I See Red Trivia Quiz

Answer: Arizona

The Antelope Canyon is an example of a slot canyon - a narrow gorge that is formed by the erosion of water flowing through it. Located on Navajo reservation land, the popularity of the canyon has resulted in a steady stream of revenue for the people living around the area.

The canyon is divided into two parts - Upper Antelope Canyon (also called The Crack) and Antelope Canyon (also called The Corkscrew). Longtime erosion has resulted in the soft rocks shaped in such a manner as to give an illusion that they are also flowing.

Answer: San Francisco

The Golden Gate Bridge of San Francisco is one of the most well-recognised bridges in the world. The bridge is named not for its colour but after the Golden Gate strait which it spans. When it opened in 1937, it was the longest suspension bridge in the world. It remains a popular symbol of the city of San Francisco.

Answer: Australia

The monolith is Uluru which is also called Ayers Rock. It is located within the Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park in Australia's Northern Territory and is regarded as a sacred rock by the Anangu, an Aboriginal group of people living in the region. Consisting of sandstone, the rock appears red at dawn and sunset.

Answer: New Delhi

The Red Fort was built by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan (more famous for building probably the best-known tomb in the world) during the 17th century. It served as the palace for the then capital of the empire, Shahjahanabad. The construction of the fort was commissioned when Shah Jahan decided to shift the capital of the empire from Agra to Delhi.

Incidentally, there is a sandstone built, red-coloured fort in Agra called the Agra Fort, though it is sometimes also referred to as the Red Fort. While a fort had existed in the region since earlier times, its present structure was constructed during the reign of Akbar, the grandfather of Shah Jahan.

Answer: Beijing

For almost five centuries, from 1420 to 1912, the Forbidden City was the site of the Imperial Palace. Declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1987, the complex houses over 950 buildings over an area of 180 acres. The palace complex was named the Forbidden City as a person could neither enter nor leave it without the permission of the emperor.

Answer: Moscow, Russia

One of the most popular attractions of Red Square is St. Basil's Cathedral, commonly referred to as the Onion Dome church. The surrounding buildings of the square are built of red bricks, though this is not the origin of the plaza's name. Near the square is the centre of the Russian government - the Kremlin.

It now houses the residence of the President of the Russian Federation. Here you will also find the mausoleum of Lenin where his embalmed body is still kept for public viewing. The building shown in the picture is the State Historical Museum found on the northern side of the square.

Answer: Petra, Jordan

Petra is an ancient city located in present-day Jordan. Its origins can be traced back to 312 BC when it was believed to be the capital city of the Nabateans, an Arabic race of people who lived in the region during that period. The entire city has been painstakingly carved out of the soft rose-red sandstone rock. It is one of the most popular tourist attractions of Jordan.

Answer: Namib Desert, Namibia

The Namib Desert spans over 2000 kilometers along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. Apart from Namibia, it also touches the countries of Angola and South Africa. The stretch of it which is called the Skeleton Coast has been a particularly hazardous area for ships sailing through it with hundreds of shipwrecks found here. In earlier times, Portuguese sailors referred to it as the 'Gates of Hell'.

The trees seen in the picture are known as camel-thorn trees. Do not be fooled though. They are not named after camels but the Afrikaans word for giraffe. In the Deadvlei pan of the desert can be seen remains of camel-thorn trees dating back over 900 years. Though the trees have died, the bark has not decomposed due to the extreme dryness of the region. Instead, the trunks have turned black due to the scorching heat of the sun leaving the trees seemingly paralysed in the same shape for hundreds of years.

Answer: Egypt

These twin rock cut temples were built by the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramesses II in the 13th century BC as a victory monument. They depict the pharaoh along with his queen, Nefertiti. The temples were lost to time and largely covered by the desert sands when a Swiss explorer, Jean-Louis Burckhardt first found the top portion.

His discovery was further explored by the Italian Giovanni Belzoni who finally managed to find a way to enter the temple in 1817. According to myth, the temple was named Abu Simbel after a local boy who acted as a guide, based on the glimpses of the temple he saw when the winds sometimes moved the sand to reveal the hidden structure.

Answer: Florence

The cathedral is popularly called Il Duomo di Firenze and was built over a period of around 140 years from 1296 to 1436. It is the third-largest church in the world, the first two being St. Peter's in Rome and St. Paul's in London. The entire cathedral complex has been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Its most striking feature is the large dome which still remains the largest brick dome in the world. Designed and constructed by the Renaissance master Brunelleschi, it was an engineering wonder of its time.