Doctor Who - Series 11 Trivia

1. What was the name of the battle where humans defeated the Daleks in the Ninth Century?

From Quiz "Doctor Who": "Resolution"

Answer: Hope Valley

"Resolution" opens with humans battling a Dalek invasion in the ninth century and managing to defeat it. They dismembered the Dalek and spread it around the world, in hopes it would never return. One of the pieces was sent to Anuta Island, which is a real place in the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific. It is noted for its sustainability. The second piece was kept in Siberia. And the third was lost in Yorkshire, England. The name of the 9th century battle was Hope Valley. Spiridon is where the Third Doctor and Jo Grant fought the Daleks in "Planet of the Daleks" (1973). Skaro is the home planet of the Daleks; the Doctor has visited there many times, including the Fourth Doctor in "Genesis of the Daleks" (1975) and the Twelfth Doctor in "The Witch's Familiar" (2015). The Third Doctor and Sarah Jane Smith fought the Daleks on Exxilon in "Death to the Daleks" (1974); it is one of Jon Pertwee's last adventures.

From Quiz The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos

Answer: 3400 years

According to the title card after the first scene, it was precisely 3407 years. Delph and Andinio were powerful psychics who had spent all that time serving a mysterious "creator" and doing some pretty horrific things in his service. The Ux apparently are an extremely long lived species, even by Time Lord standards,

From Quiz It Takes You Away

Answer: Norway

Norway is quite familiar to the Doctor. The Tenth Doctor visited Darlig Ulv Stranden to see Rose Tyler in "Doomsday" (2006) and "Journey's End" (2009). And the Twelfth Doctor hung out with Vikings in "The Girl Who Died" (2015). The episode starts with Graham pointing out fjords, establishing they are in Norway. The Doctor and the companions come across a cottage that appears abandoned, until they discover a young woman hiding in a closet. Her father is missing. The First Doctor was in Mexico during "The Aztecs" (1964). The Twelfth Doctor makes a brief appearance in Australia during "The Pilot" (2017). While we didn't see it on-screen, apparently the Ninth Doctor did visit Japan with Rose Tyler and Jack Harkness.

From Quiz The Witchfinders

Answer: Lancashire

The county of Lancashire was created in 1182, and historically was the area between the Ribble and Mersey rivers. For much of its history, it included Manchester and Liverpool. It is located in Northwestern England. The symbol for Lancashire, the red rose, dates back to the War of the Roses. "Witchfinders" is set at Pendle Hill in eastern Lancashire. It was the site of real life witch trials in 1612. The hill is also linked with the founding of the Society of Friends (Quakers). Several episodes during series 11 have taken place in Sheffield, Yorkshire, and the Doctor herself, Jodie Whittaker, is a native of Yorkshire. Hampshire is in southern England, and is notable as the home of Jane Austen. According to Clara, the author was a good kisser. Shropshire is in western England, near Wales. It is the birthplace of scientist Charles Darwin.

From Quiz Kerblam!

Answer: a fez

The Doctor gets a teleport delivery from Kerblam!, the world's largest on-line retailer. She opens the box to find a fez, which she promptly wears. The fez is a long-running joke in "Doctor Who". The Eleventh Doctor wore a fez on several occasions, mostly notably in "The Big Bang" (2010). Both Ten and Eleven wore a fez in "The Day of the Doctor" (2013).

From Quiz Demons of the Punjab

Answer: The partition of India and Pakistan

The episode is set in August 1947, as India and Pakistan are being divided into separate nations. Violence between Hindus and Muslims resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths; the violence is vividly displayed in the film "Gandhi" (1982). The violence is in the background in "Doctor Who," even the murder of Prem. Gandhi was assassinated on January 30, 1948. He led the Salt March, a protest against British taxes, in March 1930. The Amritsar Massacre took place on April 13, 1919 when British troops fired on unarmed civilians, killing at least 379 and wounding over 1000.

From Quiz The Tsuranga Conundrum

Answer: Seffulin

They are in the Seffulin system. The Doctor suspects they are on Seffulin 27. They are scavenging for something unspecified, when they uncover a sonic mine which detonates. They wake up inside a hospital. Segonax was the scene of the Seventh Doctor story "The Greatest Show in the Galaxy" (1988-89). Saturnyne was the home planet of the vampire fish creatures in the Eleventh Doctor Adventure "Vampires of Venice" (2010). Messaline was the setting for the Tenth Doctor adventure "The Doctor's Daughter" (2008).

From Quiz Arachnids in the UK

Answer: Sheffield

Like the Doctor promised, she got the trio back home to Yorkshire. Only to discover that the town was being attacked by giant spiders. As chance would have it, one of the key players in the spider invasion lives in Yasmin's apartment building, the Park Hill. We do get the chance to meet Yaz's family: her father, the conspiracy nut; her mom, who just got sacked from her new job; and Yaz's sister.

From Quiz "Doctor Who": Rosa

Answer: 1943

The story begins in 1943, which is the year that Rosa Parks began her civil rights activism. She served as the Secretary for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People until 1957. Parks worked closely with Edgar Nixon, who was the deacon at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church that hired Martin Luther King, Jr. The episode begins with Parks riding a bus in 1943, and getting kicked off by a white bus driver when she attempts to sit in the "Whites" section. It then moves forward to 1955. Amazingly, the incident in 1943 really happened. Parks earned numerous honors over the course of her life, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom and Congressional Medal of Freedom. When Parks died in 2005, she was the first women ever to lie in state in the US Capitol Rotunda. Vinette Robinson, an actress from Yorkshire, played Parks. Interestingly, veteran "Doctor Who" fans may recognize her as Abi Lerner from "42" (2007) which was the very first script that Chris Chibnall wrote for "Doctor Who." Robinson has been acting regularly in British television since 1998. Some of Robinson's more notable appearances include Sgt Sally Donovan in "Sherlock" (2010-2014) and Nicola Daniels in "The A Word" (2016-17).

From Quiz The Ghost Monument

Answer: Desolation

"The Ghost Monument", the second episode of series eleven, takes place on a wasteland planet called Desolation. The Doctor and her companions find themselves part of a galactic road rally whose finish line is on the planet Desolation. At the start of the episode, the Doctor and her companions were floating in space. That is because they planet they were supposed to land on was in the wrong place. Darillium is noted for its singing towers. The Twelfth Doctor spent 24 years there with River Song.

From Quiz Introducing Doctor 13

Answer: An alien hunting a human

Tzim-Sha (or Tim Shaw as the Doctor called him) was hunting a human. He was a Stenza warrior who was supposed to demonstrate strength and skill by tracking down and capturing a marked human without the use of weapons or technology. Tzim-Sha had ignored that rule and planned to eliminate any witnesses. The Doctor, with the help of her new friends, tracked down the alien and saved his human target.

From Quiz The Woman Who Fell to Earth

Answer: Sheffield

Sheffield is in northern England, in South Yorkshire. It is one of the larger cities in England, and historically is known for steel production. The Doctor notes that she made her new sonic screwdriver out of "Sheffield Steel." It was old home week for Jodie Whittaker, who grew up in West Yorkshire. Other Doctors have been in Yorkshire. The Eleventh Doctor and Clara Oswald went to Sweetville in Yorkshire ("The Crimson Horror"). The Twelfth Doctor spent a great deal of time in Bristol, the home town of Bill Potts. Northumberland, in the north of England, features in the Seventh Doctor adventure "The Curse of Fenric" (1989). Most of the "Key to Time" episode "The Stones of Blood" (1978) took place in Cornwall.

From Quiz "Doctor Who": "Resolution"

Answer: town hall

They were digging underneath the town hall, which is located above a series of water filled tunnels. The archaeologists uncovered a human body (the long deceased courier) and some Dalek remains, which were reanimated when they were placed under ultra-violet light. The police station is where Yaz was working when we first met her in "The Woman Who Fell to Earth" (2018). Park Hill is the housing complex where Yaz and her family live - we saw it in "Arachnids in the UK" and "Demons of the Punjab" (both 2018). Robertson's hotel was the center of the giant spider colony in "Arachnids."

From Quiz The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos

Answer: Paltraki

His name was Paltraki, a fact he had forgotten when he first met the Doctor. The Doctor gave the befuddled captain a neural blocker, which allowed him to regain his memories. He soon remembered that his crew had been kidnapped, leading Graham and Ryan to rescue them. Captain Jack Harkness is an immortal rogue played by John Barrowman. Henry Avery was the pirate captain in "The Curse of the Black Spot" (2011). Captain Mike Yates was a member of UNIT during the time of the Third and Fourth Doctor.

From Quiz It Takes You Away

Answer: blind

Hanne, the Norwegian girl in the cabin, was blind. She lived with her father Erik in the woods after her mother Trine died. They moved from Oslo. Hanne was played by Ellie Wallwork. This is her first appearance on television, although she was in the 2012 motion picture "Imagine" about students at a school for the blind. Wallwork is blind in real life and attends the Royal National College for the Blind. She is a talented singer and songwriter and her work can be seen on YouTube.

From Quiz The Witchfinders

Answer: James I

James I (1566-1625) was the son of Mary, Queen of Scots. He became King of England in 1603, and presided over the unification of England and Scotland. Major events during his reign include the Gunpowder Plot, the British colonization of North America, and the start of the Thirty Years War in 1618. James is also known for his translation of the Bible for the Church of England. The episode is accurate in regards to Henry's personal history. His father was murdered and his mother was betrayed and executed. As Ryan stated "You win." King James I was played by noted British actor Alan Cumming. American viewers probably know him best from the legal drama "The Good Wife" (2010-2016). He has been acting regularly in films and television since the 1990s. Cumming has both a Laurence Olivier Award and Tony Award for his work in theatre, and in 2009 Elizabeth II awarded him an OBE. Cumming played the king as somewhat obsessed with witches and Satan, although the Doctor seemed to discover it was linked to abandonment issues from his childhood.

From Quiz Kerblam!

Answer: Kandoka

The factory is one a moon orbiting the planet Kandoka. Most of the orders sent in to the factory are destined for Kandoka. We don't learn much about Kandoka, except that it is has a large enough population to support the galaxy's biggest retailer. Kahler is the homeworld of the scientist and the gunslinger in the Eleventh Doctor adventure "A Town Called Mercy" (2012). Kastria is the home world of the villain Eldrad in the Fourth Doctor story "The Hand of Fear" (1976). Krop Tor is the planet on the edge of the black hole in "The Impossible Planet/The Satan Pit" (2006).

From Quiz Demons of the Punjab

Answer: a watch

Yasmin's grandmother, Nani, gives her a broken wristwatch. She insists the watch never be repaired. The Doctor ties the watch into the TARDIS's telepathic circuits and takes Yasmin back to August 1947. After the obligatory speech about interfering with your own timeline, naturally. The leaf goes to Yasmin's sister, Sonya. The love letters went to Yasmin's mother, Najia. The old rope was used in the wedding ceremony. Nani is played by Leena Dhingra. For fans of New Who, she was Miss Chandrakala in "The Unicorn and the Wasp" (2008). Dhingra has been acting since 1994, and has appeared in the British soap operas "Coronation Street" (2001-2004) and "Eastenders" (2007).

From Quiz Arachnids in the UK

Answer: Chris Noth

Chris North played homicide investigator Mike Logan on "Law and Order" from 1990 to 1995. He also played "Mister Big" on "Sex and the City" (1998-2004). Noth began acting full time in 1981, when he was in graduate school at Yale. Noth also appeared as the husband of the title character Alicia Florek in "The Good Wife" (2009-2016). Jack Robertson is a billionaire hotel owner with presidential ambitions. His only laudable trait seems to be that he dislikes Donald Trump. Otherwise, Robertson is not a particularly likable individual. He treats his employees horribly and has little compassion or empathy for other living things. Sam Waterston was Jack McCoy for many years on "Law and Order" (1994-2010). Linus Roache played Assistant DA Mike Cutter on both "Law and Order" (2008-2010) and "Law and Order: SVU" (2011-2012). Bradley Walsh, who plays Graham in series 11 of "Doctor Who" was also in the cast of the British version of "Law and Order" (2009-2014). He worked with Freema Agyeman (Martha Jones).

From Quiz "Doctor Who": Rosa

Answer: Montgomery, Alabama

The episode takes place on November 31 and December 1, 1955 in Montgomery. The Doctor must prevent a meddling time traveler from derailing the US civil rights movement by stopping the arrest of Rosa Parks. During the episode, the companions experience the general racism of Montgomery in the mid 1950s. Ryan is slapped for touching a white woman, Ryan and Yaz are kicked out of a restaurant and they must sneak into a "Whites Only" hotel. Rosa Parks does mention the murder of Emmitt Till, which happened in Mississippi in August 1955. Till's killing was one of the sparks of the modern Civil Rights Movement. Montgomery became the state capital of Alabama in 1846, and was briefly the capital of the Confederate States. It began the epicenter of the Civil Rights Movement due to the bus boycott of 1956, which elevated Martin Luther King, Jr to national status.

From Quiz The Ghost Monument

Answer: Cerebos

The Cerberos, piloted by Epzo Finkstad, The Doctor managed to crash land the craft on Desolation when most of the ship's systems failed. The Doctor has gotten quite good at surviving crash landings in her new incarnation. The Madame du Pompadour is central to "The Girl in the Fireplace" (2006), The Penatlian was the spaceship in "42" (2007), Chris Chibnall's first episode of "Doctor Who." The Byzantium was the ship that crashed on Alfava Metraxis in "Time of Angels/Flesh and Stone" (2010).

From Quiz Introducing Doctor 13

Answer: The TARDIS

The Doctor fell out of the TARDIS mid-flight in "Twice Upon a Time". She crash landed on a train in "The Woman Who Fell to Earth" and, after dealing with Tzim-Sha, attempted to teleport to the TARDIS's location. The planet had fallen out of orbit, however, and the Doctor, Ryan, Graham, and Yaz ended up in deep space. The group were picked up by the participants of a race. They all arrived on a planet called Desolation, on which the finish line was located at a place known as The Ghost Monument. The Monument only appeared once every 1000 sun rotations: it was the TARDIS trying to materialise.

From Quiz The Woman Who Fell to Earth

Answer: What?

Whittaker's very first line was "What?" said immediately after she fell thrown the roof of a train car. After dispatching a nasty alien machine, her next line was "That should buy us a few seconds." She does say "Bingo! Oi" right after they spot the evil blue alien. Whittaker does not give the iconic "I'm the Doctor" line until near the end of "Woman Who Fell to Earth." When she did, it was great: "I'm the Doctor. Sorting out fair play throughout the universe."

From Quiz "Doctor Who": "Resolution"

Answer: Lin

Lin was the unfortunate carrier of the Dalek, which looked like a squid, and used tentacles to control her. Lin did fight back against the Dalek and eventually forced it to leave her. Lin was played by Charlotte Ritchie, probably best known for her turn as nurse Barbara Gilbert on the popular BBC series "Call the Midwife" (2015-2018). In 2016, she appeared in a short film called "Time Traveler's Support Group". The most famous archeologist in "Doctor Who" lore is Doctor River Song, who married the Eleventh Doctor. She lived her life in a different chronological order than the Doctor, but they had many wild adventures together. River was played by Alex Kingston. Marcus Scarman was an Oxford professor of Archeology that the Fourth Doctor and Sarah Jane Smith encountered while fighting the evil Egyptian god Sutekh ["The Pyramids of Mars" (1975)].

From Quiz The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos

Answer: Ux

They were part of a race that was so powerful they could use their minds to change the nature of reality. They were a highly religious race, driven to use their powers to serve a creator. The Thals were the peaceful race on the planet Skaro, home world of the Daleks. The Stenza have been the big bad of series 11, first showing up in "The Woman Who Fell to Earth" (2018). They are a warrior race who collect teeth as trophies. The Daleks are the earliest (late 1963) and most persistent of the Doctor's enemies. The Doctor has fought the Daleks in many times and places - indeed, given the Time War he may have fought them every time in every place. They did not show up during the ten episodes of Series 11.

From Quiz It Takes You Away

Answer: mirror

The anti-zone separating the two universes was behind a mirror. The Doctor was able to use the sonic in order to stabilize the portal so they could go through. If you are looking for alternate universes in refrigerators, check out "Ghostbusters" (1984). If you are seeking them in a wardrobe, read the works of C.S. Lewis. And you can find alternate realities (perhaps all realities) in a bookcase in "Interstellar" (2014).

From Quiz The Witchfinders

Answer: Tried to make a pass at her

King James was remarkably sexist towards the Doctor, assuming that she was the Assistant Witchfinder to Graham's General. He referred to the Doctor as "lassie" and said that women were good at nosiness and gossip. However, he did not make any sexual advances towards the Doctor. Given that there is strong historical evidence that James I was a homosexual, despite fathering several children, it is no surprise that he would not be making a move on the Doctor.

From Quiz Kerblam!

Answer: Kira Arlo

Kira Arlo was the girl in packing. She had led rather a sad life, as an orphan who had received only one gift her entire life: a box of chocolates. Despite this, Kira had a positive outlook. Judy Maddox was the head of the human relations department at Kerblam or Head of People as she put it herself. Judy helped the Doctor unravel the conspiracy inside the company. Kira Nerys was the Bajorian Executive Officer on "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" played by Nana Visitor. Tegan was a flight attendant who traveled with the Fifth Doctor. Claudia Jessie played Kira. She started working in British television in 2013. Her other credits include the police procedural "Line of Duty" (2017), Amelia Smedley in the TV miniseries "Vanity Fair" (2018) and the online mystery drama "Dixi" (2014-16)

From Quiz Demons of the Punjab

Answer: Thijarans

The Doctor says they have stumbled across a Thirajan Hive. The Thijarans are an ancient race with a reputation as some of the deadliest assassins in the universe. The Doctor and the companions run away from the Thirajans, and manage to hold them at bay using electronic tricks. Later on, The Thijarans explain to the Doctor they have gotten out of the assassin business, and are now witnesses for those who die alone. The Doctor firsts encounters them at the murder site of a holy man. The Shakri were the villains in "The Power of Three" (2013). The Tigellans appear in the Fourth Doctor adventure "Meglos" (1980). Tivolians, the most conquered race in the universe, appear in "The God Complex" (2011) and "Under the Lake" (2015).

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