In The Red: Goes Further Trivia Quiz

Answer: AEC Routemaster

The almost always red AEC Routemaster was "London's workhorse" for almost fifty years.The Routemaster was specifically designed for London Transport, and over 2800 were manufactured between the 1954 prototype and 1968. They gave sterling service with the last one removed from full-time service as late as 2005. In 2012 the traditional design was replaced by the New Routemaster, a hybrid diesel-electric model. The New Routemasters met with some criticism as the iconic traditionally designed buses were phased out. The Heritage Routemasters still operate on Route 15, from Tower Hill to Trafalgar Square.

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Answer: 308

Tom Selleck played the title character in the "Magnum P.I.", a show which combined the triple beauties of Hawaii, Ferrari and Selleck's moustache.
The Ferrari 308 was manufactured between 1975 and 1985 and "Magnum P.I." used three different models over its eight year run, a 308GTS, a 308GTSi and for the final two seasons a 308GTSi Quattrovalvole, capable of 160 mph (255 kmh).

Nuovo Rosso (Ferrari red) was used by Ferrari, especially in Formula 1 racing, because it is the national racing colour of Italy. The colour has been modified over the years to suit the 'balance' seen by television audiences. This racing association is one of the reasons many new owners order red Ferraris, though this percentage is dropping - By 2016 new car orders that were red were less than 50% of total orders.

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Answer: United Kingdom

The Red Arrows were a Royal Air Force group of volunteers who typically flew nine planes acrobatically in the Diamond Nine formation. Since 1979, they have used the the BAE Systems Hawk, which is a British single-engine, jet-powered advanced trainer aircraft. Of the nine pilots, three would be flying for the first time, three the second, and three for their third of a three-year commitment. These displays have also had international appeal, with the Red Arrows having performed in over fifty countries worldwide. If one of the pilots was unable to fly, then unless it was the team leader in Red 1 they would not employ reserves and instead fly as eight.

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Answer: Holden

Holden introduced its in-line six cylinder engine, as a successor to its grey engine, with its EH model Holden. Amongst its new features were an external oil pump with filter, a seven bearing crankshaft, hydraulic valve lifters and a new gasket system. Ford and Chrysler took immediate notice and immediately made modifications to their own range to catch up with its main rival. This only spurred Holden on to greater improvements, introducing twin carburettors and exhaust extractors to their higher end models to further increase power output.

The Red Motor would continue to power most of Holden's new vehicles, including the exciting new two-door Monaro model which arrived in 1968. Their crowning glory arrived in 1972 in Australia's premier motor car race, the Hardie Ferodo 500, run at Bathurst. A young Peter Brock achieved what was considered impossible pre-race, beating the mighty Ford XY Falcon GT-HO Phase III across the line. This would be the first of nine victories "on the mountain" for Peter "Perfect" Brock.

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Answer: Farmers

Massey Ferguson was formed in 1953 by a merger between Britain's Ferguson Company and the Canadian Massey Harris, both of which specialised in farm machinery. They are particularly known for their tractors, although the company also producing other farm machinery such as combine harvesters and balers. Red is not the only colour the company has ever produced, though. Early Ferguson tractors were grey and there have been yellow tractors too - the latter might have been difficult to find in a field of rapeseed.

Tractor manufactures seem to favour one particular colour: John Deere tractors are green, Allis-Chalmers are orange, Ford favour blue tractors and Minneapolis-Moline is well known for its safety yellow tractors.

Question contributed by rossian who wistfully remembers the Herefordshire countryside dotted with red tractors.

Answer: It is not based on any one car

Similar to most of the cars in the series, Lightning McQueen is an anthropomorphic race car. He is no particular kind of car. "Due to aerodynamics, the shape of NASCAR cars is relatively flat," says Writer/Director John Lasseter, "and not very interesting." His animation team designed McQueen as a cross between a stock car and a more curvaceous Le Mans 24 hours endurance racer, "with some Lola and some [Ford] GT40." added Lasseter.
The 'McQueen' part of the character's name is not derived from Steve McQueen who drove the green Mustang in arguably the best movie car chase in "Bullitt" (1969), but the name was derived from Glenn McQueen who was an animator at Pixar who died in 2002.

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Answer: 12

Bobby Allison drove several different Coca-Cola sponsored No. 12 cars during his career, including a 1969 Mercury Cyclone, a 1971 Monte Carlo, and a 1973 Chevrolet Chevelle. The 1973 Chevrolet Chevelle was added to NASCAR Hall of Fame's Glory Road 2.0 in 2013. Bobby Allison himself was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2011. It was in the 1973 Chevelle that he earned six poles, fifteen top five finishes, and two wins in just 27 starts. Overall he won 25 times in a number 12 car from 170 starts. He also had pole position in 28 of those races.

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Answer: Maltese Cross

The eight-pointed Maltese Cross is the symbol associated with the Knights Hospitaller (the Order of St. John) and is used on the coins and civil buildings of the country.

The islands of Malta have been governed by many nations over the years, including the Roman Empire, the Phoenicians, and the French. The British helped free them from the rule of the French, and in gratitude, they asked to become a British Dominion. The islands became important upon the completion of the Suez Canal. The whole country was awarded the George Cross by King George VI for their gallantry in World War II.

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Answer: Gran Torino

The Gran Torino is a third-generation Ford Torino released in 1972. The Torino line-up had been re-vamped to three models: the 'base' Torino, the Gran Torino and the Gran Torino Sport. They were available in a 2-door coupe, 4-door sedan and 4-door station wagon.

The model used in the second season of 'Starsky and Hutch' is a two-door hard-top, painted in factory red with a white 'vector' stripe added later. Despite it being 'his' car, John Paul Glaser (Starsky) hated it and called it a 'striped tomato'. This name stuck and was worked into the show, albeit said by David Soul (Hutch). The same car replete with the same colour was used in the movie of the same name.

A 2008 Clint Eastwood film centred around and took its name from the Ford Gran Torino. Specifically it was a green 1972 Gran Torino Sport.

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Answer: Lime green or yellow

Most people would be able to identify the shade of fire engine red but the colour is not defined. Recently in the US, fire trucks in some regions began to be painted lime green or bright yellow, because of its greater visibility at night. In the UK, fire engines have retained the traditional fire engine red vehicles but have added the more visible Battenburg markings (in this case alternating red and yellow squares) and 'retro-reflective' yellow markings may also be used.

Fire engines can trace their history back to London and New York in 1728, and yes, these early fire-fighting machines were red too.

Question contributed by 1nn1 who has spent most of his working life putting out bushfires.