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'Amy and Amiability' Trivia Quiz

A short quiz about the fifth episode of "Blackadder the Third" in which the Prince Regent attempts to find a wife.

A multiple-choice quiz by emj23. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
emj23

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
140,410

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1120

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Question 1 of 10

1. Why does Prince George need to marry? Hint

He has run out of money

He needs an heir to the throne

It's good public relations

He's bored

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Question 2 of 10

2. In which newspaper does Blackadder read about the "mysterious northern beauty Miss Amy Hardwood"? Hint

The Observer

The Times

The Pig Farmer's Gazette

Industrial Developments Monthly

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which highwayman is dominating the news in this episode? Hint

The Black Fingernail

The Hawk

The Shadow

The Scarlet Mask

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Question 4 of 10

4. What machine did Amy's father invent that (supposedly) made him his fortune? Hint

The Spinning Jenny

The Ravelling Nancy

The Weaving Wendy

The Sorting Susan

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who or what, according to Mr. Hardwood, was Amy's mother before he married her? Hint

A milkmaid

The lass who ate the dung

Duchess of Argyle

A naughty lady of the night

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Question 6 of 10

6. What animals does Amy have an irrational hatred for? Hint

Cats

Squirrels

Mandrills

Goats

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Question 7 of 10

7. Complete the quote: "What a way to die. Shot by a transvestite on an unrealistic..."

Answer: (two words - think JFK!)

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is the Prince having for breakfast the day he finds out Amy has been arrested and hanged? Hint

Kippers

Eggs and Bacon

Porridge

Kedgeree

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who starred as Amy? Hint

Miriam Margolyes

Gabrielle Glaister

Miranda Richardson

Patsy Byrne

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Question 10 of 10

10. Where did the Prince find the money Blackadder had received for telling the authorities that Amy is in fact the notorious highwayman? Hint

In the breadbin

In a mouldy potato

In the biscuit barrel

Under a loose floorboard

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Why does Prince George need to marry?

Answer: He has run out of money

Prince George has grown fond of playing cards and has lost all his money. The only way for him to get money is to marry someone rich. This, of course, suits Blackadder as he wants a wage rise and needs the Prince to be rich again.

2. In which newspaper does Blackadder read about the "mysterious northern beauty Miss Amy Hardwood"?

Answer: The Times

The article about Amy Hardwood says she's been seen in London "spending flipping great wodges of cash". Blackadder comments on how "The Times" has gone downhill.

3. Which highwayman is dominating the news in this episode?

Answer: The Shadow

Baldrick cuts out the "wanted" posters in the newspaper to put in his Highwaymaen scrapbook.

4. What machine did Amy's father invent that (supposedly) made him his fortune?

Answer: The Ravelling Nancy

It's a machine that ravels cotton, apparently. Amy's father was played by Warren Clarke and was very funny. Mr. Hardwood is not in fact a rich man, he tells Blackadder that he and his daughter are living purely on lard sandwiches. Nice.

5. Who or what, according to Mr. Hardwood, was Amy's mother before he married her?

Answer: The lass who ate the dung

Mr. Hardwood says he has never heard of two people marrying that are as far apart in class as the Prince and his daughter, but then Amy reminds him of his own marriage and various other family members who were vastly different to their partners and got married.

6. What animals does Amy have an irrational hatred for?

Answer: Squirrels

It turns out that Amy is The Shadow and she reveals to Blackadder that she hates squirrels. She dislikes their tails and their noses. She shoots several of them while she is talking to Blackadder.

7. Complete the quote: "What a way to die. Shot by a transvestite on an unrealistic..."

Answer: grassy knoll

Blackadder has stolen all the valuables from the palace in order to run away with Amy but she robs him and says she'll be back later to shoot him.

8. What is the Prince having for breakfast the day he finds out Amy has been arrested and hanged?

Answer: Kedgeree

When the Prince reads from the newspaper that Amy had an accomplice, Blackadder drops the tray but it leaps back into his arms when he finds that the authorities don't know it was him.

9. Who starred as Amy?

Answer: Miranda Richardson

That was fairly obvious wasn't it? Miranda Richardson was very good as Elizabeth I in "Blackadder II".

10. Where did the Prince find the money Blackadder had received for telling the authorities that Amy is in fact the notorious highwayman?

Answer: In the biscuit barrel

Blackadder challenges the Prince to a game of cards to win back the reward money.

Source: Author emj23

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