WorksheetsManchester Themed Quiz
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 11mins
Which daily newspaper was founded in Manchester in 1821?
What is the symbol of Manchester?
(a)
"Be Here Now" and "The Masterplan" were hit albums from which band based in Manchester?
(a)
Which famous female political activist was born in Moss Side in 1858?
Emmeline Pankhurst
Richard Pankhurst
Christabel Pankhurst
Sylvia Pankhurst
Which scientist (from Manchester) decrypted Enigma
(a)
How are people living in Manchester called?
Mancunians
Manchesterians
Which following borough is not in Greater Manchester?
Bolton
Wigan
Stockport
Chester
Which political movement started in Manchester?
The Suffragette
Anarchism
Nationalism
Socialism
How many Nobel prizes does the University of Manchester boast?
10
15
20
25
Which technology device was invented in Manchester?
iPod
Tablet
Computer
Smartphone
On average (1981-2010), how many days does it rain in Manchester each year?
133
143
155
167
The University is well known for being the first to isolate graphene, but what is graphene made of?
(a)
How many square kilometres is the University’s Manchester Campus?
2.7
270
27
How many ‘ways to wellbeing’ are there?
5
4
6
9
The University of Manchester in its current form was created in 2004 from the merger of the Victoria University of Manchester and UMIST. But what year do we trace our roots back to?
1088
1851
1824
1966
In 1948, the esteemed economist William Arthur Lewis Joined Manchester. What was particularly significant about his appointment?
He was the first black professor to be appointed in the UK
The University had already named a building after him
He was a Nobel Prize winner – the first we’d had in economic sciences
He would use ‘the Baby’ – the world’s first stored-program computer – to carry out his most important work
Owens College was founded to provide an education with one big difference. What was it?
It only offered medical courses
Children aged 10 upwards were admitted
It was to have a museum open to the public
Students did not have to take religious tests
