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Blackadder Quiz

Blackadder is 40 years-old this week, so here is a quiz by Rhianna Evans to celebrate the classic comedy.

1. What was the name of the Blackadder Millennium special?

Blackadder. Image shows left to right: Lord Edmund Blackadder V (Rowan Atkinson), Baldrick (Tony Robinson). Credit: Tiger Aspect Productions

2. Which of these comic performers has NOT made a guest appearance in Blackadder?

3. What was the name of the captain portrayed by Tom Baker in the episode Potato?

Blackadder - Potato

4. What did Baldrick officially title his iconic poem which began with the immortal lines: "Boom, boom, boom, boom…"

Blackadder. Image shows from L to R: Baldrick (Tony Robinson), Captain Edmund Blackadder (Rowan Atkinson). Copyright: BBC

5. Captain Blackadder definitely did not shoot…

6. What did Blackadder's shop sell in Blackadder's Christmas Carol?

Blackadder. Image shows left to right: Ebenezer Blackadder (Rowan Atkinson), Baldrick (Tony Robinson)

7. What was the name of the rotten borough featured in Blackadder The Third episode Dish And Dishonesty?

Blackadder. Image shows left to right: Mr. Edmund Blackadder, Esquire (Rowan Atkinson), Mrs Miggins (Helen Atkinson-Wood)

8. Which Blackadder series/special was placed 16th in a list of 100 Greatest British Television Programmes compiled by the British Film Institute?

9. How many guest appearances did Rik Mayall make across all four series of Blackadder, including the specials?

Blackadder. Image shows left to right: Squadron Leader Lord Flasheart (Rik Mayall), Captain Edmund Blackadder (Rowan Atkinson)

10. Which of these is NOT a genuine Blackadder II song verse?

Blackadder. Lord Edmund Blackadder (Rowan Atkinson). Credit: BBC

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