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Quiz about ManchesterEverything but a beach

Manchester-"Everything but a beach." Quiz

Rich in history, architecture, sporting and artistic achievement, Manchester has been dramatically transformed into a British icon in the last 10 years. The beach quote is by Ian Brown.

A multiple-choice quiz by luckypierre. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
luckypierre

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
258,713

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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Top 35% Quiz

Question 1 of 10

1. During the Industrial Revolution, due to the number of mills working on this material, Manchester acquired which nickname? Hint

Cottonopolis

Silkopolis

Linenopolis

Lycraopolis

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which reformer and campaigner for votes for women founded the Womens Social and Political Union in Manchester in 1903? Hint

Elizabeth Fry

Emmeline Pankhurst

Emily Nugent

Elizabeth Windsor

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Question 3 of 10

3. The Imperial War Museum North at Salford Quays was designed by which renowned modern architect? Hint

Daniel Libeskind

Bob the Builder

I. M. Pei

Norman Foster

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which critically acclaimed BBC TV series, named after a David Bowie song, followed the adventures of a Manchester policeman transported back in time to 1973? Hint

The Laughing Gnome

China Girl

Young Americans

Life on Mars

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Question 5 of 10

5. Manchester United's football ground Old Trafford is actually in which town? Hint

Hyde

Stretford

Middleton

Weatherfield

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is the orbital motorway around Manchester called? Hint

M60

M People

M56

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which town is not part of Greater Manchester? Hint

Bolton

Rochdale

Wigan

Burnley

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Question 8 of 10

8. The world's first professional, permanent orchestra was founded in Manchester in 1858. Which is it? Hint

The Stretford End Choir

The Halle Orchestra

The Manchester Symphonia

The City of Manchester Philharmonic

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which pair of political philosophers worked on their theories at Chetham's library in Manchester during 1845? Hint

Marx and Engels

Cannon and Ball

Hume and Kant

Mill and Locke

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Question 10 of 10

10. During the 1980s and 1990s the Hacienda was one of Manchester's most famous buildings. What was it world famous as? Hint

A chippy specialising in deep fried chorizo

A ranch style building housing the Spanish consulate

The nightclub at the centre of the 'Madchester' music scene.

A trend setting restaurant

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. During the Industrial Revolution, due to the number of mills working on this material, Manchester acquired which nickname?

Answer: Cottonopolis

After a period of decline that started in the Great Depression of the 1930's the cotton industry withered, mills shut and Manchester's Royal (Cotton) Exchange closed in 1968 to be reborn as a theatre.

2. Which reformer and campaigner for votes for women founded the Womens Social and Political Union in Manchester in 1903?

Answer: Emmeline Pankhurst

The campaigners became known as Suffragettes. In later life Emmeline Pankhurst joined the Conservative Party and stood for Parliament.

3. The Imperial War Museum North at Salford Quays was designed by which renowned modern architect?

Answer: Daniel Libeskind

The building is designed to resemble the broken shards of a globe-a world blown apart by war. I visited for the first time recently-hugely impressive.

4. Which critically acclaimed BBC TV series, named after a David Bowie song, followed the adventures of a Manchester policeman transported back in time to 1973?

Answer: Life on Mars

Life on Mars has been such a success that there is to be a follow up series set in London in the 1980's to be called Ashes to Ashes.

5. Manchester United's football ground Old Trafford is actually in which town?

Answer: Stretford

'Blue Moon, you saw me standing alone'-come on City! The great rivalry between Manchester's two Premiership clubs continues unabated.

6. What is the orbital motorway around Manchester called?

Answer: M60

During rush hour the M60 is Manchester's biggest car park.It has recently been proposed that Manchester hosts a trial scheme for road charging-pay as you drive. Some see this as a necessary measure to regulate overcrowded roads, others as another tax on the beleaguered motorist.

7. Which town is not part of Greater Manchester?

Answer: Burnley

The metropolitan county of Greater Manchester was formed in 1974. Although all four towns listed were previously in Lancashire administratively only Burnley, about 30 miles north of Manchester, remains so.

8. The world's first professional, permanent orchestra was founded in Manchester in 1858. Which is it?

Answer: The Halle Orchestra

The Halle's original home, The Free Trade Hall, was the site of the Peterloo Massacre in 1819 when a large meeting of radical protestors was attacked by a cavalry charge killing 11 and injuring over 500 people. The Free Trade Hall was recently converted into an upmarket hotel.

9. Which pair of political philosophers worked on their theories at Chetham's library in Manchester during 1845?

Answer: Marx and Engels

Engels' family owned factories in Manchester. Chetham's is the oldest public library in England founded in 1653.

10. During the 1980s and 1990s the Hacienda was one of Manchester's most famous buildings. What was it world famous as?

Answer: The nightclub at the centre of the 'Madchester' music scene.

After standing empty for a few years the Hacienda, having played a large part in the rebranding of Manchester as a 'cool' city, was converted into a block of apartments.

Source: Author luckypierre

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