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The next step on my Adventures in Authoring quest is a quiz on a "Red" theme. I hope you enjoy playing it.

A photo quiz by mcsurfie. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
mcsurfie
Time
4 mins
Type
Photo Quiz
Quiz #
375,446
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
908
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Question 1 of 10
1. This image of a sunrise is a clue to which 1984 film starring Patrick Swayze, Charlie Sheen, Jennifer Grey and Lea Thompson? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. True or False: The red rose was a symbol of the House of Lancaster, who fought against the House of York in the War of the Roses?


Question 3 of 10
3. This flag is known as the Red Ensign. Which maritime service flies this flag from their ships? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. This is the famous (or infamous) Eau Rouge corner, that can be found at which European motor racing circuit? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Shown in the photo is of a replica Fokker Dr.I Tri-plane. What was the nickname of the infamous World War One pilot Manfred von Richthofen who flew this aircraft?

Answer: (Three Words (Scarlet nobleman))
Question 6 of 10
6. This image is of a car made by which famous Italian sports car manufacture? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. This is a photo of the author, Nathaniel Hawthorne. Which book with a scarlet-themed title did he write? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. The bird pictured in this image is that of the small bird known as the European Robin.


Question 9 of 10
9. This iconic bus was once one of many that used to be found travelling along the roads of which European city? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. This is a NASA image of frost that has formed in a crater on which planet in our solar system, nicknamed the Red Planet? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. This image of a sunrise is a clue to which 1984 film starring Patrick Swayze, Charlie Sheen, Jennifer Grey and Lea Thompson?

Answer: "Red Dawn"

SPOILERS: Directed by John Milius, "Red Dawn" is a fictional film, based around the Russian led invasion of the Southern United States of America, Western Canada and Alaska.

The film centres on a group of high school children, who form a guerrilla group known as the "Wolverines", after their small town in Colorado is invaded. Despite help from a downed American pilot, one by one the "Wolverines" are killed, until only a few are left. In a last ditch attempt, two of the group (played by Patrick Swayze and Charlie Sheen) attack the local Soviet headquarters, allowing the remaining two members (played by Lea Thompson and Brad Savage) to escape.

When released in 1984, "Red Dawn" was the first film in the US to be given a PG-13 rating by the MPAA, mainly due to the violence that the film contained. The film itself, received a mixed reception.
2. True or False: The red rose was a symbol of the House of Lancaster, who fought against the House of York in the War of the Roses?

Answer: True

The red rose is said to have been first adopted as a heraldic badge by Edmund Crouchback, 1st Earl of Lancaster in the 13th century AD, and was adopted by Henry Tudor as a symbol for the House of Lancaster after the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485, which ultimately led to the end of what became known as the War of the Roses in 1487.

Fought between 1455 and 1487, the War of the Roses was a dynastic conflict between two rival Plantagenet houses for the throne of England. The cause of this civil war was due in part to the social and economic problems that followed the Hundred Years War between England and France. In addition, Henry VI (who was king at the beginning of the War of the Roses) was seen as a weak leader. This led Richard, Duke of York to take up arms against Henry, staking his own claim to the throne of England, as the grandson of Edward III.

In order to cement peace between the Houses of York and Lancaster, Henry married Elizabeth of York, - the eldest daughter of Edward IV - thus combining the two houses, forming the Tudor dynasty lasting until the death of Elizabeth I in 1603.

This led Henry VII to combine the symbols of the House of Lancaster (the red rose) with that of the House of York (the white rose) to form what became known as the Tudor Rose.
3. This flag is known as the Red Ensign. Which maritime service flies this flag from their ships?

Answer: Merchant Navy

Tracing its roots back to the 17th century, the Merchant Navy was once one of the world's largest commercial seafaring organisations. This was mainly due to the expansion of the British Empire, and the trade generated in goods that needed transporting, from Asia, Africa, the Caribbean and other parts of the Commonwealth.

Initially, it began as a register of all seafarers as a source of labour for the Royal Navy, however, it was not until the 19th century that it was finally implemented. It was not until the reign of George V, that the merchant fleet sailing under British flag were officially called the Merchant Navy in recognition of the merchant fleets service during World War One.

The flag as it is seen today, can trace its history back to the 17th century, where a red flag with the English flag in the top left corner was adopted - the Scottish merchant fleet adopted a similar flag, but with the Scottish flag in the top left corner. With the union of England and Scotland in the 18th century, what became known affectionately as the "Red Duster" was finally adopted as the standard flag for all UK registered vessels.
4. This is the famous (or infamous) Eau Rouge corner, that can be found at which European motor racing circuit?

Answer: Spa-Francorchamps

The original Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps was first designed in 1920 by Jules de Thier and Henri Langlois van Ophem. Originally it was triangular in shape using public roads around the Belgian towns of Francorchamps, Stavelot, and Malmedy. The first Grand Prix racing took place at the circuit in 1925, going on to be making Spa-Francorchamps one of the best known Grand Prix circuits in the world.

The current circuit used now covers only a fraction of the original circuit, and with the exception of a few alterations to corners, matches part of the route the original circuit took. The fearsome Eau Rouge corner is a left-right corner that is usually taken at top speed as it rises uphill into the next corner Raidilon.

Given its location in the Ardennes forest, and the length of the track, weather can play a major factor at times, with one part of the circuit experiencing rain, whilst the other is dry. Because of the undulation in track elevation, rivers of water can flow across the track making it more tricky for a driver.
5. Shown in the photo is of a replica Fokker Dr.I Tri-plane. What was the nickname of the infamous World War One pilot Manfred von Richthofen who flew this aircraft?

Answer: The Red Baron

As a child, von Richthofen grew up in Lower Silesia (now part of Poland), the son of a wealthy Prussian aristocrat, beginning his military education at an early age in Schweidnitz (Oewidnica). Initially, von Richthofen joined a cavalry reconnaissance unit, before jonining the Luftstreitkräfte as an observer. After a chance meeting with another German ace, Oswald Boelcke, von Richthofen began training as a pilot in late 1915 before being recruited by Boelcke to fly in his squadron.

The majority of von Richthofen's "kills" though were made not flying the Fokker Dr.I Tri-plane that he is most famously associated with but flying in the Albatross D.II and D.III. It was whilst flying these aircraft, that von Richthofen first adopted the infamous red colour scheme that led to his nickname "The Red Baron".

Although a Canadian pilot named Arthur Roy Brown was credited with having shot down von Richthofen, resulting in his death, much conjecture over who fired the fatal shot that ultimately killed his remains. What is clear though is that the bullet that led to von Richthofen's death was in fact fired from the ground and not by Brown.

Initially, von Richthofen was buried with full military honours in Bertangles, Northern France, before his body was then moved to a military cemetery at Fricourt. His body was then moved to the Invalidenfriedhof Cemetery in Berlin at the request of the Nazi regime in the 1930s.

However, in the 1970s, von Richtofen's body was moved again to a family plot in Wiesbaden in West Germany because his grave in the Invalidenfriedhof Cemetery in Berlin was just over the border in East Berlin, very close to the Berlin Wall and his tombstone had been damaged by bullets fired by East German guards at those trying to escape to West Berlin." .
6. This image is of a car made by which famous Italian sports car manufacture?

Answer: Ferrari

Founded in 1929 by Enzo Ferrari, Ferrari is one of the world's most famous luxury sports car makers, along with being one of the world's most famous Formula 1 racing teams. Since red was the national colour associated with racing teams from Italy, the colour became associated with Ferrari, although Ferrari also have painted their cars in other colours.

Initially, Enzo Ferrari began making and preparing racing cars - initially Alfa Romeo's - before moving into making road cars in 1947 to fund his racing team, Scuderia Ferrari. The last car that Enzo oversaw production of was the Ferrari F40 in 1988.

The famous "Prancing Horse" logo - that became a badge of all Ferraris - came from a design used by Count Francesco Baracca, who was an Italian World War One fighter ace. The design was suggested to Enzo Ferrari by Baracca's mother, Countess Paolina - who believed it would bring Ferrari luck. Ferrari then added the yellow background to represent the colour of Ferrari's birthplace Modena, which is also home to the Ferrari factory and racing team.
7. This is a photo of the author, Nathaniel Hawthorne. Which book with a scarlet-themed title did he write?

Answer: The Scarlet Letter

Born in 1804, Nathaniel Hawthorne, was an ancestor of John Hathorne, one of the judges in the infamous Salem Witch Trails. As such Nathaniel added a "w" to his surname to distance himself from his ancestor.

Educated at Bowdoin College in Maine - the state that had become Hawthorne's home after the death of his father - it was there he met future president, Franklin Pierce, along with Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

It was whilst acting as editor for the "American Magazine of Useful and Entertaining Knowledge" that Hawthorne started writing his first book, "Twice-Told Tales", which was a collection of Hawthorne's short stories published in two volumes.

Hawthorne's most famous novel, "The Scarlet Letter" was published in 1850, and is considered Hawthorne's finest book. The plot centres around a woman named Hester Prynne, living in 17th-century Boston, Massachusetts. After conceiving a child in an adulterous affair, Prynne is forced to face public humiliation by standing in public on a scaffold, with a letter "A" sewn on her dress. It is there the long lost husband spies her and vows the man his wife had an affair with should also be punished.
8. The bird pictured in this image is that of the small bird known as the European Robin.

Answer: True

The European Robin (Erithacus rubecula) is found through much of Western and Southern Europe, as well as Turkey. One considered part of the Thrush (Turdidae) family, the Robin is now part of the Old World Flycatcher (Muscicapidae) family. In the Summer, Robins can be found in Eastern Europe, and in Winter parts of North Africa in countries that border the Mediterranean Sea.

Feeding on mainly insects, the robin has a distinctive red breast which both the male and female of the species. Despite their size, robins often show no fear of humans, especially gardeners, as they search for insects and worms. In addition, robins are territorial when other male Robins and other small birds enter their area.

When nesting robins choose any place that can offer them shelter, as such that have been found nesting in such unusual places as upturned brooms, discarded watering cans, and even barbecues.
9. This iconic bus was once one of many that used to be found travelling along the roads of which European city?

Answer: London

The history of the iconic London bus can be traced back to 1907, when the London General Omnibus Company started painting their buses red to stand out from their various competitors. In addition, numbers were added to the buses to signify their routes - this having been done before by painting the buses different colours for each route.

The bus pictured in the image is the famous Routemaster bus, which served what became known as London Transport from 1956 right up until 2005 when the last one was withdrawn from service. Two buses though were kept on to operate a limited service on what became known as heritage routes, though one was retired in 2014. Of the 2,876 Routemasters built by AEC, nearly half survive, either in museums or still in working order around the world.

The decline of the Routemaster bus began when bus companies moved away from having a bus manned by a driver and conductor, to buses when the driver took the passenger's fare. In addition, there were also safety fears given passengers could also get on and off the bus at the rear entrance whilst the bus was in motion. Added to this, the Routemasters offered poor access to disabled passengers, especially those confined to a wheelchair.

The design of the original Routemaster lives on, though, as the Northern Ireland company Wrightbus has produced a new bus inspired by the old Routemaster that not only has passenger access from the front and middle of the bus, but the original Routemaster's hop on and off platform at the rear.
10. This is a NASA image of frost that has formed in a crater on which planet in our solar system, nicknamed the Red Planet?

Answer: Mars

Named after the Roman god of war, Mars is the second smallest planet in our solar system. The distinctive reddish colouration of Mars comes from high quantities of iron oxide that can be found in the Martian soil.

Mars had held a long fascination with man, from science fiction writers, to scientists. One of the key elements to this fascination is the belief that Mars once held life, given it has a thin atmosphere and polar ice. As such a number of space craft - starting with Mariner 4 - have been sent to explore Mars not only from space but landing on Mars itself.

Evidence gained suggested, that Mars once was covered in water, early on in its life, but a series of impacts from large meteors, along with the cooling of Mar's molten core led to climate change and loss of its magnetic atmosphere means much of the water found on Mars is confined to the polar ices caps.

Soil samples though taken from the Martian surface also show moisture content. In addition, Mars has a number of now extinct volcanoes, which once showed Mars was active, with Olympus Mons being classed as the second highest mountain in our Solar system.
Source: Author mcsurfie

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