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'Backadder: Back and Forth' Trivia Quiz

This 'Blackadder' quiz is the greatest test of knowledge since the sphinx said to himself, 'These Egyptians don't seem so smart, I think I'll tell them an incredibly easy riddle and eat anyone who gets it wrong to weed out the thickies.'

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

Author
pangaea

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
205,586

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
581

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What great inventor's plan did Baldrick follow to build the time machine? Hint

Tesla's

He designed it himself

Copernicus'

Da Vinci's

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Question 2 of 10

2. How do Baldrick and Blackadder kill a dinosaur at their first stop? Hint

Blackadder sneezes on it

Baldrick waves his skivvies in its face

They don't kill it

Blackadder shoots it

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Question 3 of 10

3. Blackadder is saved from execution from Queen Elizabeth by giving her a credit card.

True

False

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who does Blackadder punch in the face in the name of every schoolboy and schoolgirl for the next 400 years? Hint

Sir Walter Raleigh

Robin Hood

William Shakespeare

Edgar Allen Poe

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of these heroes does Blackadder kill? Hint

Sir Waler Raleigh

King Arthur

The Scarlet Pimpernell

Robin Hood

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Question 6 of 10

6. According to Melchitt in the Roman Era, the emperor's only response to the Scottish invasion is to poison his mother and marry who? Hint

his father

his horse

his daughter

his helmet

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Question 7 of 10

7. Here's one for you sharp-eyed fans: What flavor was the lollipop that Blackadder thought was the last button that they could push to get home? Hint

grape

cherry

raspberry

strawberry

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Question 8 of 10

8. What small change did Blackadder make in Baldrick's plan to have Blackadder nearly drown in the toilet so his life flashed before his eyes? Hint

He wanted a snorkel.

He had Baldrick stick his head in.

He didn't change it.

He had Baldrick beat him nearly to death instead.

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Question 9 of 10

9. What was the first hint that Blackadder had made everyone French? Hint

Elizabeth said she had asked for Napolean's hat.

He heard Melchitt say "Sacre bleu!"

George paid him in Francs

Darling called him Monsiuer Blackadder.

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Question 10 of 10

10. According to the ending credits, when will 'Blackadder Back and Forth 2' air? Hint

Spring 5555

Autumn 2070

Summer 3000

Winter 10000

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What great inventor's plan did Baldrick follow to build the time machine?

Answer: Da Vinci's

Baldrick followed Mr. Da Vinci's plans to the letter (even though he can't actually read!)

2. How do Baldrick and Blackadder kill a dinosaur at their first stop?

Answer: Baldrick waves his skivvies in its face

This is how they lose their winning items, and discover how the dinosaurs became extinct.

3. Blackadder is saved from execution from Queen Elizabeth by giving her a credit card.

Answer: False

Blackadder spills some lifesavers mints on the floor which the queen
tastes and absolutely LOVES! She then asks him to get her more in the next five minutes or she'll kill him anyway.

4. Who does Blackadder punch in the face in the name of every schoolboy and schoolgirl for the next 400 years?

Answer: William Shakespeare

He does this after he gets the front page of "Macbeth" signed. He then kicks him for Kenneth Branagh's never ending uncut four-hour version of 'Hamlet'.

5. Which of these heroes does Blackadder kill?

Answer: Robin Hood

Blackie actually pointed out the flaws in Robin Hood's lifestyle and his merry men killed him.

6. According to Melchitt in the Roman Era, the emperor's only response to the Scottish invasion is to poison his mother and marry who?

Answer: his horse

I think he's a few cities short of an empire, if you know what I mean.

7. Here's one for you sharp-eyed fans: What flavor was the lollipop that Blackadder thought was the last button that they could push to get home?

Answer: raspberry

Blackadder found out that it was a lollipop when he pushed it and it came out of the socket.

8. What small change did Blackadder make in Baldrick's plan to have Blackadder nearly drown in the toilet so his life flashed before his eyes?

Answer: He had Baldrick stick his head in.

The plan was for Blackadder to drown himself in the toilet so his life would flash before his eyes and he would see where the controls were set at the beginning of the trip.

9. What was the first hint that Blackadder had made everyone French?

Answer: George paid him in Francs

Everyone was French because Blackadder's time machine flattened Wellington at the battle of Waterloo before he revealed his brilliant plan.

10. According to the ending credits, when will 'Blackadder Back and Forth 2' air?

Answer: Summer 3000

I look forward to it! Thank you for taking my quiz!

Source: Author pangaea

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