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Post by DT 11 on Jan 19, 2013 8:49:10 GMT
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. Please read the Questions on this quiz carefully.
So Here it is Pointless Quiz 11! Answers Via PM Only. Deadline Will be Sunday 27th January 2013 at 22:00 and the Results will be Posted Sometime on most probably the same evening or the next day!
1. Name a TFL Route is going to change Operator this Year. 2. Name a TFL Route which has never been changed since it was introduced. (Destinations) 3. Name a TFL Route in 2012 that has been served by an bus with an All over bus advertisement. 4. Name a London Overground Station beginning with a Vowel. 5. Name a current Metrobus Route which has been served by a Onnitown. 6. Name any Station in England with One Word where the First and Last Letter Is a Vowel. 7. Name a garage which has existing buses which previously belonged to another company. 8. Name a town with more than One Station. (Stations within Stations will be incorrect e.g. Waterloo/Waterloo East Will be Incorrect) 9. Name a Circular Train Service. The train must arrive or meet at the Place it originally departed from (Please Note the Departure Point and at least two via Points). 10. Name a Bus Garage with TFL Routes passing it which they do not operate. 11. Name a TFL route which is a distance from its current home garage which could potentially be run by a garage closer, run by the SAME Company. Please state the Current and then The Potential Garage 12. Name a member on this forum with more than 10,000 Posts. This cannot be yourself. 13. Name an area where there are no routes numbered either 1-99. 14. Name a TFL route which has been with more than 3 operators in the past back to privatisation times until present day.
-1 Point per answer if more than 3. Please state the operators in Your answer, even if the same operator has run it twice it does not matter it will still be counted.
15. Name a Garage where either it is 100% Double Decker or 100% Single Decker in TFL Service. Training Vehicles not included either
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Post by beaver14uk on Jan 19, 2013 13:03:20 GMT
I don't understand how you could score question 1 unless you have a crystal ball? 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. Please read the Questions on this quiz carefully. So Here it is Pointless Quiz 11! Answers Via PM Only. Deadline Will be Sunday 27th January 2013 at 22:00 and the Results will be Posted Sometime on most probably the same evening or the next day! 1. Name a TFL Route bound to change Operator this Year. 2. Name a TFL Route which has never been changed since it was introduced. (Destinations) 3. Name a TFL Route in 2012 that has been served by an bus with an All over bus advertisement. 4. Name a London Overground Station beginning with a Vowel. 5. Name a current Metrobus Route which has been served by a Onnitown. 6. Name any Station in England with One Word where the First and Last Letter Is a Vowel. 7. Name a garage which has existing buses which previously belonged to another company. 8. Name a town with more than One Station. (Stations within Stations will be incorrect e.g. Waterloo/Waterloo East Will be Incorrect) 9. Name a Circular Train Service. The train must arrive or meet at the Place it originally departed from (Please Note the Departure Point and at least two via Points). 10. Name a Bus Garage with TFL Routes passing it which they do not operate. 11. Name a TFL route which is a distance from its current home garage which could potentially be run by a garage closer, run by the SAME Company. Please state the Current and then The Potential Garage12. Name a member on this forum with more than 10,000 Posts. This cannot be yourself. 13. Name an area where there are no routes numbered either 1-99. 14. Name a TFL route which has been with more than 3 operators in the past back to privatisation times until present day. -1 Point per answer if more than 3. Please state the operators in Your answer, even if the same operator has run it twice it does not matter it will still be counted. 15. Name a Garage where either it is 100% Double Decker or 100% Single Decker in TFL Service. Training Vehicles not included either
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2013 13:11:29 GMT
I don't understand how you could score question 1 unless you have a crystal ball? 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. Please read the Questions on this quiz carefully. So Here it is Pointless Quiz 11! Answers Via PM Only. Deadline Will be Sunday 27th January 2013 at 22:00 and the Results will be Posted Sometime on most probably the same evening or the next day! 1. Name a TFL Route bound to change Operator this Year. 2. Name a TFL Route which has never been changed since it was introduced. (Destinations) 3. Name a TFL Route in 2012 that has been served by an bus with an All over bus advertisement. 4. Name a London Overground Station beginning with a Vowel. 5. Name a current Metrobus Route which has been served by a Onnitown. 6. Name any Station in England with One Word where the First and Last Letter Is a Vowel. 7. Name a garage which has existing buses which previously belonged to another company. 8. Name a town with more than One Station. (Stations within Stations will be incorrect e.g. Waterloo/Waterloo East Will be Incorrect) 9. Name a Circular Train Service. The train must arrive or meet at the Place it originally departed from (Please Note the Departure Point and at least two via Points). 10. Name a Bus Garage with TFL Routes passing it which they do not operate. 11. Name a TFL route which is a distance from its current home garage which could potentially be run by a garage closer, run by the SAME Company. Please state the Current and then The Potential Garage12. Name a member on this forum with more than 10,000 Posts. This cannot be yourself. 13. Name an area where there are no routes numbered either 1-99. 14. Name a TFL route which has been with more than 3 operators in the past back to privatisation times until present day. -1 Point per answer if more than 3. Please state the operators in Your answer, even if the same operator has run it twice it does not matter it will still be counted. 15. Name a Garage where either it is 100% Double Decker or 100% Single Decker in TFL Service. Training Vehicles not included either I just put a route already announced as changing operator this year - but it's a pretty odd question really...
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Post by twobellstogo on Jan 19, 2013 14:32:08 GMT
q. 13 is very vague : what constitutes an 'area'?
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Post by DT 11 on Jan 19, 2013 16:03:03 GMT
q. 13 is very vague : what constitutes an 'area'? It means an area or a Town where No Routes 1-99 Serve @ all.
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Post by DT 11 on Jan 19, 2013 16:07:45 GMT
Question 1. I used to wrong word. I see many have realised that the word 'Bound' Is making people what . Of Course we cannot predict what the next tenders awards will be ;D. 1. Name a TFL Route is going to change Operator this Year.
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Post by DT 11 on Jan 27, 2013 22:45:01 GMT
1.Name a TFL Route is going to change Operator this Year.
Correct Answers 1 Point – Route 106 – Mredd 1 Point – Route K1 – Steve09 1 Point – Route 233 – George82 1 Point – Route 230 – Trident 1 Point – Route N550 – Chris 1 Point – Route 491 – Ianf
Incorrect Answers NIL
2.Name a TFL Route which has never been changed since it was introduced. (Destinations)
Correct Answers 2 Points – Route 24 – George82, Ianf 1 Point – Route 321 – Mredd 1 Point – Route 472 – Steve09 1 Point – Route 323 – Trident 1 Point – Route 425 – Chris
Incorrect Answers NIL
3. Name a TFL Route in 2012 that has been served by an bus with an All over bus advertisement.
Correct Answers 1 Point – Route 122 – Mredd 1 Point – Route 98 – Steve09 1 Point – Route 263 – George82 1 Point – Route 97 – Trident 1 Point – Route 8 – Chris 1 Point – Route 132 – Ianf
Incorrect Answers NIL
4. Name a London Overground Station beginning with a Vowel.
Correct Answers 4 Points – Anerley – Mredd, George82, Chris, Ianf 1 Point – Acton Central – Steve09 1 Point – Upper Holloway - Trident
Incorrect Answers NIL
5. Name a current Metrobus Route which has been served by a Onnitown.
Correct Answers 2 Points – Route 358 – Steve09, Chris 1 Point – Route 261 – Mredd 1 Point – Route 284 – George82 1 Point – Route 320 – Trident 1 Point – Route R9 – Ianf
Incorrect Answers NIL
6. Name any Station in England with One Word where the First and Last Letter Is a Vowel.
Correct Answers 2 Points – Eastbourne – Mredd, Steve09 1 Point – Addlestone – George82 1 Point – Aldgate – Chris 1 Point – Eaglescliffe – Ianf
Incorrect Answers 25 Points – Aberdare – Trident (This Station is in Wales, 50 Points not given because the answer provided, consists part of the criteria)
7. Name a garage which has existing buses which previously belonged to another company.
Correct Answers 2 Points – Walworth (WL) – Mredd, Steve09 (EX Armchair: 9830, 9832-9843) 1 Point – Northumberland Park (NP) – George82 (EX First: DNM1, EN1-24, PDN1-6, PVN1-17, SEN1-29, WVN1-53) 1 Point – Ash Grove (HK) – Trident (EX Abellio: DPS2, DPS4 & EX Go Ahead London: HTP3, HTP4, HTP6) 1 Point – Rainham (BE) – Chris (EX Docklands Buses: ED9-ED27 & EX Blue Triangle: DP208, SE18-SE36)
(Chris: You Put: BE (Rainham) Route 462. Former Darts from Arriva, only for a few days until the full delivery of Streetlites came. The Question states which has existing buses BE do have existing buses but not Arrivas. You did not get 50 Points because of ED9-27, Previously owned Original Docklands Buses NOT GO AHEAD LONDON, SE18-SE36, Previously Owned by the Original Blue Triangle) 1 Point – New Cross (NX) – Ianf (EX Blue Triangle: DP192, EX East Thames Buses: DWL16, 18, 19, 21, 22, 26, 27, 31, 32, 34-37 & EX Dockland Buses: ED1-5, 7, 8)
NOTE: Also SE18-SE21 Came as DEs. SE22-SE36 Entered Service under Go Ahead Operation, but were originally ordered by the Orignal Blue Trangle. NOTE 2: EX Blue Triangle & EX Dockland Buses means the Original Companys.
Incorrect Answers NIL
8. Name a town with more than One Station. (Stations within Stations will be incorrect e.g. Waterloo/Waterloo East Will be Incorrect)
Correct Answers 2 Points – Bethnal Green – Mredd, Chris (Bethnal Green Underground Station & Bethnal Green Railway Station) 1 Point – Woolwich (Woolwich Arsenal Stations & Woolwich Dockyard) – Steve09 1 Point – Finchley (Finchley Central, North Finchley, East Finchley) – George82 1 Point – Walthamstow (St. James Street, Walthamstow Central & Walthamstow Queens Road) – Trident 1 Point – Stratford (Stratford, Stratford International & Stratford High Street) - Ianf
9. Name a Circular Train Service. The train must arrive or meet at the Place it originally departed from (Please Note the Departure Point and at least two via Points).
Correct Answers 3 Points – London Waterloo – London Waterloo – Mredd, Steve09, Chris (Mredd Stated: via Teddington & Kingston, Steve09 & Chris Stated via Kingston & Richmond) 2 Points – Circle Line: Edgware Road – Hammersmith – George82, Trident (Both Stated: Via Cannon Street & King’s Cross) 1 Point – London Cannon Street – London Cannon Street – Ianf (Via Abbey Wood & Barnehurst, This is a Peak Service)
Incorrect Answers NIL
10. Name a Bus Garage with TFL Routes passing it which they do not operate.
Correct Answers 2 Points – Bromley Bus Garage – Mredd, Ianf (Stagecoach 61: Metrobus: 261, 336, 358) 1 Point – Plumstead Bus Garage – Steve09 (Stagecoach: 96, 99, 177, 469, 472: 380 TL: Go Ahead London 180, 244, 422, N1) 1 Point – Enfield Bus Garage – George82 (Arriva: 121, 307, 313: Go Ahead London: 191) 1 Point – Leyton Bus Garage – Trident (Stagecoach: 69, 97, 230: Go Ahead London: 20, 257, 357, W19: First: N26, W15) 1 Point – Bow Bus Garage – Chris (Stagecoach: 488 WH: Go Ahead London: 276)
11. Name a TFL route which is a distance from its current home garage which could potentially be run by a garage closer, run by the SAME Company. Please state the Current and then The Potential Garage
Correct Answers 3 Points – Route 380: Currently run from Catford Garage, Passes Plumstead Garage and is The Closest – Mredd, Trident, Ianf 1 Point – Route 82: Currently run from Potters Bar Garage, Holloway is Closer – Steve09 1 Point – Route 183: Currently run from Edgware Garage, Harrow is Closer – George82
Incorrect Answers 50 Points - Route 8: Current Garage- Bow Bus Garage: Closest Garage - West Ham Bus Garage – Chris (Route 8 is not closer to West Ham because it terminates at Bow Church making Bow Garage the Closest Bus Garage.
You could have stated 488, which passes Bow and is closer for the Route.
A Very Good one you could have said is the 106, Which is Closer to Bow Garage than West Ham Garage.)
12. Name a member on this forum with more than 10,000 Posts. This cannot be yourself.
Correct Answers 5 Points – Vjaska – Mredd, Steve09, Trident, Chris, Ianf 1 Point – VolvoB7RLE – George82
Incorrect Answers NIL
13. Name an area where there are no routes numbered either 1-99.
Correct Answers 1 Point – Crofton Park – Mredd (122, 171, 172, P4, N171) 1 Point – Tolworth – Steve09 (265, 281, 406, 418, 965, 665, K1, K2,) 1 Point – South Woodford – George82 (179, 549, N55, W12, W13, W14) 1 Point – Beckton – Trident (101, 173, 262, 300, 325, 366, 376, 474, 673, 678, N551) 1 Point – Crossharbour – Chris (135, D3, D6, D8) 1 Point – Wallington – Ianf (127, 151, 154, 157, 410, 455, 463, S4, X26)
Incorrect Answers NIL
14. Name a TFL route which has been with more than 3 operators in the past back to privatization times until present day.
Correct Answers 1 Point - Route 8: Stagecoach, East London, Stagecoach - Chris 0 Points – Route 10: Metroline, First, Transdev, London United – Steve09 -1 Points – Route 24: Grey Green, Arriva London, Metroline, Go Ahead London, Metroline – George82 -2 Points – Route 257: Capital City Bus, First Capital, Stagecoach, East London, Stagecoach, Go Ahead London – Trident -2 Points – Route 465: London & Country, Tellings Golden Miller, Travel London, Arriva Kent & Sussex, Metrobus, Quality Line - Ianf -3 Points – Route 188: London & Country, Cowie Group, Arriva London, London General, London Central, Travel London, Abellio London – Mredd
Incorrect Answers NIL
15. Name a Garage where either it is 100% Double Decker or 100% Single Decker in TFL Service. Training Vehicles not included either. Correct Answers 1 Point – Harrow (SO) – Mredd (100% Single Decker) 1 Point – Harrow Weald (HD) – Steve09 (100% Double Decker) 1 Point – Twickenham (NC) – George82 (100% Single Decker) 1 Point – Leyton (T) – Trident (100% Double Decker) 1 Point – Bow (BW) – Chris (100% Double Decker) 1 Point – Holloway HT – Ianf (100% Double Decker)
Incorrect Answers NIL
Results 1.18 Points – George82 2.22 Points – Steve09 2.22 Points - Ianf 4.25 Points – Mredd 5.43 Points – Trident 6.73 Points - Chris
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2013 0:19:54 GMT
d*mn I didn't think number 11 through.
If it weren't for Q11 and gave a sensible answer then would of been 3rd.
*Smacks head on keyboard*
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Post by 6HP502C on Jan 28, 2013 4:50:16 GMT
I would have given the 281 for Q11 - brushes the edge of FW, but actually stands on AV property
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Post by DT 11 on Jan 28, 2013 5:52:10 GMT
d*mn I didn't think number 11 through. If it weren't for Q11 and gave a sensible answer then would of been 3rd. *Smacks head on keyboard* A tip for you Chris do not use Bow and Route 8 for everything
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2013 8:46:30 GMT
d*mn I didn't think number 11 through. If it weren't for Q11 and gave a sensible answer then would of been 3rd. *Smacks head on keyboard* A tip for you Chris do not use Bow and Route 8 for everything No, now I'm in East London I'm likely to do the same
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2013 11:28:10 GMT
Also for Q6 I'm the only one that mentioned a station in London. ;D
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Post by DT 11 on Jan 28, 2013 13:35:08 GMT
Also for Q6 I'm the only one that mentioned a station in London. ;D I think Everyone avoided Aldgate because its so Obvious. Lol. Question 12 made me laugh because I thought there would be more of a Variety.
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Post by IanF on Jan 28, 2013 13:41:17 GMT
For question 12 there's only two answers
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Post by DT 11 on Jan 28, 2013 13:59:46 GMT
For question 12 there's only two answers I'm sure there's more that 2 people on the Forum with over 10,000 Posts.
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