Las Vegas or Stalyvegas, how many answers did you get right in our Christmas Quiz?
T H E...A N S W E R SHere are the answers to the North West Insider
Christmas Quiz 2004. How many did you get right?
1 Which classic disco hit was reported to have been sung
by Mark Langford, former owner of the Accident Group,
at a party in Marbella?
a) I will survive
2 Every year the property industry heads for an event
in Cannes called MIPIM. What does MIPIM stand for?
d) All of the above. ie. Massive International Property Market;
Massive International Piss-Up in the Mediterranean;
Something in French we can no longer remember.
3 Alistair Macintosh, chief executive of Manchester City
football club, won the Institute of Directors director
of the year award for Manchester at the dinner at
Mere Golf and Country Club in June.
Why? Points were given for best answers
4 In February Insider reported that businessman
Joe Dwek said he would support regional devolution,
but only if the North West could have its own what?
c) Army
5 What was reported to be the requirement of the
Bank of New York for a new office in Manchester in early 2004?
a) 300,000 sq ft
6 What was the actual requirement as announced
in November 2004?
a) 30,000 sq ft
7 Urban Splash took a bunch of guests to the
European Capital of Culture for 2003.
Can anyone remember where?
c) Graz
8 Nick Johnson, a director of Urban Splash, appears as
a member of the public in an advertisement for which bank?
a) One
9 Which county in England is the only one to have avoided
a fall in house prices?
c) Cheshire
10 Plans for a Bridge Across Morecambe Bay were
revealed in 2004. Which town would be linked with Heysham?
a) Barrow in Furness
11 The director of Bridge Across the Bay, David Brockbank,
was fined £33,000 and had to pay additional costs for polluting
the river Kent. Which agency prosecuted him?
c) The Environment Agency
12 Which of the following agencies was a sponsor of
the North West Environment Awards, which commended
David Brockbank's Staveley Mill Yard development?
c) The Environment Agency
13 Which North West airport was acquired by
Wolverhampton-based City Hopper Airports in 2004?
b) Blackpool
14 Paul Davidson, the Plumber, had his assets frozen
by a court during the course of 2004.
How much a week was he allowed to live on?
a) £31,000
15 Paul Davidson, the Plumber, was forced to sell
his house in Prestbury. How much was the asking price?
a) £31.3m
16 What was the nationality of the new
owner of Blackpool-based car maker TVR?
c) Russian
17 Why did the government call off the referendum for
a regional assembly?
c) Concerns over electoral fraud
18 Liverpool City Council and Mersey Travel
had a dispute over what?
b) The route of the proposed tram network
19 What did Michael Todd, chief constable of
Greater Manchester Police, reveal his nickname
to be in the canteen of Chester Road?
b) Last Minute Dot Todd
20 Liverpool City Council bravely cancelled the
plan to build an iconic building next to the Three Graces.
What was this Fourth Grace going to be called?
c) The Cloud
21 Which towns have made audacious bids to host
casino resorts as a result of the government's
planned liberalisation of gambling?
a) Blackpool
b) Salford
c) Manchester
e) St Helens
22 And which places will eventually get permission to build one?
a) Blackpool
c) Manchester
23 Chris Eddlestone, partner with a Manchester-based
law firm said of which restaurants:
If you're not seen in _______________, then you just don't exist? (You may choose more than one answer.)
a) Piccolino b) Sam's
24 And which ONE of the above used the quote in
an advert outside the restaurant?
b) Sam's
25 Between them, how many times have
Manchester United shareholders Malcolm Glazer,
John Magnier and JP McManus visited Old Trafford?
c) None
26Who did Insider name as the most powerful man
in the North West?
b) John Whittaker
27 Who did Insider reveal as the richest man in the North West?
b) John Whittaker
28 North West retailer Dave Whelan of JJB Sports
allowed Ruby Wax to make a fly-on-the-wall documentary
with him during 2004. What was he thinking of?
Points were given for best answer
29 When she asked him if he had to choose between his family
and JJB what did he say?
c) Couldn't answer
30 Which of the following United Utilities
subsidiaries were rumoured to be for sale during 2004?
d) All of the above
31 What did North West bookmaker Fred Done
bet £31m on in August 2004?
b) Manchester United to finish higher in the Premiership then Chelsea
32 Which property companies have donated money
to Manchester Labour party in 2004?
a) Ask Developments
d) Crosby Homes
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