Yorkshire MIPIM Quiz

DO you know your Yorkshire property? Try our Yorkshire MIPIM Quiz. The winning entry will receive the ultimate prize – champagne and one of TheBusinessDesk.com's coveted umbrellas. There are 20 questions covering property, pop, sport and the media – give it a try. Full details of how to enter at the bottom of the page.

champagneIn 2010, King Sturge will celebrate an important anniversary. How old will the company be?

A) 150 years

B) 200 years

C) 250 years

LeedsHow much retail space is planned for completion in Leeds City Centre in the next five years?

A) 1,850,000 sq ft

B) 2,050,000 sq ft

C) 2,250,000 sq ft

office spaceWhat was the combined take up of office space in the Leeds in town and out of town markets in 2007? Please answer in square feet.

A) 860,000 sq ft

B) 900,000 sq ft

C) 925,000 sq ft

Nimbus parkIn 2007, King Sturge Leeds completed the letting of the UK's largest ever speculative ware house in Nimbus Park, Thorne. How big was it in square feet?

A) 650,000 sq ft

B) 750,000 sq ft

C) 850,000 sq ft

Grant Thornton moved into No 1 Whitehall Riverside in September 2006. How much did Town Centre Securities sell he building for?

A) £50-55m

B) £60-65m

C) £70-75m

Leeds uniIn what year did the University of Leeds get its charter to become a university?

A) 1804

B) 1894

C) 1904

HalifaxIn which Yorkshire town was Yorkshire Bank founded in 1859?

A) Halifax

B) Huddersfield

C) Bradford

bridgewater placeBridgewater Place is a client of Grant Thornton – when it is fully occupied how many beds are there?

A) 303

B) 467

C) 212

Which band originating in Leeds were famous for pouring a glass of water over John Prescott at the Brit awards in 1998?

A) Chumbawamba

B) Terrorvision

C) Pulp

birdsOn Leeds Civic Hall there are two giant gilded birds at its highest point – what type of birds are they?

A) Eagle

B) Owl

C) Raven

bridgewater placeBridgewater Place is currently Leeds tallest building, how many floors does it have?

A) 28

B) 30

C) 32

pound signIn Januray 2008, the Infrastructure Journal online ranked Grant Thornton at the top of their list as “top financial advisory in Western Europe”. What is the value of the projects that enabled Grant Thornton to acheive this ranking?

A) £500m

B) £1bn

C) £1.5bn

steam trainWhich railway pioneer was accused of spying on Matthew Murray's development of the first commercial engine-pulled railway at the Round Foundry in Leeds in the early nineteenth-century?

A) George Stephenson

B) Joseph Locke

C) Robert Stephenson

schoolGrant Thornton recently closed a BSF project, which included a PFI school in the sample of schemes. What is the average size of a 990 pupil PFI school in square metres?

A) 5,738 sq m

B) 9,737 sq m

C) 3,739 sq m

Which Yorkshire band picked up two Brit Awards ealier this year?

A) Pigeon Detectives

B) Arctic Monkeys

C) Kaiser Chiefs

Yorkshire postHow many copies of the Yorkshire Post are sold on an average week day?

A) 98,000

B) 67,000

C) 42,000

How many games did Leeds United go unbeaten at the beginning of this season?

A) 12

B) 13

C) 14

CannesHow many delegates are attending this years MIPIM conference in cannes?

A) 17,000

B) 26,000

C) 31,000

officeHow many offices does King Sturge have in the UK and mainland Europe?

A) 30

B) 40

C) 50

Business desk imageWhen was TheBusinessDesk.com established?

A) October 2007

B) November 2007

C) December 2007

How do you think you have done? Just email your answers to our 20 questions by 5pm on Tuesday, March 18 to info@thebusinessdesk.com

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