Colors by Alternate Definition

Guess these colors based on the an alternate definition.
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First submittedAugust 2, 2014
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Definition
Word
 
Type of citrus
Orange
 
To strand on a deserted island
Maroon
 
Inexperienced
Green
 
Cowardly
Yellow
 
Element with symbol Au
Gold
 
Element with symbol Ag
Silver
 
Fossilized resin
Amber
 
Depressed
Blue
 
Catholic official
Cardinal
 
French liqueur
Chartreuse
 
Type of vegetable
Eggplant
 
Type of gemstone
Emerald
 
Type of gemstone
Ruby
 
Type of fruit
Olive
 
Type of fish
Salmon
 
Branch of the military
Navy
 
Tusk product
Ivory
 
Variety of quartz
Amethyst
 
To soak up the rays
Tan
 
Type of duck
Teal
 
Type of mineral and gem
Turquoise
 
Staple crop
Maize/Corn
 
Ornamental rock, popular in China
Jade
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Level 55
Aug 12, 2014
Olive looks as much Avocado
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Level 84
Aug 12, 2014
Or Kiwi. I didn't even know that an olive was a fruit until just now. Not sure what I thought it was.
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Level 65
Feb 27, 2019
Put fruit in your martini
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Level ∞
Aug 12, 2014
Avocado could work too, I suppose.
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Level 63
Apr 4, 2018
I agree. Olive does not look olive.
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Level 83
Aug 12, 2014
I honestly did not know teal was a type of duck.
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Level 67
Oct 5, 2017
Me neither.
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Level 71
Apr 4, 2018
Teals are cute - they're adorably tiny :)
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Level 57
Aug 12, 2014
Aquamarine should be accepted for turquoise. Aquamarine is the birthstone for March.
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Level ∞
Aug 12, 2014
Aquamarine will work now, thanks.
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Level 52
Oct 30, 2014
Add Avocado for egg plant please for the non americans
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Level 51
Apr 10, 2015
Eggplant is purple. Avocado is green.
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Level 83
Nov 16, 2015
Aubergine is the equivalent of eggplant, not avocado, and it is accepted.
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Level 43
Dec 25, 2014
I think you should accept garnet as well as ruby for gem. I def. have a garnet crayola.
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Level 74
Apr 12, 2016
Garnet is a much darker red.
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Level 8
Feb 18, 2015
I just gave up.
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Level 51
Apr 10, 2015
A few of these seem way off for the answers. Still got most of them by going by the written clue, but the colors shown sure threw me off.
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Level 55
May 8, 2015
Only one I didn't get was olive. Olives are a fruit?? It seems obvious now...but perhaps a clue like "Often found in martinis" would be more helpful haha.
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Level 67
Feb 27, 2019
Maybe change it to "stickable onto fingers"
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Level 74
Jun 21, 2016
This quiz should just be called "list of words which have also been used to describe colours at some point".
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Level 31
Apr 13, 2017
That colour looks nothing like a ruby, if anything its closer to a amethyst!
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Level 71
Apr 13, 2017
It looks pretty much like a ruby colour on my monitor, amethyst is much more bluey/purple than that given as ruby. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amethyst
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Level 57
Jun 24, 2019
Thank you!!! I didn't see ruby at all!
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Level 83
May 16, 2022
Looks more raspberry on my phone but I got it from the clue.
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Level 46
May 2, 2017
some serious qualms with this quiz up in hurrrr.
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Level 74
May 3, 2017
Colour, you buggers. Colour.
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Level 69
Oct 7, 2017
Yes, Lourde. ;-)
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Level 82
Oct 4, 2017
champagne... wine... burgundy... bourbon... rose... those are all color words, right? looks like champagne to me. chartreuse?? wth... also had no idea teal was a type of duck.
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Level 71
Oct 4, 2017
The 'Blue Winged Teal' has lovely coloured patches on top of spread wings. You don't notice it until they open out their wings and get a beautiful flash of this bluey-green colour.
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Level 43
Apr 5, 2018
Agree with Champagne...
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Level 59
Mar 13, 2023
champagne and wine aren't liqueurs
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Level 73
Oct 6, 2017
Had a brain spark in the final 8 seconds of time and got the final three to ace it. Some of these are really open to interpretation - olive, for example...
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Level 55
Apr 4, 2018
People love to complain....
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Level 45
Apr 4, 2018
Great quiz.

Two ships collided, one carrying blue paint & the other carrying red paint. What happened to the crews?

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Level 86
Apr 4, 2018
They were marooned?
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Level 69
Apr 4, 2018
That definitely doesn't look ruby coloured.
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Level 59
Apr 4, 2018
Very creative quiz! I had fun with it.
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Level 72
Apr 4, 2018
Am I the only one who has never heard corn or amethyst used as a colour before?
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Level 38
Apr 4, 2018
Can You Accept White For Ivory
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Level 37
Apr 4, 2018
anyone else try grey duck...just for fun?
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Level 84
Apr 9, 2018
I'd rather try Grey Goose!
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Level 43
Apr 5, 2018
I drew the duck blue because I have never seen a blue duck...and to be honest with you I wanted to see a blue duck
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Level 69
Apr 6, 2018
Well, there you go - I've never heard of cardinal as a colour.
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Level 75
Apr 6, 2018
On my monitor the jade and emerald colors seem to be exchanged.
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Level 70
Apr 7, 2018
Haven't heard of 'corn' or 'maize' used as a colour before. Cornflower (blue) yes, but not corn on its own.
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Level 33
Apr 9, 2018
University of Michigan colors are Maize and Blue.
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Level 83
May 16, 2022
I’ve seen hair described as corn-coloured.
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Level 50
May 28, 2019
fun quiz
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Level 63
Jul 9, 2019
Liqueurs are made by adding other flavours to standard liquors, making a weaker version of the base flavour (such as turning standard whiskeys into honey whiskeys). Chartreuse is not one of these; I think you'd find it hard to find anyone who would classify it as a liqueur - it's damn strong. Perhaps call it a hard liquor instead?
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Level 67
Sep 15, 2019
Fun quiz.
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Level 66
Nov 25, 2019
I had never heard of chartreuse, is it popular worldwide or just more locally?

after reading it, it reminded me of the cat breed, but that is written chartreux

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Level 78
May 9, 2022
What about bronze for soaking up the rays?