Coronation Street on Mastermind (again)

Not for the first time, Coronation Street was a specialist subject on Mastermind this week - specifically, Corrie since 2000.

Ailsa Watson, an Administrator from Renfrewshire, got ten points in the Corrie round with one pass. She went on to win overall, going to show that Corrie fans are highly intelligent people. I wonder if Ailsa visits this Blog?

I got nine out of fourteen Corrie questions right, which was quite disappointing to be honest. I was stumped by the questions on Terry Duckworth; Raquel (though I would have guessed it with a few seconds longer); Jack Duckworth; Dev and Rita’s dog.

Anyway, it was fun taking part. In case you missed it, here is a clip of the Corrie round:

Why not see how many you get right and post your scores on the doors in the comments below? Let’s see how many people can beat Ailsa and find out who the true Mastermind of the Coronation Street Blog is…

By Martin Leay, on Twitter @mpleay

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Take the Coronation Street Mastermind challenge

This week on the BBC's Celebrity Mastermind, John Humphrys put the questions to a panel including 6Music presenter Chris Hawkins. 

Chris answered questions on his specialist subject which was Coronation Street from 2005.

His chosen charity was The Christie hospital in Manchester.  You can follow Chris on twitter at @ChrisHawkinsUK

Chris did a sterling job and scored 10 out of 11.  But could you do better?  

Here's the link to the iPlayer where you can watch the programme - Chris comes on first with his Corrie questions.  

And for those outside of the UK who can't view the iPlayer, here's the list of questions.  You'll find the answers here.  Good luck and let us know how you do!

1. Who joined the Coronation Street cast in 2014 playing the burglar Michael Rodwell?

2. Which much-loved long running character died in July 2015 six months after the actress who had played her for 42 years died?

3. In which building on the Street did Violet Wilson give birth to her son Dylan in February 2008?

4. Who did Peter Barlow kiss on the day of his marriage to Carla Connor - he was later wrongly convicted of her murder after she was killed by Rob Donovan?

5. In 2005 Sir Ian McKellen appeared on the Street as Mel Hutchwright, the author of a steamy bodice-ripper who had been invited to visit the Weatherfield Book Club to talk about its novel. What was its title? 

6. Les was so excited when a famous rock band played at his and Cilla's wedding that he fulfilled a life-long dream of trashing the contents of a room only to find that he'd destroyed his own wedding presents. Which band was it?

7. To which city did Sarah-Louise Platt take Bethany after she accepted a job offer from her Uncle Stephen?

8. What was the name of Chesney's Great Dane, he was named after a famous Manchester United goalkeeper?

9. In 2011 which character played by the original cast member Philip Lowrie returned to the Street after a 43 year absence?

10. Tracy was serving a life sentence for the murder of her lover Charlie Stubbs when she was allowed out of prison on temporary release to attend whose funeral?

11. What was the professional name of the children's entertainer Jesse Chadwick played by Jon Thomson, who moved in with Eileen Grimshaw in 2009?

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Were you a Coronation Street Mastermind?

Last week we posed the questions faced by a Mastermind contestant whose specialist subject was Coronation Street. The questions can be found here and below are the answers. So how did you do?

1. Tony Warren
2. His moustache
3. Sunliners
4. December
5. An observatory
6. Annie Walker's
7. Charleville
8. Randy
9. The Glad Tidings
10. Eric Spear
11. Spot the ball
12. Maureen Naylor
13. Dr. Lowther
14. The select
15. Betty Driver
16. Martin Shaw
17. Shangri La
18. Carolyn Reynolds

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Are you a Coronation Street Mastermind?

Whenever I watch BBC's Mastermind I think that if were to take part there could only be one specialist subject I could answer questions on: Coronation Street. In 2007, Sarah Piddock, a retired catering supervisor, did just that and scored 13 with one pass. The programme was repeated this lunchtime on BBC2 and here are the questions she faced. I scored 15, how would you have done?

1. Coronation Street was created by which writer who at one point planned to call it Florizel Street?

2. What was removed from a drunk Kevin Webster during Des and Steph Barnes house-warming party in 1990?

3. Which travel agency did Alec Gilroy take over when he returned to Weatherfield?

4. The first episode of Coronation Street was transmitted in which month of 1960?

5. After Curly Watts bought number 7 he decided to have the loft converted into what?

6. Whose beloved Rover car was wrecked in 1983 when Eddie Yates backed the council bin lorry into it?

7. Mayor Alf Roberts cancelled the twinning of Weatherfield with which French town after Fred Elliott was accused of bribery during a black pudding contest?

8. What was the name of Percy Sugden's budgie who accompanied him when he became Emily Bishop's lodger?

9. Which mission had been Ena Sharples' home for 30 years until its demolition in 1968?

10. The programme's theme tune was written by which composer who died in 1966?

11. In 1974 eight of the female characters enjoyed a holiday in Majorca after Bet Lynch won which competition?

12. Which character was Reg Holdsworth trying to seduce when Derek Wilton drilled through the floor and punctured Reg's water bed?

13. Hilda Ogden left Coronation Street in 1987 to become the live-in housekeeper to which doctor for whom she had previously cleaned?

14. What was the name of the Rovers Return's third bar, along with the public bar and the snug, although they were knocked into one during the refurbishment after the 1986 fire?

15. Which actress began playing Betty Turpin in 1969 although she'd auditioned for the role of Hilda Ogden 5 years earlier?

16. Which actor played Robert Croft the leader of a hippy commune that took over number 11 in 1968?

17. What was the name of the boat built by Gerry Booth whose maiden voyage ended in disaster when it capsized with Stan Ogden on board?

18. Who replaced Mervyn Watson as the programme's producer in 91 and later became the Executive Producer?

The answers are here!

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