Q Former Liverpool player and landlord extraordinaire Robbie Fowler made the 42 under 42 in 2005. But in which country is the Scouse striker now plying his trade? (1)
Q Also in the 2005 list was Alessandro Bacci. Which family business, a Salford institution, is Bacci a director of? (1)
Q Bad news for the Midlands, but good news for North West as Jaguar Land Rover announced plans for hundreds of new jobs in Halewood, Merseyside. What is the name of the Indian parent company of JLR and what model car will Halewood be making? (2)
Q Name the discount Liverpool retailer that announced in September plans to open 50 new stores across the UK. (1)
Q Name four assets or projects associated with Peel Holdings (4)
Q Name the Mexican food chain started by 2008 42s Morgan Davies and Paul Kilpatrick. For a further point, name the location of one of their restaurants. (2)
Q Who is the new chairman of the Northwest Regional Development Agency? (1)
Q Imran Hakim of the 42 under 42 class of 2007 won stardom by taking which toy on Dragon’s Den? And which Dragons invested? (3)
Q Which imaginatively titled gym chain has opened this year in Liverpool and Manchester? (1)
Q Manchester hopes to bring the National Football Museum to the city. Where is the museum now and in what building does Manchester want to house it? (2)
Q Which troubled property group did Brendan Flood build up? And which football club is he a director of? (2)
Q Alan White, chief executive of N Brown, was in the 42 Under 42 in 1992 when he was FD. He left N Brown for a while to join which company? (1)
Q What’s the new name for the GMEX, the venue where the Conservatives had their conference last week? (1)
Q Name two 42 Under 42 alumnus who are standing in the next General Election, one for Labour, one for the Conservatives. (2)
Q Which Chinese city is twinned with Liverpool? (1)
Q Which American city signed a twinning pact with Manchester in 2009? (1)
Q Name 3 US cities can you fly to directly from Manchester? (3)
Q BGlobal’s chief executive, Tony Barnes (42Under42 2001), co-authored a book about which Liverpool based gangster who was in the news last week? For an extra point, where is he living now? (2)
Q Which North West brewer won the World’s Finest Ale competition for its brew Old Tom? (1)
Q Our other speaker tonight, Keith Curran, was in the 42 Under 42 when he ran Yes Telecom, but which major phone company bought it? (1)
Q What was the name of the hotel booking service created by Steve Walsh of design agency Walsh Simmons and for a bonus point, which major travel company bought it? (2)
Q A number of new regional turnaround funds launched in 2009. Clue: one was started by Neil Duckworth one of this year’s crop, another by Dan Wright (one of last years). Can you name two new funds? (2)
Q Duncan Peyton and Steve Sealey of Aquarius have seen one of their Manchester based biotech investments float this year. What is it? (1)
Q Which member of Take That has a brother who is featured in this year’s 42 Under 42? (1)
Q Name 3 events from the 2009 Manchester International Festival? (3)
