Coronation Street 50 Years - The Weatherfield Gazette Quiz
Test your knowledge of 50 years of Coronation Street.
- 1.Who was the original occupant of No 1 Coronation Street?
- A.
Ken Barlow
- B.
Albert Tatlock
- C.
Esther Hayes
- D.
Harry Hewitt
- 2.Who said the following (to Deirdre)? 'Good looks are a curse, you and Ken should think yourselves lucky'
- A.
Hilda Ogden
- B.
Annie Walker
- C.
Blanche Hunt
- D.
Vera Duckworth
- 3.Which of these street character has not been a binman?
- A.
Curly Watts
- B.
Trevor Dean
- C.
Eddie Yeats
- D.
Kevin Webster
- 4.Who filmed Carla and Liam Connor kissing on her mobile phone?
- A.
Rosie Webster
- B.
Leanne Battersby
- C.
Maria Connor
- D.
Tina McIntyre
- 5.Which Friends character did Tyrone name his dog after?
- A.
Chandler
- B.
Joey
- C.
Monica
- D.
Rachel
- 6.Who composed the Coronation Street theme tune?
- A.
Simon May
- B.
Tony Hatch
- C.
Eric Spear
- D.
Michael Kamen
- 7.Which Salford street inspired the original Coronation Street set?
- A.
Archie Street
- B.
Laburnum Street
- C.
Duchy Street
- D.
Deyne Street
- 8.Which episode gave Coronation Street its highest ever viewing figure of 26.6 million?
- A.
Deirdre Barlow decides to stay with Ken
- B.
Richard Hillman murdering Maxine Peacock
- C.
Hilda Ogden leaves the Street
- D.
Steve McDonald marries Karen
- 9.What is the name of the actor, who was also a comedian in real life, who played Mike Baldwin's son?
- A.
Bradley Walsh
- B.
John Thomson
- C.
Craig Charles
- D.
Roy Hudd
- 10.Coronation Street creator Tony Warren met Ena Sharples actress Violet Carson when he was 12 and they both appeared in a radio show. What was it called?
- A.
Junior Choice
- B.
Children's Hour
- C.
Family Favourites
- D.
Pick of the Pops
- 11.Who did 'Killer Katy' Harris murder with a wrench?
- A.
Ronnie Clayton
- B.
Chesney Brown
- C.
Ray Langton
- D.
Tommy Harris
- 12.Who came to an unfortunate end in a supermarket freezer in a bungled attempt at framing Curly Watts?
- A.
Anne Malone
- B.
Raquel Watts
- C.
Reg Holdsworth
- D.
Ron Firman
- 13.Who did Kevin Webster live with when he first came to Coronation Street?
- A.
Deirdre and Ken Barlow
- B.
Jack and Vera Duckworth
- C.
Hilda and Stan Ogden
- D.
Lived on his own
- 14.What was the name of Minnie Caldwell's cat?
- A.
Billy
- B.
Bobby
- C.
Pipkin
- D.
Mimi
- 15.Which one of these was not married to Steve McDonald?
- A.
Vicky
- B.
Nicky
- C.
Karen
- D.
Becky
- 16.Which feisty redhead was great friends with Gail but later fell out over her first husband Brian Tilsley?
- A.
Sue Clayton
- B.
Susan Barlow
- C.
Susan Boyle
- D.
Suzie Birchall
- 17.What type of cancer did Alma Halliwell die of?
- A.
Breast
- B.
Cervical
- C.
Liver
- D.
Lung
- 18.Vera Duckworth's ghost recently appeared but which other street battleaxe returned to haunt her neighbours?
- A.
Blanche Hunt
- B.
Hilda Ogden
- C.
Alma Halliwell
- D.
Ivy Brennan
- 19.Whose dog is called Schmeichel?
- A.
Ken's
- B.
Chesney's
- C.
Kevin's
- D.
Tyrone's
- 20.The opening scene of the first episode of Coronation Street shows two girls playing with a ball, one of them went on to worldwide pop fame - who was she?
- A.
Lyn Hall
- B.
Cilla Black
- C.
Sandie Shaw
- D.
Petula Clark
- 21.Who did Linda Baldwin (nee Sykes) have an affair with?
- A.
Mark Baldwin
- B.
Ken Barlow
- C.
Reg Holdsworth
- D.
Curly Watts
- 22.Which company was the first to sponsor Coronation Street?
- A.
Newton and Ridley
- B.
Cadbury's
- C.
Harveys
- D.
Bettabuys
- 23.Which Shakespearean actor played dodgy author Mel Hutchwright?
- A.
Brian Cox
- B.
Kenneth Branagh
- C.
Ian McKellen
- D.
Richard Attenborough
- 24.What was Raquel Watts's maiden name?
- A.
Wolstenhulme
- B.
Higginbottom
- C.
Sattherthwaite
- D.
Gillespie
- 25.What was Curly Watts's hobby?
- A.
Trainspotting
- B.
Astronomy
- C.
Angling
- D.
Origami
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