In which era is the first series set?

The late Middle Ages, around 1485

Which two writers wrote series two to four?

Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant

How does Blackadder Goes Forth end?

The characters go over the top into no man's land

Blackadder Quiz: Four Eras of Edmund's Cunning Plans

Rowan Atkinson's scheming antihero lived through four ages of British history, and this Blackadder quiz checks which plot belongs where. Play an interactive set of 10 questions on the medieval first series, Queenie's Elizabethan court, the Prince Regent, the World War I trenches, Baldrick's cunning plans, Richard Curtis, Ben Elton, Stephen Fry and the moving final episode.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Star
Who plays Edmund Blackadder?
Servant
Who is Blackadder's dim servant?
Plan
What does Baldrick often claim to have?
First
In which era is the first series set?
Second
Which queen appears in Blackadder II?
Third
Whom does Blackadder serve in Blackadder the Third?
Fourth
Where is Blackadder Goes Forth set?
Writers
Which two writers wrote series two to four?
Melchett
Which actor played Lord Melchett and General Melchett?
Ending
How does Blackadder Goes Forth end?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Who plays Edmund Blackadder?
Answer: Rowan Atkinson
He also played Mr Bean.
Q2: Who is Blackadder's dim servant?
Answer: Baldrick
Tony Robinson plays him.
Q3: What does Baldrick often claim to have?
Answer: A cunning plan
It is a famous catchphrase.
Q4: In which era is the first series set?
Answer: The late Middle Ages, around 1485
It imagines an alternative history.
Q5: Which queen appears in Blackadder II?
Answer: Elizabeth I
Miranda Richardson plays Queenie.
Q6: Whom does Blackadder serve in Blackadder the Third?
Answer: The Prince Regent
Hugh Laurie plays the prince.
Q7: Where is Blackadder Goes Forth set?
Answer: The World War I trenches
It is set in 1917.
Q8: Which two writers wrote series two to four?
Answer: Richard Curtis and Ben Elton
Atkinson co-wrote the first series.
Q9: Which actor played Lord Melchett and General Melchett?
Answer: Stephen Fry
He appeared across several series.
Q10: How does Blackadder Goes Forth end?
Answer: The characters go over the top into no man's land
The finale is famously poignant.

Blackadder Quiz – Four Eras of Edmund's Cunning Plans

Blackadder aired on the BBC from 1983 to 1989, starring Rowan Atkinson as Edmund Blackadder across four eras of British history, with Tony Robinson as his servant Baldrick, who always has a cunning plan.

The first series is set around 1485 in an alternative history. Blackadder II moves to the court of Elizabeth I, played by Miranda Richardson, and Blackadder the Third has Edmund serving the Prince Regent, played by Hugh Laurie.

Blackadder Goes Forth is set in the trenches of 1917, with Stephen Fry as General Melchett. Richard Curtis and Ben Elton wrote series two to four, and the final episode, in which the characters go over the top, is one of TV's most moving endings.

What This Quiz Teaches

Comedy fans will enjoy these questions.

Who stars in Blackadder
Which eras each series covers
Who the key characters are
Who wrote it
How it ends

Did You Know?

A special, Blackadder's Christmas Carol, aired in 1988.
Rik Mayall appeared as Lord Flashheart.
Tim McInnerny played Percy and Captain Darling.
Blackadder: Back and Forth is a 1999 short film.
The show is often voted among Britain's best sitcoms.