Trivia -Station names that form the answer to a question

[WY Bus Spotter]

What happened when the BBC lost the Children in Need mascot? They had to make a New Pudsey.

 

[Sir Felix Pole]

Large sofa - Davenport.
Sherlock's place of worship - Holmes Chapel.
Wooded glade - Hazel Grove.

 

[GRALISTAIR]

What did King Harold do? Fort William

Where?
Hastings

 

[zwk500]

Where?
Hastings

Oh no he didn't! (As we're on panto level jokes)

It might be called the battle of Hastings, but how did the last Saxon King lose the crown? in Battle!

 

[12LDA28C]

In 1927, The Jazz Singer was the first feature film in what genre? Torquay

 

[Gaelan]

What are the CRS codes for Battle and Balham stations? BAT & BAL(L).

(Bonus fun fact: BAT-BAL tickets are valid via Bat & Ball.)

 

[61653 HTAFC]

What are the CRS codes for Battle and Balham stations? BAT & BAL(L).

(Bonus fun fact: BAT-BAL tickets are valid via Bat & Ball.)

Howzat!

(Sorry, didn't even bother taking my coat off)

 

[Springs Branch]

What did the farmer do when he urgently needed to raise some cash? Sell a field

What did the unsympathetic scouse bus driver say when I told him I had no money for the fare? "You'd better Walk den, lad"

What did young George Washington (allegedly) chop down with his new axe? His father's Cherry Tree.

What do I say to the wife when she pesters me (again) about my large, untidy stash of railway books & magazines? "I'm going to Reedham"

Doctor: "So, Mr Branch, what are the symptoms of your penicillin allergy?" Me: "A Redd itch" (true story)

 

[Traveller54]

What do you climb to get a drink? Barrhill

What do you climb to get a takeaway? Curriehill

Which part of a candle do you light? Wick

What’s my granny’s tastiest soup? Arbroath

What do you do if you don’t need to get up in the morning? Reston

What did I do when in a hurry to complete a job? Preston

What must you open when going for a wash? Bathgate

What do you do with your luggage after boarding the train? Stow

What do you blow to make someone stop? Haltwhistle

What’s another name for a cattle shed? Oxenholme

Which politician would become Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1979? Howwood

 

[SparkieLover]

What's the capital of Jamaica? Kingston.
How old is Steve? Stevenage
What was the operation signified the death of the late Queen? London Bridge
What football club has the nickname "The Eagles"? Crystal Palace
What building would you go into to open a current account? Bank
What is the surname of the vocalist of the album Slowhand? Clapton

 

[Nodding Cat Ch]

Angry Monarch = King's Cross

 

[SparkieLover]

Some rhyming slang:
What is sicky called? Hampton Wick
What are gnashers called? Hampstead Heath
What is an unused wig called? New Barnet

 

[Lockwood]

What would sending these bananas back in time do? Turnham Green

 

[Gaelan]

What does the monarch of an independent Scotland eat after dinner? Glasgow Queen’s Treat.

Oh hey, do we still have that slice of cake in the fridge? No, Long Eaton.

 

[vic-rijrode]

How do you pronounce tonne? Euston

 

[GatwickDepress]

What's the only cooked meat I can afford on Universal Credit? Doleham.

 

[Traveller54]

What do you call outer garments covered in sodium chloride? Saltcoats

 

[Chris M]

What's the name of a Lancastrian cookware retailer? Prestonpans
What name is used for a football match between local rivals? Derby

 

[LPJOHN]

Surname of Mayor of Greater Manchester? Burnham

You can almost have the Surname of Mayor of Liverpool City Region? Rotherham central

 

[150249]

Perhaps I'm cheating but

What's the best football stadium in the south west? St James Park

 

[D6130]

Where do Devonian rabbits go for their holidays? Dawlish Warren

 

[61653 HTAFC]

Surname of Mayor of Greater Manchester? Burnham

You can almost have the Surname of Mayor of Liverpool City Region? Rotherham central

I thought his name was Rotheram (just the one 'h').

No stations with the name of West Yorkshire's mayor, the closed station serving Bovey Tracey in Devon was just called Bovey.

 

[LPJOHN]

I thought his name was Rotheram (just the one 'h').

No stations with the name of West Yorkshire's mayor, the closed station serving Bovey Tracey in Devon was just called Bovey.

Yep, you are correct, it’s Rotheram, .

 

[Matey]

Where do you keep them? In a Box.
What do you hunt with? A Bow.
What is the name of a famous teddy bear? Paddington.
What do you call a muddy or miserable place? A Slough.
What are you digging? A Hole

As an afterthought:
Why did the ship sink? A Box of explosives detonated within the Hull causing a Hole near the Bow.

 

[SparkieLover]

What do call cereale falling down a hill? Ruslip
What do call a driver repetively blowing the horn? Tooting
What do call last light? Sunbury

 

[Old Yard Dog]

Which two loan players, named after adjacent stations on the WCML. appeared for Bradford in National League North in 2022/23?

Jordan Preston
Will Lancaster

 

[Requeststop]

My Old headmasters coin jokes from way too far back:

Coins in your hand - Oldham
Move a line of coins on the table - Altringham
No Coins in your pockets - Havant.

 

[MadMac]

Two siblings on the phone:

”How’s Mother?“ “Motherwell”.

 

[mirodo]

Which is the creepiest station? Goole

Crawley

 

[D6130]

Where was your tea party? Boston

Where does the stream pass under the railway? Thorpe Culvert

Where did the former county town of Lancashire lost its first letter? Ancaster