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

2. Which reformer and campaigner for votes for women founded the Womens Social and Political Union in Manchester in 1903? Elizabeth Fry Emmeline Pankhurst Emily Nugent Elizabeth Windsor

3. The Imperial War Museum North at Salford Quays was designed by which renowned modern architect? Norman Foster I. M. Pei Daniel Libeskind Bob the Builder

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? Life on Mars Young Americans The Laughing Gnome China Girl

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

6. What is the orbital motorway around Manchester called? M1 M60 M People M56

7. Which town is not part of Greater Manchester? Bolton Burnley Wigan Rochdale

8. The world's first professional, permanent orchestra was founded in Manchester in 1858. Which is it? The City of Manchester Philharmonic The Stretford End Choir The Halle Orchestra The Manchester Symphonia

9. Which pair of political philosophers worked on their theories at Chetham's library in Manchester during 1845? Mill and Locke. Hume and Kant Marx and Engels Cannon and Ball

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