Answer: Prince George was born after the publication of the dictionary
In 1746, Samuel Johnson was contracted by a group of booksellers from London to compile a new dictionary of the modern English language. Although dictionaries had existed for 200 years up to that point, Johnson's became the first to document comprehensively the language as it was used at the time, giving definitions and origins of many words. The first edition included a list totalling more than 42,000 words. Unlike modern lexicographers, Johnson illustrated his definitions with humour, such as his definition of 'patron' being "One who countenances, supports, or protects. Commonly a wretch who supports with insolence, and is paid with flattery."
From Quiz: What is a Robber Button? "Blackadder" Inaccuracies
Answer: Richard III
The penultimate, but perhaps decisive conflict of the War of the Roses was the Battle of Bosworth Field, fought on August 22, 1485, where the forces of the House of Lancaster, under Henry Tudor (later Henry VII), defeated the army of the House of York, led by Richard III (who was killed in battle). This outcome signalled the end of the Plantagenet dynasty, and the beginning of the Tudor dynasty. In the first episode of 'The Black Adder', however, it was the Yorkists who won, although Richard III still died (but by losing his mount during battle and being killed by his sniveling nephew, Edmund, who mistook the King for a lowly horse thief). The King was then succeeded by his son, who became Richard IV, while Edmund became a prince (aka, the Black Adder).
King Richard: 'A horse... a horse... my kingdom for a horse.' [Sees horse] 'Ah, horsey...'
Edmund: 'Oy, that's my horse!' [lops off the King's head with a sword]
From Quiz: Blackadder's Hysterical Historical Errors
Answer: Blackadder II
Hopefully you didn't select "Blackadder Goes Forth", because while he had a mustache in that series, he certainly didn't have a beard.
From Quiz: "Blackadder" - Who Played Whom?
Answer: Lord Blackadder
In the episode titled "Bells," Lord Edmund Blackadder falls in love with his manservant, who is in fact a young woman disguised as a boy. Worried about this unusual attraction, he ends up to the doctor's office. The doctor was excited to inform him that "an extraordinary new cure has just been developed for exactly this kind of sordid problem". Edmund asked if it included leeches, only to surprise the doctor, who said: "I had no idea you were a medical man!". The quote above is Blackadder's reaction to that.
From Quiz: "Blackadder" Quotes: Who Said It?
Answer: Jim Broadbent
Jim Broadbent also appears as Don Speekingleesh in 'The Blackadder', where he also plays opposite Miriam Margolyes. Tony Robinson plays Blackadder's friend Baldrick, Tim McInnerny plays Percy in the series, but doesn't appear in this special (but he appears in 'Back and Forth'), and Robert East plays Prince Harry, heir to the throne in the first series.
From Quiz: 'Blackadder's Christmas Carol'
Answer: Peter Cook
Peter Cook was recently voted the funniest comedian of all time in a poll by other comedians.
From Quiz: Blackadder
Answer: At a banquet
Edmund's father, Richard, has just introduced him to Richard III. Edmund points out to Percy that the king has picked him out for special greeting, and Percy denies seeing it. Baldrick says, "I saw it my lord." Blackadder then invites Baldrick to be his squire for the battle the next day, invoking the beginning of a long, if somewhat abusive, friendship.
From Quiz: Baldrick Through the Ages
Answer: Charlie Chaplin's films
After seeing Baldrick's Charlie Chaplin impression he sent Mr Chaplin this telegram. 'Congrats. Stop. Have discovered only person in world less funny than you. Stop. Name - Baldrick. Stop. PS. Please, please, please - stop.'
From Quiz: The Finest of 'Blackadder' Insults
Answer: Humbugs
This is the opening scene, after he has been introduced as being like Ebenezer Scrooge, you hear 'Humbug, humbug' from off stage, he then enters, proffers a sweet bag and says 'Humbug, Mr Baldrick?'
From Quiz: 'Blackadder' in General
Answer: Captain Rum
Upon Captain Rum explaining that opinion is divided about the necessity of a crew onboard. 'All the other captains say it is, and I say it isn't.'
From Quiz: Blackadder's Insults Part 2
Answer: 'The nicest, sweetest, kindest, most like-a-bunch-of-little-kittens-in-a-basket type family of all time.
Obvious, was it?
From Quiz: 'Blackadder': The Whole Dynasty 1485-1917
Answer: Baldrick
Baldrick (of course). Series Two 'Bells' episode.
From Quiz: Blackadder's Insults Part 1
Answer: 3
What can I say? Either you know it or you don't.
From Quiz: Who IS Gertrude Perkins?
Answer: Raleigh undertook his voyages when the queen was in middle age
Walter Raleigh was born in either 1552 or 1554 in Devon, some twenty years after the birth of Elizabeth I in 1533. Although Raleigh is often included as a contemporary of other Elizabethan privateers and mariners such as Francis Drake, Martin Frobisher and John Hawkins, he in fact undertook his first significant voyage to the New World in 1594 when he set out to find the fabled golden city of El Dorado. This was thirty years after the first great exploratory voyages of the age. Nevertheless, Raleigh was a favourite of the queen for many years, but fell from favour under the reign of her successor James I.
From Quiz: What is a Robber Button? "Blackadder" Inaccuracies
Answer: Blackadder the Third
Baldrick, the Man with the Plan. "Blackadder the Third" is also notable as the only series in which Baldrick is revealed to have a name of sorts, dares to grievously insult his master, and gets to wear a really cool-looking hat.
From Quiz: "Blackadder" - Who Played Whom?
Answer: Sir E. Blackadder
One of the most famous verbal assaults of the whole series. From the 15 minute special "The Cavalier Years", Blackadder said that to Baldrick, after the following dialogue took place:
Blackadder: "Our property will be forfeit and we'll be for the
chop."
Baldrick: "Ooh, I love chops..."
From Quiz: "Blackadder" Quotes: Who Said It?
Answer: A twig
Blackadder and Baldrick are too poor to afford anything bigger than a twig for their Christmas tree.
From Quiz: 'Blackadder's Christmas Carol'
Answer: Hungary
This character is called Princess Leia in a homage to "Star Wars".
From Quiz: Blackadder
Answer: Take him outside, stick his head down a cannon, and fire it
Edmund is very angry with McAngus for taking his only lands, and swears that he's going to kill him. Baldrick suggests giving him a tour of the grounds, including the cannons, getting him to stick his head down one, and then blasting him away. Although Edmund initially rejects this idea, he uses it at the very end of the episode for getting rid of the pesky Scotsman.
From Quiz: Baldrick Through the Ages
Answer: Helping him write a dictionary
George said that 'a' didn't have a meaning, and Baldrick suggested a word that started with 'a b' was 'honey' (a bee). Blackadder soon gave up and tried to write the dictionary on his own.
From Quiz: The Finest of 'Blackadder' Insults
Answer: Baldrick
I'm not so keen on the first series, Blackadder is too stupid and Baldrick is too intellegent, but I thought I'd better put a question in anyway.
From Quiz: 'Blackadder' in General
Answer: Baldrick
Baldrick was the general dogsbody of Blackadder. He seemed to get more stupid as the series progressed!
From Quiz: 'Blackadder' Trivia!
Answer: Percy
Blackadder is doomed to death at the hands of the Bank of the Black Monks of St Herod unless he can raise 1000 pounds.
From Quiz: Blackadder's Insults Part 2
Answer: A child-friendly slide-and-swing combination.
The laborers were headed by a certain noxious fellow named Bad Reek, who was called 'Homo Non-Erectus' by archaeologists. This human strain was nearly wiped out for two obvious reasons.
From Quiz: 'Blackadder': The Whole Dynasty 1485-1917
Answer: the Scarlet Pimpernel
Languishing in the French Ambassador's prison Black Adder has no expectation of the Scarlet Pimpernel rescuing him. Series Three episode 'Nob and Nobility'.
From Quiz: Blackadder's Insults Part 1
Answer: Northumberland
From Quiz: Who IS Gertrude Perkins?
Answer: The rank he holds was not used in the Royal Flying Corps
The Royal Flying Corps (RFC) was founded in 1912, and was one of two military flying arms of the British military during the First World War, the other being the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS). As the RFC was part of the army, its rank structure would have followed that of the army as well, with an officer appointed to command a squadron holding the rank of Major. Squadron Commander as a rank in itself was a derivation of the naval rank system used by the RNAS, with it being equivalent to the naval rank of Lieutenant-Commander.
From Quiz: What is a Robber Button? "Blackadder" Inaccuracies
Answer: Blackadder
In the episode 'Duel and Duality', Blackadder, Prince George's butler, posed as the Prince while duelling with the Duke of Wellington. But the Prince, posing as Blackadder, was shot dead instead by the Duke. This left Blackadder to assume the role of the son of loony King George III.
The King: 'Somebody told me my son was here. I wish him to marry this rose bush...'
Blackadder: 'Here I am ... Daddy.'
From Quiz: Blackadder's Hysterical Historical Errors
Answer: Duke of Wellington
This one is from the episode "Duel and Duality" the final one of the third series. When the Duke of Wellington challenges the Prince to a duel, Blackadder tries to save the day, by pretending he is the Prince. He did, of course, as he was the only winner of this duel. Prince George was killed eventually and Edmund just took advantage of the poor Prince's death. The quote is taken from the duel scene, in which Blackadder was forced to use a cannon instead of a sword!
From Quiz: "Blackadder" Quotes: Who Said It?
Answer: A pie shop
Tiny Tom is the opposite of what he is in Dickens' novel, as shown by this quote.
From Quiz: 'Blackadder's Christmas Carol'
Answer: Melchett
Blackadder does not actually get married - his bride runs off with his best friend!
From Quiz: Blackadder
Answer: Percy
He informs him of this when he invents a precious metal called 'green'.
From Quiz: The Finest of 'Blackadder' Insults
Answer: Tilbury
Blackadder, Baldrick, Percy and Captain Redbeard Rum were all on board.
From Quiz: 'Blackadder' in General
Answer: The Spanish Infanta
Princess Maria of Spain is not what Edmund would have considered to marry and he tries everything in order to get out of it.
From Quiz: 'Blackadder' Trivia!
Answer: Cardinal Wolsey
Blackadder is looking for drinking companions for his boy's night, where he intends to drink Melchett under the table and win 10,000 florins.
From Quiz: Blackadder's Insults Part 2
Answer: Baldrick
Edmund wanted to name himself 'The Black Vegetable' (Baldrick was a lot smarter in his early days).
From Quiz: 'Blackadder': The Whole Dynasty 1485-1917
Answer: Prime Minister Pitt
Pitt the Elder, not to be confused with Pitt the Younger, Pitt the Toddler, Pitt the Embryo or even Pitt the Glint in the Milkman's eye!
From Quiz: Blackadder's Insults Part 1
Answer: Scotland was a separate country with its own monarchy
The Dukedom of Edinburgh was first created by King George I in 1726 for his eldest grandson Prince Frederick, who subsequently became Prince of Wales. Upon Frederick's death, the title was inherited by his son George, who became King George III, at which time the title 'merged with the crown' and ceased to exist until it was created by Queen Victoria for her second son Prince Alfred in 1866 and then for King George VI's son-in-law Philip Mountbatten on his marriage to the king's daughter Princess Elizabeth in 1947.
From Quiz: What is a Robber Button? "Blackadder" Inaccuracies
Answer: Prince Ludwig
Evil Prince Ludwig the Indestructible appeared in the final episode, "Chains", which had what some might consider a downer ending. Hugh Laurie, soon to become a staple feature of "Blackadder" also appeared in the episode "Beer" playing Simon Partridge (aka "Farters Parters"), a harmless, flatulent alcoholic.
From Quiz: "Blackadder" - Who Played Whom?
Answer: Lieutenant George
In this episode Blackadder is on a mission to find a German spy, hidden in the military hospital. This was George's hilarious reaction when he discovered that the German spy was the sweet and innocent Nurse Mary! The episode's title is "General Hospital".
From Quiz: "Blackadder" Quotes: Who Said It?
