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A quiz about Manchester and surroundings.
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1
Manchester born actor, Christopher Eccleston, played which Doctor Who?
The Ninth Doctor
The Eighth Doctor
The Tenth Doctor
The Eleventh Doctor
2
Born in Bury, Richmal Crompton wrote stories about a cheeky school boy. What was his name?
Billy Bunter
William
Smike
Tom Brown
3
Which famous Mancunian is this?
Ian Curtis
Professor Brian Cox
Ian Brown
Caroline Aherne
4
The first passenger railway line in the world ran from Manchester to which other city?
Cardiff
Bradford
Liverpool
Leeds
5
Which George Formby song was initially banned by the BBC for being too explicit?
With My Little Stick Of Blackpool Rock
Leaning On A Lamp Post
Auntie Maggie's Remedy
When I'm Cleaning Windows
6
Roger Bolt was a famous playwright and script writer. Which of these movies did he not work on?
Saving Private Ryan
A Man For All Seasons
Lawrence of Arabia
Dr Zhivago
7
What is the name of the New Order hit?
Red Monday
Green Monday
Blue Monday
Yellow Monday
8
Working at The University of Manchester, who proposed the modern model of the atom?
Ernest Borgnine
Ernest Hemingway
Ernest Rutherford
Ernest Shakleton
9
What was the name of Peter Kaye's fictional club?
The Wheel Tappers and Shunters Social Club
The Green Dragon
The Phoenix Club
The Griffin's Head
10
Actor Maxine Peake played an unusual role when she took the lead in which Shakespeare play?
Hamlet
The Tempest
King Lear
Othello
11
What is the name of the Harold Brighouse play set in Salford?
Sophie's Choice
She Stoops to Conquer
Hobson's Choice
Lady Windermere's Fan
12
Name this Manchester band.
Joy Division
Happy Mondays
Oasis
The Smiths
13
What is the name of this landmark?
Deansgate Tower
Beetham Tower
Cheetham Tower
Hilton Tower
14
Which local football team plays at Spotland?
Bury
Bolton Wanderers
Rochdale AFC
Wigan Athletic
15
Which painter was famous for his paintings of matchstick figures and Salford factories?
John Constable
JMW Turner
David Hockney
LS Lowry
16
Who was not in The Smiths?
Bernard Sumner
Johnny Marr
Andy Rourke
Mike Joyce
17
What is the name of Anthony Burgess's dystopian novel?
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Brave New World
1984
A Clockwork Orange
18
Manchester born actor, Robert Donat, won an Academy Award for Best Actor for which film?
Goodbye, Mr Chips
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
The 39 Steps
The Count of Monte Cristo
19
Who is this woman?
Emmeline Pankhurst
Marie Stopes
Emily Wilding Davison
Nancy Astor
20
Sir Norman Foster is famous in which field?
Heart Surgery
Fashion
Architecture
Banking
21
Working in Manchester in 2004, Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov isolated which material?
Carbon nanotubes
Graphite
Graphene
Carbon fibres
22
In which year did a massive bomb, planted by the IRA, destroy much of central Manchester?
1999
1996
1998
1997
23
In which year was the Peterloo Massacre?
1818
1816
1819
1817
24
Which sport could you watch at this venue?
Basketball
BMX
Boxing
Swimming
25
Who is this sporting Mancunian?
Danny Webber, footballer.
Roy Collins, cricketer.
Mike Atherton, cricketer.
Lee Dixon, footballer.
