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Post by Chris M on Nov 21, 2013 18:19:58 GMT
Is anyone planning a Christmas quiz this year?
If so, let me know the date you'd like to start. If you aren't sure yet, let me know the latest it will be as its easier to move questions to January than to create ones I wasn't expecting to do.
If not, then let me know if you just want to continue on with the regular quiz or if you'd like something special. Ideas for something special would be most welcome if that's what you want as I don't have any off the top of my head.
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Post by stuartroy on Nov 22, 2013 8:33:38 GMT
I think something "special" for Christmas would be great, although I unfortunately don't have the time to offer to do something myself - at least not this year! However, if there's nothing special to be had, please do keep the daily quizzes going if possible!
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Post by melikepie on Nov 23, 2013 15:54:41 GMT
How about for every day a clue for a different station by describing something related or having an object or subject that is similar? I suppose our own one-a-day version of LFL?
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Post by Chris M on Nov 23, 2013 17:13:30 GMT
Could be done! If you don't want to run it yourself then just send me some ideas by PM or email.
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Post by Dom K on Nov 23, 2013 19:50:28 GMT
I'm only in the uk up until 21 dec then away for 3 weeks. I don't mind doing a week or 2 of a quiz! Maybe others can do other weeks etc.,,
A couple of examples of station clues
1. I'm an unhappy non queen
2. My organ likes a swim in the road
3. I'm on top of a fish in the ground on the swings
Any ideas?
This is the kind of clues I'd do. Maybe 10 per day?
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Post by melikepie on Nov 23, 2013 23:05:22 GMT
Possibly. There are 398 (plus 39, prob minus a few) stations to play with
Btw, is 1) Queensbury?
Here's one to guess. The finailty of an eggshell
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Post by Dom K on Nov 23, 2013 23:22:17 GMT
Possibly. There are 398 (plus 39, prob minus a few) stations to play with Btw, is 1) Queensbury? Here's one to guess. The finailty of an eggshell It's not queensbury! Unsure on your clue, sounds a good one! |
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Post by melikepie on Nov 24, 2013 0:09:29 GMT
Just want to do one more, or should I save this one for Christmas?
Helena, Vincent, John and Lucia
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Post by Chris M on Nov 24, 2013 1:31:35 GMT
Possibly. There are 398 (plus 39, prob minus a few) stations to play with For the purposes of the regular quiz there are 373 stations currently served by TfL services, plus 13 disused stations, 3 former TfL stations (Essex Road, North Weald and Ongar) and 2 future stations (Canary Wharf Crossrail and the new Pudding Mill Lane) |
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Post by phillw48 on Nov 24, 2013 10:25:42 GMT
Possibly. There are 398 (plus 39, prob minus a few) stations to play with For the purposes of the regular quiz there are 373 stations currently served by TfL services, plus 13 disused stations, 3 former TfL stations (Essex Road, North Weald and Ongar) and 2 future stations (Canary Wharf Crossrail and the new Pudding Mill Lane) You forgot Blake Hall. |
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Post by Chris M on Nov 24, 2013 11:10:46 GMT
Blake Hall is counted as one of the 15 disused stations (I've just realised I was missing City Road and King William Street) as you can't catch a train from there to anywhere else. The full list is:
Aldwych
Blake Hall
Brompton Road
City Road
Coopersale Halt
Down Street
Highgate High Level
King William Street
North Woolwich
Osterley & Spring Grove
Shoreditch
Silvertown (NLL)
South Quay (old)
St. Mary's
York Road
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Post by John Tuthill on Nov 24, 2013 13:10:20 GMT
Blake Hall is counted as one of the 15 disused stations (I've just realised I was missing City Road and King William Street) as you can't catch a train from there to anywhere else. The full list is: Aldwych Blake Hall Brompton Road City Road Coopersale Halt Down Street Highgate High Level King William Street North Woolwich Osterley & Spring Grove Shoreditch Silvertown (NLL) South Quay (old) St. Mary's York Road Ongar? |
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Post by Chris M on Nov 24, 2013 17:45:42 GMT
Already noted as a former TfL station. Basically I distinguish between "former TfL stations" that now have a service operated by someone other than TfL, and "disused stations" that have no service at all. To make it easier I've extracted the location information from the database and uploaded it to www.sucs.org/~cmckenna/photos/quizes/tqmisc/ in LibreOffice ods format, MS Excel xlsx format and PDF. Only the first of those is guaranteed to work. All the current stations are there, I think all the on-topic former and disused stations in zones 1-9 are there. Other locations are added to the database only when I take or get sent the first photo from that location (for example "Between Hillingdon and Uxbridge" is not on the list). |
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Post by gantshill on Nov 24, 2013 17:50:42 GMT
I think that you may have omitted Drayton Park....
What an amazing list though.
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Post by Chris M on Nov 24, 2013 18:11:34 GMT
Indeed, I'll add Drayton Park as a former TfL station. Thanks.
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Post by stuartroy on Nov 24, 2013 20:14:53 GMT
Just want to do one more, or should I save this one for Christmas? Helena, Vincent, John and Lucia All Saints? |
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Post by melikepie on Nov 24, 2013 20:20:09 GMT
Yeah, that was an easy one
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Post by rincew1nd on Nov 24, 2013 20:26:09 GMT
So, back on topic: Is anyone planning a Christmas quiz this year? Answers please to Chris M |
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Post by stuartroy on Nov 24, 2013 20:26:16 GMT
1. I'm an unhappy non queen King's Cross? |
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Post by Dom K on Nov 24, 2013 23:52:04 GMT
1. I'm an unhappy non queen King's Cross? Correct! |
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Post by southfieldschris on Nov 25, 2013 16:33:18 GMT
3. Carpenders Park?
Struggling with 2. Cockfosters??
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Post by Dom K on Nov 25, 2013 17:07:40 GMT
I'm happy to run a Christmas word association quiz from December 1st until the 10th with Melikepie doing his version after that? I think this should run concurrently with Chris M's quiz. What are people's thoughts
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Post by melikepie on Nov 25, 2013 19:47:09 GMT
Sure. How many stations per day should I do?
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Post by Dom K on Nov 26, 2013 1:10:19 GMT
Sure. How many stations per day should I do? I suppose that's upto you, but I was going to do 5-10 per day |
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Post by melikepie on Dec 14, 2013 13:14:24 GMT
Once December is over, should I publish all my answers to clues i gave, even stations people didn't get, or should I do a couple of days in January where people can have another attempt?
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