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'Blackadder': The Whole Dynasty 1485-1917

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Blackadder The Whole Dynasty 14851917 game quiz
"A quiz based on the series, the book and a special or two. Every word, every lie, every cunning plan..."

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1. From the book's introduction, most all historians aggree that the Blackadder dynasty was among the most vile in British history, except for Prof. G. R. Blackadder who called them what?
    'Not bad.'
    'Nothing compared to the Hanovers.'
    'Could be worse.'
    'The nicest, sweetest, kindest, most like-a-bunch-of-little-kittens-in-a-basket type family of all time.


2. The first recorded Blackadder was probably a Druid named Edmun who oversaw the building of Stonehenge. What was he trying to build?
    A shopping mall
    A patio
    A child-friendly slide-and-swing combination.
    A birdbath


3. In the first episode, 'The Fortelling', who was it who actually suggested that Edmund, Duke of Edinburg, call himself 'The Black Adder'?
    Percy
    Baldrick
    Prince Harry
    Richard IV


4. In 'The Archbishop', before Edmund assumed the mitre of the Archbishop of Canterbury, which of the following was NOT one of the ways the three previous archbishops met their end?
    Struck by a gargoyle swimming off Beachy Head
    Accidently impaled by a Turkish helmet.
    Falling backwards onto the spire at Norwich Cathedral
    Tragically cut off his head while combing his hair.


5. In the listed remedies of medieval medicine, which is not one of the Three Known Cures?
    Herbs
    Saw it off
    Leeches
    Physical exam followed by past history and diagnosis


6. Moving to the Tudor years, in the episode 'Potato', instead of sailing to the Cape of Good Hope (a.k.a. The Cape of Certain Death) to impress the Queen, where does Blackadder intend to go?
    Just down the coast
    France
    Ipswich
    Pop off around the corner


7. In the episode, 'Money', who is the head of the Bank of the Black Monks of St. Herod ('Banking with a Smile and a Stab)?
    The fairly-rough Pastor of Ely
    The bone-breaking Abbott of Dinsdale
    The baby-eating Bishop of Bath and Wells
    The wife-swapping Archbishop of Kent


8. Of the four main series, in which one did Edmund (Rowan Atkinson) appear in a full beard?
    'Blackadder Goes Fourth'
    'The Black Adder'
    'Blackadder II'
    'Blackadder the Third'


9. Onward to the Hanover years...in 'Dish and Dishonesty' besides the voter, which of the following does NOT live in the rotten borough of Dunny-On-The-Wold?
    Three mangy cows
    A rather large turnip
    A dachshund named Colin
    A small hen in its late forties


10. In 'Dish And Dishonesty', who was NOT listed among the candidates who ran for Member of Parliament from Dunny-On-The-Wold against Baldrick'?
    Pitt the Even Younger-Whig
    Colin-Small Long Dog Party
    Brig. Gen. Horace Balsam-Keep Royalty White, Rat Catching and Safe Sewage Residents' Party
    Ivor 'Jest Ye Not Madam' Biggun-Standing At The Back Looking Dressed Stupidly and Looking Stupid Party


11. Who did Blackadder refer to as 'the most overrated human being since Judas Iscariot won the A.D. 31 Best Disciple Competition'?
    The Scarlet Pimpernel
    Dr. Samuel Johnson
    The Prince Regent
    The Duke of Wellington


12. In the episode 'Sense and Senility', what Shakespearean play should never be mentioned in the company of superstitious actors?
    'Julius Caesar'
    'MacBeth'
    'A Midsummer Night's Dream'
    'Hamlet '


13. In the laundry list of Turtle and Son Gentlemen's Launderers and Sprucers (on Bun Lane in Clerkenwell), what items does Prince George have in abundance?
    Satin Croquet Waistcoats
    Socks
    Bossom-Hearties
    Whippet-Saddles


14. In 'Amy And Amiability', what does the Shadow have a particular hatred for?
    Guns
    Baldrick
    Squirrels
    Prince George


15. In 'Duel and Duality', how does Baldrick lose in the running for village idiot of Kensington?
    He fell off the wall
    He answered a question correctly
    His turnip was too small
    He showed up for the interview


16. We now extend to the Great War...in the episode 'Captain Cook', what reading material does Blackadder refer to as 'the greatest piece of fiction since vows of fidelity were included in the French marriage service'?
    'Argosy'
    'The Sun'
    'Punch'
    'King and Country'


17. In the episode 'Corporal Punishment', which of the following was NOT one of Baldrick's items for Blackadder's escape kit?
    A pencil and toy trumpet
    A saw
    A toy duck
    A 'Robin Hood' hat and toy bow and arrow


18. In the episode 'Private Plane', the REAL meaning of referring to the Royal Flying Corps as 'the Twenty Minuters' denotes the average _____________:
    length of time to prepare a plane for takeoff
    length of a 'dogfight'
    time to dress for battle
    life expectancy of a new pilot


19. In the episode 'General Hospital', which of the following words is NOT considered dirty by Gen. Melchett?
    'Leak'
    'Crevice'
    'Baboon'
    'Job'


20. In the episode 'Goodbyeee' which is NOT one of George's pals from Cambridge, the 'Trinity's Tiddlers'?
    Bumfluff
    Strangely Brown
    Parkhurst
    The Badger


21. Through the entire four series, which of the following was NOT one of the ways Edmund met his end?
    Had his hands and ears chopped off, spiked, tickled and eventually poisoned.
    Shot to death in 'No Man's Land'
    Blasted by an Armstrong Whitworth four-pounder cannonette
    Killed by a spy dressed as Queen Elizabeth I


22. In 'Blackadder's Christmas Carol', what was wrong with Baldrick's Christmas card?
    He left his skivies in it
    He accidently dropped in in the privy
    It was accidently mailed back to himself
    He spelled 'Christmas' without getting any of the letters right


23. In 'Blackadder's Christmas Carol', which time period does the Spirit of Christmas (Robby Coltrane) NOT show to Ebenezer Blackadder?
    World War I
    The Elizabethan Period
    The Distant Future
    Hanover Regency England


24. In the special 'Blackadder: Back and Forth', what was the main problem with the time machine built by Baldrick?
    It only moved forward in time
    It worked
    It didn't work
    It moved between realities


25. In the special 'Blackadder: Back and Forth', what is NOT acomplished by Lord Blackadder and Baldrick's first foray in the Time Machine?
    Caused the extinction of the Dinosaurs
    Convinced Shakespeare to quit writing plays
    Killed Robin Hood
    Extended the Roman Empire several centuries


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Compiled Jun 28 12