Which English queen banned ordinary people from wearing purple?
Queen Elizabeth I
What animal could produce purple dye?
Sea snails
Who discovered a cheaper way to make purple dye?
William Perkin
What did the colour purple originally represent?
luxury, wealth, power
When did Perkins discover the new purple dye?
1856
What two colours do you mix to make the colour purple?
Red and blue
True or False, purple is a royal colour in many countries because purple dye was so expensive?
True
Which of the following flowers is not a shade of purple? A. Iris B. Sunflower C. Violet
Sunflower
