| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Partner of ivory | Ebony | 71%
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| Spanish word for black, or synonym for African-American often used in the Civil Rights era | Negro | 71%
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| French word for black, or word that follows "film" in black-and-white detective flicks | Noir | 60%
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| Burnt wood used for grilling, lending itself to a shade of dark gray | Charcoal | 53%
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| Named for a lignite gemstone | Jet | 42%
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| Named for a mineral | Onyx | 31%
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| Famous former darkest artificial substance in the world, developed by Surrey NanoSystems | Vantablack | 9%
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| Adjective describing an extreme absence of light, etymologically derived from sticky substances such as tar | Pitch | 7%
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| What the "K" in CYMK stands for | Key | 2%
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| One of the heraldic tinctures | Sable | 0%
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