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  "Grange Hill" Nicknames   great trivia quiz  
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The BBC's long-running "Grange Hill" series has brought us many characters with unusual monikers, but do you know their real names?
Average, 15 Qns, Sutti, Aug 19 18
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  "Grange Hill" - The Early Years   popular trivia quiz  
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A quiz about the early years (the first twelve series) of classic school-based BBC programme "Grange Hill".
Difficult, 10 Qns, Sutti, Feb 08 08
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Grange Hill Trivia Questions
1. Lovable scouser Ziggy Greaves was one of the best known characters to appear in "Grange Hill", but what was his real name?

From Quiz "Grange Hill" Nicknames

Answer: Eric

Eric 'Ziggy' Greaves was played by George Christopher between 1986 and 1989. He got his nickname from David Bowie's alter ego Ziggy Stardust because he was fond of spiders. (Ziggy Stardust's backing band was called The Spiders From Mars.)

2. In which year was "Grange Hill" first shown on British television?

From Quiz "Grange Hill" - The Early Years

Answer: 1978

The first episode of "Grange Hill" was screened on the BBC on Wednesday 8th February 1978.

3. Pogo Patterson started at "Grange Hill" in series three and quickly made an impact with his money-making schemes. What was his first name according to the register?

From Quiz "Grange Hill" Nicknames

Answer: Douglas

It was never explained how Douglas Patterson (played by Peter Moran) came by the nickname 'Pogo'.

4. Who speaks the first line in the very first episode of "Grange Hill"?

From Quiz "Grange Hill" - The Early Years

Answer: Judy Preston's mother

Judy Preston's mother calls from off-screen, "Judy, are you up yet?". This is not in the first scene of the first episode but it is the first scene with a line of dialogue.

5. Togger Johnson arrived at "Grange Hill" in 2003 and became extremely popular as the series heart-throb. What is his Christian name?

From Quiz "Grange Hill" Nicknames

Answer: Patrick

Patrick 'Togger' Johnson is played by Chris Perry-Metcalf. The character is "Grange Hill" favourite Tucker Jenkins' nephew.

6. How does Ann Wilson get lost on her first day of school?

From Quiz "Grange Hill" - The Early Years

Answer: The school bully sends her to the wrong place

One series wonder Ann Wilson (played by Lucinda Duckett) is the first student we see come into contact with school bully Jackie Heron. Jackie and her cronies reverse the direction of an arrow pointing new first years to the school hall and then give Ann directions to the other end of the school.

7. The pupils know him as Bullet Baxter (although they never say it to his face!). What do his fellow teachers call him?

From Quiz "Grange Hill" Nicknames

Answer: Geoff

A constant trial for the pupils in the first eight series of "Grange Hill", games teacher Geoff 'Bullet' Baxter (played by Michael Cronin) won many fans among viewers for his dry wit and hangdog expression.

8. Who was the first pupil to die in the show?

From Quiz "Grange Hill" - The Early Years

Answer: Antoni Karamonopolis

Antoni Karamanopolis (played by Vivian Mann) died in episode fifteen of series three after he fell off the roof of a car park during a game of dare. Jeremy Irvine drowned in series seven of "Grange Hill", Danny Kendall died of an unnamed neurological disorder in series twelve, and Ziggy Greaves left in full health after completing his GCSEs, also in series twelve.

9. Actor Mark Savage terrified pupils and viewers alike as school bully Gripper Stebson from series four until series eight of "Grange Hill". Gripper's real name was less threatening, but what was it?

From Quiz "Grange Hill" Nicknames

Answer: Norman

Norman 'Gripper' Stebson took great delight in bullying new first year Roland Browning along with any other pupil he managed to catch on their own. Along with his henchmen, Denny and Georgie, racist Gripper often fought with black or Asian students and sought to make all the white students of "Grange Hill" swear an oath of allegiance to Great Britain.

10. What was "Grange Hill" originally planned to be called?

From Quiz "Grange Hill" - The Early Years

Answer: Grange Park

"Grange Hill"'s creator, Phil Redmond, wanted the series to be set in his native Liverpool but the BBC were in London so that's where the programme was made.

11. Jonah Jones may have appeared in only two series of "Grange Hill" but fans of the programme warmed to the cheeky chappie and remember him fondly. What did his mother christen him?

From Quiz "Grange Hill" Nicknames

Answer: Gordon

Lee Sparke who played Gordon 'Jonah' Jones left "Grange Hill" in 1983 after he found out that his character was due to be killed off the following year. The character of Jeremy Irvine who had already been seen as Jonah's cousin replaced him in that storyline.

12. What was Tucker Jenkins' real name?

From Quiz "Grange Hill" - The Early Years

Answer: Peter

Peter 'Tucker' Jenkins was played by Todd Carty and appeared in the first five series of "Grange Hill" before appearing in three series of the spin-off programme "Tucker's Luck".

13. Tigger Johnson is Togger Johnson's younger brother and has acquired a similar nickname. What is Tigger's real name?

From Quiz "Grange Hill" Nicknames

Answer: Tim

Jack McMullen joined the cast of "Grange Hill" as Tim 'Tigger' Johnson in 2004.

14. Who is class One Alpha's form tutor in series one?

From Quiz "Grange Hill" - The Early Years

Answer: Mr Mitchell

Mr Mitchell, played by Michael Percival, appeared in the first two series of "Grange Hill". Mrs Munroe was the head of first year in series one and Mr Foster and Mr Baxter were both games masters never featured as form tutors.

15. Gonch Gardner started at "Grange Hill" in series eight, a memorable character - tall with ginger hair and always a scam on the go. But was his first name so memorable - what was it?

From Quiz "Grange Hill" Nicknames

Answer: Luke

John Holmes (aka John McMahon) appeared in "Grange Hill" as Luke 'Gonch' Gardner for five series. We never found out how Gonch got his nickname.

16. How did Benny Green's dad injure his back?

From Quiz "Grange Hill" - The Early Years

Answer: He fell off a crane

Mr Green's injured back is regularly mentioned as one of the reasons Benny's family cannot afford uniforms or school trips. In the very first episode, Benny tells Mr Mitchell that his dad hurt his back falling off a crane.

17. Precious Matthews had her eye on a career in hairdressing and excelled herself singing in the Brighton Rock musical at the end of series eight, but what was her real name?

From Quiz "Grange Hill" Nicknames

Answer: Precious

Yes, Precious Matthews' name really WAS Precious! She was played by the improbably-named Dulice Liecier between 1981 and 1985.

18. Tucker Jenkins' friend Alan has three different surnames while he is at Grange Hill. What are they?

From Quiz "Grange Hill" - The Early Years

Answer: Turner, Hargreaves, Humphries

Played by George Armstrong, Alan's surname is Turner in series one. Next he is referred to as Alan Hargreaves and, finally, Alan Humphries. No explanation is ever given for this so we can only assume it is an almighty continuity error!

19. Mauler McCaul was the American Football-obsessed, late eighties bully in "Grange Hill". He was somewhat less scary once you found out about his interest in cooking and his real name. Which name?

From Quiz "Grange Hill" Nicknames

Answer: Francis

Francis 'Mauler' McCall first appeared at "Grange Hill" in series eleven and left after series thirteen. He was played by Joshua Fenton.

20. What is the first thing Tucker Jenkins does to annoy Trisha Yates?

From Quiz "Grange Hill" - The Early Years

Answer: He fires a catapult at her head

Firing a catapult at Trisha's head is the first of many things Tucker does to wind Trisha up during their time at "Grange Hill". He insists on calling her Pongo most of the time (unless he's calling her Piggy or something else equally as charming!). Trisha gets her own back at the end of the first episode by thwacking him on the head with her ruler.

21. He was something of a rebel and a favourite teacher among "Grange Hill" pupils. They demonstrated in order to win him his job back and even wrote a song about him. By which name does the staff know Scruffy McGuffy?

From Quiz "Grange Hill" Nicknames

Answer: Bill

Bill 'Scruffy' McGuffy (so nicknamed because of his less-than-formal choice of clothing and long-ish hair) was played by Fraser Cains. He was a regular character between 1982 and 1984.

22. Another "Grange Hill" bully, another unusual nickname! Mooey Humphries first appeared on our screens in 2003. Which name was he christened with?

From Quiz "Grange Hill" Nicknames

Answer: Matthew

Matthew 'Mooey' Humphries (played by Jonathan Dixon) may have enjoyed throwing his weight around but the bully found himself floored by punches thrown by his targets on more than one occasion.

23. Stewpot Stewart was well-liked among his classmates and they all called him by this highly imaginative nickname, but what did the teachers call him?

From Quiz "Grange Hill" Nicknames

Answer: Christopher

Mark Burdis first appeared as Christopher 'Stewpot' Stewart in series four of "Grange Hill" after a lot of new characters were brought in to boost Pogo Patterson's class. The character stayed on into the sixth form.

24. Sean Maguire got his big break in "Grange Hill" as Tegs Ratcliffe. First appearing in 1988, what was the first name on the character's school report?

From Quiz "Grange Hill" Nicknames

Answer: Terence

Terence 'Tegs' Ratcliffe was best buddies with fan favourite Justine Dean from series eleven until he left after series fourteen. Sean Maguire went on to star in relatively successful sitcom "Off Centre" in America.

25. Best remembered for his part in the hard-hitting drugs storyline, Zammo Maguire is a character well recognised by even those who weren't regular viewers of "Grange Hill". What is Zammo's real first name?

From Quiz "Grange Hill" Nicknames

Answer: Samuel

Samuel 'Zammo' Maguire was played by Lee MacDonald and is best remembered for the storyline in series nine when he got hooked on heroin. Zammo eventually kicked the habit and got engaged to school sweetheart Jackie Wright (although they deferred their wedding plans).

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