Shades of Red Trivia Quiz

Answer: The Red Queen

In the sequel to the 1865 novel "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland", Alice enters a fantasy world through a mirror. Just like a reflection in a mirror, things are reversed in this world. The book is an analogy of the game of chess, with the Red Queen representing Alice's opponents, whom she must overcome to return home.

Answer: The Hunt for Red October

In "The Hunt for Red October", a senior Soviet submarine commander is saddened by his wife's death and disillusioned by the system. He conspires with his officers to defect to the Americans with a new ballistic missile submarine which has a secret, and very silent, propulsion system. The captain must avoid his own country's navy and convince the skeptical Americans that he is sincere.

Answer: The Scarlet Letter

In "The Scarlet Letter", set in Puritan New England in the 1640s, Hester Prynne, whose husband is presumed lost at sea, has a daughter with another man. Prynne refuses to name the father and is punished by having to wear a large letter "A", for adulteress, on her chest for the rest of her life.

Answer: The Red Green Show

"The Red Green Show" is a comedy about the president and proprietor of the Possum Lodge, a men's club in the fictional Ontario, Canada town of Possum Lake. Red, played by Steve Smith, fancies himself as a handyman and creates Rube Goldberg-type contraptions using the handyman's secret weapon, duct tape.

He is joined by a cast of characters including his nerdy nephew Harold, Ranger Gord, a lonely fire watcher with dreams of glory, and other quirky town residents.

Answer: Red herring

First popularized in 1807 by English journalist William Cobbett, the term "red herring" refers to a plot device whereby the writer leads the reader to a false conclusion. It can be a passing reference, but is more often an elaborate deception that holds the reader's interest until the truth is revealed.

Answer: Red Scare

The term "Red Scare" was coined in the wake of the Communist revolution in Russia and the rise of left-wing parties in Eastern Europe in the aftermath of World War I. Governments in the West, especially the United States, felt threatened by these events and feared revolution by anarchists and the labor movement.

A second "Red Scare" after World War II led to persecution in the United States of suspected Communists in American society and government.

Answer: The Crimson Pirate

In the 1952 film "The Crimson Pirate", Burt Lancaster plays Vallo, a pirate in the West Indies in the late 1700s who captures a Spanish frigate. On board is Baron Gruda, sent to put down a rebellion on a local island. Vallo agrees to capture the rebel leader, called "El Libre", but falls in love with his daughter, betrays the Baron, and helps the rebels fight for their freedom.

Answer: Crimson Tide

Opened in 1831, the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa is a public research school in the U.S. state of Alabama. The sports teams from the school acquired the nickname "Crimson Tide" in 1907 after their jerseys were stained red by the mud in a game of American football played in the rain against rival Auburn University.

Answer: Little Red Riding Hood

First written down in 1697 by French writer Charles Perrault, the tale's origins may be far older. In most versions of the story, Little Red Riding Hood is off to her grandmother's house in the woods, where she discovers that Grandma has been eaten by a wolf, who tries to fool the girl into becoming the next victim.

A version by the Brothers Grimm has a different, happier ending than Perrault's story.

Answer: Burgundy

Burgundy is a dark reddish-purple color, and it comes from the shade of a red wine produced in the Burgundy region of France. This type of wine, or a similar one, have been produced in the region for over 1,500 years.