People Quiz 2018
1 An easy one to get you started: Born in Kent in 1913. Read physics at the Imperial College of Science & Technology. Publisher of an infamous report in the 1960s. Died in 1985. Who was he?
2 Richard Trevithick, early pioneer of steam-powered rail transport, was born in which county? 3 At which station did T E Lawrence lose the manuscript for his Seven Pillars of Wisdom?
4 The Hitachi Inspire the Next monopoly board game features four of the company’s global facilities, including one in the UK. Where is it based?
5 He was one of the prime movers behind the planned Cape to Cairo Railway, and his personal railway coach is now exhibited at the Bulawayo Railway Museum. Who was he? 6 Which famous artist and conservationist, who was also a steam enthusiast and preservation pioneer, died in September 2017? 7 Which Dad’s Army actor wrote the theatre comedy suspense thriller The Ghost Train? And what was the name of his Dad’s Army character?
8 In the BBC’s 100 Greatest Britons poll broadcast in 2002, Isambard Kingdom Brunel was voted number two behind Sir Winston Churchill. Which engineer and railway pioneer was 65th on the list?
9 Talking of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, his famous Royal Albert Bridge between Devon and Cornwall carries the railway over which river?
10 Which former Conservative MP and now seasoned TV train traveller hosted RAIL’s National Rail Awards in 2010?
11 In September 2009, a special train comprising steam locomotives and carriages used in the 1930s to rescue Jewish children on the eve of the Second World War set off from Prague bound for London - in whose honour?
12 In December 2012, a YouTube video of which pop star and her brother singing on a London Underground train went viral?
13 Who was Secretary of State for Environment, Transport and the Regions at the time of the Hatfield rail crash in October 2000? 14 In the BBC’s Great Railway Journeys of the World series in 1980, which writer, actor and celebrated traveller presented the episode titled Confessions of a Train Spotter, journeying from London to Kyle of Lochalsh?
15 What was the name of the 1973 BBC documentary film written and narrated by then Poet Laureate Sir John Betjeman? 16 And at which London station is there a statue of Betjeman?
17 Which famous ballet dancer was born in 1938 on a Trans-Siberian Railway train near Irkutsk? 18 The railway station at Illiers-Combray in France was immortalised in the novel In Search of Lost Time, written by whom? 19 Which author played the role of ‘kindly gentleman’ in the 2014 Paddington film?
20 And finally - yes, we know she’s a cat and not a person. But what is Felix’s job title at Huddersfield station?