50 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
Its success on the CBC led to The Kids of Degrassi Street.
Q 03The school takes its name from a real street in which city?
Toronto
A supporter named Mackey offered his home at 98 De Grassi Street as an early filming location.
Q 04The Kids of Degrassi Street was the only entry in the franchise to focus on whom?
Children rather than teenagers
Several of its young actors, including Stacie Mistysyn and Neil Hope, returned in Junior High as different characters.
Q 05On which network did Degrassi Junior High premiere on January 18, 1987?
CBC
It is regarded as the first modern television teen drama.
Q 06Which Etobicoke building stood in for Degrassi Junior High?
Vincent Massey Public
It was known as Daisy Avenue Public School at the time; a memorial bench there honours the show.
Q 07What was the name of the garage band formed by Joey, Snake and their bass-playing friend Derek?
The Zit Remedy
Joey played keyboards, Snake guitar and Wheels bass, and they had exactly one song.
Q 08Which Degrassi Junior High episode, about Spike discovering she is pregnant, won an International Emmy?
It's Late
Spike's daughter Emma became the central character of The Next Generation.
Q 09How does Degrassi Junior High end?
The school burns down
A faulty boiler starts the fire during the graduation dance.
Q 10By August 1988, Degrassi Junior High had become what?
The highest-rated Canadian-made drama in Canada
Its BBC1 debut that year drew a reported six million viewers.
Q 11How many Gemini Awards did Degrassi Junior High win?
Eight
That included Best Children's Series in 1987 and four wins in 1988.
Q 12Which Carlaw Avenue institution was picked as Degrassi High for resembling a high school?
Centennial
The same building on Carlaw Avenue, now the Story Arts Centre, had earlier been used for auditions.
Q 13What did PBS cut from the Degrassi High premiere 'A New Start' for American viewers?
Scenes of anti-abortion protesters
The creators felt the edit compromised the two-parter's integrity.
Q 21The Next Generation centred on Emma Nelson, the daughter of which original character?
Spike
Miriam McDonald played Emma; her mother's pregnancy at 14 had been Junior High's Emmy-winning storyline.
Q 22What is the title of The Next Generation's theme song?
Whatever It Takes
Jim McGrath wrote the music; Jody Colero and executive producer Stephen Stohn wrote the lyrics.
Q 23Which future rap superstar played Jimmy Brooks?
Drake
Aubrey Graham was born in Toronto in 1986 and often turned up late to set after nights in the studio.
Q 14On what date did the TV-movie finale School's Out air on CBC?
January 5, 1992
It drew 2.3 million viewers, double what Degrassi High usually got.
Q 15In School's Out, whose drunk-driving crash kills a two-year-old and blinds valedictorian Lucy?
Wheels
He is charged with criminal negligence causing death; the film ends at Simon and Alexa's wedding.
Q 16School's Out is claimed to contain the first use of which word in Canadian television history?
'Fuck'
Stefan Brogren said it first, then Stacie Mistysyn.
Q 17How many viewers did School's Out draw in Canada?
2.3 million
Reviews were mixed, but the audience was double Degrassi High's average.
Q 18Which CBC show hosted the 1999 Degrassi Junior High cast reunion that helped revive the franchise?
Jonovision
By December 1999 producers were developing a new series built around Emma.
Q 19On 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 20How many episodes of Degrassi: The Next Generation were made?
385
That is more than all the earlier Degrassi series combined.
Q 24In 'Time Stands Still', what humiliation drives Rick Murray to bring a gun to school?
Yellow paint and feathers dumped on stage
Spinner, Jay and Alex pull the prank while Rick celebrates winning a quiz competition.
Q 25Who wrestles Rick for the gun in 'Time Stands Still', during which struggle Rick is fatally shot?
Sean Cameron
Rick had just shot Jimmy in the back and pointed the gun at Emma.
Q 26Which bullying expert who had worked with Columbine families did the producers consult for the shooting episode?
Barbara Coloroso
Director Stefan Scaini won a Directors Guild of Canada award for part two.
Q 27Which American filmmaker guest-starred as himself with Jason Mewes in the last three episodes of season four?
Kevin Smith
The plot had them shooting a movie called Jay and Silent Bob Go Canadian, Eh! at the school.
Q 28Which Next Generation episode did The N refuse to air for two years because it dealt with abortion?
Accidents Will Happen
It centred on Manny Santos, played by Cassie Steele.
Q 29Which season-ten episode about a transgender student won a Peabody Award?
My Body Is a Cage
Jordan Todosey played Adam Torres, the only transgender regular on scripted TV in 2011.
Q 30What production change came with season ten in July 2010?
A telenovela/soap-opera format
The 'Next Generation' tag was dropped from the title with only one original cast member left.