Q 01/05

The Great Train Robbery halted a Glasgow-to-London mail train in which year?

A) 1958

B) 1971

C) 1980

D) 1963

Answer · why

D) 1963

A gang of 15 led by Bruce Reynolds tampered with the lineside signals to halt an overnight mail train in the early hours of 8 August 1963.

Q 02/05

What filled the 120 mail bags the Great Train Robbery gang carried off?

A) Jewels and precious metals

B) Artworks and sculptures

C) Banknotes

D) Historical documents

Answer · why

C) Banknotes

Mostly £1 and £5 notes, in both the older white design and the newer blue one half its size, enough to fill 120 mail bags.

Q 03/05

What was the approximate value of the haul taken in the Great Train Robbery?

A) £2.6 million

B) £1.2 million

C) £500,000

D) £5 million

Answer · why

A) £2.6 million

The police investigation put the figure at £2,595,997, while the press reported £2,631,784.

Q 04/05

Which of these criminals took part in the Great Train Robbery?

A) Ronnie Biggs

B) Reggie Kray

C) Charles Bronson

D) John Dillinger

Answer · why

A) Ronnie Biggs

Ronnie Biggs gained significant notoriety for his involvement in the Great Train Robbery and his subsequent escape from prison.

Q 05/05

Near which type of structure did the Great Train Robbery take place?

A) A historic castle

B) A railway bridge

C) A major airport

D) A central bank

Answer · why

B) A railway bridge

The gang stopped the train at a tampered signal, then had it moved half a mile to Bridego Railway Bridge, where the mail bags were unloaded into a wai...