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Derry Girls: Characters & Catchphrases Quiz

A Derry Girls quiz ·13 questions · Difficulty: Hard· 2018-2022. Circle one answer per question.

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  1. 1. Which actress plays Orla McCool?

    A) Nicola Coughlan
    B) Louisa Harland
    C) Jamie-Lee O'Donnell
    D) Saoirse-Monica Jackson
  2. 2. Which actress plays the wild Michelle Mallon?

    A) Jamie-Lee O'Donnell
    B) Louisa Harland
    C) Nicola Coughlan
    D) Siobhán McSweeney
  3. 3. Which actor plays James Maguire?

    A) Tommy Tiernan
    B) Kevin McAleer
    C) Ian McElhinney
    D) Dylan Llewellyn
  4. 4. What is Clare's big personal storyline across the series?

    A) She moves to England
    B) She comes out as gay
    C) She fails all her exams
    D) She joins a convent
  5. 5. Which of the girls is the wild, trouble-making one?

    A) Michelle
    B) Erin
    C) Clare
    D) Orla
  6. 6. Who plays Erin's mother, Mary Quinn?

    A) Kathy Kiera Clarke
    B) Tara Lynne O'Neill
    C) Siobhán McSweeney
    D) Bronagh Gallagher
  7. 7. What is boring Uncle Colm best known for?

    A) Telling long, pointless stories
    B) Singing rebel songs
    C) Gambling
    D) Practical jokes
  8. 8. Which actor plays the tedious Uncle Colm?

    A) Ian McElhinney
    B) Tommy Tiernan
    C) Kevin McAleer
    D) Dylan Llewellyn
  9. 9. What is the name of the girls' prissy, sycophantic classmate and rival?

    A) Aisling
    B) Mae
    C) Katya
    D) Jenny Joyce
  10. 10. Granda Joe shows nothing but contempt for which family member?

    A) James
    B) Colm
    C) Dennis
    D) Gerry
  11. 11. Which actor plays Granda Joe?

    A) Kevin McAleer
    B) Tommy Tiernan
    C) Ian McElhinney
    D) Liam Neeson
  12. 12. Orla is the cousin of which of the girls?

    A) Clare
    B) Erin
    C) Michelle
    D) Sarah
  13. 13. Who plays Erin's aunt, Sarah McCool?

    A) Siobhán McSweeney
    B) Tara Lynne O'Neill
    C) Kathy Kiera Clarke
    D) Nicola Coughlan
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Derry Girls: Characters & Catchphrases Quiz: Answers

  1. 1. B - Louisa Harland
  2. 2. A - Jamie-Lee O'Donnell
  3. 3. D - Dylan Llewellyn
  4. 4. B - She comes out as gay
  5. 5. A - Michelle
  6. 6. B - Tara Lynne O'Neill
  7. 7. A - Telling long, pointless stories
  8. 8. C - Kevin McAleer
  9. 9. D - Jenny Joyce
  10. 10. D - Gerry
  11. 11. C - Ian McElhinney
  12. 12. B - Erin
  13. 13. C - Kathy Kiera Clarke

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