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.
In 2010, King Sturge will celebrate an important anniversary. How old will the company be?
A) 150 years
B) 200 years
C) 250 years
How 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
What 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
In 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
In what year did the University of Leeds get its charter to become a university?
A) 1804
B) 1894
C) 1904
In which Yorkshire town was Yorkshire Bank founded in 1859?
A) Halifax
B) Huddersfield
C) Bradford
Bridgewater 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
On 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 Place is currently Leeds tallest building, how many floors does it have?
A) 28
B) 30
C) 32
In 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
Which 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
Grant 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
How 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
How many delegates are attending this years MIPIM conference in cannes?
A) 17,000
B) 26,000
C) 31,000
How many offices does King Sturge have in the UK and mainland Europe?
A) 30
B) 40
C) 50
When was TheBusinessDesk.com established?
A) October 2007
B) November 2007
C) December 2007
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