Q 01/05

On which British channel did Merlin air from 2008 to 2012?

A) BBC One

B) BBC Two

C) ITV

D) Channel 4

Answer · why

A) BBC One

Merlin aired on BBC One from 20 September 2008 until its two-part finale, The Diamond of the Day, on 22 and 24 December 2012.

Q 02/05

How many series of the BBC's Merlin were made?

A) Three

B) Five

C) Four

D) Seven

Answer · why

B) Five

Five series were made, 13 episodes each for 65 in total; series one began in September 2008 and series five ended in December 2012.

Q 03/05

Who played Merlin in the BBC series?

A) Bradley James

B) Eoin Macken

C) Colin Morgan

D) Santiago Cabrera

Answer · why

C) Colin Morgan

The Northern Irish actor later played Leo Elster in Humans and Billy Clanton in Belfast.

Q 04/05

Why must Merlin hide his powers in Camelot?

A) Gaius has forbidden it

B) The dragon demands secrecy

C) Arthur fears all sorcery

D) King Uther executes sorcerers

Answer · why

D) King Uther executes sorcerers

King Uther executes sorcerers: since his crackdown twenty years earlier, magic is banned in Camelot on pain of death, so Merlin keeps his gift secret.

Q 05/05

What was Uther's crackdown on magic twenty years before the series called?

A) The Cleansing

B) The Burning

C) The Reckoning

D) The Great Purge

Answer · why

D) The Great Purge

The Great Purge was Uther's campaign to eradicate magic from Camelot; he executed sorcerers, banned magic on pain of death and chained the last dragon...