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Post by angelislington on Feb 7, 2011 18:25:37 GMT
BBC's Mastermind series featured a bunch of questions on the history of London Underground last week. Viewable here.* I did much better than the contestant; MRFS did better still. All I can assume is that the poor contestant was as nervous as anything - I know I'd be. The questions really weren't what I'd expect of a 'mastermind' level. Either that or I'm more of a geek than I thought! ;D *sorry to non-Brits - don't think it's viewable outside the UK. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2011 18:45:48 GMT
*sorry to non-Brits - don't think it's viewable outside the UK. Can't watch it in Norway - shame really, it sounds interesting. |
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Post by ruislip on Feb 7, 2011 20:05:16 GMT
If I can't view it (in the US), is there a transcript of the show anywhere online?
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Post by rincew1nd on Feb 7, 2011 20:20:04 GMT
I got nine points too, but to different questions.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2011 20:26:27 GMT
I am like Ruislip - I would at least like to see if I could answer some (any) of the questions.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2011 20:55:30 GMT
I got six. Pretty poor really but I'm not sure if being that little a geek is a good thing or not!  |
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Post by norbitonflyer on Feb 7, 2011 21:15:35 GMT
If I can't view it (in the US), is there a transcript of the show anywhere online? There is now..... 1. On what date in 1863 did the formal opening ceremony of the Metropolitan Railway take place, with public services proper starting the following day? (CORRECT) 2. What was the name of the Sheffield-born civil engineer appointed to design the railway in 1860? (PASS) 3. Which American financier acquired much of the Underground system in the early 20th Century and was also responsible for its rapid expansion in Central London? (CORRECT) 4. What nickname inspired by the cost of travel was quickly given to the Central London Railway after it opened in 1900? (WRONG - but close!) 5. Which line when it opened in 1968 was the first fully automated passenger railway in the world (CORRECT) 6. What name was given to the scheme which saw a 32% cut in bus and underground charges introduced by the GLC in October 1981? (CORRECT) 7. The world's first deep-level tube line opened in November 1890 and ran from King William Street to Stockwell. What was the name of the railway? (CORRECT) 8. Which cartoon character appeared on a series of posters during the Second World war, delivering earnest instructions to travellers? (PASS) 9. Who was appointed vice-chairman and chief executive officer of the London Passenger Transport Board when it was formed in 1933? (PASS) 10. The crypt of which Hawksmoor church housed the booking hall of Bank station when it opened in 1900 (WRONG - although he got the dedication right) 11. By what name was the Jubilee Line originally known when construction began on it in 1971? (CORRECT) 12. Whose sculptures called "Night and Day" caused an uproar when they were installed in the Underground's new Broadway headquarters because of their nudity? (PASS) 13. What was the name of the architect who designed Arnos Grove station, and often said to be based on Stockholm public library? (CORRECT) 14. What's the deepest tube station below street level on the London Undergrond system? (CORRECT) 15. Who was appointed by Ken Livingstone in 2000 as his Commissioner for Transport to sort out the Underground's problems? (PASS) 16. What term for the suburbs and countryside north-west of London made accessible by the Underground was coined in 1915 and used as the title of a railway publicity handbook? (CORRECT) |
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Post by superteacher on Feb 7, 2011 21:48:42 GMT
I got 11 - not bad!!
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Post by v52gc on Feb 7, 2011 22:24:42 GMT
11 as well!
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Post by Oracle on Feb 7, 2011 22:30:31 GMT
Back in the 1970s [?] someone answered questions on the Underground. It was mentioned in Underground News I recall. Hpwever, I seem to remember that the quiz-setter confused Down and Dover Streets..I think the question was what was the original name of Green Park station.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2011 23:56:04 GMT
I was asked to set the questions for Mastermind some 15 years ago on "The Paris Métro".
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Post by railtechnician on Feb 8, 2011 1:19:47 GMT
I got nine points too, but to different questions. I also scored nine as I am honest! Mind you I knew the answers to 11 but the got the other two a moment too late. Those two being Frank Pick and Charles Holden. I don't think I'd fancy sitting in the MM chair, it would feel too much like an LT job interview panel i.e. the same pressure but with two panelists absent! |
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Post by mrfs42 on Feb 8, 2011 2:08:08 GMT
10. The crypt of which Hawksmoor church housed the booking hall of Bank station when it opened in 1900 (WRONG - although he got the dedication right) Possibly - it is an interesting facet of city church dedications that there is often a qualifier. In this case there is a choice of saints - Magdalene, Bethany, Salome, Five Wounds and McKillop (First Aus. saint) [1] - the geographic qualification is important: le Strand, Aldermary, Brookfield, at Hill, le Bow, Moorfields and Somerset. [1] not to mention BVM, nor any of the Marian titular honorifics. |
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Post by Tubeboy on Feb 8, 2011 11:08:15 GMT
I got 13! Must be a very sad bloke! Lol.
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Post by Dstock7080 on Feb 8, 2011 11:50:45 GMT
As an aside, i can remember Christopher Hughes driving on the Piccadilly Line before his Mastermind Grand Final win in 1983.
He went onto win the Mastermind International final that year and became 'Brain of Britain' in 2005.
He is still currently seen on the BBC's 'Eggheads'.
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Post by railtechnician on Feb 8, 2011 11:55:39 GMT
I got 13! Must be a very sad bloke! Lol. Don't beat yourself up over it, 13/16 is good, sad people get 16/16. There's nothing wrong with being sad of course except that it can lead to complacency, better to make mistakes and learn from them! The best really sad people have learned from many mistakes so look on the bright side! I could kick myself for being unable to retrieve 'Bob Kiley' from my little grey cells and it wasn't on the tip of my tongue even though I knew that I knew it. On the other hand I had no clue in answer to the 'Bank booking hall' question and probably never would have, that kind of info simply does not stick in my mind (I have no interest in churches) even though I may well have read the answer more than once from the references in my library. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2011 12:33:14 GMT
I feel really thick owning up to six now!  As for Mastermind stress, A few years ago Murray Walker sat in the chair to answer questions on 'Formula One Motor Racing From 1950 to the present day'. He froze and only scored 4! The suggestion that Murray doesn't know his motor racing is as barmy as suggesting a certain forum administrator doesn't know MET timetables! From memory Chris Hughes did one round on 'British Steam Locomotive History'. He got 12 out of 13. The one he got wrong was about the first steamlined loco in the UK. I got that one right but one of the others wrong. I felt a bit better about that one than this! |
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Post by SE13 on Feb 8, 2011 13:01:07 GMT
As an aside, i can remember Christopher Hughes driving on the Piccadilly Line before his Mastermind Grand Final win in 1983. He went onto win the Mastermind International final that year and became 'Brain of Britain' in 2005. He is still currently seen on the BBC's 'Eggheads'. I had the pleasure of meeting him at NRM in York shortly after the win, and he drove the steam train we had a ride on..... Be blowed if I can remember which loco it was though. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2011 14:22:39 GMT
Witthout having any answers posted, I am sure of getting 7 right. But probably not too many more. Not bad for a Yank, I guess.
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Post by Chris M on Feb 9, 2011 13:33:18 GMT
I definitely got 8 and possibly two others that I need to check on.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2011 14:35:16 GMT
I didn't do too well.. shameful number.
SE13 not remembering a locomotive? 'Oh look, big train!' ;D ;D
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Post by barrybahamas on Feb 10, 2011 0:00:33 GMT
I don't feel too bad admitting to only 6, seeing that many experts from the forum didn't get too many more (also couldn't see the video from The Bahamas, not that that's too much of an excuse!)  |
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Post by Tubeboy on Feb 10, 2011 0:28:16 GMT
The only thing I remember about Bank is that it has no street level buildings, and the ghost of Sarah Whitehead "haunting" the station.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2011 16:48:15 GMT
The only thing I remember about Bank is that it has no street level buildings, and the ghost of Sarah Whitehead "haunting" the station. The C&SLR had to build their ticket hall below ground, and had to build some of it in the crypts of that church. I do believe that church is by the Lombard St. exit, number 7? |
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Post by Tubeboy on Feb 10, 2011 17:29:06 GMT
I think?? Lombard St is exit 6.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2011 17:57:18 GMT
Oh yes it indeed would be. I used it nearly every day for two weeks, I should remember better...
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