Do you have the breadth of local knowledge to cut it as a Manchester taxi driver?
And we don't mean just what if your sat-nav was on the blink and you had take a passenger running late to their destination using only your knowledge of the city's streets. Part of being a taxi driver also means being able to carry a conversation with whoever is in the back of your cab.
Imagine it's early hours on Saturday morning and your fare - a little worse for wear - is keen to discuss the finer points of the city's history and culture. Well if you think that sounds easy, there's now a way to test if you've got the skills for the job.
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A new 'Greater Manchester Taxi!' board game is being officially launched in November this year. Created by Derek Carroll, a former black cab driver from Edinburgh, the game is based on the working life of a cabbie.
The trivia game contains 300 local history and general knowledge questions about Greater Manchester. For players not from Greater Manchester there are also 300 UK general knowledge questions.
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"Just like driving a taxi, the better your knowledge, the better the tips, the more you earn," said Derek. Adding: "When your fare ends, answer a question on Greater Manchester to gain a tip."
And just as taxi drivers have an opinion on every subject, land on one of the 'Sound-Off' squares and it’s your turn to sound-off like a cabby. 'Sound-Off' cards contain a hundred varied subjects.
On being given the 'Sound-Off subject', you have 30 seconds to talk on that subject, mentioning any of the six key words printed on the card, increases your earnings. The overall winner of the game is the player who has earned the most money at the end.
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The launch of the Greater Manchester edition of the game will be at John Lewis in the Trafford Centre on Monday, November 7. To coincide with the launch, the MEN has created a quiz using a sample of some of the local trivia questions contained in the game for you to test to see if you have indeed, got the knowledge.
Answer five Greater Manchester Taxi! board game quiz questions below to see if you've 'got the knowledge'. You can also play by clicking the link here.
The game's makers have also provided a 10% discount for MEN readers wanting to buy the Greater Manchester edition. To receive the discount, just go to www.taxiboardgame.co.uk and enter the code 'Man10' at checkout.
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