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Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain - what has this got to do with rainbows?
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That phrase is what is known as a mneumonic device. The capital letters stand for colors, which are: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet. These are the colors of the rainbow (although indigo is often omitted from the list, being very similar to blue).
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What are the 7 colors of the rainbows?
Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Indigo Violet The order can be remembered by this mnemonic: Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain.
What is a rhyme for the colors of the rainbow?
Richard of York gave battle in vain.
Richard of york gave battle in vain is to remerber what?
the colours of the rainbow
How do you remember the order of the rainbow?
Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Indigo Violet its Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain :)
How many colours are there on a rainbow?
7 Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain
What is the acronim for remembering the 7 colours of the rainbow?
Red = Richard Orange = Of Yellow = York Green = Gave Blue = Battle Indigo = In Violet = Vain
Colors of rainbow?
Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet. You can remember it by thinking of the poem- Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain.
How many colours an a rainbow?
seven ROYGBIV [Richard of York gave battle in vain] red orange yellow green blue indigo violet
What is the colour's of the the rainbow ordered in?
Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, and Violet.'Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain' is a popular mnemonic.
What is the angle of the sun so that a rainbow can form?
Rainbows are formed through refraction. The refraction happens through the rain drops, causing the light (which is made up of a spectrum of colours) to split and causes a rainbow. Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain -> Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo and Violet. This is the order in which it refracts.
Is there any other way you remember the colors of the rainbow?
Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain. Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Indigo and Violet. (Richard Plantagenet (1411-1460), Duke of York, was descended in many ways from Edward III and had the strongest claim to the English throne. The English Parliament named him heir of Henry VI, but Henry's wife, Queen Margaret, raised a rebellion in favor of her son, Edward, who had been passed over. Richard went into battle but was killed. So he gave battle in vain.)
What are all the colors of the rainbow-?
Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet.Most people remember them by learning the phrase "Richard of York gave battle in vain" which has the same initial letters.
