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'Coronation Street' Part Two Trivia Quiz

Test your memory with my second 'Coronation Street' quiz. Let me know what you think! All questions as of 2007.

A multiple-choice quiz by May02. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
May02

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
87,205

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
7 / 20

Plays
5588

Last 3 plays: Guest 51 (9/20), Hayes1953 (12/20), Guest 77 (9/20).

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Question 1 of 20

1. What was the original name of 'Coronation Street'? Hint

'Coronation Crescent'

'Florizel Street'

'Coronation Avenue'

'Jubilee Street'

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Question 2 of 20

2. Name the long standing character who previously played a waitress in the original 'Crossroads'. Hint

Rita Sullivan

Gail Platt

Audrey Roberts

Vera Duckworth

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Question 3 of 20

3. Number 7 Coronation Street is actually only 20 years old.

True

False

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Question 4 of 20

4. In 2002, Jack and Vera Duckworth lived once again at Number 9, after a brief ownership of 'The Rovers Return'. Who has not lived in this house? Hint

Kevin Webster

Curly Watts

Rita Sullivan

Ken Barlow

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Question 5 of 20

5. In what year did the irritating Norris Cole first appear in the soap? Hint

1995

1999

1996

1994

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Question 6 of 20

6. Who moved into Number 11 in 1986? Hint

Rita and Len

Alf and Audrey

Deirdre and Ken

Mike Baldwin

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Question 7 of 20

7. In 1990, Steph and Des Barnes moved in. At which number Coronation Street did they live? Hint

No 4

No 12

No 6

No 10

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Question 8 of 20

8. How do the characters Rita and Doreen know each other? Hint

They are cousins

They are sisters

Doreen was married to one of Rita's old husbands

They are ex showgirls

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Question 9 of 20

9. In which year was David Platt born? Hint

1991

1988

1989

1990

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Question 10 of 20

10. Rosie Webster got her name because she was born in Rosamund Street.

True

False

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Question 11 of 20

11. In what year did 'Coronation Street' decide to make four episodes a week? Hint

1997

1995

1998

1996

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Question 12 of 20

12. What was the name of the baby boy born to Fiona Middleton in 1998?

Answer: (One word - first name only)

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Question 13 of 20

13. Before becoming a salon, Number 2 Coronation Street was a charity shop.

True

False

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Question 14 of 20

14. What was the name of the little boy born in 1995 and fathered by Ken Barlow?

Answer: (One Word - first name only)

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Question 15 of 20

15. The actor who plays Mike Baldwin, Johnny Briggs, used to be a soprano.

True

False

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Question 16 of 20

16. What was the name of the racehorse bought as part of a syndicate between Gary Mallett, Jack Duckworth and other 'Rovers Return' regulars? Hint

'Betty's Hot Shot'

'Jack the Rover'

'Betty's Hot Pot'

'Jack Returns'

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Question 17 of 20

17. When Judy and Gary Mallett won a conservatory, to whom did they sell it to? Hint

Derek and Mavis Wilton

Alma and Mike Baldwin

Alf and Audrey Roberts

Maxine and Ashley Peacock

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Question 18 of 20

18. Name the actress who plays Geena Gregory.

Answer: (Two words- first name and surname)

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Question 19 of 20

19. Who said "I'm not pulled as easily as a pint of Newton and Ridley's"? Hint

Bet Gilroy

Natalie Horrocks

Geena Gregory

Betty Williams

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Question 20 of 20

20. What was the name of the girl who tried to destroy Dev's reputation?

Answer: (One Word - first name only)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was the original name of 'Coronation Street'?

Answer: 'Florizel Street'

Granada originally intended to make just 16 episodes of Tony Warren's creation, then called 'Florizel Street'. The name was changed after a tea lady commented that the title sounded like disinfectant!

2. Name the long standing character who previously played a waitress in the original 'Crossroads'.

Answer: Audrey Roberts

RADA trained actress Sue Nicholls began playing Gail Potter's mother Audrey in 1979. Sue had previously played waitress Marilyn Gates in the original series of 'Crossroads'.

3. Number 7 Coronation Street is actually only 20 years old.

Answer: True

The original house fell down in 1965. In 1982, Len Fairclough rebuilt it for his family to live in. I didn't know this either!

4. In 2002, Jack and Vera Duckworth lived once again at Number 9, after a brief ownership of 'The Rovers Return'. Who has not lived in this house?

Answer: Kevin Webster

Kevin Webster is the only character of the above list not to have lived in Number 9. Ken Barlow bought the house in 1962 when he married Valerie Tatlock, for the great sum of �550! The couple moved out of the house in 1968. Len and Rita Fairclough then moved in, where they stayed until 1982. Curly moved into the spare room of Number 9 in 1989.

5. In what year did the irritating Norris Cole first appear in the soap?

Answer: 1994

Norris first appeared in 1994, selling fitness equipment.

6. Who moved into Number 11 in 1986?

Answer: Alf and Audrey

Alf and Audrey moved into Number 11 in 1986. In 1989, Audrey wanted to move again. Alf was adamant that it wouldn't sell, and put the house on the market to prove his point. Unfortunately for Alf, ex army sargeant Jim McDonald put an offer in for the house that very week!

7. In 1990, Steph and Des Barnes moved in. At which number Coronation Street did they live?

Answer: No 6

Des and Steph Barnes bought Number 6 in 1990, buying the house just after it had been built.

8. How do the characters Rita and Doreen know each other?

Answer: They are ex showgirls

They used to sing and perform on stage together in the good old days!

9. In which year was David Platt born?

Answer: 1990

David was born to parents Gail and Martin Platt on 25th December, 1990, the day after Rosie Webster was to born to Sally and Kevin. Gail went into labour during Christmas dinner and ended up in the bed next to Sally.

10. Rosie Webster got her name because she was born in Rosamund Street.

Answer: True

Sally went into labour in the back of a taxi! Little Rosie would not wait and made her entry into the world in Rosamund Street.

11. In what year did 'Coronation Street' decide to make four episodes a week?

Answer: 1996

The decision to make four episodes a week was made in 1996, the year in which the 4000th episode of the soap was broadcast. Award winning actress Sarah Lancashire decided to leave the soap because of the heavy workload.

12. What was the name of the baby boy born to Fiona Middleton in 1998?

Answer: Morgan

Little Morgan was born on the 18th of Febuary, 1998, weighing 6lbs 6oz.

13. Before becoming a salon, Number 2 Coronation Street was a charity shop.

Answer: True

In 1991, Emily Bishop opened a charity shop for Weatherfield Hospital at Number 2. The shop closed that same year after Emily found she could not renew the lease.

14. What was the name of the little boy born in 1995 and fathered by Ken Barlow?

Answer: Daniel

Ken Barlow became a dad again in 1995 when his partner Denise gave birth to son Daniel. Hairdresser Denise then began an affair with her brother in law. She ended the affair but in 1996 left to go to Scotland, taking her son and telling Ken he had no legal right to Daniel.

15. The actor who plays Mike Baldwin, Johnny Briggs, used to be a soprano.

Answer: True

True! Johnny Briggs was a child soprano singer and was already famous when he joined the soap in 1976, having starred in many films and the TV drama 'No Hiding Place'.

16. What was the name of the racehorse bought as part of a syndicate between Gary Mallett, Jack Duckworth and other 'Rovers Return' regulars?

Answer: 'Betty's Hot Shot'

The racehorse, bought in 1996, was named 'Betty's Hot Shot'. Gary was forced to sell his share after his wife Judy found out how much money he had spent.

17. When Judy and Gary Mallett won a conservatory, to whom did they sell it to?

Answer: Derek and Mavis Wilton

Gary and Judy won a catalogue competition, but when they discovered the prize was a conservatory, they decided to sell it, to Derek and Mavis Wilton.

18. Name the actress who plays Geena Gregory.

Answer: Jennifer James

Jennifer James joined the cast in 2000. Her character Geena quickly landed a job at the pub and moved into the flat above the salon with Bobby Lewis. Jennifer is married to the actor Lee Boardman, who played Jez Quigley.

19. Who said "I'm not pulled as easily as a pint of Newton and Ridley's"?

Answer: Natalie Horrocks

Landlady Natalie Horrocks said this when joining the soap in 1997. She caused a split between Kevin and Sally Webster, got married to Des Barnes in 1998, slept with someone else's fiance, and then in 1999 her son was found murdered and she met Vinnie, a barman who she quickly fell in love with.

He had an affair with her sister and moved away, leaving a pregnant and distraught Natalie, who left to have her child away from the street in 2000.

20. What was the name of the girl who tried to destroy Dev's reputation?

Answer: Amy

Shopkeeper Dev was horrified to find his ex girlfriend Amy had followed him from Birmingham and announced to a crowded pub that Dev had left her pregnant and penniless. She then disappeared and came back a week later saying she had had an abortion, and tried to commit suicide. Dev ripped the bandages from her wrists to reveal not only perfect skin but Amy as a total liar.

Source: Author May02

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