100+ Best Soap Opera Trivia Questions & Answers

Question: In what year did the last ever episode of Brookside air?

Answer: 2003

Question: When did Brookside first broadcast?

Answer: 1982

Question: In what year did Channel 5 decide to cancel Family Affairs?

Answer: 2005

Question: Terry Sullivan's long-suffering wife died in a 1991 episode of Brookside. What was her name?

Answer: Sue

Question: Which character did John Clarke kill in the gun siege in Brookside in 1985?

Answer: Kate

Question: In what year did an explosion occur on the Parade in Brookside?

Answer: 1998

Question: In which year did Barry Grant push Sue from scaffolding in Brookside?

Answer: 1991

Question: In what year did the Millennium Club explode in Brookside?

Answer: 1999

Question: Nat Simpson was found in bed with his sister in a controversial Brookside storyline. What was her name?

Answer: Georgia

Question: What channel Broadcast the long-running series Brookside?

Answer: Channel 4

Question: What was the surname of Nat and Georgia, the brother/sister romance couple in Brookside?

Answer: Simpson

Question: Michael Starke played which famous character in Brookside?

Answer: Sinbad

Question: Vince Early played which long-running character in Brookside?

Answer: Ron Dixon

Question: Rosie Banks became addicted to what in Brookside in the mid-1990s?

Answer: Gambling

Question: What was the surname of Matthew and Emily, who were killed in a car crash in Brookside in 1997?

Answer: Franham

Question: Which popular character was accused of child abuse in Brookside in 2000?

Answer: Sinbad

Question: Max Brannings affair, which his son's wife was revealed on Xmas day in what year in Eastenders?

Answer: 2007

Question: The character Ian Beale first appeared in Eastenders in which year?

Answer: 1985

Question: The character Sonia Fowler first appeared in Eastenders in what year?

Answer: 1993

Question: Phil Mitchell first appeared in Eastenders in which year?

Answer: 1989

Question: The character of Bianca Jackson first appeared in Eastenders in what year?

Answer: 1993

Question: In what year did Eastenders have the storyline of 'Who Shot Phil Mitchell?'

Answer: 2001

Question: The character Dot Cotton first appeared in Eastenders in what year?

Answer: 1985

Question: In what year was Dirty Den brought back to life in Eastenders?

Answer: 2003

Question: Eastenders was first screened in what year?

Answer: 1985

Question: What is the name of Pauline's Twin Brother in Eastenders?

Answer: Pete

Question: Which city is the setting for Eastenders?

Answer: London

Question: Where was Zoe heading off to in Eastenders leading to Kat confessing to be her mother?

Answer: Spain

Question: What is the profession of Phil Mitchell in Eastenders?

Answer: Mechanic

Question: What is the name of the garage in Eastenders?

Answer: Archers

Question: Eastenders is set in which fictional town?

Answer: Walford

Question: When did Hayley, the first Transsexual Character in soap history, make her TV debut in Coronation Street?

Answer: 1998

Question: In what year was Coronation Street first broadcast?

Answer: 1960

Question: In what year did Alan Turner first appear in Emmerdale?

Answer: 1982

Question: Deidre Rachid was jailed in what year in Coronation Street, leading to a newspaper campaign to free her?

Answer: 1998

Question: Which member of the Sugden family married Christine Sharp in Emmerdale in 1974?

Answer: Joe

Question: Which Channel has aired Coronation Street since its debut in 1960?

Answer: ITV

Question: In what year was 'The Bloody Purge' in Coronation Street?

Answer: 1964

Question: Originally Granada TV commissioned how many episodes of Coronation Street?

Answer: 13

Question: Which of the following is the first name of one of Liz's children in Coronation Street?

Answer: Steve

Question: Which of the following is the first name of one of Gail's children in Coronation Street?

Answer: David

Question: What is the occupation of Kevin Webster in Coronation Street?

Answer: Mechanic

Question: Jimmy Corkhill took up which profession after 'going straight'?

Answer: Teacher

Question: What was the name of Mr. Stubbs, the lover Tracey Barlow murdered in 2009 in Coronation Street?

Answer: Charlie

Question: In what month was the first episode of Coronation Street aired in 1960?

Answer: December

Question: What is the occupation of long-running Coronation Street character Tyrone?

Answer: Mechanic

Question: Conning character Jon Lindsay told Deirdre Rachid that he had what occupation in Coronation Street?

Answer: Pilot

Question: What was the first name of Mr. Gordon, married to Carla Connor, in Coronation Street?

Answer: Tony

Question: What character did Hayley, Britain's first Transsexual soap character, marry in Coronation Street in 1999?

Answer: Roy

Question: Barry Grant pushed Sue from the scaffolding in Brookside. What was the name of her son she was carrying?

Answer: Daniel

Question: What was the name of the girlfriend who was proved to have 'Shot Phil Mitchell' in 2001?

Answer: Lisa

Question: What is the surname of Eastenders character Dirty Den?

Answer: Watts

Question: What nickname is given to the Eastenders character Den Watts?

Answer: Dirty

Question: What was Hayley Croppers name before her sex change in Coronation Street?

Answer: Harold

Question: Which member of the Sugden family was trapped inside Crossgill Farm when it burned to the ground in Emmerdale?

Answer: Annie

Question: What was the name of Mandy Jordaches husband, whom she murdered in a famous Brookside storyline?

Answer: Trevor

Question: What was the name of the mad cult member who moved to Brookside close and took half the street hostage in 1995?

Answer: Simon

Question: What role did Carlos Raphael have in the Crossroads Motel?

Answer: Chef

Question: Tony Gordon ordered a henchman to kill which member of the Connor family in Coronation Street?

Answer: Liam

Question: What was the name of Duncans twin sister in Family Affairs?

Answer: Holly

Question: Which of the following is the first name of one of Eileen's children in Coronation Street?

Answer: Jason

Question: Which of the following is the first name of one of Sally's children in Coronation Street?

Answer: Rosie

Question: The Dingle family made their debut in Emmerdale in which year?

Answer: 1994

Question: What kind of establishment is the Woolpack in Emmerdale?

Answer: Pub

Question: What year saw the famous Emmerdale plane crash?

Answer: 1993

Question: In what year was Hollyoaks first aired?

Answer: 1995

Question: In what year was Emmerdale first broadcast?

Answer: 1972

Question: The character Ian Beale first appeared in Eastenders in which year?

Answer: 1985

Question: In what year was a vehicle the center of a crash in a 2010 Emmerdale storyline?

Answer: 2010

Question: What channel aired the failed Soap 'Triangle'?

Answer: BBC 1

Question: In what year was Phil Pearce causing a fire at Crossgill Farm in Emmerdale?

Answer: 1988

Question: In what year was Family Affairs first Broadcast?

Answer: 1997

Question: What Channel has aired Eastenders since its debut in 1985?

Answer: BBC 1

Question: Coronation Street was first Broadcast in which decade?

Answer: 1960s

Question: The character Ian Beale first appeared in Eastenders in which year?

Answer: 1985

Question: The character Sonia Fowler first appeared in Eastenders in what year?

Answer: 1993

Question: In what year did an explosion occur on the Parade in Brookside?

Answer: 1998

Question: In what year did Crossroads first air?

Answer: 1964

Question: What year was Hollyoaks first aired?

Answer: 1995

Question: In what year did Brookside broadcast the first-ever pre-watershed Lesbian kiss?

Answer: 1994

Question: The character Dot Cotton first appeared in Eastenders in what year?

Answer: 1985

Question: Ken Barlow first appeared in Coronation Street in what year?

Answer: 1960

Question: What was the name of the main bar in Family Affairs?

Answer: The Lock

Question: Which fictional suburb was the setting of Family Affairs?

Answer: Charnham

Question: Hollyoaks is set in which city?

Answer: Chester

Question: On which Channel has Hollyoaks been broadcast since debut?

Answer: Channel 4

Question: What was David Burke's nickname in Hollyoaks?

Answer: Bombhead

Question: Which channel aired the soap opera Crossroads?

Answer: ITV

Question: What is the postcode of Albert Square, also the name of an Eastenders spin-off?

Answer: E20

Question: Eastenders produced its first Live Broadcast for which anniversary?

Answer: 25th

Question: In what year did Brookside broadcast the first-ever pre-watershed Lesbian kiss?

Answer: 1994

Question: Ken Barlow first appeared in Coronation Street in what year?

Answer: 1960

Question: What kind of establishment is Roys Rolls in Coronation Street?

Answer: Café

Question: Alan Bradley was killed by what mode of transport in a 1980s episode of Coronation Street?

Answer: Train

Question: What kind of establishment is The Kabin in Coronation Street?

Answer: Shop

Question: What kind of establishment provided the setting for Crossroads?

Answer: Motel

Question: In which episode did Brookside broadcast in 1991?

Answer: 1000th

Question: Which vehicle was the center of a crash in a 2010 Emmerdale storyline?

Answer: 2010

Question: What word followed Emmerdale in the title of the show until 1989?

Answer: Farm

Question: Which member of the dingles was killed in the 'freak storm' in 2003 in Emmerdale?

Answer: Tricia

Question: What did Carmel McQueen cut into a see an image of Jesus in Hollyoaks?

Answer: Potato

Question: What is the name of the girlfriend who was proved to have 'Shot Phil Mitchell' in 2001?

Answer: Lisa

Question: What is the name of the Newsagents in Coronation Street?

Answer: The Kabin

Question: What relation are Joe and Jack Sugden in Emmerdale?

Answer: Brothers