gets lighter.

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It changes its hue.

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It gets more saturated.

Question 49

What color is made by mixing red and yellow?

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Orange

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Green

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Purple

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Brown