DO you know which general election candidate in Keighley helped bring the Rubik's Cube to the UK, which one races rally cars and which one can do the splits?

We asked all local candidates in this year's General Election to tell us up to five interesting facts about themselves. This is what they had to say...

Bradford Telegraph and Argus:

ROS BROWN (GREEN)

• Ros was the first person in her family to go to university, and studied in Hull;

• She has been a primary teacher and headteacher;

• She loves music by the late Gil Scott Heron;

• Ros learned Urdu for a year;

• She can still do the splits!

Bradford Telegraph and Argus:

GARETH EPPS (LIBERAL DEMOCRAT)

• Gareth's great-uncle Ike received his Welsh rugby union cap at age 81. He played in 1919 then moved to Batley to play League and work in a textile mill, and was given his cap in 1975;

• Gareth stood against David Cameron in 2001;

• He once bowled Yorkshire and England's Chris Silverwood out in a charity cricket match – with Rory Bremner commentating as Geoff Boycott. (He had scored his highest score in any form of cricket though);

• Gareth is fluent in German and French, and lived in Berlin for a year;

• With Greg Mulholland, he led the cross-party Fair Deal For Your Local campaign to save the community pub – the campaign that secured the only Government defeat on legislation in the 2010-15 Parliament.

Bradford Telegraph and Argus:

JOHN GROGAN (LABOUR)

• John currently chairs employee-owned Hatfield Colliery near Doncaster, which is one of the country's last three deep coal mines;

• He is a lifelong Bradford City supporter who, as a 15-year-old, had a poem published in the Telegraph and Argus celebrating Bradford City's appearance in the FA Cup quarter finals in 1976;

• He still plays five-a-side but these days is relegated to the role of goalkeeper;

• When he had just retired as Selby's MP in 2010, John was carrying around a pint in front of the main stand at Headingley cricket ground when somebody shouted out to the amusement of the crowd, 'Eh lad you can't put that on expenses now!';

• John has been to Mongolia over 30 times promoting trade with Britain and is the proud owner of the 'Pole Star', which is the highest award that the descendants of Genghis Khan award to foreigners.

Bradford Telegraph and Argus:

KRIS HOPKINS (CONSERVATIVE)

• Kris left school at the age of 15 with no qualifications;

• His first job was at Brooks fish and chip shop in Keighley, now known as Wilsons Fish Restaurant;

• Kris is a former Army private and served with the Duke of Wellington’s Regiment in Northern Ireland, Kenya and Germany;

• He was appointed Minister for Communities and Local Government in October 2013 with responsibilities including councils, adult social care, homelessness and community pubs;

• In his spare time, Kris likes to build and race rally cars and is the largest member of the all-conquering House of Commons tug of war team.

Bradford Telegraph and Argus:

PAUL LATHAM (UKIP)

• Paul launched the original Rubik Cube puzzle in the UK, with his sales team, back in 1980, at American owned Ideal Toy Co;

• He also helped launch and market Atari, the first video games system sold in Britain, while at Warner Bros.;

• He launched Hasbro in the UK in 1982 and with it the 'My Little Pony' girls range;

• ET the film - he signed the licence on the deal to sell the Alien ET model/doll into the UK market in 1982;

• While general manager with Virgin group, he travelled around the globe, as he had world responsibility.