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Post by Ferryman on Mar 30, 2008 8:25:40 GMT -8
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Quatchi
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Post by Quatchi on Mar 30, 2008 8:38:21 GMT -8
70%
Man thats like the same mark I got on my Economics Midterm I forgot to study for. ;D
Cheers,
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Post by DENelson83 on Mar 30, 2008 9:12:39 GMT -8
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Post by Kahloke on Mar 30, 2008 9:21:36 GMT -8
I got 90%. I guess that makes me a true Ferry Geek ;D
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Post by markkarj on Mar 30, 2008 9:53:20 GMT -8
70 per cent for me. Also, I'm in the North and inland, so I should get double the score.
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Post by Balfour on Mar 30, 2008 10:10:35 GMT -8
90! I've been around here for a while...
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Koastal Karl
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Post by Koastal Karl on Mar 30, 2008 10:20:25 GMT -8
70% on the first one!
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Post by Mike C on Mar 30, 2008 10:46:26 GMT -8
90% on the Chris Quiz
40% on the DENelson Quiz
boy Chris, you better step it up!
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Nick
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Post by Nick on Mar 30, 2008 11:08:20 GMT -8
70% on both Chris's and DENelson's.
DENelson, what are you classifying as a "class"? As BCF calls them, the Nimpkish, Tachek, and all those style ships are all classed under "Minor vessels". The only ones I would call "classes" are the Cumberland/Capilano, PRQ/Mayne/Bowen, and the Ks.
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Post by DENelson83 on Mar 30, 2008 11:19:04 GMT -8
See the Wikipedia article on BC Ferries.
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Post by Mike C on Mar 30, 2008 11:28:38 GMT -8
you based your quiz questions on something that anyone can go and edit....?
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Post by Canucks on Mar 30, 2008 12:18:52 GMT -8
60% on Chris's test.
40% on DENelson's test.
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Post by DENelson83 on Mar 30, 2008 12:39:07 GMT -8
you based your quiz questions on something that anyone can go and edit....? A particular revision of that article, actually. Revisions are saved for all time. |
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Post by coastalcody on Mar 30, 2008 12:43:42 GMT -8
60 percent on chris's. Wow i made a few easy mistakes, haha.
70 percent on D Nelson's, Guess it just wasn't my day.
Haha
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Post by Political Incorrectness on Mar 30, 2008 12:43:54 GMT -8
80 on Chris's
60 on denelson's- for extreme ferry geeks only!
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Post by Scott on Mar 30, 2008 12:50:20 GMT -8
80% on the first, 50 on the second;) I guess I passed, although I'm not sure I agree with all the answers on the second one.
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Post by DENelson83 on Mar 30, 2008 13:05:49 GMT -8
I didn't expect you to, John. In fact, I acknowledge I made at least one error when writing that quiz.
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Post by Curtis on Mar 30, 2008 13:08:35 GMT -8
70% on No. 1 and No. 2
I think I chose some of the Stupid Answers on 1. On 2. I had to guess more.
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Post by WettCoast on Mar 30, 2008 13:16:18 GMT -8
One question that I answered incorrectly was the one on BCF's ownership. The correct answer given is 49% public, 51% private. This comes as 'news' to me. I answered 100% public.
What I would like to see is some documentation on this. And, if it is true that 51% of the shares are privately held, where might I go to see about acquiring shares?
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Neil
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Post by Neil on Mar 30, 2008 13:59:53 GMT -8
I haven't looked at that quiz, but whoever provided that answer is incorrect. The BC Ferry Authority holds the one voting share in BC Ferries, and the Province of BC directly holds all the non-voting shares. Shares in BC Ferries are not publicly traded.
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Post by Ferryman on Mar 30, 2008 22:10:43 GMT -8
I got a 40% on Denelsons quiz, but I had to disagree with some of the Questions, and I'm feeling pretty tired right now, so I answered a few of them without thinking.
First Question on that quiz of how many routes cross the Strait of Georgia, is incorrect. 5 routes cross the Strait. Routes 1, 2, 9, 17, and 30. Queen of Oak Bay, Queen of Surrey (3 times), Queen of Alberni (twice), Queen of Victoria (twice), Queen of Coquitlam, Mayne Queen (twice), Queen of Saanich, Chinook II, Queen of Prince Rupert (twice?), and Mill Bay. This totals 10 vessels I can think off the top of my head which have had some damage to pull them from service for a while. The Question about the horn tuning is wrong. How can you justify exactly how many nautical miles, right down to the decimal, that the Spirits sail through American waters? Not just "A" BC Ferry do the Inside Passage in 15 hours. The Norad and Queen of the North would do the route in 15 hours, while the QPR does it in about 18.
WCK and Neil, thanks for catching that one. I think I worded that one wrong. I'll elaborate on that one later, as I probably meant to say who runs them. Though I'm not totally sold on that, I'll check up on some reports.
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Post by DENelson83 on Mar 31, 2008 8:08:35 GMT -8
I got a 40% on Denelsons quiz, but I had to disagree with some of the Questions, and I'm feeling pretty tired right now, so I answered a few of them without thinking. First Question on that quiz of how many routes cross the Strait of Georgia, is incorrect. 5 routes cross the Strait. Routes 1, 2, 9, 17, and 30. Queen of Oak Bay, Queen of Surrey (3 times), Queen of Alberni (twice), Queen of Victoria (twice), Queen of Coquitlam, Mayne Queen (twice), Queen of Saanich, Chinook II, Queen of Prince Rupert (twice?), and Mill Bay. This totals 10 vessels I can think off the top of my head which have had some damage to pull them from service for a while. The Question about the horn tuning is wrong. How can you justify exactly how many nautical miles, right down to the decimal, that the Spirits sail through American waters? Not just "A" BC Ferry do the Inside Passage in 15 hours. The Norad and Queen of the North would do the route in 15 hours, while the QPR does it in about 18. WCK and Neil, thanks for catching that one. I think I worded that one wrong. I'll elaborate on that one later, as I probably meant to say who runs them. Though I'm not totally sold on that, I'll check up on some reports. Yes, it's actually five routes across the Strait, but four corridors. I based the horn question on one of Chris' recordings. I measured the American leg of BC Highway 17 in the same mapping program I used to bring you the nautical charts of the CI's delivery voyage. |
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Nick
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Post by Nick on Mar 31, 2008 15:19:47 GMT -8
Our point with the course measurements is that it is entirely up to the captain to choose which way he takes his ship. It is only required that he gets to his destination on time, in a safe manner, and follows the approximate course set out for him. To say that the route has 4.6 nautical miles in American waters rather than 3.8 (or whatever the other reasonable choice was) is impossible to say, because it will vary wildly depending on a plethora of different variables.
In a nutshell, just because a map program says that 4.6 miles are in US waters, doesn't mean that is always, or even often, the case.
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Post by DENelson83 on Mar 31, 2008 16:04:08 GMT -8
4.6 nautical miles is the shortest.
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Post by kylefossett on Mar 31, 2008 17:12:18 GMT -8
some people are just sour because they got scores lower then they expected
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