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december winter whites

Following right on from the November Brown Quiz we've picked White as our colour of the month for December, and not a bad choice either considering it's already snowed in the British Isles this season.

There are 6 sledges to be won for this quiz, to chime in with our wintery new home page and so you can have lots of fun the next time you are surrounded by the cold stuff yourself.

All White?

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01
 What is the real name for egg white?
Meringue
Albumen
Yukky Slime

02
 A white dwarf is a kind of what?
Lap Dog
Sci Fi TV Programme
Star

03
 Which of these animals turns white in winter to camouflage it in the snow?
Stoat
Tortoise
Giraffe

04
 What bears live fruther north than any other bear?
Koala Bear
Panda Bear
Polar Bear

05
 What is white noise known as when it is on TV?
Snow
Icicles
Fog

06
 Who discovered that white light was made of all other colours combined?
Isaac Newton
Stephen Hawking
Rolf Harris

07
 When metals heat up they glow different colours, which colour indicates the hottest temperature?
Mexican Dusk
Cherry Surprise
White

08
 The sclera is what part of the human body?
The white of the eye
The white of the spleen
The white of the fingernail

09
 Whitening agents in some laundry detergents can do what to your white clothes?
Form tiny nuggest of gold on the fibres
Turn them transparent
Make them glow under ultraviolet light

10
 What is the pigment in white paint that makes it white?
Titanium dioxide
Salt
Carbon dioxide

Answers

1= Albumen • 2= Star • 3= Stoat • 4= Polar Bear • 5= Snow • 6= Isaac Newton • 7= White • 8= The white of the eye • 9= Make them glow under ultraviolet light • 10= Titanium dioxide

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