Doctor Who quiz

Question 1

The Doctor climbs aboard a blue box and vanishes—what is the ship called, and what two kinds of travel does it handle?

Accepted Answer

It is called the TARDIS It travels through time It travels through space

Question 2

Who first played the Doctor on television, and what year did his first episode air?

Accepted Answer

William Hartnell was the first actor to play the Doctor on television His first episode aired in 1963 The episode was “An Unearthly Child”

Question 3

When a Doctor Who Time Lord’s body reaches its end, what happens to their appearance, and what continues from one body to the next?

Accepted Answer

The Time Lord regenerates into a new body, with a changed appearance. They remain the same person. Their memories carry on.

Question 4

What was the Doctor’s robotic dog companion called, and which numbered Doctor did it first join?

Accepted Answer

The robotic dog was called K-9 K-9 first joined the Fourth Doctor The Fourth Doctor was played by Tom Baker

Question 5

Which episode brought Doctor Who back to television in 2005, and who played the Doctor in it?

Accepted Answer

The episode was “Rose” Christopher Eccleston played the Doctor in the episode It introduced the Ninth Doctor

Question 6

The original Cybermen came from far beyond Earth: which Doctor Who story introduced them, and what planet were they from?

Accepted Answer

The Cybermen first appeared in “The Tenth Planet.” Their original home planet was Mondas. “The Tenth Planet” aired in 1966.

Question 7

Which Doctor Who story first featured the Weeping Angels, and who wrote it?

Accepted Answer

The story is “Blink.” It first aired in 2007. It was written by Steven Moffat.

Question 8

That eerie Doctor Who theme has a pioneering electronic sound: who composed it, and who made its original electronic realization?

Accepted Answer

Ron Grainer composed the theme. Delia Derbyshire created its original electronic realization. Derbyshire made it at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.

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