A "Pointless" bus quiz - Number 2

[Jack]

Here is another edition of the pointless quiz for you guys that me and Tangy have formulated! We will take it in turns weekly to produce a new quiz for you!!

Just to remind you all....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 receive 50 points.

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

1. Name any current bus route operated by London United from their Fulwell depot
2. Name a London route that has been renumbered from a Letter/number combination (e.g H37) to number only since 2004 - Answer to included both before and after!
3. Name a London bus route that has been introduced since 2005
4. Name a current London night bus route that has a split allocation between two London bus garages
5. Name a Sullivan buses route
6. Name a Ensignbus route
7. Name a route which has changed operator, at least once in the last 10 years
8. Name a Tramlink station that only has one platform in use for trams
9. Name a bus type that Abellio London run their services with
10. Name an announcement, currently on the system, a driver can select to play on the iBus (e.g This bus is being held here.....)

Deadline:
You have 1 week until 23:59:59 on Thursday 24th May 2012 to submit your answers by PM ONLY.

Please send me all your answers to me in one message only

[Jack]

Entered
1. 17774
2. smdave24
3. Chris
4. dml469
5. TR*
6. vjaska
7. beaver14uk
8. metrobus
9. DLA 365

[VPL630]

May 17, 2012 19:28:37 GMT Jack said:

Here is another edition of the pointless quiz for you guys that me and Tangy have formulated! We will take it in turns weekly to produce a new quiz for you!!

Just to remind you all....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 receive 50 points.

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

1. Name any current bus route operated by London United from their Fulwell depot
2. Name a London route that has been renumbered from a Letter/number combination (e.g H37) to number only since 2004 - Answer to included both before and after!
3. Name a London bus route that has been introduced since 2005
4. Name a current London night bus route that has a split allocation between two London bus garages
5. Name a Sullivan buses route
6. Name a Ensignbus route
7. Name a route which has changed operator, at least once in the last 10 years
8. Name a Tramlink station that only has one platform in use for trams
9. Name a bus type that Abellio London run their services with
10. Name an announcement, currently on the system, a driver can select to play on the iBus (e.g This bus is being held here.....)

Deadline:
You have 1 week until 23:59:59 on Thursday 24th April 2012 to submit your answers by PM ONLY.

Please send me all your answers to me in one message only

You do know that the 24th of APRIL was last month and that you mean 24th of MAY Extra points for me ;D ;D ;D ;D

[Jack]

May 17, 2012 20:29:34 GMT VPL630 said:

May 17, 2012 19:28:37 GMT Jack said:

Here is another edition of the pointless quiz for you guys that me and Tangy have formulated! We will take it in turns weekly to produce a new quiz for you!!

Just to remind you all....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 receive 50 points.

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

1. Name any current bus route operated by London United from their Fulwell depot
2. Name a London route that has been renumbered from a Letter/number combination (e.g H37) to number only since 2004 - Answer to included both before and after!
3. Name a London bus route that has been introduced since 2005
4. Name a current London night bus route that has a split allocation between two London bus garages
5. Name a Sullivan buses route
6. Name a Ensignbus route
7. Name a route which has changed operator, at least once in the last 10 years
8. Name a Tramlink station that only has one platform in use for trams
9. Name a bus type that Abellio London run their services with
10. Name an announcement, currently on the system, a driver can select to play on the iBus (e.g This bus is being held here.....)

Deadline:
You have 1 week until 23:59:59 on Thursday 24th April 2012 to submit your answers by PM ONLY.

Please send me all your answers to me in one message only

You do know that the 24th of APRIL was last month and that you mean 24th of MAY Extra points for me ;D ;D ;D ;D

Cheers for that - You can have extra points if you want - The aim of the game is to lose points not gain them!!!

[Jack]

Things are looking very close at present! Have you got what it takes to beat the pointless quiz?

[beaver14uk]

How close?

May 20, 2012 14:25:42 GMT Jack said:

Things are looking very close at present! Have you got what it takes to beat the pointless quiz?

[Jack]

May 20, 2012 14:25:42 GMT Jack said:

Things are looking very close at present! Have you got what it takes to beat the pointless quiz?

Cannot get the final totals until everyone has entered but very few people have got questions wrong and most questions have been answered with different answers. One question could cost it for someone at presetn!

[beaver14uk]

I am getting worried now ;D

May 20, 2012 14:49:32 GMT Jack said:

May 20, 2012 14:25:42 GMT Jack said:

Things are looking very close at present! Have you got what it takes to beat the pointless quiz?

Cannot get the final totals until everyone has entered but very few people have got questions wrong and most questions have been answered with different answers. One question could cost it for someone at presetn!

[Jack]

14 people have now answered the quiz questions. They are:

17774
smdave24
Chris
dml469
TR*
vjaska
beaver14uk
metrobus
DLA 365
Hassaan
Steve80
Late Again
Alex397
snowman

You still have a few days left to enter if you haven't yet!

The deadline is 23:59:59pm on Thursday 24th May 2012

[Deleted]

I will try my best to submit my answers it's just right now I don't have an answer to one of the questions .

[Jack]

Last chance now guys, make sure you get your answers in before the deadline! Results will be posted Friday evening!

[VPL630]

Hope I am last again

[Jack]

Sorry to close the quiz an hour earlier than originally posted however something has come up which meant that I would not have been able to have posted the results till Sunday so thought it would be best to do it now. Apologies if this affects anyone who was going to enter in the remaining 1 hour and 9 mins left!

Moving on, things were certainly close at the top of the table with a 3 way tie! Full details can be found below!

1. Name any current bus route operated by London United from their Fulwell depot
Correct answers:
-- Route 131 (3 points): Chris, Hassaan, Steve80
-- Route 371 (3 points): Vjaska, Late Again, Alex397
-- Route 691 (2 points): 17774, smdave24
-- Route 671 (2points): dml469, DLA365
-- Route 71 (2 points): TR*, snowman
-- Route 281 (2 points): Metrobus, rhuarbrhubarb
-- Route 110 (1 point): beaver14uk
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2. Name a London route that has been renumbered from a Letter/number combination (e.g H37) to number only since 2004
Correct answers:
-- Route H50 to 350 (5 points): smdave24, TR*, beaver14uk, Alex397, rhuarbrhubarb
-- R62 to 481 (2 points): dml469, DLA365
-- 77A to 87 (2 points): Vjaska, Steve80
-- Route S2 to 488 (2 points): 17774, Late Again
-- H23 to 423 (1 point): Hassaan
-- 243A to 243 (1 point): snowman

Incorrect answers:
-- Route S2 (50 points): Chris – Note: the question asked you to give both the before/after
-- P11 to 381 (50 points): Metrobus - Change took place before 2004
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3. Name a London bus route that has been introduced since 2005

Correct answers:
-- Route 425 (2 points): 17774, Late Again
-- Route 324 (2 points): smdave24, Alex 397
-- Route 129 (2 points): Vjaska, snowman
-- Route 452 (2 points): Metrobus, rhuarbrhubarb
-- Route EL2 (1 point): dml469
-- Route 135 (1 point): TR*
-- Route 415 (1 point): DLA365
-- Route 482 (1 point): Hassaan
-- Route N136 (1 point): Steve80

Incorrect answers:
-- No answer given (50 points): beaver14uk
-- Route 205 (50 points): Chris
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4. Name a London night bus route that has a split allocation between two London bus garages

Correct answers:
-- Route N155 (4 points): smdave24, Vjaska, Steve80, Late Again
-- Route N1 (3 points): dml469, Metrobus, beaver14uk
-- Route N91 (2 points): TR*, DLA365
-- Route N15 (2 points): 17774, Alex 397
-- Route N20 (2 points): Chris, rhuarbrhubarb
-- Route N5 (1 point): Hassaan
-- Route N21 (1 point): snowman
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5. Name a Sullivan buses route

Correct answers:
-- Route 298 (3 points): Chris, Metrobus, Hassaan
-- Route 950 (3 points): TR*, Steve80, Late Again
-- Route 398 (2 points): beaver14uk, snowman
-- Route 551 (2 points): 17774, rhuarbrhubarb
-- Route 206 (1 point): smdave24
-- Route 330 (1 point):dml469
-- Route 841A (1 point): Vjaska
-- Route B3 (1 point):DLA365
-- Route 242 (1 point): Alex397
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6. Name a Ensignbus route

Correct answers:
-- Route 22A (4 points): 17774, Chris, Vjaska, snowman
-- Route X80 (3 points): TR*, Metrobus, beaver14uk
-- Route X81 (3 points): DLA365, Late Again, Alex397
-- Route 81 (1 point): smdave24
-- Route 83 (1 point): dml469
-- Route 44 (1 point): Hassaan
--Route 73 (1 point): Steve80
-- Route 73A (1 point): rhuarbrhubarb
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7. Name a route which has changed operator, at least once in the last 10 years

Correct answers:
-- Route 465 (3 points): smdave24, TR*, snowman
-- Route 20 (2 points): Alex397, rhuarbrhubarb
-- Route 97 (1 point): 17774
-- Route 309 (1 point): Chris
-- Route 485 (1 point): dml469
-- Route 411 (1 point): Vjaska
-- Route 132 (1 point): beaver14uk
-- Route 25 (1 point): Metrobus
-- Route 332 (1 point): DLA365
-- Route 105 (1 point): Hassaan
-- Route 332 (1 point): Steve80
-- Route 276 (1 point): Late Again
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8. Name a Tramlink station that only has one platform in use for trams

Correct answers:
-- West Croydon (4 points): Chris, TR*, Hassaan, snowman
-- George Street (2 points): 17774, Vjaska
-- Birkbeck (2 points): Metrobus, beaver14uk
-- Wimbledon (1 point): smdave24
-- Beckenham Road (1 point): DLA365
-- Reeves Corner (1 point): Steve80
-- Centrale (1 point): Late Again
-- Church Street ( 1 point): Alex397
-- Elmers End (1 point): rhuarbrhubarb

Incorrect answers:
-- Avenue Road (50 points): dml469 - that is a passing loop so has two platforms
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9. Name a bus type that Abellio London run their services with

Correct answers:
-- ALX200 (3 points): smdave24, Vjaska, DLA365
-- E20/Enviro 200 (2 points): Metrobus, Hassaan
-- Dart SLF/ Plaxton Pointer (2 points): 17774, Late Again
-- VDL SB120/Wright Electrocity (2 points): TR*, snowman
-- ADL E40D/ ADL Enviro 400 (1 point): dml469
-- Dennis Dart/ East Lancs Spryte (1 point): Chris
-- Trident/ ALX400 (1 point): Steve80
-- Dennis Dart SLF/Caetano Nimbus (1 point): Alex397
--Volvo B7TL/Wright Eclipse Gemini (1 point): rhuarbrhubarb

Incorrect answers:
-- Dart/Myllennium (50 points): beaver14uk – only in use with Abellio Surrey
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10. Name an announcement, currently on the system, a driver can select to play on the iBus (e.g This bus is being held here.....)

Correct answers:
-- Drinking alcohol is not permitted on London's Buses (3 points): 17774, Vjaska, Alex397
-- Bus will wait here whilst drivers are changed (2 points): dml469, DLA365
--Seats are available on the upper deck (2 points): Late Again, rhuarbrhubarb
-- Close Circuit Television is operation on this bus (1 point): Chris
-- Please move down inside the bus (1 point): TR*
-- CCTV is in operation on this bus (1 point): beaver14uk
-- Smoking is not permitted on London’s Buses (1 point): Metrobus
-- The wheelchair space is now required. Can passengers in this area please make room. Thank you (1 point): Hassaan
--The destination of this bus has been changed. Please listen for further announcements (1 point): Steve80
-- The next bus stop is closed (1 point): snowman

Incorrect answers:
-- This bus terminates here (50 points): smdave24 – The correct announcement is “This bus terminates here please take all your belongings with you”. The announcement “This bus terminates here” is already to set up to play at the last stop and is not selected by the driver.

Here are the final scores:

1. DLA 365: 18
1. Hassaan: 18
1. Steve80: 18
2. Rhuarbrhubarb: 20
3. 17774: 22
3. Snowman: 22
4. Late Again: 23
4. Alex397: 23
5. TR*: 25
5. Vjaska: 25
6. dml469: 46
8. Metrobus: 60
8. smdave24: 72
9. beaver14uk: 118
10. Chris: 130

Things were very close at the top indeed! Thank you all for taking part!

[Deleted]

If only I entered the S2 to 488 I would of been level with Metrobus and Rhuarbrhubarb. I'm also surprised no one mentioned the 267 for Question 1.

[Hassaan]

Weird that on the first question 4 people chose obscure school routes instead of more established ones like the 65, 216 and 267 . And lol at the amount of people that chose 350 for the second question ;D

Just out of interest, would 435 > 482 have been accepted on the second question, as only small sections of the 435 remain under the 482, unlike with the 350/423, where most of the previous route remains?