Andy Y Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Obviously everyone's short of anything to do at this time of year so I thought I'd resurrect the parcels quiz from Christmas's of yore. The concept's simple, one clue each day for twelve days. Our somewhat lost Red Star parcel will make a journey around the country, one journey each day. Each journey is by a direct current day service with no changes. Day one is to determine the starting point and the picture clue is below. As a way of checking if your answer is correct one of our helpers Excelf has created a spreadsheet which you can download and put your answer into and it'll tell you if you're right or wrong. ChristmasQuiz2014b.xls Prepare to be confused and tortured along the way; some clues are easy, some are stinkers and some are facepalms! I'll give the answer to the preceding day's question when the next one gets dished out. Good luck and have fun. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dagworth Posted December 24, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 24, 2014 And we're off... Are we not sending in answers by PM this year? (And shouldn't today's answer have been on a Saturday? ) A Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Y Posted December 24, 2014 Author Share Posted December 24, 2014 I won't be round on some of the days to keep on top of the PMs I'm afraid Andi but I can tell you're off to a good start. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
'CHARD Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Aye. I'm there with my fellow traveller of the Siamese cat fancy. EDIT: I'm resting the shed-bash this year, but watch Wheeltappers on Christmas Day afternoon for another UK tour with a twist HAPPY CHRISTMAS! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
APOLLO Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Answers will be sent by Yodel, look in your bin !!! Briit15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RMweb Premium Kris Posted December 24, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 24, 2014 I'm sure that my parcel has already become lost in the system, and looking at the T's and C's I need to wait 28 days before I can make a claim. Merry Christmas all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Y Posted December 25, 2014 Author Share Posted December 25, 2014 Handsup who got yesterdays then? I'm sure many will have realised the significance of one entry whilst googling that made reference to a couple of dozen maidens from the frozen north. A song for gentleman of a certain age and pursuits normally involving beer and all chance of losing said virginity in that state. So the answer was of course Inverness to form the starting point of the journey and onwards to day 2. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLD Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 As a way of checking if your answer is correct one of our helpers Excelf has created a spreadsheet which you can download and put your answer into and it'll tell you if you're right or wrong. ChristmasQuiz2014.xls I think Excelf needs to become an ex-Elf... If the Spreadsheet is correct, we are going nowhere and every answer in Inverness. On hang on - there aren't any trains on Christmas Day, so maybe todays is correct... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dagworth Posted December 25, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 25, 2014 I do believe icebergs are preferable to islands... Andi Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Y Posted December 25, 2014 Author Share Posted December 25, 2014 Thank you; spreadsheet now updated and added to first post again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLD Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 Ok now confused... The answer in not the location of the photo... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 Whilst "Call the Midwife" is on, I've managed to escape to the computer. I appear to be stuck in Idaho with the family of former US Senator James (Jim) McClure. Can't seem to find any stations from that area in the National Rail Timetable..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flood Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 Handsup who got yesterdays then? I'm sure many will have realised the significance of one entry whilst googling that made reference to a couple of dozen maidens from the frozen north. A song for gentleman of a certain age and pursuits normally involving beer and ###### all chance of losing said virginity in that state. So the answer was of course Inverness to form the starting point of the journey and onwards to day 2. You must have a different Google to me Andy because none of those topics or the name bring up Inverness for my searches. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mike Bellamy Posted December 25, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 25, 2014 You must have a different Google to me Andy because none of those topics or the name bring up Inverness for my searches. The first link on my Google search for the name took me here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_H._McClure Near the bottom of the page is the title of a book he wrote in 1973 . . . . . I'll let you work out the rest - anyway the answer has to be Inverness as Aberdeen wouldn't rhyme with 'less' . . . . . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Y Posted December 25, 2014 Author Share Posted December 25, 2014 Ok now confused... The answer in not the location of the photo... OK; factual error. Spreadsheet amended again and note this station cannot be reached by a single direct service from day one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dagworth Posted December 25, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 25, 2014 OK; factual error. Spreadsheet amended again and note this station cannot be reached by a single direct service from day one. Is the station shown in the picture meant to be the correct answer? Andi Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Y Posted December 25, 2014 Author Share Posted December 25, 2014 Yes, hopefully corrected on the spreadsheet now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mike Bellamy Posted December 25, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 25, 2014 The answer in not the location of the photo IKEA? OK; factual error. Spreadsheet amended again and note this station cannot be reached by a single direct service from day one. Not Ikea but similar, although the spreadsheet still tells me the station location is not the answer unless it's not where I thought it was ? Perhaps trying to understand who's who in Downton Abbey might be easier . . . . I'll be back later to see if there have been any clues - as I'm clueless at the moment Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dagworth Posted December 25, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 25, 2014 Yes, hopefully corrected on the spreadsheet now. Putting in the station in the picture gives the answer on the spreadsheet as "Wrong" but googling the name of said station brings up the image chosen. And if you know where it is then my iceberg comment ought to make sense Andi Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Y Posted December 25, 2014 Author Share Posted December 25, 2014 Try again; sorry for the problems. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mike Bellamy Posted December 25, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 25, 2014 Try again; sorry for the problems. Thanks Andy - much appreciated - I lasted about five minutes with Downton Abbey and had to leave the room again . . . . . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flood Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 Thanks Andy - much appreciated - I lasted about five minutes with Downton Abbey and had to leave the room again . . . . . You should have been watching QI like I was. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium corneliuslundie Posted December 26, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 26, 2014 The spreadsheet is now saying Inverness is wrong for the first one! My wife solved that one with the aid of Google. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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