Play the Quiz: Coronation Street Truth or Spoof?

Here's a little game I've put together. It's called Coronation Street Truth or Spoof.

All you have to do is guess which of the following quotes were spoken in Coronation Street - Truth. 

And which quotes came from the genius Victoria Wood sketch set in the Rovers snug - Spoof.

Ready? Here we go. The answers are at the bottom of the blog post, so don't look down if you don't want to know.

Are these Coronation Street quotes Truth or Spoof?

1. By 'eck! It's like Sodom and Gomorrah all over again!

2. I 've' ad enough skriking in this bug 'utch to last me from Weatherfield Viaduct to Whit-week walk 

3. Elsie Tanner's a loud mouthed, pig headed, painted tramp, wi a bustful of brassiere and nowt on top.

4. Sorting jumble gives you a thirst like a camel

5. You've a chip on your shoulder that big, Jackson's Chippy couldn't come up wi't' vinegar

6. Aye, it were a beautiful death. She just sat up, broke wind and died.

7. You can hear some very interesting things if you keep your hairnet pressed up against vestry wall

8. Esmerelda Street, ey? It's very bay window down there.

9. I've got clinkers  to riddle and pots to scythe

10. There's an awful lot of gossip goes on in frock shops

11. From what I hear its two clogs to a threepenny bit that she'll electrocute herself with her own 
hairdryer

12. There's a woman comes in here looks like a weasal in specs

Answers:
1. Truth
2. Spoof
3. Truth
4. Truth
5. Spoof
6. Truth
7. Spoof
8. Truth
9. Spoof
10. Truth
11. Spoof
12. Truth

And if that's whetted your appetite to watch the Victoria Wood sketch again, here it is:




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Picture Quiz: Name the Coronation Street stars

Here's some Friday fun with some very old black and white pictures of past and presnt members of the Coronation Street cast.  How many can you name? 

The answers are available online and I'll give you the link to find out the answers at the bottom of this blog post after you've had a good look at all of these great pics.

Hope you enjoy them!

Find the answers here!

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Play our fiendish Coronation Street quiz - Friday August 7

With thanks to a very old soaps quiz book that Sunny Jim found in a charity shop recently, here we go with another of our Coronation Street quizzes.  The earlier ones can be found here.

There's no prizes for winning, so don't ring in. It's just for fun. Mind you, it is rather tricky.

Answers are at http://corrie.net/quiz.html

1. Who were the first occupants of No. 6 Coronation Street?
2. Who rescued Bet when the Rovers went up in flames?
3. What was the Street's first new baby?
4. How did Brian Tilsley come to an untimely end?
5. How many times was Elsie Tanner married?
6. What caused Albert Tatlock to collapse on the kitchen floor in 1961?
7. Why were the Street's residents evacuated to the Mission Hall in 1961?
8. How much did Linda and Ivan Cheveski pay for No. 9 Coronation Street?
9. Where did Billy Walker go to work after returning from National Service?
10. What did Tom Hayes - who lived at No. 5 in 1961 - do for a living?
11. Who were the propreitors of the Italian restaurant in Rosamund Street?
12. How much did Florrie Lindley win on the premium bonds?

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Play our fiendish Coronation Street quiz

With thanks to a very old soaps quiz book that Sunny Jim found in a charity shop recently, here we go with another of our Coronation Street quizzes.  The earlier ones can be found here.

There's no prizes for winning, so don't ring in. It's just for fun. Mind you, it is rather tricky.

Answers are at http://corrie.net/quiz.html

1. What was the name of Minnie Caldwell's cat?
2. Why was Minnie's lodger Jed Stone sent to jail?
3. Where did Annie Walker's husband Jack die?
4. Why did Hilda Ogden go to Australia in April 1970?
5. How much did Dave Smith lend her to fly there?
6. How did Emily's husband Ernest Bishop die?
7. Who caused the break-up of Ray and Deirdre Langton's marriage?
8. Where did Ena Sharples move to when she left the street?
9. Why did Emily's marriage to Arthur Swain break up?
10. Who did barman Fred Gee marry?
11. How did Rita and Jenny Bradley meet?
12. Where was Alan Bradley held after trying to murder Rita?
13. What was he eventually convicted of?

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Take the test: How well do you know Ken Barlow?

How well do you know Ken Barlow? 

With thanks to an old soaps quiz book that Sunny Jim found in a charity shop last week, here we go with a set of questions all about King Ken of Coronation Street.

There's no prizes for winning, so don't ring in. It's just for fun. Mind you, it is rather tricky.

1. What was the name of Ken Barlow's brother and who did he marry?
2. Who was newspaper man Ken's mole on the local council?
3. Why did Ken's parents disapprove of his girlfriend Marion Lund?
4. What subjects did Ken get a second-class BA honours degree in?
5. How did Ken Barlow's mother Ida die?
6. What was Ken's first job after University?
7. In which newspaper did Ken's controversial article 'Life in a Northern Backstreet' appear?
8. What did Ken sell to pay for his wedding to Valerie?
9. Where did Ken and Valerie spend their honeymoon?
10. Why did Ken report butcher William Piggott to the police?
11. What was the demo against that landed Ken Barlow in jail?
12. Which exotic location was Ken going to teach in before his wife Valerie died?
13. Why did Ken's housekeeper Margaret Lacey resign?
14. Who was Ken Barlow matched with when he joined a computer dating agency?
15. How did Ken's estranged wife Janet die?

You'll find the answers here.


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Coronation Street Blog Quiz - Part 1

Sunny Jim found an old soaps quiz book in a charity shop this week and there's a massive section of Corrie questions.  So, here we go with the first of a regular Coronation Street quiz.

Some of these questions are a bit old and may be tricky for some. These quizzes will come in groups of 15 questions and here's the first set today. Good luck!

1. What was the original name of Coronation Street?
2. Who were the first people seen on screen when the show started in 1960?
3. What was the name of the Weatherfield shop that Emily Nugent managed?
4. What was the first scandal in Coronation Street?
5. Whose was the Street's first wedding?
6. Where did bus inspector Harry Hewitt propose to barmaid Concepta Riley?
7. Who were Ena Sharples' companions in the snug?
8. Where did Ken Barlow's father Frank retire to after his win on the premium bonds?
9. How did Martha Longhurst die?
10. Which number Coronation Street did the Ogdens move into in 1964?
11. What sport did Stan Ogden take up in October 1964?
12. Where did Elsie Tanner's daughter Linda and her Czech husband emigrate to?
13. How did tearaway Lucille Hewitt shock her teachers?
14. How did Elsie's estranged solider husband Steve meet his end?
15. Leslie and Maggie Clegg took over the corner shop in 1968 but their son Gordon was really the illegitimate child of another Street reglular - who?

If you want to check the answers to see how well you've done - the answers are here.  No peeking though.

We'll do regular Corrie quizzes over the coming weeks.

With thanks to Your Favourite Soaps Puzzle and Quiz Book

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Coronation Street Blog Quiz: Answers

Thank you to all who took part in last week's quiz. Anonymous 09:41 nearly got a full sweep but was a year out with the 5th photo.

So here are the answers:

1. 1964 - Emily jilts Swindley. Both blogger Tvor and Anonymous 09:41 were correct with Anonymous 16:01 a year out.

2. 1985 - Alf and Audrey's wedding. All three competitors were correct.

3. 1990 - Rosie and David are born. All three competitors were correct.

4. 1999 - The Desais take over the Corner Shop. Both Anonymous competitors were correct.

5. 2007 - The Duckworths' Golden Anniversary. Nobody was correct.

6. 1969 - The bus crash. Both Tvor and Anonymous 09:41 were correct.

7. 2002 - Fred and Evelyn's wedding. Anonymous 16:01 was correct.

8. 1976 - Hilda shows off her 'muriel'. Anonymous 09:41 was correct.

9. 1983 - Ken/Deirdre/Mike showdown. Both Anonymous competitors were correct.

Thanks to all who competed.

Would you like to see the quiz continue on the blog? If so, what kind would you like to see?

by Llifon


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Coronation Street Blog Quiz: Guess the Corrie Year

From the response my various blog quizzes have had, by far the strongest was the one that asked for you to guess a Corrie year.

And here we are again with another one for you to rack your brains on a Thursday afternoon!

Leave your answers in the comments below. Good luck and I'll announce the answers next week!

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Coronation Street Blog Quiz: Answers

Last week I asked you to guess which Corrie characters had certain middle names. The response wasn't as good as I hoped, but here are the answers.

1. Sidney - Alf Roberts 

2. Sylvester - Tyrone Dobbs

3. Jayne - Liz McDonald

4. Theresa - Bet Lynch

5. Harold - Jack Duckworth

6. Anika - Leanne Tilsley

7. Handel - Fred Elliott

8. Franklin - Len Fairclough

9. Vernon -  Mike Baldwin

10. Anthony - Ray Langton

Our blogger Tvor got 6 correct while Anon 11:48 got one correct.

by Llifon

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Coronation Street Blog Quiz: Guess the Middle Name

Here's another quiz for you.

This time guess which characters have/had these middle names.

1. Sidney

2. Sylvester

3. Jayne

4. Theresa

5. Harold

6. Anika

7. Handel

8. Franklin

9. Vernon

10. Anthony

Good luck and I'll reveal the answers next week.

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Rovers pub quiz at Coronation Street tour

Thursday 18th June 7pm - 10.30pm
Tickets £16.00 per person, max of 6 people per team (team members must be over 18)

Win a VIP experience! (And a goody bag with exclusive tour merchandise for each winning team member too)

Coronation Street The Tour invites you to a pub quiz with a difference. You don't have to be a Corrie expert to enter but it might help as there will be Corrie themed questions as well as picture rounds, general knowledge and name that tune.

If you are full of trivia and want a fun evening out with friends, then book your tickets now for The Corrie Tour Pub Quiz. 

The Rovers will be open so get yourself a drink and settle down at your table in the studio in front of one of the iconic Corrie sets, for a series of questions covering everything from Corrie to capital cities!

With breaks between rounds you'll have time to go for a walk along the cobbles, have a look at the selected interior sets or take a 20 minute Street Tour with one of our guides. The Crew Kitchen Cafe and catering van will also be open for chips, hotdogs, pies and pasties if you fancy a bite to eat.

Team registration 7pm
Rovers bar open 7pm - 10pm
Quiz starts 7.30pm
Depart 10.30pm

The ticket price of £16.00 includes entry to the quiz and to Coronation Street The Tour with time to explore the studio and street. Tour guides will be on hand to talk about the sets and answer your questions (no cheating!), there will also be short guided tours of the Street in the interval.

Click here to book your tickets now!

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Coronation Street Blog Quiz: Answers

Thanks to everyone who competed in the quiz last week. I have to say I was impressed with the answers.

Congratulations to both Nathan Lloyd and Christine Mary Fougere (Facebook) for getting a clean sweep and to Anonymous 21:22 for pointing out the fact that both Betty and Maggie had the maiden name of Preston. It was a trick question on my part.

And so to verify:

1. Burton - Vera Duckworth. This was her surname until she married Jack in 1957.

2. Preston - Betty Williams AND Maggie Cooke. This was Betty's surname until she married Cyril in the late 1940s and Maggie until she married Les Clegg in 1947.

3. Heavey - Maxine Peacock. When she first appeared in 1995 this was her surname until she married Ashley in 1999.

4. Greenwood - Liz McDonald. This was her surname until she married Jim in 1974.

5. Schofield - Ena Sharples. This was her surname until she married Alfred in 1920.

6. Littlewood - Rita Tanner. This was her surname when she first appeared in 1964. She returned as Rita Bates in 1972 but it turned out that she had taken the surname of her common law husband Harry. When she left him she reverted back to Littlewood until she married Len Fairclough in 1977.

7. Nelson - Ivy Brennan. This was her surname until she married Bert Tilsley in 1956.

8. Crabtree - Hilda Ogden. This was her surname until she married Stan in 1943.

9. Carlton - Minnie Caldwell. This was her surname until she married Armistead in 1925.

10. Lee - Janice Battersby. This was her surname until she married Les in 1994.

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Coronation Street Blog Quiz: Guess the Maiden Names

Here we are with another quiz for you.

This time, I want you to guess which women had these maiden names.

1. Burton

2. Preston

3. Heavey

4. Greenwood

5. Schofield

6. Littlewood

7. Nelson

8. Crabtree

9. Carlton

10. Lee

Leave your answers below and I'll reveal the answers in a week's time.

Have fun!

by Llifon

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Coronation Street Blog Quiz: Answers

Thank you to everyone who competed in the blog quiz last week, that asked you to guess the Corrie years in the collage.

The answers were as follows:

1. 1995 (Bet and Rita showdown) - all 6 commenters were correct.

2. 2009 (The Barlows at the AA meeting) - all 6 commenters were correct.

3. 2001 (Alma's death) - all 6 commenters were correct.

4. 1989 (Brian's death) - 5 commenters were correct. 

5. 1998 (Deirdre in court) - 5 commenters were correct. 

6. 1967 (Elsie and Steve's wedding) - all 6 commenters were correct.

7. 2002 (Hillman tries to kill Emily) - 2 commenters were correct.

8. 1978 (Ernest's murder) - 5 commenters were correct.

9. 1987 (Hilda's exit) - 4 commenters were correct.

Congratulations to Chris who managed to get all the correct answers. Well done!

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Coronation Street Blog Quiz: Guess the Corrie Year

Every now and then, I'll be creating a Corrie quiz for you to enjoy. It'll come in different formats.

Today, I've created one where you guess in which year certain Corrie storylines happened. 

There are nine photos in the collage above and you have to guess in which year did every storyline happen.

Leave your answers in the comment box and I'll let you know if you're correct in a week's time.

Have fun!

by Llifon

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Take ITV's Corrie year end quiz

ITV have a fun little quiz on their website today with 12 trivia questions from storylines through this year. They're multiple choice and not really that difficult but have a go anyway and let us know what your score is.

Check out the quiz here.

(psst... I got 100%....just sayin')




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