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Coronation Street Quiz - test your Corrie knowledge
32 Quiz Questions
- It was announced in January 2011 that which character would be returning to the soap once again after a 43-year absence?
- What's the first names of Ken Barlow's twin children?
- Who did Bet Lynch marry?
- Which character was played by Eileen Derbyshire?
- Who were the two main characters which featured in the most watched Coronation Street episode ever?
- Which actor played pensioner Ernie Crabbe, who turned up to buy an exercise bike from Jack Duckworth?
- What was the name of the fictional character played by Nigel Havers who was a love interest for Audrey Roberts?
- Who ran the grocery shop at No. 15 and was heavily involved in local politics, including two spells as mayor of Weatherfield?
- Who did Derek Wilton leave at the alter?
- What was the first name of the philandering taxi driver played by Craig Charles who joined the cast in 2005?
- The 1987 Christmas Day episode was one of the most-watched episodes of all time; what was the main storyline?
- Who had a relationship with florist Maggie Dunlop?
- What sort of disaster marked the live 50th anniversary of the show in 2010?
- As of 2020, who is Coronation Street's most married character?
- Geoffrey Nugent was the Street's first "eco-warrior", by what name was he better known?
- Who run the Rovers Return between landlords Alec Gilroy and Fred Elliot?
- Can you remember the first name of Deirdre Barlow's mother?
- On 13 May 1964, who died of a heart attack in the Snug of the Rovers Return?
- Who played the character Leonard Swindley between 1960 and 1965?
- Name the show's first ever gay character?
- Who did Fizz's husband John Stape have an affair with in 2007?
- Which actor played Curly Watts? And what was Curly's real name?
- Which character was played by Michelle Keegan?
- How many times has Rita Tanner been married?
- What is the name of the fast-food outlet located adjacent to Roy's Rolls at 18 Victoria Street?
- Betty Turpin's policeman husband died in 1974, was his name: (a) Cyril, (b) George, (c) Billy, or (d) Harry?
- Which job at Bessie Street has been held by Albert, Percy Sugden, Jack Duckworth and Dennis Tanner?
- Which band popped into the Rovers after a concert in the area and ended up thumping Les Battersby?
- In Corrie's fictional history, the street was named in honour of the coronation of which monarch?
- In October 1969 Street residents were injured in a coach accident that killed the driver, what was the main difference after the crash?
- Which pub is historically the biggest rival pub to the "Rovers Return"?
- Before becoming Mrs. Rodwell, Gail has had five previous surnames, what are they?
Answers:
- Dennis Tanner
- Peter and Susan
- Alec Gilroy
- Emily Bishop
- Alan Bradley and Rita Fairclough (26.93 million people watched the villain (Bradley) get hit by a tram in Blackpool)
- Norman Wisdom
- Lewis Archer
- Alf Roberts
- Mavis Riley
- Lloyd (Lloyd Mullaney)
- Hilda Ogden left the Street (to be a char to her doctor in the country)
- Mike Baldwin
- A tram crash
- Steve McDonald (as of 2020, having been married seven times to five women)
- Spider (he was Emily Bishop's nephew)
- Natalie Barness
- Blanche
- Martha Longhurst
- Arthur Lowe
- Todd Grimshaw
- Rossie Webster (played by Helen Flanagan)
- Kevin Kennedy, Norman
- Tina McIntyre
- Three (to Len Fairclough, Ted Sullivan and Dennis Tanner)
- Prima Doner
- (a) Cyril
- Lollipop man
- Status Quo
- King Edward VII (it was built in 1902)
- Coronation Street was in colour (the accident happened in black and white, the next episode characters recovered in colour)
- The Flying Horse
- Potter, Tilsley, Platt, Hillman, and McIntyre