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Elsie Tanner Trivia Quiz

How much do you know about "Coronation Street" character Elsie Tanner?

A multiple-choice quiz by lucy8795. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
lucy8795

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
183,745

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
962

Last 3 plays: Guest 51 (2/10), Hayes1953 (8/10), Guest 66 (4/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What was the name of Elsie's second husband whom she married in 1967? Hint

Steve

Len

Arnold

Alan

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of Elsie's suitors ran a bar in Portugal? Hint

Bob Maxwell

David Graham

Steve Tanner

Bill Gregory

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Question 3 of 10

3. What were the names of Elsie's two grandchildren? Hint

Martin and Paul

Martin and Dennis

Paul and Kevin

Dennis and Kevin

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of Elsie's lodgers ended up marrying Eddie Yeats? Hint

Marion Willis

Gail Potter

Susie Birchall

Christine Appleby

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which man died in a car crash while out with Elsie? Hint

Bob Maxwell

David Graham

Alan Howard

Wally Randle

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Question 6 of 10

6. What did Elsie discover about Alan Howard soon after their wedding? Hint

That he was already married

That he was bankrupt

That he had a secret daughter

That he was cheating on her

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which "Coronation Street" couple saved Elsie from a fire in her home? Hint

Stan and Hilda

Ernest and Emily

Ken and Deirdre

Gail and Brian

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Question 8 of 10

8. What was the name of the art teacher who became obsessed with Elsie? Hint

Bill Fielding

David Graham

Wally Randle

David Smith

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Question 9 of 10

9. What did Elsie once find in the kitchen sink? Hint

A chimp

A puppy

A kitten

A snake

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which country did Elsie abandon "Coronation Street" for? Hint

Spain

Ireland

France

Portugal

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Most Recent Scores

Apr 14 2024 : Guest 51: 2/10
Apr 07 2024 : Hayes1953: 8/10
Mar 24 2024 : Guest 66: 4/10
Mar 20 2024 : Guest 82: 2/10
Mar 19 2024 : kstyle53: 10/10
Mar 09 2024 : Kabdanis: 2/10
Mar 06 2024 : Guest 86: 10/10
Feb 22 2024 : Guest 212: 2/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was the name of Elsie's second husband whom she married in 1967?

Answer: Steve

Elsie and Steve married in a lavish ceremony on September 4th 1967. The pair moved to America but Elsie soon returned after feeling very lonely over there. Len was a school friend while Alan and Arnold were her other husbands.

2. Which of Elsie's suitors ran a bar in Portugal?

Answer: Bill Gregory

When Elsie had to choose between staying in England to marry Alan or going to Portugal with Bill she chose England. Happily, Bill returned for a visit some years later and a then-divorced Elsie finally took him up on his offer.

3. What were the names of Elsie's two grandchildren?

Answer: Martin and Paul

Paul was born in 1961, the first son of Linda and Ivan Cheveski and went with his parents when they emigrated to Canada soon after his birth. Martin was born a few years later in Canada and the first time Elsie saw her second grandson was when Linda left Ivan for a short period in 1966 and returned home.

4. Which of Elsie's lodgers ended up marrying Eddie Yeats?

Answer: Marion Willis

Marion and Eddie met over the CB radio and Marion soon fell for Eddie's charms, moving into Elsie's which was right next door to the house Eddie shared with the Odgens.

5. Which man died in a car crash while out with Elsie?

Answer: Bob Maxwell

After an evening out with Elsie, Bob was driving home when he suffered a heart attack and died at the wheel. Elsie fled the scene but was eventually tracked down and forced to face Bob's widow in court.

6. What did Elsie discover about Alan Howard soon after their wedding?

Answer: That he was bankrupt

Alan didn't bother to tell Elsie of his financial state until after the wedding which meant that Elsie's dreams of a fairytale marriage were again shattered when she had to start working all hours once again.

7. Which "Coronation Street" couple saved Elsie from a fire in her home?

Answer: Stan and Hilda

Although she was grateful at being saved, Elsie knew that Hilda would be throwing this one up at every possible opportunity for as long as possible - and she did!

8. What was the name of the art teacher who became obsessed with Elsie?

Answer: David Graham

Elsie started modelling for David's class and he asked her out for dinner. Despite the large age gap, Elsie agreed but broke off the relationship when she discovered David was mentally unstable. He threatened to kill her if she dumped him but her tears made him realise what he was doing.

9. What did Elsie once find in the kitchen sink?

Answer: A chimp

The chimp was an artiste in one of Dennis' shows when he turned his attentions to the world of show business. Elsie could take everything else apart from a chimp in the sink!

10. Which country did Elsie abandon "Coronation Street" for?

Answer: Portugal

She went to Portugal to live with Bill Gregory in 1984, it was the end of an era!

Source: Author lucy8795

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