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The Sunday Quickfire Quiz 6
Posted: 19 Sep 2011, 14:06
by The Raven
The next quickfire quiz will be on Sunday 25th September at 7pm
And to mix it up a bit ALL questions will be true or false.
Oh, and no more ambiguous questions!
Re: The Sunday Quickfire Quiz 6
Posted: 19 Sep 2011, 14:06
by Sam
Yay!! That's a better time for me

Re: The Sunday Quickfire Quiz 6
Posted: 19 Sep 2011, 14:30
by Garion
Didn't mean to have a go or anything, thats just how it looked from my perspective, but yeah its only a little bit of fun at the end of the weekend.
Re: The Sunday Quickfire Quiz 6
Posted: 19 Sep 2011, 17:13
by The Raven
garion24wales wrote:Didn't mean to have a go or anything, thats just how it looked from my perspective, but yeah its only a little bit of fun at the end of the weekend.
No need to apologise. I will strive to make the next set of questions clearer. I'm only human.
Re: The Sunday Quickfire Quiz 6
Posted: 21 Sep 2011, 02:23
by Garion
And I'm a madman with a box...without the box!
I wish

Re: The Sunday Quickfire Quiz 6
Posted: 25 Sep 2011, 17:29
by The Raven
Don't forget the quiz will start at Today at 7pm
All questions will be TRUE or FALSE.
The quiz seems to have an international flavour!
Re: The Sunday Quickfire Quiz 6
Posted: 25 Sep 2011, 18:07
by jamesthegill
The Raven wrote:
The quiz seems to have an international flavour!
True.
Re: The Sunday Quickfire Quiz 6
Posted: 25 Sep 2011, 19:00
by The Raven
All questions are True or False
Please PM your answers!
1. The station master of a train station in Japan is a Cat.
2. The northernmost station on UK National Rail (Thurso) is further north than the northernmost metro station (Mellunmäki, Helsinki Metro).
3. Since the first stations of the current 270 stations of the London Underground where opened in the 1860's the only decade that saw no new stations was the 1950's.
4. There are services to Amsterdam from Liverpool Street station.
5. The "last" old tram in 1952 and the "first" new tram in 2000 arrived/departed from the same station.
6. No stations on the New York Subway share the exact same name as a London Underground station.
7. When London underground services to Aylesbury stopped, Chesham became the furthest London underground station from Charing Cross.
8. Apart from Antarctica, Africa is the only other continent without a Metro system.
9. You can take a push-bike onto any section of the Circle, Hammersmith & City and District lines.
10. Before opening, Oakwood was to be known as "Trent Park".
Re: The Sunday Quickfire Quiz 6
Posted: 25 Sep 2011, 20:48
by The Raven
1. The station master of a train station in Japan is a Cat.
True only in Japan!
2. The northernmost station on UK National Rail (Thurso) is further north than the northernmost metro station Mellunmäki, Helsinki Metro.
False. Helsinki further north.
3. Since the first stations of the current 270 stations of the London Underground where opened in the 1860's the only decade that saw no new stations was the 1950's.
True
4. There are services to Amsterdam from Liverpool Street station.
True. On the Dutchflyer
5. The "last" old tram in 1952 and the "first" new tram in 2000 arrived/departed from the same station.
False. The last tram arrived at New Cross with is not part of the modern Tramlink system.
6. No stations on the New York Subway share the exact same name as a London Underground station.
True through there is “Knightsbridge Road”
7. When London underground services to Aylesbury stopped, Chesham became the furthest London underground station from Charing Cross.
False. Ongar was further away
8. Apart from Antarctica, Africa is the only other continent without a Metro system.
False. Cairo has a Metro system.
9. You can take a push-bike onto any section of the Circle, Hammersmith & City and District lines.
True. Not at peak hours through
10. Before opening, Oakwood was to be known as "Trent Park".
False. Cockfosters was to be called “Trent Park”
Right, the results
7th Sam
2/10 in 46mins = 11 points
6th krollo
7/10 in 63mins = 26 points
5th uefacup81
10/10 in 46mins = 54 points
4th going underground
6/10 in 6mins = 56 points
3rd jamesthegill
7/10 in 3mins = 68 points
2nd greatkingrat
8/10 in 11mins = 71 points
1st nigel
8/10 in 7mins = 74 points
Re: The Sunday Quickfire Quiz 6
Posted: 25 Sep 2011, 21:09
by Sam
The Dutch Flyer goes to Hoek of Holland though. There are no services to Amsterdam. I object.
Re: The Sunday Quickfire Quiz 6
Posted: 25 Sep 2011, 21:11
by snudge27
Sam wrote:The Dutch Flyer goes to Hoek of Holland though. There are no services to Amsterdam. I object.
But the ticket includes onward travel in the netherlands.
Re: The Sunday Quickfire Quiz 6
Posted: 25 Sep 2011, 21:13
by The Raven
Sam wrote:The Dutch Flyer goes to Hoek of Holland though. There are no services to Amsterdam. I object.
Quote from Wikipedia
"After arrival at Hoek van Holland Haven to any station in the Netherlands serviced by the Nederlandse Spoorwegen."
Re: The Sunday Quickfire Quiz 6
Posted: 25 Sep 2011, 21:15
by Sam
Wikipedia... That ever reliable source!!
Re: The Sunday Quickfire Quiz 6
Posted: 25 Sep 2011, 21:24
by greatkingrat
The Raven wrote:4. There are services to Amsterdam from Liverpool Street station.
True. On the Dutchflyer
Just because you can buy a through ticket doesn't mean that there are services from Liverpool Street to Amsterdam.
Would you say that there are services to Mill Hill East from Chesham station? As you can buy a through ticket between the two.
The Raven wrote:
7. When London underground services to Aylesbury stopped, Chesham became the furthest London underground station from Charing Cross.
False. Ongar was further away
According to Google Earth I make Charing Cross - Chesham as 25 miles and Charing Cross - Ongar about 21 miles.
Re: The Sunday Quickfire Quiz 6
Posted: 25 Sep 2011, 21:44
by The Raven
4. Granted you need a ferry. But that spefic ticket from Liverpool Street station would take you to Holland
7. If this is true you need to edit the Wikipedia page for Chesham and Ongar