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Quiz about Doctor Who  Carnival of Monsters
Quiz about Doctor Who  Carnival of Monsters

"Doctor Who" : "Carnival of Monsters" Quiz


A traveling showman and his assistant, arrive on the planet Inter Minor, to entertain the populous with there machine - an intergalactic peepshow called the Scope. Meanwhile on Earth the Doctor lands the TARDIS on a small ship in 1926.

A multiple-choice quiz by ponicho. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
ponicho
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
258,303
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
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Question 1 of 10
1. What is the name of the ship the TARDIS lands on? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What is the cliff hanger at the end of the first episode? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. The Doctor and Jo discover a hexagonal metallic hatch in the floor of the ship, but can anybody else see it?


Question 4 of 10
4. After the Scope has been fired on by an eradicator, Vorg the traveling showman tests its operation. What creature from the Doctor's past is seen on the Scopes viewer? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Trying to find a way out of the Scope, the Doctor cuts through a restraining bar over another hatch he and Jo find. They go through the hatch and find themselves in a cave. What types of creatures inhabit the area outside the cave? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. How do the Doctor and Jo escape the Drashigs? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What happens to anyone who leaves the Scope? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Who wants to overthrow Zarb the ruler of Inter Minor? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Who played the part of Lieutenant John Andrews? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Was this story the last appearance of the Doctor's companion Jo Grant as a regular character in 'Doctor Who'?



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What is the name of the ship the TARDIS lands on?

Answer: SS Bernice

The SS Bernice is a small cargo ship traveling across the Indian Ocean. When the Doctor discovers that the ship is the SS Bernice and the date is the 4 June 1926 he realises that things may not be as they seem as that day, according to history, the ship vanished.
2. What is the cliff hanger at the end of the first episode?

Answer: A giant hand suddenly emerges from the ceiling and takes the TARDIS away.

Vorg moves the TARDIS as it is affecting the Scopes operation.
3. The Doctor and Jo discover a hexagonal metallic hatch in the floor of the ship, but can anybody else see it?

Answer: No

On opening the hatch, the Doctor and Jo descend into the workings of a giant machine.
4. After the Scope has been fired on by an eradicator, Vorg the traveling showman tests its operation. What creature from the Doctor's past is seen on the Scopes viewer?

Answer: A Cyberman

When Pletrac, a member of the tribunal on Inter Minor realises that the Scope contains living beings he decides that the machine must be destroyed. He orders some functionaries to bring and operate an eradicator but this fails do destroy it.
5. Trying to find a way out of the Scope, the Doctor cuts through a restraining bar over another hatch he and Jo find. They go through the hatch and find themselves in a cave. What types of creatures inhabit the area outside the cave?

Answer: Drashigs

The Drashigs are carnivorous giant caterpillar-like creatures that hunt by smell.
6. How do the Doctor and Jo escape the Drashigs?

Answer: Vorg puts his hand into the Scope to distract the creatures allowing the Doctor and Jo to return to the machine.

Doctor and Jo return to the ship to get some rope to enable them to reach the base of the Scope and get out of it.
7. What happens to anyone who leaves the Scope?

Answer: They return to their normal size.

The Scope contains miniaturized life forms which are kept small by its force field. Once something leaves the Scopes influence it grows back to its original size.
8. Who wants to overthrow Zarb the ruler of Inter Minor?

Answer: Kalik

Kalik sees an opportunity to take control from Zarb using the Drashigs to gain power for himself.
9. Who played the part of Lieutenant John Andrews?

Answer: Ian Marter

Ian Marter would later play the fourth Doctor's companion Harry Sullivan. He also novelized many 'Doctor Who' stories including 'The Invasion' and 'The Sontaran Experiment'.
10. Was this story the last appearance of the Doctor's companion Jo Grant as a regular character in 'Doctor Who'?

Answer: No

Jo Grant was played by Katy Manning and the last story to feature her character Jo as a regular was 'The Green Death'. She appeared in 15 stories from 1971 to 1973.
Source: Author ponicho

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