Which two famous football clubs carry Manchester's name?
AnswerUnited and City
Manchester United and Manchester City both represent the area.
Places · Facts & stats
Manchester facts & stats
7 fact-checked facts about Manchester's history, science, sport and landmarks, each with the reason behind it. 5 more are in today's round and join this page after it closes.
The basics
Manchester is in which region of England?
AnswerNorth West England
Greater Manchester is in the North West.
Going deeper
The world's first intercity passenger railway, linking Manchester and Liverpool, opened in which year?
Answer1830
The Liverpool and Manchester Railway opened in 1830.
Which scientist did pioneering atomic research at the University of Manchester?
AnswerErnest Rutherford
Rutherford's Manchester work revealed the atomic nucleus.
What does Manchester's worker bee symbol represent?
AnswerHard work and industry
The bee stands for the city's industrious past.
Expert level
Which material was first isolated at the University of Manchester in 2004?
AnswerGraphene
Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov isolated graphene there.
The Manchester Baby, which ran its first program in 1948, is known as the first what?
AnswerElectronic stored-program computer
It was the first computer to run a program stored in its memory.
Know these cold?Today's round is five questions like these, 20 seconds each. Your streak and level follow you to every arena.Play today's round