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"Grange Hill" - The Early Years Quiz

A quiz about the early years (the first twelve series) of classic school-based BBC programme "Grange Hill".

A multiple-choice quiz by Sutti. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Sutti

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
256,628

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
595

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 147 (6/10), Guest 90 (6/10), Guest 103 (8/10).

Question 1 of 10

1. In which year was "Grange Hill" first shown on British television? Hint

1977

1978

1979

1976

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who speaks the first line in the very first episode of "Grange Hill"? Hint

Judy Preston's mother

Tucker Jenkins' mother

Justin Bennett's father

Mr Garfield

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Question 3 of 10

3. How does Ann Wilson get lost on her first day of school? Hint

She cannot read the signs directing the first years

The school bully sends her to the wrong place

She follows the wrong year group

The headmaster sends her on an errand

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was the first pupil to die in the show? Hint

Jeremy Irvine

Antoni Karamonopolis

Ziggy Greaves

Danny Kendall

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was "Grange Hill" originally planned to be called? Hint

London High

The School

Wood Hill

Grange Park

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was Tucker Jenkins' real name? Hint

David

Peter

Alan

Simon

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who is class One Alpha's form tutor in series one? Hint

Mrs Munroe

Mr Mitchell

Mr Foster

Mr Baxter

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Question 8 of 10

8. How did Benny Green's dad injure his back? Hint

Playing golf

He was hit by a car

He fell off a crane

Saving Benny's life

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Question 9 of 10

9. Tucker Jenkins' friend Alan has three different surnames while he is at Grange Hill. What are they? Hint

Humphries, Hargreaves, Hooper

Davies, Hooper, Humphries

Turner, Hargreaves, Humphries

Hargreaves, Hooper, Turner

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is the first thing Tucker Jenkins does to annoy Trisha Yates? Hint

He tries to copy her work

He steals her pen

He fires a catapult at her head

He calls her 'Lanky'

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Nov 28 2024 : Guest 147: 6/10
Nov 15 2024 : Guest 90: 6/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In which year was "Grange Hill" first shown on British television?

Answer: 1978

The first episode of "Grange Hill" was screened on the BBC on Wednesday 8th February 1978.

2. Who speaks the first line in the very first episode of "Grange Hill"?

Answer: Judy Preston's mother

Judy Preston's mother calls from off-screen, "Judy, are you up yet?". This is not in the first scene of the first episode but it is the first scene with a line of dialogue.

3. How does Ann Wilson get lost on her first day of school?

Answer: The school bully sends her to the wrong place

One series wonder Ann Wilson (played by Lucinda Duckett) is the first student we see come into contact with school bully Jackie Heron. Jackie and her cronies reverse the direction of an arrow pointing new first years to the school hall and then give Ann directions to the other end of the school.

4. Who was the first pupil to die in the show?

Answer: Antoni Karamonopolis

Antoni Karamanopolis (played by Vivian Mann) died in episode fifteen of series three after he fell off the roof of a car park during a game of dare.
Jeremy Irvine drowned in series seven of "Grange Hill", Danny Kendall died of an unnamed neurological disorder in series twelve, and Ziggy Greaves left in full health after completing his GCSEs, also in series twelve.

5. What was "Grange Hill" originally planned to be called?

Answer: Grange Park

"Grange Hill"'s creator, Phil Redmond, wanted the series to be set in his native Liverpool but the BBC were in London so that's where the programme was made.

6. What was Tucker Jenkins' real name?

Answer: Peter

Peter 'Tucker' Jenkins was played by Todd Carty and appeared in the first five series of "Grange Hill" before appearing in three series of the spin-off programme "Tucker's Luck".

7. Who is class One Alpha's form tutor in series one?

Answer: Mr Mitchell

Mr Mitchell, played by Michael Percival, appeared in the first two series of "Grange Hill".
Mrs Munroe was the head of first year in series one and Mr Foster and Mr Baxter were both games masters never featured as form tutors.

8. How did Benny Green's dad injure his back?

Answer: He fell off a crane

Mr Green's injured back is regularly mentioned as one of the reasons Benny's family cannot afford uniforms or school trips. In the very first episode, Benny tells Mr Mitchell that his dad hurt his back falling off a crane.

9. Tucker Jenkins' friend Alan has three different surnames while he is at Grange Hill. What are they?

Answer: Turner, Hargreaves, Humphries

Played by George Armstrong, Alan's surname is Turner in series one. Next he is referred to as Alan Hargreaves and, finally, Alan Humphries. No explanation is ever given for this so we can only assume it is an almighty continuity error!

10. What is the first thing Tucker Jenkins does to annoy Trisha Yates?

Answer: He fires a catapult at her head

Firing a catapult at Trisha's head is the first of many things Tucker does to wind Trisha up during their time at "Grange Hill". He insists on calling her Pongo most of the time (unless he's calling her Piggy or something else equally as charming!).
Trisha gets her own back at the end of the first episode by thwacking him on the head with her ruler.

Source: Author Sutti

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