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49 free Degrassi trivia questions with answers — entertainment quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
40 free Degrassi trivia questions with answers. Degrassi has been going since a 1979 CBC short film called Ida Makes a Movie, and this quiz covers every era of it. Forty questions run from the real Toronto street the school is named for, through Junior High's International Emmy, Spike's pregnancy, the Zit Remedy and the fire that ended the school, School's Out and the first f-word on Canadian television, then into The Next Generation's 385 episodes: Emma and Manny, Time Stands Still, Kevin Smith's cameo, the abortion episode America would not air, the Peabody-winning transgender storyline, and the basketball player from Toronto who left to become Drake. It starts with questions any viewer can answer and works up to trivia for people who remember which school building stood in for which series and which network banned what. Free to use for a Canadian-TV quiz night or a Degrassi rewatch party. Every answer was checked against Wikipedia's articles on the franchise, its individual series, its key episodes and its stars, and each question carries its source. It goes there, with citations.
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Q 01Who created the Degrassi franchise?
Kit Hood and Linda Schuyler
Schuyler was an ex-schoolteacher and Hood an editor; their company was called Playing With Time.
Q 02The franchise began with which 1979 short film, adapted from a Kay Chorao book?
Ida Makes a Movie
Ida Makes a Movie, a 1979 short based on Kay Chorao's children's book, was Playing With Time's first Degrassi production and led directly to The Kids of Degrassi Street.
Q 03The school takes its name from a real street in which city?
Toronto
De Grassi Street is a real residential street in Toronto's east end, just east of the Don River; the earliest Degrassi productions were shot on and around it.
Q 04Unlike every later Degrassi series, the franchise's first series followed which group?
Children rather than teenagers
The Kids of Degrassi Street followed children rather than teenagers, centring on grade-schoolers; Stacie Mistysyn and Neil Hope returned in Junior High as new, older characters.
Q 05On which network did Degrassi Junior High premiere on January 18, 1987?
CBC
Degrassi Junior High premiered on CBC on January 18, 1987, and ran for three seasons before its cast moved on to Degrassi High in 1989.
Q 06Which Etobicoke building stood in for Degrassi Junior High?
Vincent Massey Public
Vincent Massey Public School, a real elementary school in Etobicoke, supplied the school exteriors for Degrassi Junior High, which debuted in 1987.
Q 07What was the name of the garage band formed by Joey, Snake and their bass-playing friend Derek?
The Zit Remedy
The Zit Remedy was the trio's garage band, with Joey on keyboards; it had exactly one song, played endlessly, and later shortened its name to The Zits.
Q 08Which Degrassi Junior High episode about a teen pregnancy won an International Emmy?
It's Late
'It's Late' won Degrassi Junior High an International Emmy for its frank story of a young teen's pregnancy, a rare subject for 1980s teen television.
Q 09Who played Emma Nelson in Degrassi: The Next Generation?
Miriam McDonald
Miriam McDonald played Emma Nelson from the 2001 premiere; Emma, the baby born during Degrassi Junior High, anchored The Next Generation's early seasons.
Q 10Which character did Stacie Mistysyn play across three Degrassi series?
Caitlin Ryan
Stacie Mistysyn played Caitlin Ryan, the activist and aspiring journalist, in Degrassi Junior High and Degrassi High, and returned as her in The Next Generation.
Q 11Which Carlaw Avenue institution was picked as Degrassi High for resembling a high school?
Centennial
Centennial College's building on Carlaw Avenue, now its Story Arts Centre, played Degrassi High from 1989 to 1991 because it looked like a real high school.
Q 12What did PBS cut from the Degrassi High premiere 'A New Start' for American viewers?
Scenes of anti-abortion protesters
PBS removed the scenes of anti-abortion protesters outside the clinic in 'A New Start', where Erica goes for an abortion; the show's creators objected to the cut.
Q 13On what date did the TV-movie finale School's Out air on CBC?
January 5, 1992
Q 21What is the title of The Next Generation's theme song?
Whatever It Takes
'Whatever It Takes' was The Next Generation's theme, composed by Jim McGrath; its refrain 'whatever it takes, I know I can make it through' opened each episode.
Q 22Which future rap superstar played Jimmy Brooks?
Drake
Drake, born Aubrey Graham in 1986, played Jimmy Brooks from the 2001 premiere until 2009, when his rap career took off with the mixtape So Far Gone.
Q 23In 'Time Stands Still', what humiliation drives Rick Murray to bring a gun to school?
Yellow paint and feathers dumped on stage
School's Out aired on January 5, 1992, a Sunday night, closing the original Degrassi saga in the summer after the Degrassi High class graduated.
Q 14In School's Out, whose drunk-driving crash kills a young child and injures Lucy?
Wheels
Wheels, drunk behind the wheel, causes the crash and is charged with criminal negligence causing death; the film then closes at Simon and Alexa's wedding.
Q 15School's Out is claimed to contain the first use of which word in Canadian television history?
'Fuck'
'Fuck' is heard in School's Out, most memorably in the furious line to Joey, 'You were fucking Tessa Campanelli?', delivered by Stacie Mistysyn.
Q 16Who played Manny Santos in Degrassi: The Next Generation?
Cassie Steele
Cassie Steele played Manny Santos, Emma's best friend, from the 2001 premiere through season ten, and went on to star in The L.A. Complex.
Q 17Which CBC show hosted the 1999 Degrassi Junior High cast reunion that helped revive the franchise?
Jonovision
Jonovision, Jonathan Torrens's teen talk show, reunited the Junior High cast in 1999; the enthusiastic response pushed the producers toward a new series built around Emma.
Q 18On which network did Degrassi: The Next Generation premiere on October 14, 2001?
CTV
It ended on MTV Canada on August 2, 2015 after 14 seasons.
Q 19How many episodes of Degrassi: The Next Generation were made?
385
Degrassi: The Next Generation produced 385 episodes across 14 seasons, from 2001 to 2015, far more than all the earlier Degrassi series combined.
Q 20The Next Generation centred on Emma Nelson, the daughter of which original character?
Spike
Spike, full name Christine Nelson, became pregnant as a Degrassi Junior High student and gave birth to Emma, who grew into The Next Generation's central character.
The humiliation was yellow paint and feathers dumped on stage right after Rick won a school quiz competition; Spinner and Jay staged the prank and let Jimmy take the blame.
Q 24Who wrestles Rick for the gun in 'Time Stands Still', during which struggle Rick is fatally shot?
Sean Cameron
Sean Cameron grabbed Rick as he turned the gun on Emma; in the struggle the gun went off and Rick died, moments after he had shot Jimmy.
Q 25Which bullying expert who had worked with Columbine families did the producers consult for the shooting episode?
Barbara Coloroso
Barbara Coloroso, author of The Bully, the Bullied, and the Bystander, had counselled Columbine families and advised the writers on Rick's bullying arc.
Q 26Which American filmmaker guest-starred as himself with Jason Mewes in the last three episodes of season four?
Kevin Smith
Kevin Smith, alongside Jason Mewes, played himself shooting the fictional film Jay and Silent Bob Go Canadian, Eh! at the school in the season-four finale arc.
Q 27Which Next Generation episode did The N refuse to air for two years because it dealt with abortion?
Accidents Will Happen
'Accidents Will Happen', the season-three two-parter in which Manny Santos chooses an abortion, was pulled by the US network The N and not shown there for two years.
Q 28Which season-ten episode about a transgender student won a Peabody Award?
My Body Is a Cage
'My Body Is a Cage' follows Adam Torres, played by Jordan Todosey, as classmates discover he is transgender; the two-parter earned Degrassi a Peabody Award.
Q 29What production change came with season ten in July 2010?
A telenovela/soap-opera format
Season ten adopted a telenovela/soap-opera format, airing new episodes four nights a week in a summer block called The Boiling Point, and dropped 'The Next Generation' from the title.
Q 30By season ten, which original character remained, having been promoted to principal?
Snake Simpson
Snake Simpson, played by Stefan Brogren since Degrassi Junior High in 1987, became principal in season ten and held the job through Degrassi: Next Class.