Red, Red, World Trivia Quiz

Answer: Huey

Huey, Dewey and Louie are the three nephews of Donald Duck who first appeared in 1937. Their popularity grew after they and Uncle Scrooge were made the main characters in the Walt Disney animated series, "DuckTales", which ran from 1987-1990. The three little ducks were identical triplets, differentiated only by their clothing colors. Huey was red, Dewey was blue and Louie was green. Webby, who also appeared on "DuckTales" was female and wore pink.

Answer: Ted Williams

Ted Williams played for the Boston Red Sox his entire career. The Red Sox uniform is red and white for home games and red and grey for away games. Mickey Mantle played for the New York Yankees whose colors are navy blue, white and grey. Roberto Clemente played for the Pittsburgh Pirates who wear black, white and yellow. Cal Ripken, Jr. played for the Baltimore Orioles, whose colors are orange, black, white and grey.

Answer: Betelgeuse

Betelgeuse is a large red giant star found in the Orion constellation. A red giant star is a star that is nearing the end of its life. Its hydrogen fuel is nearly depleted and it has caused the star to expand. Betelgeuse is expected to go supernova within a few million years. Rigel and Vega are both blue in color. Our sun will eventually become a red giant, but not for a few billion years yet.

Answer: Virgin Atlantic

Virgin Atlantic is an airline based out of the United Kingdom. Founded by Sir Richard Branson, Virgin Atlantic planes have a red tail with the Virgin logo imprinted on it. On board the aircraft, female flight attendants wear bright red dresses. KLM, the Dutch airline, has white tails with a blue logo and their flight attendants wear bright blue uniforms. German airline, Lufthansa has a darker shade of blue with a yellow logo. United Airlines also have blue tails and uniforms.

Answer: Charizard

Charizard, the fire dragon Pokemon, was the mascot for the "Pokemon Red" game for the Nintendo Game Boy. It was first released along with "Pokemon Green" in Japan in 1996 and with "Pokemon Blue" in North America in 1998. Each version is identical, except that each contained several Pokemon species that were exclusive to one particular version. Pikachu was featured on "Pokemon Yellow" which was a special edition version of the game.

Answer: Granny Smith

Fuji apples are red skinned apples that were first cultivated in Japan in the 1930's. The skins of McIntosh and Jonathan apples are a mix of red and green. Granny Smith apples are all primarily green skinned with some yellow. Granny Smith apples are known for their sour taste.

Answer: Texas

In America today, there is a major polarization of politics amongst the states. 'Blue' states are states that most often vote in favor of Democrats, while 'red' states often vote in favor of Republicans. New York and California are considered as 'blue' states, having voted Democratic in Presidential elections since 1992. Texas is considered a 'red' state, since it has voted Republican in every Presidential election since 1980. Florida is often considered a swing or battleground state due to its diverse population and its potential to sway elections in either direction.

Answer: Red Skull

Red Skull was the lead villain in the Marvel film, "Captain America: The First Avenger". Named Johann Schmidt, he is a Nazi whose mind was transferred to a clone of Captain America and thus has the same superhuman strength and abilities as Captain America. Omega Red and Erik the Red are also Marvel characters who are enemies of the "X-Men". Red Skull makes a cameo appearance in "Avengers: Infinity War".

Answer: Red Light District

The De Wallen neighborhood of Amsterdam (aka The Red Light District) has become infamous due to the Netherlands legalizing prostitution. As you walk through the district, it is common to see women in sexy lingerie waving at you from their windows, hoping you'll stop in for a visit. Just be sure to leave the wife and kids at the van Gogh Museum before taking a stroll.

Answer: Low Frequency, Long Wavelength

The color red has the lowest frequency and the longest wavelength of all the colors in the visible spectrum. On the opposite end is the color violet. As you get lower and longer in frequency and wavelength, you reach the infrared, microwave and radio wave electromagnetic spectral ranges.

As you go higher and shorter in frequency and wavelength you reach the ultraviolet, X-ray and gamma ray areas of the electromagnetic spectrum.