(closed) A "Pointless" bus quiz

[Tangy]

Here is a new quiz for you guys, a quiz where the person with the LOWEST total of points is the winner... a bit like BBC quiz show pointless.

The idea is that you must provide an answer to each question, but you are trying to give me the answers that you think nobody else will give. The scoring is the product of the number of people that give the same answer as you for each question, and if you provide an incorrect answer for any question then you automatically recieve 50 points.

To avoid giving ideas to others, please PM your answers to me (admin) and all your answers will be revealed once the quiz has been closed.

The questions are:

1. Name a London Underground station that has only one word and begins with a vowel.

2. Name a current full contracted London Buses route that crosses the pyhsical London border.

3. Name a current bus depot that only has one letter as it's code.

4. Name a bus type that currently operates with Arriva London **Please specify chassis AND body name**

5. Name a London Buses route that was fully converted from single deck to double deck in the 2000s.

6. Name any crossing of the Thames east of the Hungerford Bridge that road vehicles can use.

7. Name a current route that operates under the Green Line branding.

8. Name any town or city in the UK where ALL THREE operators of Stagecoach, First and Arriva operate bus routes.

9. Name any current bus route operated by Epsom Buses/Quality Line.

0. Name a London night/24 hour bus route that was introduced since 2000 but no longer operates.

Deadline:
You have two weeks until midnight on Monday 30th April 2012 to submit your answers by PM ONLY.

Please send me all your answers to me in one post only. all clear I hope...

[Tangy]

Just a reminder that you have one week left to submit your answers.

This a quiz that gets better the more players there is, as the more entries I recieve the better the scoring i.e. less chance of obscure answers from any one player.

If you haven't yet considered entering this quiz, then do so before time runs out!

[lc1]

I've put a note on the new fader...hopefully it will drum up some entries.

[Tangy]

Anymore still to come?

Deadline is 2359 on Monday....

[Tangy]

This quiz is now CLOSED, no more entries will be accepted.

Thanks to all of those that have taken part, all your answers plus more importantly, who has won will be revealed once I have totalled up the scores.

[Tangy]

Thanks to everyone who has taken part in this quiz. Here are all your answers with the points scored for each one incorporated within them. Don't worry if you are not good with numbers, all the scores are totalled up at the bottom of the post.

1. Name a London Underground station that has only one word and begins with a vowel.

Correct answers:
--Oval (6 points): Steve80, vjsaka, Chris, joefrombow, smiler52, rhubarbrhubarb
--Aldgate (2 points): ilovelondonbuses, metrobus
--Archway (2 points): deeplevel, bigbaddom1981
--Ickenham (2 points): DLA365, Hassaan
--Amersham (1 point): lc1
--Eastcote (1 point): dml649
--Epping (1 point): 17774
--Oakwood (1 point): TR*
--Osterley (1 point): snowman

Incorrect answers:
--Moor Park (50 points): smdave24
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2. Name a current full contracted London Buses route that crosses the physical London border.

Correct answers:
--Route 80 (2 points): DLA365, Steve80
--Route 81 (2 points): smiler 52, Hassaan
--Route 258 (2 points): TR*, rhubarbrhubarb
--Route 498 (2 points): vjsaka, smdave24
--Route 20 (1 point): metrobus
--Route 142 (1 point): joefrombow
--Route 327 (1 point): dml649
--Route 370 (1 point): deeplevel
--Route 375 (1 point): 17774
--Route 405 (1 point): Chris
--Route 411 (1 point): snowman
--Route 428 (1 point): lc1

Incorrect answers:
--Route 84 (50 points): bigbaddom1981, ilovelondonbuses
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3. Name a current bus depot that only has one letter as its code.

Correct answers:
--Croydon [C] (4 points): vjsaka, Chris, metrobus, dml649
--Stamford Brook [V] (3 points): smdave24, TR*, smiler52
--Sutton (3 points): DLA365, Steve80, rhubarbrhubarb
--Greenford [G] (3 points): lc1, snowman, Hassaan
--Enfield [E] (2 points): bigbaddom1981, ilovelondonbuses
--Leyton [T] (2 points): 17774, joefrombow
--Cricklewood [W] (1 point): deeplevel

Incorrect answers:
--None
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4. Name a bus type that currently operates with Arriva London **Please specify chassis AND body name**

Correct answers:

--DAF VDL DB250/Pulsar Gemini (4 points): lc1, deeplevel, ilovelondonbuses, snowman
--Volvo B5LH/Gemini 2 (3 points): vjsaka, smiler52, Hassaan
--DAF DB250/President (2 points): TR*, bigbaddom1981
--ADL Dart 4/Enviro 200 (1 point): Steve80
--ADL Trident 2/Enviro 400 (1 point): 17774
--AEC Routemaster (1 point): Chris
--Borismaster (1 point): DLA365
--Dart SLF/ALX200 (1 point): dml649
--Dart SLF/Pointer 2 (1 point): rhubarbrhubarb
--VDL DB300/Gemini 2 (1 point): metrobus
--Volvo B7TL/ALX400 (1 point): joefrombow

Incorrect answers
--Volvo B6BLE/Crusader (50 points): smdave24
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5. Name a London Buses route that was fully converted from single deck to double deck in the 2000s.

Correct answers:
--Route 257 (3 points): Chris, joefrombow, 17774
--Route 99 (1 point): lc1
--Route 105 (1 point): Hassaan
--Route 107 (1 point): bigbaddom1981
--Route 151 (1 point): DLA365
--Route 169 (1 point): deeplevel
--Route 210 (1 point): TR*
--Route 211 (1 point): smiler52
--Route 230 (1 point): smdave24
--Route 231 (1 point): dml649
--Route 319 (1 point): ilovelondonbuses
--Route 353 (1 point): Steve80
--Route C3 (1 point): vjsaka
--Route E3 (1 point): snowman
--Route H91 (1 point): metrobus

Incorrect answers:
--Route 66B (50 points): rhubarbrhubarb
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6. Name any crossing of the Thames east of the Hungerford Bridge that road vehicles can use.

Correct answers:
--Rotherhithe Tunnel (4 points): joefrombow, deeplevel, rhubarbrhubarb, bigbaddom1981
--Southwark Bridge (3 points): DLA365, Hassaan, Steve80
--Blackwall Tunnel (2 points): 17774, metrobus
--Woolwich Ferry (2 points): vjsaka, dml649
--Blackfriars Bridge (1 point): TR*
--London Bridge (1 point): smdave24
--Queen Elizabeth II Bridge (1 point): lc1
--Waterloo Bridge (1 point): snowman

Incorrect answers:
--Lambeth Road (50 points): Chris
--Westminster Bridge (50 points): ilovelondonbuses
--Pass (50 points): smiler52
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7. Name a current route that operates under the Green Line branding.

Correct answers:
--Route 701 (3 points): Hassaan, DLA365, Chris
--Route 724 (3 points): lc1, ilovelondonbuses, rhubarbrhubarb
--Route 757 (3 points): joefrombow, smiler52, Steve80
--Route 702 (2 points): TR*, deeplevel
--Route 748 (1 point): dml649
--Route 749 (1 point): snowman
--Route 755 (1 point): vjsaka
--Route 758 (1 point): bigbaddom1981
--Route 769 (1 point): smdave24

Incorrect answers:
--Route 747 (50 points): 17774
--Pass (50 points): metrobus
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8. Name any town or city in the UK where ALL THREE operators of Stagecoach, First and Arriva operate bus routes.

Correct answers:
--London (3 points): lc1, rhubarbrhubarb, ilovelondonbuses
--Manchester (3 points): TR*, bigbaddom1981, Hassaan
--Cardiff (2 points): joefrombow, deeplevel
--Doncaster (2 points): vjsaka, snowman
--Barnsley (1 point): DLA365
--Leeds (1 point): smiler52
--Romford (1 point): 17774
--Shoreditch (1 point): metrobus
--Stratford [London] (1 point): Steve80

Incorrect answers:
--Huddersfield (50 points): smdave24
--Lakeside (50 points): dml649
--Yorkshire (50 points): Chris
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9. Name any current bus route operated by Epsom Buses/Quality Line.

Correct answers:
--Route 404 (2 points): vjsaka, Steve80
--Route 463 (2 points): TR*, dml649
--Route E16 (2 points): Chris, deeplevel
--Route S1 (2 points): smdave24, 17774
--Route S3 (2 points): lc1, bigbaddom1981
--Route X26 (2 points): metrobus, rhubarbrhubarb
--Route 406 (1 point): joefrombow
--Route 411 (1 point): Hassaan
--Route 418 (1 point): ilovelondonbuses
--Route 641 (1 point): DLA365

Incorrect answers:
--Route E15 (50 points): snowman
--Pass (50 points): smiler52
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0. Name a London night/24 hour bus route that was introduced since 2000 but no longer operates.

Correct answers:
--Route N10 (3 points): TR*, snowman, smiler52
--Route N75 (2 points): DLA365, lc1
--Route N106 (2 points): joefrombow, bigbaddom1981
--Route N274 (2 points): Hassaan, metrobus
--Route N58 (1 point): 17774
--Route N65 (1 point): Steve80
--Route N101 (1 point): dml649
--Route N213 (1 point): ilovelondonbuses

Incorrect answers:
--Route N50 (50 points): rhubarbrhubarb, deeplevel
--Route N81 (50 points): Chris
--Route N159 (50 points): vjsaka, smdave24

Here are the final scores:

1. DLA365: 19 points
2. TR*: 20 points
3. lc1: 21 points
4. Hassaan: 23 points
=. Steve80: 23 points
6. joefrombow: 25 points
7. dml649: 64 points
=. 17774: 64 points
9. metrobus: 66 points
10. snowman: 67 points
11. deeplevel: 69 points
==. bigbaddom1981: 69 points
13. vjsaka: 73 points
14. ilovelondonbuses: 117 points
15. smiler52: 122 points
16. rhubarbrhubarb: 124 points
17. Chris: 170 points
18. smdave24: 210 points

Once again thanks to all that have taken part. If there are any queries about the answers/scoring or you wish to have a part 2 then please do speak up.

[VPL630]

Could we have a Part 2 Please

[DLA 365]

Yes please - part 2 (and possibly a few more after that) is in order!

[Steve80]

Well done DLA365 for geting the best score. I can't believe my score on the first question!
I definately like to see a part 2 as well please

[vjaska]

d*mn, if it wasn't for the last question, I would of finished high up ;D

Yes, I too would like part 2 and some more after that

[Deleted]

Same, I would've been second if I got 1 point on the last question rather than a wrong answer ;D.

[smiler52]

May 14, 2012 2:03:08 GMT vjaska said:

d*mn, if it wasn't for the last question, I would of finished high up ;D

Yes, I too would like part 2 and some more after that

same i was going to say x26 but was not sure but what can i say for some one not from london i did well

[Deleted]

First time I did poor I definetnly got confused on Q6. Lets hope there less harder questions, in part 2.

[T.R.]

I came second!

[6HP502C]

Another please, missed out on this one by a day. Shocked that the infamously dreadful DLA did not feature in Q4 - too obvious ;D. Also, are those V reg B6BLEs not still around on the 303 or did they get cascaded some point in the last year or so?