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The colors of the five interlocking rings represent the five participating continents: Australia, Africa, America, Asia, and Europe. The colors are always arranged with blue, black, and red across the top from left to right, and yellow and green along the bottom. Some suggest that each color stands for a particular continent, but this has not been confirmed. The rings first appeared on the Olympic flag in 1913, designed by Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympics.
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What do the colors red, white, and blue symbolize in the American flag?
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If you are color-blind does that mean you see things in black and white like those old movies on TV?
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Why are primary colors called primary?
The colors red, blue, and green are called primary because by mixing just these three colors you can create all the colors in the spectrum. Most of the colors that…
Why is the American flag called “Old Glory”?
Captain Stephen Driver of Salem, Massachusetts, first used the words “Old Glory” about the American flag. In 1831, as he was leaving on his ship, friends gave him a beautiful…
Why was the Eiffel Tower built?
The Eiffel Tower was made for the Universal Exposition of 1889, which was a huge international fair that was intended to show off France’s achievements to the world. There were…