1. What disease did we lose the 2001 rally to? | Foot & Mouth |
2. What was the name of Jim Cooks showmans engine? | Queen of Great Britain |
3. Who was our Society Chairman before Edward? | John Onions |
4. What year was the first rally at Onslow Park? | 1994 |
5. How many rallies were held at Walcot Hall? | Three |
6. Which town were Burrell engines made? | Thetford |
7. Which side is the steering on a Fowler? | Right hand side |
8. What unit is the power rating of a traction engine measured in? | Nominal Horse Power (NHP) |
9. If a traction engine has two cylinders (a large and a small) what is it called? | A Compound engine |
10. What description is given to a traction engine that normally works on road haulage? | A road locomotive |
11. What two devices are used to put water into the boiler when it is in steam? | A pump and injector |
12. Name the short-threaded rods that strengthen a fire box? | Stays |
13. Where did the first ever traction engine rally take place? | Appleford |
14. What year was our first rally? | 1961 |
15. What year was the first Bishops Castle rally? | 1970 |
16. What large firm never made a steam roller? | Foster |
17. What year did our Rally first become two days? | 1970 |
18. Who was our founder member? | Dennis Smith |
19. Who has given more than 50 slideshows at our Winter talks? | David Bradbury |
20. Name the engine that has been to more of our rallies than any other? | Tom Hendersons Fowler, Pride of the Wye |
21. Which showmans round was Shrewsbury on? | Pat Collins |
22. What was the most unusual feature of the last four Fowler showmans engines ever built? | They were left-hand steer (will also accept they were 10 NHP super lions) |
23. If a Sentinel is said to be a DG type, what does it stand for? | Double Gear |
24. Name the Burrell showmans engine that Tom Varley once owned? | His Lordship |
25. Name the man that converted a large number of Fowler road locomotives to showmans specification? | Charles Openshaw |
26. Who founded the Thursford Collection? | George Cushing |
27. Who first restored the only Fowler wagon in existence? | Tom Varley |
28. Which rally is held at Rye Meadows? | Much Marcle |
29. Who owned the Burrell Supremacy in 1960? | The Bishop Brothers |
30. What make are the oldest pair of matched ploughing engines still existing? | Burrell |
31. Ray Matthews Fowler engine was called Tommy, but who was it named after? | Tommy Yeo, who taught Arthur Napper to drive an engine |
32. Who was it that raced against Arthur Napper at the first ever traction engine rally in 1950? | Miles Stapleton |
33. Which Burrell showmans engine carries the works number 4000? It has been to our rally. | Ex-Mayor |
34. Is a Dave Paxman a 3 or a 4 shaft engine? | 4 shaft |
35. How many truly Victorian engines came to our rally last year? | Four |
36. Which Fowler showmans engine did Frank Lythgo once own? | King Carnival the Second |
37. On which make of engine do the strakes slope the opposite way to normal? | Fowell |
38. Name the man that first converted a portable into a self-moving engine? | Thomas Aveling |
39. Which famous traction engine designer worked for Claytons & Paxmans, amongst others? | William Fletcher |
40. What was the name of the last Burrell showmans engine ever built, but was finished at Garretts? | Simplicity |
