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Quiz about BlackAdder II Bells Head Potato

'BlackAdder II': 'Bells', 'Head', 'Potato' Quiz

This is a quiz about the first three episodes of the Elizabethan 'BlackAdder' series. Hope you like it.

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

Author
allynellie

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
47,071

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
12 / 15

Plays
3374

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Question 1 of 15

1. 'Bells': Where does Kate find employment? Hint

in BlackAdder's home

at the local brothel

in Queenie's court

at the dockyard

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Question 2 of 15

2. 'Bells': Kate is employed as a manservant. What does she tell her employer that her name is?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 3 of 15

3. 'Bells': BlackAdder visits his doctor about a problem. Who else does he consult?

Answer: (Two or Three Words. First word 'The'.)

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Question 4 of 15

4. 'Bells': What happens when BlackAdder realises that Kate is a girl? Hint

BlackAdder loses interest

they plan to marry

Kate returns to her father

Kate remains in BlackAdder's employment

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Question 5 of 15

5. 'Bells': Who was BlackAdder's first choice of best man? Hint

Lord Flashheart

Baldrick

Percy

Melchett

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Question 6 of 15

6. 'Head': BlackAdder tells Percy that his new ruff looks like: 'A bird that swallowed a ...?

Answer: (One Word)

7. 'Head': BlackAdder is appointmented by Queenie as Lord High Executioner. Which one of names below was one of the two people originally scheduled to be executed on Monday (before BlackAdder starts to rearrange the schedule). Hint

Lord Effingham

Lord Melchett

Sir Walter Raleigh

Lord Flashheart

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Question 8 of 15

8. 'Head': Whose execution does BlackAdder move forward? Hint

Lord Farrow

Sir Francis Drake

Lord Effingham

Lord Ponsonby

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Question 9 of 15

9. 'Head': Whose execution did Queenie pardon? Hint

Lord Effingham

Lord Ponsonby

Lord Farrow

Sir Francis Drake

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Question 10 of 15

10. 'Head': To his relief, BlackAdder realizes that Baldrick made which mistake on the Monday execution? Hint

he beheaded himself by mistake

he executed Ponsonby instead of Farrow

he missed his head and cut off his leg instead

he turned up at the wrong venue

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Question 11 of 15

11. 'Potato': Which famous traveller was returning to England to see Queenie? Hint

Lord Flashheart

Sir Francis Drake

Sir Walter Raleigh

the Bishop of Bath and Wells

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Question 12 of 15

12. 'Potato': Which Cape did this traveller claim that no-one could navigate and live to tell the tale?

Answer: (5 Words - you don't have to use the full title)

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Question 13 of 15

13. 'Potato': Who decides to try to navigate it to curry favour with Queenie? Hint

Melchett

Percy

Baldrick

BlackAdder

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Question 14 of 15

14. 'Potato': Who is the only Captain who would attempt such a sail? Hint

Captain Bluebeard

Captain Redbeard Rum

Captain Hook

Captain Cook

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Question 15 of 15

15. 'Potato': What does BlackAdder bring back for Queenie? Hint

a 'fine wine'

nothing - eek!

Baldrick's 'water'

a boomerang

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. 'Bells': Where does Kate find employment?

Answer: in BlackAdder's home

She is employed as a Manservant.

2. 'Bells': Kate is employed as a manservant. What does she tell her employer that her name is?

Answer: Bob

3. 'Bells': BlackAdder visits his doctor about a problem. Who else does he consult?

Answer: The Wise Woman

I love the speech about there being two things that BlackAdder should know about 'the Wisewoman...'!

4. 'Bells': What happens when BlackAdder realises that Kate is a girl?

Answer: they plan to marry

5. 'Bells': Who was BlackAdder's first choice of best man?

Answer: Lord Flashheart

Although Percy was eager to take this position.

6. 'Head': BlackAdder tells Percy that his new ruff looks like: 'A bird that swallowed a ...?

Answer: Plate

Answer: Lord Effingham

Sir Francis Drake was the other one destined for his block to be knocked off that Monday.

8. 'Head': Whose execution does BlackAdder move forward?

Answer: Lord Farrow

Lord Farrow was due to be executed on Wednesday, however BlackAdder moves it forward to Monday, so that they can have most of the week off!

9. 'Head': Whose execution did Queenie pardon?

Answer: Lord Farrow

BlackAdder's dilemma being that he has already had him executed!

10. 'Head': To his relief, BlackAdder realizes that Baldrick made which mistake on the Monday execution?

Answer: he executed Ponsonby instead of Farrow

This relief is only temporary, however, as BlackAdder realizes that Ponsonby is actually a good friend of Queenie's and she wants to visit him at the jail.

11. 'Potato': Which famous traveller was returning to England to see Queenie?

Answer: Sir Walter Raleigh

A bit of a smarmy git!

12. 'Potato': Which Cape did this traveller claim that no-one could navigate and live to tell the tale?

Answer: the Cape of Good Hope

13. 'Potato': Who decides to try to navigate it to curry favour with Queenie?

Answer: BlackAdder

BlackAdder - of course!

14. 'Potato': Who is the only Captain who would attempt such a sail?

Answer: Captain Redbeard Rum

The Captain is skillfully played by Tom Baker AKA Dr Who.

15. 'Potato': What does BlackAdder bring back for Queenie?

Answer: a boomerang

The 'fine wine' AKA Balder's 'water' was given as a gift for Melchie and Sir Walter Raleigh!

Source: Author allynellie

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