Originally posted by Superbus:HI, since many of you (well...actually only 2) started the quiz, I've had this urge to start my own quiz too. (Kaypoh mah!~) As this is my first attempt, it may be quite easy for you guys and I expect to see many with complete answers.
Here it goes...
Q1. Which 2 roads literally means 'small red soil' and 'big red soil'? What sole service plied near these 2 roads?
Small red soil means Tanah Merah Kechil (Road), Big red soil means Tanah Merah Besar (Road).
SBST 2, 9, 12, 14, 24, 31, 35 & 38 ply near Tanah Merah Kechil Rd.
SBST 2 & 29 ply near Tanah Merah Besar Rd.
Q2. Which is probably the first truly 'Townlink' service in Singapore? How many parts of the town the service plied, and name them.
SBST 291 & 293. Svc 291 serve Tampines St 21, 32, 33, 81 & 83 while Svc 293 serve Tampines St 41, 45, 71 and Ave 3 & Ave 8. They each serve 2 parts of the same town.
Q3. Services departing Bedok Interchange will ply these 2 previously un-named roads. Name them.
Bedok North Drive and Bedok North Interchange.
Q4. Name this popular food haunt in eastern Singapore.Which 3 services plied directly to this place?
Bedok Market Place. SBST 2, 9 & 10.
Q5. This is the only 'premium' service to terminate in front of a condo in eastern Singapore. Name the area and the service.
Bus Plus 541 at Bayshore Park. Another possibility is Bus Plus 547 at Meyer Rd (Eastern Mansion).
Q6. These 2 huge residential/industrial areas in Singapore has 4 MRT stations serving it. Name these 2 areas and the MRT Stations.
Jurong East. MRT stations are Jurong East and Chinese Gardens.
Jurong West. MRT stations are Lakeside and Boon Lay.
Q7. Name the service which was made famous in a song. A bonus if you could include the singer's name as well.
No idea. Is it a Chinese song? If it is, I think is Svc 88 and singer is Emil Chow...not sure...
Q8. This 2 similarly named roads exist on 2 different locations in Singapore. Name them.
Seraya Rd off Haig Rd in Katong area.
Seraya Rd at Jurong Island.
Q9. These 2 areas is served by 3 services each from Bedok. Name these areas and the services.
Clementi, served by SBST 7, 14 & 196 from Bedok.
Jurong East, served by SBST 66, 197 & 506 from Bedok.
Q10. Where in Singapore is Jembatan Merah or 'Red Bridge'? What is the nearest landmark to this location? (Answers can be more than one)
Do you mean Ang Mo Kio?
Those are my first group of questions. Quiz closes on Sunday at 11pm sharp. The first person to answer all or most number of questions correctly will win an Original Motorola T720 housing.
Good Luck.
1. Tanah Merah Kechil and Tanah Merah Besar Rd.Originally posted by Superbus:HI, since many of you (well...actually only 2) started the quiz, I've had this urge to start my own quiz too. (Kaypoh mah!~) As this is my first attempt, it may be quite easy for you guys and I expect to see many with complete answers.
Here it goes...
Q1. Which 2 roads literally means 'small red soil' and 'big red soil'? What sole service plied near these 2 roads?
Q2. Which is probably the first truly 'Townlink' service in Singapore? How many parts of the town the service plied, and name them.
Q3. Services departing Bedok Interchange will ply these 2 previously un-named roads. Name them.
Q4. Name this popular food haunt in eastern Singapore.Which 3 services plied directly to this place?
Q5. This is the only 'premium' service to terminate in front of a condo in eastern Singapore. Name the area and the service.
Q6. These 2 huge residential/industrial areas in Singapore has 4 MRT stations serving it. Name these 2 areas and the MRT Stations.
Q7. Name the service which was made famous in a song. A bonus if you could include the singer's name as well.
Q8. This 2 similarly named roads exist on 2 different locations in Singapore. Name them.
Q9. These 2 areas is served by 3 services each from Bedok. Name these areas and the services.
Q10. Where in Singapore is Jembatan Merah or 'Red Bridge'? What is the nearest landmark to this location? (Answers can be more than one)
Those are my first group of questions. Quiz closes on Sunday at 11pm sharp. The first person to answer all or most number of questions correctly will win an Original Motorola T720 housing.
Good Luck.
Originally posted by Superbus:Hello,
Good to see that all who tried got most answers correctly.
Let me elaborate more on the questions which some of you may have doubts.
Q1. Most of you got this question correct. However my question is what is the ONLY service connecting these 2 roads?
SBST 2.
Q2. This service is actually not a Townlink service, but rather the route it plies is similar to that of a typical Townlink service, ie, connecting 2 or more parts of a town under 1 service number. A clue: This service in eastern Singapore have since been withdrawn.
SBST 224.
Q6. The question refers to 2 different areas in Singapore. Each area has 4 MRT stations serving it.
Jurong (Jurong East, Chinese Garden, Lakeside & Boon Lay)
Woodlands (Kranji, Marsiling, Woodlands & Admiralty)
Q7. This service was made popular through a song in the 80s.
???
Q8. This question has more than 1 answers.
I believe only Seraya Road exist in 2 different locations.
Q10. I have checked with my father again and he confirmed that it is popularly known as Jembatan Merah ONLY. A clue: It wasn't in Ang Mo Kio.
Is it in Thomson/Upp Thomson area?
Good Luck!!
Cheers and warm regards
[color=blue]Thank you to those who have tried to answer my quiz.Originally posted by Superbus:HI, since many of you (well...actually only 2) started the quiz, I've had this urge to start my own quiz too. (Kaypoh mah!~) As this is my first attempt, it may be quite easy for you guys and I expect to see many with complete answers.
Here it goes...
Q1. Which 2 roads literally means 'small red soil' and 'big red soil'? What sole service plied near these 2 roads?
Tanah Merah Kechil Road/Tanah Merah Besar Road , Service 2
Q2. Which is probably the first truly 'Townlink' service in Singapore? How many parts of the town the service plied, and name them.
Feeder 224, Bedok - Chai Chee Road via Bedok North Road and Bedok South Road
Q3. Services departing Bedok Interchange will ply these 2 previously un-named roads. Name them.
Bedok North Drive & Bedok North Interchange
Q4. Name this popular food haunt in eastern Singapore.Which 3 services plied directly to this place?
To be exact, the place is popularly known as Simpang Bedok. SBST Services 2, 9, 10
Q5. This is the only 'premium' service to terminate in front of a condo in eastern Singapore. Name the area and the service.
BusPlus Service 541, Bayshore Park
Q6. These 2 huge residential/industrial areas in Singapore has 4 MRT stations serving it. Name these 2 areas and the MRT Stations.
Jurong, served by Jurong East, Chinese Garden, Lakeside and Boon Lay MRT Stations
Woodlands, served by Kranji, Marsiling, Woodlands and Admiralty MRT Stations
Q7. Name the service which was made famous in a song. A bonus if you could include the singer's name as well.
Service 13 (Bas Nombor 13), made popular by M. Nasir. The song is popular even in Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei
Q8. This 2 similarly named roads exist on 2 different locations in Singapore. Name them.
Seraya Road, as mentioned by tranquilice. Others are Old Airport Road/Airport Road and Nicoll Drive/Nicoll Highway
Q9. These 2 areas is served by 3 services each from Bedok. Name these areas and the services.
Jurong East - 66, 197 & 506
Clementi - 7, 14, 196
Q10. Where in Singapore is Jembatan Merah or 'Red Bridge'? What is the nearest landmark to this location? (Answers can be more than one)
Located near Kampong Java Road/Leng Kee Road. Nearest landmark is Tekka/Little India, Farrer Park & KKH
Those are my first group of questions. Quiz closes on Sunday at 11pm sharp. The first person to answer all or most number of questions correctly will win an Original Motorola T720 housing.
Good Luck.