Hi all, wanna brush up some of your knowledge on trains? Below, there will be a set of questions asked and all you have to do is just to choose the right alphabet that corresponds to the right answer (A, B, C or D).
Just for fun... relaxation.
NOTE: Option "E" is not to be meant to be chosen... just to liven up your spirits hehe... xDHere we go!!!
ANSWERS~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Question 1.
How many Kawasaki C151 trains are refurbished as of 28th September 2007, Friday?[A] 12
[B] 13
[C] 14
[D] 15
[E] Whats a C151?
C. 14 trains have been refurbished as of 28/9. They are:code:
001/002
003/004
005/006
007/008
009/010
011/012
015/016
019/020
021/022
023/024
025/026
027/028
035/036
083/084
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Question 2.
Which trainset was involved in the making of the Anti-Terrorism video shown in SMRT train platform Plasma Screen TVs?[A] 049/050
[B] 045/046
[C] 075/076
[D] 079/080
[E] Nah, I don't like the Plasma Screen TVs in the platforms.
B. The video was produced on the car 3046.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Question 3.
Which trainset was involved during the SMRT Open House: SMRT Cram Jam 2007 in February?[A] 027/028
[B] 127/128
[C] 061/062
[D] 057/058
[E] I didn't go for the Open House.
A. 027/028 was advertised with "SMRT Cram Jam" Advertisement solely for the Open House before undergoing refurbishment.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Question 4.
How many minutes does it take for a train to travel from Yio Chu Kang to Khatib?[A] 3
[B] 4
[C] 5
[D] 6
[E] I don't take the NSL.
C. It takes 5 minutes to travel from YCK to KTB.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Question 5.
Which of the following was the first Alstom Metropolis trainset that arrived in Singapore from France for the Circle Line (CCL)?[A] 001/002/003
[B] 118/119/120
[C] 043/044/045
[D] 031/032/033
[E] Whats CCL?
D. 031/032/033 was the first trainset to arrive in Singapore, bearing the numbers 8031, 8032 and 8033.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Question 6.
When did the first ever Siemens C651 trainset, 201/202, arrive in Singapore?[A] January 1994
[B] February 1994
[C] March 1994
[D] April 1994
[E] I wasn't born at that time.
B. The whole train was assembled by January 1994 and shipped to Singapore in February 1994.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Question 7.
Which trainset used to bear a Guardian Advertisement?[A] 007/008
[B] 085/086
[C] 039/040
[D] 105/106
[E] What's Guardian?
A. 007/008 used to have Guardian Multi-Colour Advertisement before undergoing refurbishment.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Question 8.
What is the Train Run Number (TRN) of the first train running from Jurong East, Southbound towards Marina Bay?[A] 051
[B] 050
[C] 078
[D] 079
[E] I'm too lazy to wake up at 5am.
C. 051 starts from Bishan and then turns around at Yishun. 050 runs to Kranji (Off-service) and starts service from there. 078 is the first passenger service train that starts off from JE.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Question 9.
Which refurbished Kawasaki C151 train did not have a specialized logo for it's glass panels?[A] 001/002
[B] 003/004
[C] 005/006
[D] 007/008
[E] What's a glass panel?
C. 005/006 did not have any logo for it's glass panels; the rest had.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Question 10.
How many crossover tracks (Both sides) are there between Ang Mo Kio and Yio Chu Kang?[A] 3
[B] 4
[C] 5
[D] 6
[E] Whats a crossover track?
C. 2 on each side for the middle tracks to transfer over, and 1 more for NB Crossover SB just off YCK.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Question 11.
What was the original purpose for the introduction of Kawasaki/Nippon Sharyo C751Bs?[A] Woodlands Extension
[B] Circle Line
[C] Changi Airport Extension
[D] Pioneer/Joo Koon Extension
[E] What's a C751B?
C. 21 trains were purchased; some were for the Changi Airport Extension whilst the rest were to ply on both NSL and EWL.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Question 12.
Which train was involved in the major power cut in the North East Line (NEL) from Dhoby Ghaut to Harbourfront?[A] 017/018
[B] 043/044
[C] 025/026
[D] 039/040
[E] I never heard of the NEL.
C. 71026 was the leading cab that caused the major power cut.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Question 13.
How many wheels does a normal SMRT train possess?[A] 72
[B] 60
[C] 30
[D] 48
[E] My maths fails.
D. 2 boogies each of 4 wheels per car = 8. 6 carriages = 8 x 6 = 48.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Question 14.
Which NEL station is below road levels?[A] NE15
[B] NE17
[C] NE03
[D] NE16
[E] I never see leh.
B. NE17 (Punggol) is the only station in the NEL that runs below roads.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Question 15.
Which train used to have "Happy Birthday Singapore" Advertisements?[A] 021/022
[B] 039/040
[C] 085/086
[D] 107/108
[E] I don't care about Singapore's Birthday anyway.
C. 085/086 used to possess "Happy Birthday Singapore" Advertisements before undergoing many many changes.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Question 16.
Which trainset used to bear a Guardian Advertisement?[A] 021/022
[B] 107/108
[C] 105/106
[D] 075/076
[E] Why got 2 same questions one?
A. 021/022 was the 2nd train apart from 007/008 that had Guardian Multi-Colour Advertisement before undergoing refurbishment.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Question 17.
What was the registration number of the train that caused injury to a middle-aged man's head at Woodlands MRT Station?[A] 029/030
[B] 049/050
[C] 331/332
[D] 207/208
[E] I wasn't the one injured anyway...
C. 3332 was the leading cab number.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Question 18.
What was the registration number of the train that killed a man at Tampines Station before?[A] 029/030
[B] 049/050
[C] 331/332
[D] 207/208
[E] Haiyo! I already said, I wasn't the one injured anyway...
A. 3029 was the leading cab number.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Question 19.
Which trainset do you think that has the largest use of vocabulary in adversitements so far?[A] 039/040 (Courtesy In Singapore)
[B] 085/086 (Mini Cooper 24/7)
[C] 089/090 (Siemens Handphone Wi-Fi)
[D] 105/106 (Cadbury)
[E] I still prefer vulgarities over vocabulary...
B. Mini Cooper 24/7 Advertisements on 085/086 have the largest use of vocabulary both exterior and interior.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Question 20.
Which trainset used to have an interior advertisement of "Burger King" pasted on seats and on walls?[A] 025/026
[B] 125/126
[C] 071/072
[D] 115/116
[E] I'm too hungry to think about trains... give me my BK!!!
D. 115/116 used to have that but it has since been removed.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
0-6: You lack the knowledge of trains in Singapore.
7-10: You know much about the trains in Singapore.
11-14: Bravo! You know alot.
15-19: Exemplary! You can almost work for SMRT.
20: Wah! You're truly the founder of SMRT!