Understanding Colours Through History

1. True or False: The earliest humans had words for various colours, including orange.

2. True or False: According to Brent Berlin and Paul Kay's study, people across different
cultures developed colour words in the same order.

3. True or False: Blue is the most commonly used colour word across different cultures.

4. True or False: Humans perceive more shades of green than any other colour.

5. True or False: Purple has a root word, unlike many other common colour words.

6. True or False: Orange the fruit came before the use of the word "orange" for colour.

7. True or False: Red is the only colour with a Proto-Indo-European root that simply
meant "red."

8. True or False: Yellow is related to words like gold, glimmer, glow, and gleam.

9. True or False: The word "blue" originated from the Proto-Indo-European root meaning
"yellow."

10. True or False: The explosion of colour words over time signifies the evolving role of
colour in human expression.

Answer Key:

1. False 00:00:00
2. True 00:00:22
3. False 00:01:17
4. True 00:02:26
5. True 00:04:58
6. True 00:03:51
7. True 00:01:41
8. True 00:02:04
9. False 00:03:08
10. True 00:06:04