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Christmas Quiz: Newcastle Do - December 2012
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By popular demand, here is the BAEC Christmas Quiz for 2012, which was first rolled out last night in The Badger, Ponteland, at the Newcastle Do. And how you too can virtually participate! The questions are below, and the "official" answers will come out next weekend.
Rules:
1) You must participate in a team of 5. Put your name in a simple posting below, Stez and I will allocate you pseudo-randomly into a team. You then have until Friday 21 December 23:59 hrs GMT to submit your answers to both me and Stez as your joint answer for the whole team. In other words you PM the other members of your team and come up with a joint answer via PM. Do not post answers in this thread, do it all by PM.
2) Therefore the sooner you get your name up, the sooner your team will be complete, and the sooner you get working on the answers.
3) If you contributed a question you will have to not participate in "your" question, but you can contribute to your team's answers to all the other questions.
4) If you were present in The Badger then you'll just have to sit this one out.
5) The judges' decisions will be final. Which - incidentally - means we will not be answering any nit-picking sub queries!!! The questions are what they are.
We frown on the use of Google in this quiz. It's OK to use ba.com or FlyerTalk.
The questions are in the next posting.
On behalf of Stez, corporate-wage-slave and of course MamaStez!
SPOILER ALERT: Please DO NOT put answers to any question in this thread - or indeed elsewhere.
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SPOILER ALERT: Please DO NOT put answers to any question in this thread - or indeed elsewhere. This is just a bit of Christmas fun, so please play along. The rules are in the first post of this thread.
The FT BAEC Christmas Quiz Newcastle Do - December 2012
Question 1
A building, with a 9-digits cost figure, is located on a moor. What is the nickname of this building?
Question 2
BA fly to destinations in Great Britain, Northern Ireland, Ireland and Jersey. Which other island within the British Isles do they fly to?
Question 3
The longest, non-stop route - by distance - served by BA goes to which airport?
The answer should be given as an IATA code only please.
Question 4
The shortest sector - by distance - served by BA is…?
Question 5
What date (date, month and year) did the modern British Airways came into being?
Bonus: Which 4 airlines were involved?
Question 6
What is the numeric total, by basic aircraft type, of the following BA aircraft? G-BYGF
G-GBTA
G-TTOB
[For example, if we had asked for G-EUUY = Airbus 320 G-CIVL = Boeing 747
Total = 320+747 = 1067]
Question 7
A number of Irishmen are running various airlines. One is a Lo-Co CEO famed for his controversial ideas to generate PR for his airline, another is trying to reverse the fortunes of an airline that started in Longreach and a third one was recently CEO of the world's favourite airline.
Who is the successor of that third person?
Question 8
How many supersonic passenger aircraft did BA operate?
Question 9
London to Hong Kong is further than London to Tokyo. How many tier points do you get for each routing, in First Class?
Is the tier points calculator on BA for these two routings, in fact correct?
Question 10
In a high-J 747-400 aircraft, how many World Traveller revenue seats plus total number of jump seats on board are there?
In a mid-J 747-400 aircraft, how many World Traveller revenue seats plus total number of jump seats on board are there?
Question 11
When, and to where was BOAC’s first commercial scheduled jet service and what was the manufacturer and model of the plane?
Question 12
Safety video: Two flags are shown on the cabin crew’s name badge shortly after the toy rabbit was picked up.
Which countries do the flags represent?
Bonus: The full name of the cabin crew member.
Question 13
Question 14
Question 15
Question 16
The first BA 747s did not have the range to fly non-stop to Tokyo. Which intermediate cities did BA use? Two routes, so we need 2 answers.
Question 17
What are the four ‘stacks’ where aircraft may hold before approach to EGLL?
Question 18
If BA needed to replace all the tyres on all of its own planes today, how many tyres would BA need?
Question 19
Question 20
Question 21
In one day, how many litres of Jet-A1 do BA consume? (Please detail your working out. If you merely provided an answer, even if correct, will not be accepted).
Question 22
Which is longer, the overall length or wingspan of the A380?
What are the two dimensions in metres?
Question 23
a) How many passengers go through T5 each year?
b) How many flights are there from T5 each year?
Question 24
The original name of New York’s JFK airport is close to the name of what Scottish music band?
Question 25
This airport was the first one in the UK to use self-service check-in machine. What is the ORIGINAL FULL name of this airport? There are two original names based on their usage, both of them are acceptable.
Question 26
How many physical, piered*, gates are there at the Terminal 5 complex?
We want each terminal - A, B and C then the total.
*a gate with at least one airbridge. A bus gate does not count.
Question 27
During the 1990s up until summer timetable 2000:
If you were seated on a BA 747 flying between LGW and MAN where would you have boarded the plane?
Question 28
What colour are henkybaby’s infamous trousers?
Question 29
Question 30
Tie Breaker: FT’s BA Forum has 2 Ambassadors based in NCL. Both of them are somewhere in the middle of their membership years. What will their joint Tier Point mountain be on Saturday 23 December 2012?
(Note: we have changed one question from the Newcastle Do, just in case it infringes FT's privacy rules, and replaced it with a tie breaker instead. The answer to question 30 is currently unknowable even to the 2 Ambassadors! Also we have changed a few of the easier Quick Fire questions just to get you to practise skills other than those involving Uncle Google.)
You have until Friday 21 December 23:59 hrs GMT to submit your answers to both me and Stez as your joint answer for the whole team. In other words you PM the other members of your team and come up with a joint answer via PM. Do not post answers in this thread, do it all by PM. There's no advantage in PM'ing your answers early, so you have plenty of time to sort out your answers in collaboration with your team mates.
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From Stez and corporate-wage-slave:
The early birds get the worms - so we have allocated the following people into the top card holding teams.
So who wants to be in the GGL team? The allocation will still be random (based on an Excel random number formula).
The earlier you submit your interest, the less likely you will be relegated to a Blue team. The omen is not good for the Blue team, given what happened at the NCL Do! Should the numbers not be enough for a gold, silver, bronze, then, we skip the bronze, silver, etc, and keep the blue team.
ASBOs have been handed out for those who were/are involved in the questions. We trust you to follow your ASBOs.
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Here are the official answers to the Quiz. You may possibly disagree with these answers, but obviously that is neither here nor there.
Winners Podium
============== 1st CCR, 52
2nd Blue, 47
3rd Silver, 45
4th Premier, 20
==============
[See a long way down this thread to find out more details about the scoring process]
Q1: A building, with a 9-digits cost figure, is located on a moor. What is the nickname of this building? A1: Waterworld (properly known as Waterside)
Q2: BA fly to destinations in Great Britain, Northern Ireland, Ireland and Jersey. Which other island within the British Isles do they fly to? A2: Isle of Man
Q3: The longest, non-stop route served by BA goes to which airport? The answer should be given as an IATA code only please. A3: EZE
Q4: The shortest sector served by BA is…? A4: ANU-SKB at 62 miles
Q5: What date (date, month and year) did the modern British Airways came into being? Bonus: Which 4 airlines were involved? A5: 31 March 1974 (BOAC, BEA, Cambrian Airways, Northeast Airlines)
Q6: What is the numeric total, by basic aircraft type, of the following BA aircraft? G-BYGF + G-GTBA + G-TTOB A6: 747+737+320 = 1804
Q7: A number of Irishmen are running various airlines. One is a Lo-Co CEO famed for his controversial ideas to generate PR for his airline, another is trying to reverse the fortunes of an airline that started in Longreach and a third one was recently CEO of the world's favourite airline. Who is the successor of that third person? A7: Keith Williams (Willie Walsh's successor)
Q8: How many supersonic passenger aircraft did BA operate? A8: 7 (G-BOAA to G-BOAG)
Q9: London to Hong Kong is further than London to Tokyo. How many tier points do you get for each routing, in First Class?
Is the tier points calculator on BA for these two routings, in fact correct? A9: LHR-HKG = 210 and LHR-NRT = 240
The TP calculator is correct
Q10: In a high-J 747-400 aircraft, how many World Traveller revenue seats plus total number of jump seats on board are there?
In a mid-J 747-400 aircraft, how many World Traveller revenue seats plus total number of jump seats on board are there? A10: Hi-J = 185 + a total of 20 jump seats
Mid-J = 225 + a total of 20 jump seats
Q11: When, and to where was BOAC’s first commercial scheduled jet service and what was the manufacturer and model of the plane? And the routing? A11: De Havilland DH-106 Comet 1 to JNB, 2nd May, 1952, route: CIA, BEY, KRT, EBB and LVI
Q12: Safety video: Two flags are shown on the cabin crew’s name badge shortly after the toy rabbit was picked up. Which countries do the flags represent?
Bonus: The full name of the cabin crew member. A12: France, Germany, Lynn Wood
Q13: Name this airport A13: Barra (BRR)
Q14: Name this airport A14: Vancouver (YVR)
Q15: Name this airport A15: Sumburgh (LSI)
Q16: The first BA 747s did not have the range to fly non-stop to Tokyo. Which intermediate cities did BA use?
Two routes, so we need 2 answers. A16: Moscow or Anchorage
Q17: What are the four ‘stacks’ where aircraft may hold before approach to EGLL? A17: Lambourne, Bovingdon, Biggin Hill, Ockham
Q18: If BA needed to replace all the tyres on all of its own planes today, how many tyres would BA need? A18: 2,660
Q19: Name this airline A19: Afriqiyah Airways
Q20: Name this airline A20: Malaysia Airlines
Q21: In one day, how many litres of Jet-A1 do BA consume?
(Please detail your working out. If you merely provided an answer, even if correct, will not be accepted). A21: 16 million, but we accept anything up to 19 million
Q22: Which is longer, the overall length or wingspan of the A380? What are the two dimensions in metres? A22: Wingspan. Length = 72.72m, wingspan = 79.75m
Q23: How many passengers go through T5 each year?
How many flights are there from T5 each year? A23: 26.3 million passengers on 184,616 flights
Q24: The original name of New York’s JFK airport is close to the name of what Scottish music band? A24: Idlewild
Q25: This airport was the first one in the UK to use self-service check-in machine. What is the ORIGINAL FULL name of this airport? There are two original names based on their usage, both of them are acceptable. A25: Woolsington Aerodrome, we would also have accepted RAF Woolsington
Q26: How many physical, piered*, gates are there at the Terminal 5 complex? We want each terminal - A, B and C then the total. *a gate with at least one airbridge. A bus gate does not count. A26: T5A = 19
T5B = 15
T5C = 12
Total = 46
Q27: During the 1990s up until summer timetable 2000: If you were seated on a BA 747 flying between LGW and MAN where would you have boarded the plane? A27: Islamabad (BA119).
Q28: What colour are henkybaby’s infamous trousers? A28: Burgundy
Q29:HIDDY’s sausage incident, mad famous in a trip report of his, but what was the routing? And year? A29: (SYD to) SIN to LHR, 2009
Q30: Tie Breaker: FT’s BA Forum has 2 Ambassadors based in NCL. Both of them are somewhere in the middle of their membership years. What will their joint Tier Point mountain be on Saturday 23 December 2012? A30: Zero, since there is no such date. However we would also accept 6,550 TPs
