Manchester Quiz

Manchester is among the largest metropolitan cities in Great Britain. It came into existence during the Industrial Revolution and it is rich in heritage, culture and history. It has been inhabited from the Roman times, when Julius Agricola built a fort to the north of the city. Manchester was Britain's fourth largest port, 40 mile from the sea. In year 1894, the Manchester Ship Canal was opened to allow ships to reach Manchester and the neighboring town of Salford. The history of old Manchester is questioned in any Manchester quiz.

In year 1830, Liverpool and Manchester Railway was opened at the cost of 7, 39,183 pounds. This railway is the world's first passenger railway. A good Railway transport network was required to transport manufactured merchandise from cotton weaving, dyeing, and was essential for the textile industry. Manchester was called 'Cottonopollis' because of the cotton produced on a large scale. Questions about Manchester railways are regularly asked in Manchester quiz.

Some other questions you may come across in Manchester quiz can be related to below stated things. Manchester is also the birthplace of many famous artists. An exhibition of L. S. Lowry, who created the 'Matchstick men' is kept permanently at 'The Lowry' in Salford. Anthony Burges, the author of the famous book 'A Clockwork Orange' was a local author. Peter Mark Roget, a physician at the Manchester Infirmary, wrote the famous medical thesaurus. French Impressionist Adolphe Valette lived, taught and painted Manchester for ten years.

Modern Manchester is also known as Greater Manchester has 10 boroughs, of which Bury has the lowest population. Manchester has a resident population of about 2, 585, 800. 30.9% residents of Manchester are aged 24 and under. Manchester also has a sizeable number of ethnic minorities. According to the 1991 census, out of 2, 55,050 jobs in the Manchester district, only 96,780 were filled by Manchester residents. Some questions related the Manchester demographics are also regular in local quizzes.