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All About "Planet of the Dead" Quiz

I hope your knowledge on the "Planet of the Dead" is up to scratch!

A multiple-choice quiz by 676767678. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
676767678

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
317,061

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
326

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is the proper name of the planet the which the bus travels to? Hint

Malcassairo

Pyrovilia

San Helios

Sontar

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who is the Doctor's companion for this adventure? Hint

Madame de Pompadour

Gwen Cooper

Donna Noble

Lady Christina de Souza

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Question 3 of 10

3. Why does the Doctor not want Christina to travel with him? Hint

He doesn't want to lose another companion.

He thinks she is too prepared for everything.

He doesn't like her.

He prefers to travel alone.

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Question 4 of 10

4. What animal are the Tritovores based on? Hint

Flies

Eagles

Spiders

Bats

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Question 5 of 10

5. What does Carmen say to the Doctor at the end of the episode? Hint

"He will take control"

"The stars are going out"

"The darkness is coming"

"He will knock four times"

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is 100 Malcolms equal to? Hint

1 Bernardette

1 Taylor

1 Megamalcolm

1 Bernard

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Question 7 of 10

7. When the Doctor says "Humans on buses, always blaming me", what episode is he referencing? Hint

"Rose"

"Midnight"

"Age of Steel"

"Gridlock"

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Question 8 of 10

8. What were Lou and Carmen going to have for dinner that night? Hint

Tacos

Chops and Gravy

Pasta

Fast food

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Question 9 of 10

9. What metal is the Tritovore's ship made out of? Hint

Iron Oxide

Bazoolium

Photafine Steel

Dalekanium

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Question 10 of 10

10. What doesn't the Doctor like Captain Magambo doing? Hint

Saluting him

Bowing

Curtseying

Shaking his hand

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the proper name of the planet the which the bus travels to?

Answer: San Helios

San Helios can be found in the Scorpion Nebula, which is apparently on the on the other side of the Universe. It also has three suns.

2. Who is the Doctor's companion for this adventure?

Answer: Lady Christina de Souza

Michelle Ryan, who plays Lady Christina de Souza, says she is a bit of an adrenalin junkie herself.

3. Why does the Doctor not want Christina to travel with him?

Answer: He doesn't want to lose another companion.

The Doctor, just recently, has had to say goodbye to his five previous companions in "Journey's End": Rose, Donna, Martha, Sarah-Jane and Jack.

4. What animal are the Tritovores based on?

Answer: Flies

There have been a lot of aliens based on animals in Doctor Who: the Judoon, who are based on rhinos; the Macra, who are based on crabs; the Vespiforms, who are giant wasps; the Cat People, who are based on cats, and the Racnoss, who are based on spiders.

5. What does Carmen say to the Doctor at the end of the episode?

Answer: "He will knock four times"

Before saying this quote, Carmen also said "Your song is ending, Doctor", mimicking what Ood Sigma said in "Planet of the Ood".

6. What is 100 Malcolms equal to?

Answer: 1 Bernard

"Planet of the Dead" was the first Doctor Who episode to be shot in high definition (HD).

7. When the Doctor says "Humans on buses, always blaming me", what episode is he referencing?

Answer: "Midnight"

There are other connections between the two episodes: The bus being severely damaged, and the onset of cabin fever in its occupants (though this was only slight in "Planet of the Dead").

8. What were Lou and Carmen going to have for dinner that night?

Answer: Chops and Gravy

The Doctor asks everyone what they were traveling to, and tells them that the alien planet, the suns, the wormhole and the desert were nothing compared to those tiny little things.

9. What metal is the Tritovore's ship made out of?

Answer: Photafine Steel

The reason Photafine steel was included in the script was because the set of the Teitovore ship was extremely cold. Their would have been continuity issues if the Doctor and Christina went from a hot desert to a hot spaceship, where their breath crystalized in front of them.

10. What doesn't the Doctor like Captain Magambo doing?

Answer: Saluting him

Doctor has also expressed his displeasure towards salutes in "The Sontaran Stratagem".

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