T199 TRAIN QUIZ

[magpie in the 80's]

1. In film, when does the train arrive in Hadleyville?
HIGHNOON
2. What was the name of Freddie Laker's no frills bring your own lunch service between Gatwick and JFK airports?
SKYTRAIN
3. How did William Huskisson make headlines in September 1830?
OFFICALLY THE 1ST PERSON TO DIR=E IN A RAIL ACCIDENT
4. Who sang "I'm a train I'm a train I'm a chook a train"?
ALBERT HAMMOND
5. Who was the leading actor in each of the following 'train' films?
a. North by Northwest
CARY GRANT
b. Von Ryan's Express
FRANK SINATRA
c. The Train
BURT LANCASTER
d. The General
BUSTER KEATON
e. Breakheart Pass
CHARLES BRONSON
f. The Cassandra Crossing
RICHARD HARRIS
6. What is the rail destination in the song 'King of the Road'?
3RD BOXCAR MIDNIGHT TRAIN DESTINATION BANGOR MAINE
7. Measured in the amount of passengers, the two busiest railway stations in the world are both found in which city?
TOKYO
8. What is the next word in this famous poem about a rail disaster?
Beautiful railway bridge on the silv'ry ...
TAY
9. The French high speed trains are called TGV's. What do the letters TGV stand for?
TRAIN A GRANDE VITESSE
10. The following words are from which 'train' songs?
a. I aint got time to take a fast train
THE LETTER
b. Choo Choo Choo Choo, I feel so good today
THE LITTLE ENGINE THAT COULD
c. Take the train from Casablanca going south
MARAKESH EXPRESS
d. Fie Fi Fiddly i o
I'VE BEEN WORKING ON THE RAILROAD
e. We'll have time for coffee flavoured kisses
LAST TRAIN TO CLARKSVILLE
f. It was 9 29
LAST TRAIN TO LONDON
g. I serve on the Danville train
THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN
h. A chug a chug
LOCOMOTION
i. Well the train I ride on is 100 coaches long, you can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles
NINE HUNDRED MILES
j. Yeah, the train left the station, it had two lights on behind
LOVE IN VAIL
k. In the shuffling madness
LOCOMOTIVE BREATH

[godoubleblues]

Q5b - Frank Sinatra
Q10a - The Letter
Q10g - The Night they drove ole Dixie Down

[magpie in the 80's]

Q5b - Frank Sinatra
Q10a - The Letter
Q10g - The Night they drove ole Dixie Down

CORRECT GDB

[johntheclaret]

5d Buster Keaton
7 Bombay
8 Tay

[magpie in the 80's]

5d Buster Keaton
7 Bombay...INCORRECT
8 Tay

OTHER 2 CORRECT JTC

[JAS]

Q2 Skytrain
Q5a Cary Grant
Q7 Tokyo

Regards
JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

Q2 Skytrain
Q5a Cary Grant
Q7 Tokyo

Regards
JAS

CORRECT JAS

[godoubleblues]

Q5c - Burt Lancaster

[magpie in the 80's]

Q5c - Burt Lancaster

CORRECT GDB

[Peterxtc]

10. K. Locamotive Breath

[magpie in the 80's]

10. K. Locamotive Breath

CORRECT PETE

[magpie in the 80's]

LAST DAYS FOR THIS QUIZ

[hereforthebeer]

10 d ive been working on the rail road

[magpie in the 80's]

10 d ive been working on the rail road

correct hftb

[magpie in the 80's]

1. In film, when does the train arrive in Hadleyville?
HIGHNOON
2. What was the name of Freddie Laker's no frills bring your own lunch service between Gatwick and JFK airports?
SKYTRAIN
3. How did William Huskisson make headlines in September 1830?
OFFICALLY THE 1ST PERSON TO DIR=E IN A RAIL ACCIDENT
4. Who sang "I'm a train I'm a train I'm a chook a train"?
ALBERT HAMMOND
5. Who was the leading actor in each of the following 'train' films?
a. North by Northwest
CARY GRANT
b. Von Ryan's Express
FRANK SINATRA
c. The Train
BURT LANCASTER
d. The General
BUSTER KEATON
e. Breakheart Pass
CHARLES BRONSON
f. The Cassandra Crossing
RICHARD HARRIS
6. What is the rail destination in the song 'King of the Road'?
3RD BOXCAR MIDNIGHT TRAIN DESTINATION BANGOR MAINE
7. Measured in the amount of passengers, the two busiest railway stations in the world are both found in which city?
TOKYO
8. What is the next word in this famous poem about a rail disaster?
Beautiful railway bridge on the silv'ry ...
TAY
9. The French high speed trains are called TGV's. What do the letters TGV stand for?
TRAIN A GRANDE VITESSE
10. The following words are from which 'train' songs?
a. I aint got time to take a fast train
THE LETTER
b. Choo Choo Choo Choo, I feel so good today
THE LITTLE ENGINE THAT COULD
c. Take the train from Casablanca going south
MARAKESH EXPRESS
d. Fie Fi Fiddly i o
I'VE BEEN WORKING ON THE RAILROAD
e. We'll have time for coffee flavoured kisses
LAST TRAIN TO CLARKSVILLE
f. It was 9 29
LAST TRAIN TO LONDON
g. I serve on the Danville train
THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN
h. A chug a chug
LOCOMOTION
i. Well the train I ride on is 100 coaches long, you can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles
NINE HUNDRED MILES
j. Yeah, the train left the station, it had two lights on behind
LOVE IN VAIL
k. In the shuffling madness
LOCOMOTIVE BREATH

QUESTIONS ANSWERED ARE IN RED.
QUESTIONS UNANSWERED ARE IN BLUE.

END OF QUIZ