Christmas Trivia Quiz 2010

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Whether you feel you wish to print this off for the office or garage Christmas party is up to you. See how many of these 20 Christmas Trivia Quiz questions you can answer. Readers are welcome to offer their suggestions via the Comments facility. Unless all are guessed correctly, we will give answers in a couple of days.

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1. What over the last 12 months or so have the National Express Group, First Group and Go Ahead Group in common that isn’t shared with Stagecoach or Arriva?

2. Which bus saw production 50 years ago last year and which competitor that ended up under the same umbrella celebrated the same anniversary this year?

3. What percentage uplift is available on BSOG for operators that have real time information systems and a live ITSO smartcard scheme?

4. What is a RAT?

5. What 1970s designed vehicle was marketed as "the British alternative that's going around the world" and as "the British alternative double deck underframe"?

6. One of the first two second-hand coaches bought by Brian Souter for his earliest 1980 Scotland-London express was a Volvo B58. What was the other?

7. Hardcore Ski Limo is an anagram of what important bus industry figure?

8. What is the traffic commissioners’ so-called “Window of Tolerance” for local bus service punctuality?
(a) –5 (early) / +5 (late)
(b) –1/+5
(c) –3/+5
(d) 0 (no early running at all)/+10

9. Provide two bus connections in relation to a “Dog” and “Cornwall”.

10. What is the minimum percentage of punctuality compliance required to avoid any potential fine imposed by the Traffic Commissioner?
(a) 70%
(b) 85%
(c) 95%
(d) 100%

11. How many live local bus registrations were there at 31 March 2010 in the Western Traffic Area?
(a) 973
(b) 1,972
(c) 2,188
(d) 2,791

12. Which transport infrastructure project on the south coast has hit the headlines owing to protests regarding that area’s local bat habitats?

13. What piece of equipment is mandatory to be carried on all public service vehicles (PSVs or PCVs)?
(a) First aid kit
(b) Fire extinguisher
(c) Ticket machine
(d) Duty or running board

14. On which day & date next year, 2011, will the usual New Year’s Day Winchester King Alfred Bus Running Day be held?

15. What is the maximum route length (in miles) for a registered bus service in order for the service to fall into domestic hours regulations for drivers hours?
(a) 28
(b) 31
(c) 35
(d) 38

16. If an operator is found guilty of breaches the Competition Act by illegally colluding with another bus operator, what is the potential outcome?
(a) A substantial fine
(b) An improvement plan
(c) No penalty other than being frowned upon;
(d) Imprisonment & a fine

17. Deduct the total number of traffic commissioners from the number of traffic areas and then multiply the result by the number of senior traffic commissioners. What is the result?

18. Unless agreed elsewhere with a third party, under the terms of the Transport Act 1985 how often can an operator amend its fares?
(a) Once a month
(b) On two occasions a year, at fixed by the local transport authority
(c) Quarterly
(d) As and when it chooses

19. Sunday 12th December (today!) is the anniversary of Wilts & Dorset’s More branded services. But in which year did they start?

20. What was the Market Analysis Project-inspired brand name for Hants & Dorset buses operating in and around Basingstoke, and why was the name chosen?

I am indebted to an operational director within the UK bus scene for suggesting this topic and for supplying some of the questions