Period Drama Quiz
It’s time for a period drama quiz! Here are 20 questions to test your knowledge…
Downton Abbey 3 is in the works, but isn’t set for release until 2025 and we need to wait another two years for the fourth season of Bridgerton.
While we wait out this period drama slump, why not test your knowledge of the classics!
20 Period Drama Quiz Questions and Answers
Downton Abbey
1.True or false: Maggie Smith’s role, Dowager Countess Violet, was written specifically for her.
2. How much did each episode of Downton Abbey cost on average to produce?
- £750,000
- £1,000,000
- £1,500,000
3. In what year did the first season air?
4. Downton Abbey was largely filmed at Highclere Castle in Newbury. Which of these movies was also filmed there?
- Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
- The Favourite
- Pride and Prejudice
5. True or false: Some of the costumes actually were from the 1910s and 20s.
Image: Robert Viglasky, Hartswood Films
Sherlock Holmes
6. True or false: Originally, John Watson was supposed to be the main detective with Sherlock as his sidekick.
7. What is Sherlock Holmes’ famous London address?
8. Who played Sherlock’s love interest, Irene Adler, in the 2009 film with Robert Downey Jr?
- Keira Knightley
- Rachel McAdams
- Nicole Kidman
9. Who played John Watson in the 2010 TV series, starring Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock?
- Jude Law
- Gareth David-Lloyd
- Martin Freeman
Image: Universal Pictures
Pride and Prejudice
10. In which two areas of England is Pride And Prejudice primarily set?
11. True or false: The novel by Jane Austen was originally rejected by a publisher before they even read it.
12. How many times has Pride And Prejudice been adapted for the big screen?
- 12
- 17
- 50
13. Which character did Rosamund Pike portray in the 2005 film adaptation?
14. In which year did Jane Austen publish the book?
Image: Netflix
Bridgerton
15. Which actress largely known for her role in Derry Girls also appears in Bridgerton?
16. On which other show have the producers worked?
- Orange Is the New Black
- Grey’s Anatomy
- Suits
17. Who plays season one’s leading male, Simon Basset?
18. True or false: The pilot episodes of Bridgerton and The Crown had the same director.
19. Who lends their voice to the speculative narrator, Lady Whistledown?
20. How many Bridgerton children are there?
Period Drama Quiz Answers
1. True
2. £1,000,000
3. 2010
4. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
5. True
6. False
7. 221B Baker Street
8. Rachel McAdams
9. Martin Freeman
10. Hertfordshire and Derbyshire
11. True
12. 17
13. Jane Bennet
14. 1813
15. Nicola Coughlan
16. Grey’s Anatomy
17. Rege-Jean Page
18. False
19. Julie Andrews
20. 8
