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Classic Coronation Street
Quiz - test you knowledge of old Corrie episodes
- What was Betty's hotshot?
- Who played the character Leonard Swindley between 1960 and 1965?
- What was Curly Watts' hobby?
- What was the occupation of Maggie Dunlop who had a brief relationship with Mike Baldwin?
- What was the name of the son of Annie and Jack Walker?
- Who left in October 1997 to run a guest house in the Lake District?
- Betty married Cyril Turpin in 1949, what was his occupation?
- What was the name of Brian Tilsley's mother?
- Who passed away while resting in an armchair just after midnight on New Year's Day 1999?
- Who is remembered for always wearing a hairnet?
- Who was the resident caretaker of the Community Centre from 1983 to 1988?
- Who got the special wallpaper for Hilda Ogden's mural?
- In March 1987, an amazing 27 million people watched which character get hit by a tram in Blackpool?
- Valerie Barlow died plugging in what?
- Who played the fictional character Lewis Archer?
- On Christmas Eve 1990, who was born in the back of Don Brenan's taxi?
- Who was killed in a shooting during a factory burglary in 1978?
- Which character's final appearance came in January 1984 with emigration to Portugal?
- Who enroled with a video dating agency referring to himself as "Vince St. Clair"?
- What happened to Fred Gee's green Rover car on a trip to the Lake District in 1983?
- Which actress played Ken Barlow's love interest Elaine Perkins for several episodes in 1973?
- Hilda Ogden departed to Derbyshire to start a new life as the housekeeper for which doctor?
- Which character was first seen in 1985 as a school-leaver working in Jim's Cafe?
- Salad from whose allotment caused sickness in the street when it was sold at the Corner Shop in 1978?
- In 1973, who invited herself to become Mayoress when mayor Alf Roberts needed a partner?
- What was the name of the dog that climbed into Les Battersby and Cilla Brown's bath before it plunged through the floor?
- Who was the grandfather of Vicky Arden?
- What was the first name of the character played by Sarah Lancashire?
- Who died in a motorway accident while returning home from his secret mistress Marjorie Proctor?
- Can you remember the Weatherfield Council secretary who had an affair with Ken Barlow in 1989 which lead to his first divorce from Deidre?
Answers
- A racehorse (owned by Jack Duckworth, Fred Elliott, Don Brennan, Billy Williams and Alf Roberts)
- Arthur Lowe
- Astronomy
- Florist
- Billy Walker
- Mavis Wilton (also Mavis Riley)
- Policeman
- Ivy
- Alf Roberts
- Ena Sharples
- Percy Sugden
- Eddie Yates
- Alan Bradley
- A hairdryer (and was given an electric shock)
- Nigel Havers
- Rosie Webster
- Ernie Bishop
- Elsie Tanner (or Elsie Gregory)
- Jack Duckworth (in 1983)
- Ended up in a lake
- Joanna Lumley
- Doctor Lowther
- Martin Platt
- Albert Tatlock's
- Annie Walker
- Shmeichel
- Alec Gilroy
- Raquel
- Len Fairclough
- Wendy Crozier (Wendy Papadopoulos)