All of today’s questions come from Amogh Dimri’s article on the “color recession” that has left the United States stuck an ugly beige (or gray or cream); each answer will be a color.
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Meanwhile, this is the last week of this style of Atlantic Trivia. But don’t feel blue. The new game, Rabbithole, launches this week too.

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Until the 15th century, the production of what color required the fermentation and boiling of the mucous glands of a particular species of sea snail?
Because it was so hard to make, it was reserved for royalty.
And by the way, did you know that tint, tone, and shade are not merely synonyms for color? Each has a technical meaning: A tint is a color that is lightened with white, a tone is one tempered with gray, and a shade is darkened with black.
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A hue is a color unadulterated with white, gray, or black, and a color is, well, just a color. Go wild with that one.
Until tomorrow!
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