Missing word in each of these idioms that contain a color Quiz

Idiom	Missing Word	Hint
Black ______		Disgrace to a family
Black-______ affair		Formal event
Black ______		Flight data recorder
______-black		Very black
Black_____		Exclude or ostracize
Black ______		Where to illegally buy & sell
Once in a blue ______		Very rarely
______ of the blue		Without warning
Blue-______		Superior quality
Blue in the ______		Very angry or upset
Blue ______		Noble or wealthy family
Green with ______		Very jealous
Green ______		Talent for gardening
Green around the ______		Looking sick
Get the green ______		Permission to proceed

Idiom	Missing Word	Hint
Green______		Inexperienced person
Pink ______		Job termination notice
______ pink		Very pleased or delighted
Caught red-______		Caught in the act
Red ______		Bureaucracy
Paint the ______ red		Go out & enjoy yourself
Red ______		Soccer penalty notification
Red-______ treatment		Special or royal treatment
Red-______		Very late departing flight
White ______		Harmless fib
White as a ______		Very pale
White ______		Useless possession
______ blanche		Free to do what you want
Yellow-______		Cowardly
Don’t eat yellow ______		Advice for dog owners

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Missing Word: Colorful Idioms Quiz

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Created Mar 19, 2012 in Just For Fun
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	ElisDaddy:	Apr 6th, 2012 at 04:12 GMT		-1 points
	I probably would not have gotten "greenhorn" if I hadn't heard Denver Pyle use the term repeatedly in the old Grizzly Adams TV series.

	baconpile:	Apr 6th, 2012 at 04:13 GMT		1 point
	*advice

	SourBauer:	Apr 6th, 2012 at 05:33 GMT		-4 points
	Carte blanche is probably more well-known as 'blank check' so that may be a stretch for color. You could probably come up with quite a few more for each color and even make separate tests for individual colors. Good quiz though!

	elcropsziuq:	Apr 6th, 2012 at 05:59 GMT		6 points
	never heard of carte blanche= blank check to be honest- have heard carte blanche more often. Blue in the face I had always taken as something like "you could talk til you are blue in the face" meaning you'd never get anywhere- not necessarily being angry/upset. Good quiz- hmm wonder why there are no idioms with orange in them...

	WeaselKing1000:	Apr 6th, 2012 at 07:04 GMT		49 points
	Accept 'fingers' for the 'talent for gardening' one. 'Green fingers'/'green fingered' are the UK terms. I hadn't heard of 'green thumb' at all.

	WyvernSabres:	Apr 6th, 2012 at 08:54 GMT		17 points
	Penalty has a specific meaning in soccer, and a red card may or may not accompany it. The card is in fact a dismissal notification.

	lwfc:	Apr 6th, 2012 at 10:29 GMT		25 points
	I agree that green fingers should be accepted. That's the saying that I've always heard.

	krisroche:	Apr 6th, 2012 at 11:39 GMT		5 points
	Please accept blue riband also. Good quiz.

	DavePlankton:	Apr 6th, 2012 at 11:48 GMT		6 points
	Blue riband and green fingers should both be acceptable, as they're the terms used in the English-speaking world outside the US.

	BigSlinky:	Apr 6th, 2012 at 12:06 GMT		12 points
	Must agree with green fingers/fingered. Never heard of the phrase 'green thumbed'.

	BonnieH:	Apr 6th, 2012 at 12:11 GMT		16 points
	Advice for dog owners? Sounds like pretty sound advice for everybody. :)

	JLKeip:	Apr 6th, 2012 at 13:29 GMT		3 points
	I would have had a better chance of getting elephant if the clue had been useless gift, I think.

	padawanofpie:	Apr 6th, 2012 at 13:45 GMT		0 points
	blackmail, white collar, blue collar,

	lawsig:	Apr 6th, 2012 at 14:26 GMT		4 points
	Maybe a better clue for *******-black, instead of "very black," would be very dark. Great quiz though!

	Oddish:	Apr 6th, 2012 at 17:37 GMT		2 points
	Nice quiz, not so sure about the color scheme...

	cavaliergirl18:	Apr 6th, 2012 at 20:51 GMT		2 points
	I know "greenhorn" from countless hours playing "The Oregon Trail" in computer class in elementary school!

	Mademoiselle:	Apr 6th, 2012 at 20:53 GMT		4 points
	I agree about "green fingers". I only got "green thumb" because of the Sims.

	Stran:	Apr 6th, 2012 at 21:34 GMT		1 point
	Blue Riband was the original term but over the years it's been changed to blue ribbon. So please allow Riband.

	davetrain:	Apr 6th, 2012 at 23:58 GMT		1 point
	GREEN MAN

	TAR2:	Apr 7th, 2012 at 02:28 GMT		4 points
	angry is RED in the face, not blue in the face.

	TAR2:	Apr 7th, 2012 at 02:35 GMT		1 point
	superior quality is "blue chip". blue riband is a ship racing trophy. Maybe for those who don't like the fact that slipkid allowed "blue ribbon" as an alternate answer, that answer should just not be allowed

Idiom	Missing Word	Hint
Green______		Inexperienced person
Pink ______		Job termination notice
______ pink		Very pleased or delighted
Caught red-______		Caught in the act
Red ______		Bureaucracy
Paint the ______ red		Go out & enjoy yourself
Red ______		Soccer penalty notification
Red-______ treatment		Special or royal treatment
Red-______		Very late departing flight
White ______		Harmless fib
White as a ______		Very pale
White ______		Useless possession
______ blanche		Free to do what you want
Yellow-______		Cowardly
Don’t eat yellow ______		Advice for dog owners

	trusting365:	Jun 6th, 2012 at 05:33 GMT		1 point
	red flag, white knuckled

	SpiritOfSakura:	Jan 20th, 2013 at 02:16 GMT		0 points
	I'd call a white elephant something like "an unwanted gift" rather than "a useless possession".

	SFTxCallum:	Apr 12th, 2013 at 10:18 GMT		2 points
	I've never heard of green ---, possibly fingered/fingers instead? Must have a different saying over there in the US :D

	MaryDamaris:	Apr 12th, 2013 at 10:30 GMT		1 point
	I always thought it was yellow-livered for cowardly, though when I saw the answer I did recognise that idiom as well.

	asucrutch23:	Apr 12th, 2013 at 20:18 GMT		0 points
	Anyone else learn the term greenhorn from the Oregon Trail games as a kid?