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Post by Tangy on Jun 1, 2012 21:12:23 GMT
Just a reminder of how the quiz works. This quiz works a bit like BBC quiz show "Pointless" whereby the person with the LOWEST total of points is the winner.
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 any bus body that was designed especially for the Dart SLF chassis. **Manufacturer and body name please**
2. Name any operator of local bus routes in Preston (Lancs.) **For major groups please specify sub division e.g. First London**
3. Name any London bus route that starts and finishes within the physical London border but for part of the route runs through neighbouring counties.
4. Name any *scheduled* terminus of Northern line trains during the Monday - Friday timetable period.
5. Name a current London bus depot that lies in between the Thames and the A205 South Circular Road.
6. Name a current London bus route that has a non-stop section.
7. Name any DLR station which has an island platform arrangement.
8. Name any operator (past or present) of the low floor version of the Optare Spectra.
9. Name any constituient bus company of the Go-Ahead Group.
0. Name any motorway that meets or intersects with the M25.
Please submit your entries by Sunday 10th June 2012 at 23:59:59 otherwise your entry will not be counted.
Tangy.
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Post by Tangy on Jun 7, 2012 20:53:10 GMT
There is only three more days left to submit your entry for Pointless 3, so is there anymore entries?
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Post by twobellstogo on Jun 11, 2012 13:40:19 GMT
How much have I failed by? ;D
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Post by Jack on Jun 11, 2012 16:03:11 GMT
How much have I failed by? ;D At least give him a chance to total the results....its not as simple as it may seem
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Post by Tangy on Jun 15, 2012 22:38:59 GMT
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 any bus body that was designed especially for the Dart SLF chassis. **Manufacturer and body name please**
Correct answers: --Caetano Nimbus (4 points): rhubarbrhubarb, Late Again, alex397, smiler52 --Plaxton Pointer (3 points): metrobus, beaver14uk, Steve80 --East Lancs. Spryte (2 points): dml649, twobellstogo --UVG Urbanstar/Caetano Compass (2 points): vjsaka, snowman --Alexander ALX200 (1 point): 17774 --Caetano Slimbus (1 point): TR* --Plaxton MPD (1 point): jgravesend
Incorrect answers: --Dennis Dart Caetano (50 points): Chris --Wright Cadet (50 points): DLA365 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------2. Name any operator of local bus routes in Preston (Lancs.) **For major groups please specify sub division e.g. First London**
Correct answers: --Stagecoach Mersey and South Lancashire (4 points): metrobus, rhubarbrhubarb, smiler52, 17774 --John Fishwick & Sons (3 points): DLA365, beaver14uk, vjsaka --Rotala Preston Bus (3 points): Chris, twobellstogo, Steve80 --Transdev Lancashire United (2 points): Late Again, TR* --Holmeswood Coaches (2 points): snowman, alex397
Incorrect answers: --Bank View Travel (50 points): dml649 --Stagecoach Lancashire (50 points): jgravesend ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Name any London bus route that starts and finishes within the physical London border but for part of the route runs through neighbouring counties.
Correct answers: --Route 275 (3 points): Late Again, 17774, alex397 --Route R5 (3 points): metrobus, Steve80, beaver14uk --Route 107 (2 points): twobellstogo, TR* --Route 331 (2 points): rhubarbrhubarb, vjsaka --Route 462 (1 point): DLA365 --Route 965 (1 point): snowman --Route R10 (1 point): dml649
Incorrect answers: --Route 8 (50 points): Chris --Pass (50 points): jgravesend, smiler52 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Name any *scheduled* terminus of Northern line trains during the Monday - Friday timetable period.
Correct answers: --Kennington (5 points): metrobus, vjsaka, TR*, alex397, Steve80 --Golders Green (4 points): dml649, Chris, Late Again, 17774 --Morden (2 points): DLA365, snowman --East Finchley (1 point): rhubarbrhubarb --Edgware (1 point): beaver14uk --Finchley Central (1 point): twobellstogo --High Barnet (1 point): jgravesend
Incorrect answers: --Mill Hill (50 points): smiler52 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Name a current London bus depot that lies in between the Thames and the A205 South Circular Road.
Correct answers: --Waterloo [RA] (4 points): dml649, DLA365, rhubarbrhubarb, smiler52 --New Cross [NX] (3 points): beaver14uk, 17774, alex397 --Putney [AF] (3 points): snowman, TR*, Late Again --Peckham [PM] (2 points): metrobus, jgravesend --Stockwell [SW] (2 points): Chris, twobellstogo --Battersea [QB] (1 point): Steve80 --Mandela Way [MW] (1 point): vjsaka
Incorrect answers: --None ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. Name a current London bus route that has a non-stop section.
Correct answers: --Route 96 (5 points): Chris, vjsaka, beaver14uk, 17774, jgravesend --Route X68 (5 points): DLA365, snowman, rhubarbrhubarb, TR*, Steve80 --Route 428 (1 point): twobellstogo --Route 608 (1 point): Late Again --Route 931 (1 point): metrobus --Route A10 (1 point): dml649
Incorrect answers: --Route X26 (50 points): smiler52 --Pass (50 points): alex397 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. Name any DLR station which has an island platform arrangement.
Correct answers: --Beckton (2 points): metrobus, 17774 --Cutty Sark (2 points): vjsaka, rhubarbrhubarb --Canary Wharf (1 point): Chris --City Airport (1 point): beaver14uk --Custom House (1 point): jgravesend --Island Gardens (1 point): twobellstogo --Pudding Mill Lane (1 point): Late Again --Shadwell (1 point): dml649 --Star Lane (1 point): TR* --Stratford [High Level] (1 point): Steve80 --West Ham (1 point): DLA365 --West India Quay (1 point): snowman
Incorrect answers: --Tower Gateway (50 points): smiler52 --Westferry (50 points): alex397 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8. Name any operator (past or present) of the low floor version of the Optare Spectra.
Correct answers: --Travel West Midlands (3 points): metrobus, TR*, 17774 --Bus Vannin (2 points): rhubarbrhubarb, dml649 --Reading Buses (2 points): twobellstogo, snowman --Ensignbus (1 point): Late Again --Norfolk Green (1 point): alex397 --Wilts & Dorset (1 point): smiler52 --Z&S Aylesbury (1 point): vjsaka
Incorrect answers: --Eastbourne Buses (50 points): jgravesend --London Central (50 points): Steve80, beaver14uk --M Travel (50 points): DLA365 --Route 35 (50 points): Chris ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. Name any constituient bus company of the Go-Ahead Group.
Correct answers: --Konectbus (3 points): DLA365, Late Again, TR* --Carousel Buses (2 points): dml649, Chris --Metrobus (2 points): Steve80, jgravesend --Solent Blue Line/Bluestar (2 points): snowman, smiler52 --Anglian Bus (1 point): rhubarbrhubarb --Brighton & Hove (1 point): beaver14uk --Damory Coaches (1 point): alex397 --Docklands Buses (1 point): 17774 --London General (1 point): metrobus --Marchwood Motorways (1 point): vjsaka --Southern Vectis (1 point): twobellstogo
Incorrect answers: --None ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0. Name any motorway that meets or intersects with the M25.
Correct answers: --M3 (2 points): smiler52, TR* --M11 (2 points): Chris, 17774 --M20 (3 points): dml649, twobellstogo, jgravesend --M23 (3 points): alex397, beaver14uk, Steve80 --M26 (2 points): DLA365, vjsaka --M1 (1 point): metrobus --M4 (1 point): snowman
Incorrect answers: --A1(M) (50 points): rhubarbrhubarb, Late Again ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- That’s all your responses to the questions sorted, now to total up the scores for this round. The scores are a bit higher than usual due to some questions tripping people up:
1. twobellstogo= 18 points 2. snowman= 21 points 3. vjsaka= 24 points 4. metrobus= 25 points 5. TR*= 27 points 6. 17774= 28 points 7. dml649= 70 points 8. Late Again= 72 points 9. beaver14uk= 73 points 10. rhubarbrhubarb= 75 points 11. Steve80= 76 points 12. DLA365= 121 points **amended** 13. alex397= 122 points 14. jgravesend= 165 points 15. Chris= 169 points 16. smiler52= 217 points Once again thanks to all that have taken part. If there are any queries about the answers/scoring please contact me, the quizmaster.
Tangy.
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Post by smiler52 on Jun 15, 2012 23:03:22 GMT
thought the Wright Cadet was for the daf/vdl sb120 and the Wright Crusader was for the dart and volvo b6
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Post by Tangy on Jun 15, 2012 23:36:04 GMT
thiught the Wright Cadet was for the daf/vdl sb120 and the Wright Crusader was for the dart and volvo b6 Sorry, I was under the impression that Arriva London DWL 1-22 were Dart SLFs (rather than Cadets) as they sound just like Darts, but having researched more- these are Cadet chassis but with the Dart engine and driveline in the rear rather than the DAF setup. I will amend the scores.
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Post by smiler52 on Jun 16, 2012 0:01:57 GMT
thiught the Wright Cadet was for the daf/vdl sb120 and the Wright Crusader was for the dart and volvo b6 Sorry, I was under the impression that Arriva London DWL 1-22 were Dart SLFs (rather than Cadets) as they sound just like Darts, but having researched more- these are Cadet chassis but with the Dart engine and driveline in the rear rather than the DAF setup. I will amend the scores. i was fooled when bluestar got two yreg ones from go north east but some one told me that they are same drivetrain; Cummins B series engine and Allison gearbox as the darts The early Cadets up to 51 plate and from then on they had the have the later Euro emission capable Cummins iSB series basically the same engine but improved which is also the same as later MPD's
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Post by vjaska on Jun 16, 2012 3:47:59 GMT
3rd place = very pleased indeed ;D
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Post by DT 11 on Jun 16, 2012 7:30:19 GMT
Incorrect answers: --Route 8 (50 points): Chris Sorry, but I had to laugh at this! ;D Route 8 of all Routes! This runs from Bow Church - Oxford Circus!! Which is in the London Border It does not run through Neigbouring Counties.
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Post by DT 11 on Jun 16, 2012 7:37:49 GMT
4th Place and I thought some. I thought I would go for answers that no one would pick for every Question.
Route R5. 3 People Quite Surprised. ;D Kennington is the only Turn I know on the Northern Line 5 People Picked It. How Did I know the 96 would be the most common. Good thing I chose 931! I was going to pick 96!
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Post by twobellstogo on Jun 16, 2012 8:05:02 GMT
yay!!!!!!!!!!!! ;D ;D
(quite surprised I ended up 1st though!...)
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Post by Late Again on Jun 16, 2012 8:29:45 GMT
I thought the A1 m was classed as a motorway as it has blue signs on there from south mimms
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Post by twobellstogo on Jun 16, 2012 9:23:56 GMT
Incorrect answers: --Route 8 (50 points): Chris Sorry, but I had to laugh at this! ;D Route 8 of all Routes! This runs from Bow Church - Oxford Circus!! Which is in the London Border It does not run through Neigbouring Counties. There's a route 8 that starts in Hertfordshire, runs through Northwood, and then back into Hertfordshire. Unfortunately, for the purposes of this quiz, it isn't a TfL route...
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Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2012 9:36:04 GMT
I thought the A1 m was classed as a motorway as it has blue signs on there from south mimms You are right ... as it intersects the M25 the A1(M) is classified as motorway
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