Can you beat Andy Burnham in our Greater Manchester quiz?

1. When was the Peterloo massacre?

   1. 1800

   2. 1806

   3. 1810

   4. 1819

2. Which of these national newspapers was founded in Manchester?

   1. The Daily Telegraph

   2. The Guardian

   3. The Times

   4. The Daily Mail

3. Where in Greater Manchester was the suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst born?

   1. Moss Side

   2. Wythenshawe

   3. Sale

   4. Cheadle

4. Which Greater Manchester borough links Guy Garvey, Victoria Wood and the Neville brothers?

   1. Bolton

   2. Oldham

   3. Bury

   4. Wigan

5. For what did Manchester University students win the Nobel prize in 2010?

   1. Measuring quantum systems

   2. Experiments with graphene

   3. Creating efficient light-emitting diodes

   4. Contributions to astrophysics

6. The Rolls-Royce is a proud Manchester export. But where did Mr Rolls meet Mr Royce and agree to form the company?

   1. The Midland hotel

   2. Heaton park

   3. Old Trafford football stadium

   4. Palace theatre

7. Until 2006, the nearest Ikea to Manchester was in Warrington, where Andy Burnham grew up. But which Greater Manchester borough has hosted an Ikea for the last 10 years?

   1. Oldham

   2. Stockport

   3. Bury

   4. Tameside

8. What is Strangeways prison's official name?

   1. Her Majesty's Prison Manchester

   2. Her Majesty's Prison Southall Street

   3. Her Majesty's Prison Manchester Victoria

   4. Manchester Prison

9. Christopher Eccleston, Bernard Sumner and Sir Ben Kingsley are from which Greater Manchester borough?

   1. Wigan

   2. Salford

   3. Bolton

   4. Oldham

10. Which Greater Manchester town hall was so admired by Adolf Hitler that he wanted to have it taken, brick-by-brick, back to Germany had he managed to invade Britain during the war?

    1. Trafford

    2. Bolton

    3. Bury

    4. Rochdale

Solutions

1:D - Andy got this one wrong. He answered 1810, 2:B - Andy got this one right. The Manchester Guardian was founded in 1821, 3:A - Andy got this one wrong, 4:C - Andy got this one right, 5:B - Andy got this one spot on, 6:A - Andy got this one wrong, 7:D - Andy got this one wrong too, 8:A - Andy got this one wrong, 9:B - Nailed it. Andy got this one right, 10:D - Andy got this one wrong

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And test your knowledge of Greater Manchester’s famous food

1. Which of these treats is associated with Wigan?

   1. 

   2. 

   3. 

   4. 

2. 

   What is this northern delicacy?

   1. Eccles cake

   2. Rag pudding

   3. Manchester tart

   4. Pie barm

3. 

   Which Greater Manchester borough did Vimto emerge from?

   1. Bolton

   2. Oldham

   3. Bury

   4. Salford

4. 

   What are these famous Salford products?

   1. Rag puddings

   2. Eccles cakes

   3. Pie barm

   4. Chocolate buns

5. 

   Which borough is this black pudding associated with?

   1. Bury

   2. Bolton

   3. Oldham

   4. Wigan

Solutions

1:C, 2:C, 3:D, 4:B, 5:A

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