Red Reddish Redden Without End Quiz

Answer: Phobos and Deimos

Of the two, Phobos is the biggest. The word "Phobos" is the Greek word for "fear". Deimos is smaller than its counterpart and its name is the Greek word for "Terror". In Greek mythology, they were the twin sons of Ares, the god of war. They were both discovered both in 1877.

Answer: Tanzania

The countries bordered by the Red Sea are the following: Western Shore: Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Eastern shore: Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti. Tanzania is bordered by the Indian Ocean.

Answer: France and Spain

France had already exhibited interest in the area from the 1830s. Spain, which controlled the enclave of Ceuta, was unwilling to let France occupy the strategically important ground. The Algeciras Conference of 1906 and the 1912 Treaty of Fez gave France the right to found a protectorate in Morocco, while some of Spain's demands in the area were satisfied.

Answer: El Greco

El Greco began working on the painting in 1577. He completed it in 1579 for the altar of the Cathedral of Toledo. The painting was a source of conflict between Greco and the administration of the Cathedral. Greco was forced to abandon any legal claims to the paintings and was paid not the agreed 950 ducats, but only 350.

Moreover, Greco was told to remove some figures from the painting, including the three Marys, which he never did.

Answer: White Hypergiant

The "Black Dwarf" phase is the final in a star's evolution. A "Black Dwarf" is a star that emits no light or heat. Due to the long time period that the formation of a Black Dwarf requires, no such objects have been discovered as of the early 21st century.

Answer: A pawn shop

The reason Wilson consulted Holmes was the mysterious dissolution of the Red-Headed League, which was founded by an eccentric American millionaire whose aim was to care for the interest and welfare of red-headed people. Wilson received a job, which was to copy the "Encyclopaedia Britannica", but after some weeks the League was mysteriously dissolved. Holmes investigates the case and manages to foil a theft from a London bank, revealing all the secrets of the mysterious League.

Answer: 1487

The War of the Roses was fought from 1455 to 1487. The House of Lancaster fought against the rival House of York, whose emblem was the White Rose. The decisive battle was the Battle of Bosworth Field, in 1485, which ended with a victory for the House of Lancaster and Henry Tudor.

Answer: Warren Beatty

The movie was released in 1981. Beatty played the part of Reed, while Diane Keaton portrayed Louise Bryant, who was a feminist activist and Reed's wife. The movie won three Academy Awards and was nominated for other nine.

Answer: Oglala Sioux

The Oglala are part of the Sioux tribe. Several of their leaders, such as Chief Red Cloud and Chief Crazy Horse, are well known figures in Native American history. Especially the latter, Crazy Horse, who played a key role in the defeat of the 7th US cavalry under George Armstrong Custer at the Battle of the Little Big Horn. Crazy Horse has a statue erected to him at the Badlands of South Dakota, whose sculptor had worked in the construction of Mount Rushmore.

Answer: The Senate and the People of Rome

"SPQR" stands for "Senatus Populusque Romanus", which translates as "The Senate and the People of Rome". The banner became a representative of the Roman Empire, although it had been adopted during the period of Roman democracy. It is also the symbol of the city of Rome in modern-day Italy.