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1 Which luxury train introduced by the Southern Railway in 1929, linked London with Dover enroute to Calais and Paris?
A The Golden Arrow (French: Flèche d’Or). It linked London with Dover, where passengers took the ferry to Calais to join the Flèche d’Or of the Chemin de Fer du Nord and later SNCF, which took them on to Paris.
2 Which car company made the ‘frog-eye’ Sprite, introduced in 1958?
A Austin-Healey – designed by the Donald Healey Motor Company, with production handled at the MG factory in Abingdon.
3 Which TV series from the 70s revolved around the adventures of seven kids whose den was an old London bus?
A Here Come the Double Deckers – a 17-part British children’s television series originally broadcast in 1971 on BBC1
4 Which British city has a railway station named after a series of novels written by Sir Walter Scott?
A Edinburgh’s Waverley railway station, opened in 1854 – named after the novel “Waverley,” which was the first novel published by Scott in 1814. The station is also the only one in the world named after a novel.
5 Which is the only London Underground station to have the word ‘Farm’ in its name?
A Chalk Farm – near Camden Town. It is on the Edgware branch of the Northern line between Belsize Park and Camden Town stations.
6 The 25 mile long Welsh Highland Railway runs from Caernarfon through Snowdonia National Park to where?
A Porthmadog – it is the UK’s longest heritage railway
7 Which major trunk road runs south from Wick to just north of Stirling, where it then becomes a motorway?
A A9. The A9 continues south as the M9 motorway. At 273 miles, the A9 is Scotland’s longest road and one of the country’s most important transport links.
8 At which airport do the planes arrive on the Ryanair service to Venice from Liverpool?
A Venice Treviso Airport (TSF). Some flights, however, may arrive at Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE).
9 What name is given to the trunk road junction in North Yorkshire where the A1 meets the A66?
A Scotch Corner – located near Richmond, and is a significant crossroads for traffic travelling to or from the north of England and Scotland. The name “Scotch Corner” reflects its role as the point where roads diverge towards Scotland.
10 The A1 and A69 roads run through which major English city?
A Newcastle upon Tyne. The A1 passes through the city, and the A69 begins near the city’s suburbs before heading west.