Shades of Red!

#31 Week 7

Author

Sigrun Sørumgård
February 12, 2025

Unlock the secrets behind the colour red and its impact on art, culture, names and emotions.

  1. The Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed is an Orthodox church in Red Square, Moscow. By what name is it more commonly known?

  2. In literature, what iconic red book features the adventures of a rebellious young girl named Hester Prynne, set in 17th-century New England?

  3. The Red Panda lives in the forests of which mountain range?

  4. By what nickname was German World War One fighter pilot Manfred von Richthofen better known?

  5. In art, what colour is "complementary" to red? Green

  6. What American state's name means "coloured red"?

  7. Which red gemstone is considered the birthstone for the month of July?

  8. The "Red Scare" in the United States refers to a period of heightened fear of what?

  9. The Red Cross is an international humanitarian organization. What year was it founded?

  10. Who wrote The Hunt For Red October?

The Wonder Wall

  • Newborns can see contrast between black and white shapes. The first primary color they are able to distinguish is red.

  • The most common colour used on national flags is red. In fact, it appears on 78% of all national flags in one way or another - that's 148 out of 196 flags!

  • Red hair is the rarest type in the world. Natural redheads make up less than 2% of the world’s population.Scotland has the world’s highest percentage of people with natural red hair (13%). Ireland is a close second with 10%.

Yesterday´s Questions & Answers

  1. What is the fastest commercial airplane ever built?

    The Concorde was a supersonic jet that could fly at speeds of up to 1,354 mph (2,179 km/h), making it the fastest commercial airliner ever built.

  2. Which British fighter plane became famous during the Battle of Britain?

    The iconic Supermarine Spitfire was critical in defeating Luftwaffe air attacks during the Battle of Britain in 1940. More Spitfires were built than any other British combat aircraft before or since World War Two - 20,341 in total.

  3. What is the name of the largest passenger airplane in the world?

    The Airbus A380 is a very large wide-body airliner, developed and produced by Airbus. It is the world's largest passenger airliner and the only full-length double-deck jet airliner.

  4. What is the name of the first airplane to successfully fly?

    In 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright, two brothers from Dayton, OH, became the first people to fly a heavier than air, power controlled machine, known as the Wright Flyer.

  5. Which warplane dropped the first atomic bomb?

    The Enola Gay is a Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber, named after Enola Gay Tibbets, the mother of the pilot, Colonel Paul Tibbets. On 6 August 1945, during the final stages of World War II, it became the first aircraft to drop an atomic bomb in warfare.

  6. Which aircraft was used for Charles Lindbergh’s first solo nonstop transatlantic flight?

    On May 21, 1927, Charles A. Lindbergh completed the first solo, nonstop transatlantic flight in history, flying his Spirit of St. Louis from Long Island, New York, to Paris, France.

  7. Which aircraft can perform vertical takeoffs and landings?

    The AV-8 "Harrier" is a single-engine vertical/short takeoff and landings ground-attack aircraft.

  8. What was the name of the Air Force of Nazi Germany?

    The Luftwaffe was the aerial-warfare branch of the Wehrmacht before and during World War II.

  9. What plane was shot down by Soviets over Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

    The Lockheed U-2, nicknamed "Dragon Lady".

  10. Which aircraft, that has been in service, holds the fastest air speed record?

    The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird holds the official Air Speed Record for a crewed airbreathing jet engine aircraft with a speed of 3,530 km/h (2,190 mph). The record was set on 28 July 1976 by Eldon W. Joersz and George T. Morgan Jr. near Beale Air Force Base, California, USA.