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Blackadder Quiz

A Blackadder quiz ·15 questions · Difficulty: Medium· 1983-1989. Circle one answer per question.

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  1. 1. Which actor plays Edmund Blackadder in all four series?

    A) Rowan Atkinson
    B) Hugh Laurie
    C) Stephen Fry
    D) Tony Robinson
  2. 2. What is the name of Blackadder's put-upon dogsbody?

    A) Percy
    B) Baldrick
    C) Darling
    D) George
  3. 3. Which catchphrase does Baldrick repeatedly announce?

    A) I have a plan so cunning
    B) Bob's your uncle
    C) I have a cunning plan
    D) Trust me, it will work
  4. 4. Which series is set in the trenches of the First World War?

    A) The Black Adder
    B) Blackadder II
    C) Blackadder the Third
    D) Blackadder Goes Forth
  5. 5. Which monarch, nicknamed 'Queenie', does Miranda Richardson play in Blackadder II?

    A) Queen Elizabeth I
    B) Queen Victoria
    C) Queen Mary I
    D) Queen Anne
  6. 6. In Blackadder the Third, whom does Blackadder serve as butler?

    A) King George III
    B) The Prince Regent
    C) The Duke of Wellington
    D) Dr Samuel Johnson
  7. 7. Which actor plays the dim-witted Prince Regent and, later, Lieutenant George?

    A) Stephen Fry
    B) Tim McInnerny
    C) Hugh Laurie
    D) Rik Mayall
  8. 8. Which vegetable is Baldrick particularly obsessed with?

    A) Potato
    B) Carrot
    C) Cabbage
    D) Turnip
  9. 9. What is the title of the very first series, set in the Middle Ages?

    A) The Black Adder
    B) Blackadder Begins
    C) Blackadder the First
    D) Blackadder Royal
  10. 10. How does the final episode of Blackadder Goes Forth, 'Goodbyeee', famously end?

    A) With a wedding
    B) With the men going over the top
    C) With Blackadder promoted
    D) With the war ending
  11. 11. Which character does Stephen Fry play across Blackadder II and Blackadder Goes Forth?

    A) Baldrick
    B) Darling
    C) Melchett
    D) Percy
  12. 12. What is Blackadder's first name?

    A) Edwin
    B) Edward
    C) Ethelred
    D) Edmund
  13. 13. How many main television series of Blackadder were made?

    A) Four
    B) Three
    C) Five
    D) Six
  14. 14. What military rank does Blackadder hold in Blackadder Goes Forth?

    A) Private
    B) Captain
    C) General
    D) Lieutenant
  15. 15. Who co-wrote Blackadder with Richard Curtis from the second series onwards?

    A) Rowan Atkinson
    B) John Lloyd
    C) Ben Elton
    D) Rik Mayall
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Blackadder Quiz: Answers

  1. 1. A - Rowan Atkinson
  2. 2. B - Baldrick
  3. 3. C - I have a cunning plan
  4. 4. D - Blackadder Goes Forth
  5. 5. A - Queen Elizabeth I
  6. 6. B - The Prince Regent
  7. 7. C - Hugh Laurie
  8. 8. D - Turnip
  9. 9. A - The Black Adder
  10. 10. B - With the men going over the top
  11. 11. C - Melchett
  12. 12. D - Edmund
  13. 13. A - Four
  14. 14. B - Captain
  15. 15. C - Ben Elton

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