h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

The following quotes, events and people

can you put them into context, identify them and provide the conection

no computer-me-bobs things

there are s

1.The three crones, their names are Goneril, Regan and Cordelia

2.substitutes a real blade for a harmless one to assassinate???

3.The King shouts, "Chiswick! Fresh horses!"

4.Three messengers come to the King in quick succession with news of the war. He says, "I like not this news! Bring me some other news."

5."we few, we happy few, we band of ruthless bastards"

6."For God's sake, let us sit upon the carpet and tell sad stories...".

7."As private parts to the gods are we, they play with us for their sport."

All blackadder one may I continue if correct

damn you bob

blackadder is the connection

not all series one

2.substitutes a real blade for a harmless one to assassinate???

Born to be King

Edmund trying to get rid of McAngus in a play staged for St. Leonard's Day
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The Queen of Spain's Beard

4.Three messengers come to the King in quick succession with news of the war. The King shouts this at a messenger, "I like not this news! Bring me some other news."


The King is in the war room...


Thats my first go as I remember it I must think at last a QI

Sorry Taff I ment to put this in as well this one as well

The Queen of Spain's Beard

3.The King shouts, "Chiswick! Fresh horses!"

The King is also in the war room...

right as bob has gutted the question i am now reversing the scoring

the s are out and now give + points

what and where are the 7 points originaly from????

"chiswick" is not from the queen of spains beard

Yes tis

acording to my source its from archbishop??

Items 2/3/4 are the ones I am positive about The part of Chiswick is only in Queen of Spains and as a bit (non Speaking) part in Archbishop.

And is eating horse and calls - Chiswick! Fresh horse!



The King broke the model horse and uttered the imortal lines

Chiswick! Fresh horses!


Sad but true I did rather like the series and we played trivia games up the pub with fellow nerds

damn it bob

i had all those s lined up for all the smart...thats from 'such and such' act3 scene4, i was gloating away and you scuppered it

never mind

There are 4 left and I wwont do anymore promise... and it is a good question mate

6."For God's sake, let us sit upon the carpet and tell sad stories...".

I think that's Lord Percy Percy in Blackadder the Second - either "Head" or "Money".

It's "Money", I'll go with "Money".

it was money and also one of the direct quotes

as i have disabled the s i am giving extra points for where they originated in shakespeare

>> ...extra points for where they originated in shakespeare <<

London.
That's in England, on a river, but not the Avon River which floweth so gently, giving name to Dirk Gently holistic detective.


~jwf~

no ......in his head

Since there are some easy ones to be had, let's knock those on the head first...

The witches in the original are from the Scottish Play: they tell Macbeth he will be King. In Blackadder I they tell Prince Edmund he will be King, then realise it's a mistake and they should have told (I think it was) his brother Prince Harry.

"We few, we happy few..." is originally of course "... we band of brothers" from Henry V's "Once more unto the breach..." speech..

global

you are right about the witches, but what about the names

but wrong about we happy few, henry v yes, wrong speech!!!!

The names are King Lear's daughters.

correct, king lears daughters.