Come On You Reds Trivia Quiz

Answer: Po

"Teletubbies" first aired on BBC2 in Britain on 31st March 1997. It centred around the four main characters Tinky Winky (coloured purple with a triangular antenna on his head), Laa-Laa (coloured yellow with a curly antenna on her head), Dipsy (coloured green with an antenna resembling a dipstick on his head) and Po (coloured red with a circular antenna on a stick on her head).

The brightly colourd, almost psychedelic, landscape the show was set it was designed to stimulate the attention span of young children.

There were several re-occuring supporting characters including the Noo-Noo which was the Teletubbies hard working vacuum cleaner. The programme has been aired in over 120 countries.

Answer: Simply Red

"Simply Red" were formed in Manchester in 1985 after the demise of "The Frantic Elevators" by Mick Hucknall and manager Elliot Rashman. They were originally just called "Red" after the colour of Hucknall's hair but soon decided that adding the word "Simply" would sound better.

They had several hits in the UK chart including "Holding Back the Years" (1985) and "If You Don't Know Me By Now" (1989). The band played at London's O2 Arena in 2010 which marked the end of their farewell tour. They reformed in 2015 for a 30th Anniversary European tour.

Answer: The Red Lion

The names of public houses in Britain have an interesting and varied history. Many pubs in Britain are hundreds of years old (or stand on sites where a pub has stood for centuries). Names often come from coats of arms, local historic events or local occupations.

There are over 650 pubs with the name "The Red Lion" and the most common explanation of the origin of the name is that it is derived from the badges of John of Gaunt (Edward III of England's third son).

Answer: American Civil War

"The Red Badge of Courage" was first published in book form in October 1895 after being serialised in newspapers across America. It was originally going to be called "Private Fleming/His Various Battles" but after consideration Crane changed the title to "The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War".

The title refers to a battle wound. Since its publication it has never been out of print.

Answer: Red Devils

Manchester United are one of the most successful English football clubs. They were founded in 1878 under the name of Newton Heath LYR Club and changed their name to Manchester United in 1902. They moved to their current venue, Old Trafford, in 1910.

Their most famous manager is Alex Ferguson who managed the team between 1986 to 2013. During this time Manchester United won 13 Premier League titles and five FA Cup titles as well as many other trophies.

Answer: Blinky

Pac-Man is an arcade game developed by the Japanese corporation Namco and released in 1980. The premise of the game was simple. Pac-Man had to navigate a maze eating enough Pac-Man dots to proceed to the next level while being pursued by the four ghosts. If Pac-Man was caught by the ghosts he would lose a life but if he managed to reach the larger Power Pellets (situated near the corner of the maze) he had the power (temporarily) to eat the ghosts and earn extra points. Pac-Man could also earn extra points by consuming pieces of fruit which appeared randomly within the maze. Pac-Man has been recognised as one of the most influential video games of all time.

Answer: Red Windmill

"At the Moulin Rouge" (translated into French as "Au Moulin Rouge" was painted by Toulouese-Lautrec between 1892 and 1895. It is one of several paintings by the French artist of the cabaret in Paris, France. The Moulin Rouge was situated in the Montmatre area of Paris which was renowed for its Bohemian lifestyle and attitude which is what drew Toulouse-Lautrec to the area.

The original Moulin Rouge (which burnt down in 1915) was marked by a red windwill on its roof.

Answer: Red and Black

Dennis the Manace first appeared in the British comic "The Beano" in March 1951. Dennis was a typically badly behaved schoolboy who was accompanied on his escapades by his dog Gnasher. His distinctive jumper was a present given to him by his grandmother.

His original pet was his dog Gnasher who he found as a stray in 1968. Later on he acquired a pig called Rasher (1979) and a spider called Dasher (1987).

Answer: Tom Hanks

"The Man with One Red Shoe" was a remake of the 1972 French film "Le Grand Blond avec une chaussure noire" and was directed by Stan Dragoti. It revolves a case of mistaken identity when Tom Hank's character Richard Drew is mistaken for a spy when he is spotted in an airport wearing mismatched shoes. It received disappointing reviews when it was released.

Answer: Eight

Scrabble was created in 1938 by the American Alfred Butts. He based it on an earlier game he had invented called Lexico. The game is designed to be played by two to four players. Each player has seven letter tiles and the object of the game is to create words on a 15 x 15 grid board which contains premium squares which multiply the score of the words placed down.

There are 24 "double letter" squares (pale blue), 12 "triple letter" squares (dark blue), 17 "double word squares" (pink or pale red) and eight "triple word" squares (dark red).

The English version of the game has 100 tiles which were based on the frequency analysis of the letters appearing on the front page of the "New York Times". Editions of Scrabble in different languages have different numbers of tiles depending on the frequency of the letters in each particular language.