Performing Inner Join for Multiple Columns in the Same Table
This seems like the way to go:
SELECT A.answer_id ,C1.color_name AS favorite_color_name ,C2.color_name AS least_favorite_color_name ,C3.color_name AS color_im_allergic_to_nameFROM tbAnswers AS AINNER JOIN tbColors AS C1 ON A.favorite_color = C1.color_codeINNER JOIN tbColors AS C2 ON A.least_favorite_color = C2.color_codeINNER JOIN tbColors AS C3 ON A.color_im_allergic_to = C3.color_codeRather than "stupid", I'd venture that this is a pretty standard query. This also presumes that all columns will have a valid value. Otherwise, replace all INNER JOINs with LEFT JOINs