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Quiz about Doctor Who And So It All Began

'Doctor Who': And So It All Began Quiz

A little quiz on the adventures of The Doctor as played by William Hartnell. :)

A multiple-choice quiz by themaster1. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
themaster1

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
320,179

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

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434

Last 3 plays: Guest 82 (9/15), Guest 50 (11/15), Linda_Arizona (10/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. William Hartnell played The Doctor between which years? Hint

1963 - 1965

1963 - 1967

1962 - 1966

1963 - 1966

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Question 2 of 15

2. The first episode of 'Doctor Who' was broadcast between the 23rd of November and the 14th of December 1963. What is the name given to the overall story? Hint

'The Unearthly Child'

'An Unearthly Child'

'An Otherworldy Child'

'Unearthly Child'

3. The next story introduced The Doctor's most famous adversary: the Dalek. The name given to the overall story is 'The Daleks'. It ran between the 21st of December 1963 until the 1st of February 1964. How many parts was the story split into? Hint

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Question 4 of 15

4. The next episode - 'The Edge Of Destruction' - only had two parts to it. It was set entirely within the T.A.R.D.I.S. and had no enemy. Why was it so short and light-plotted? Hint

'Doctor Who' was commissioned for 13 episodes.

The director quit half way through making a 4-part serial.

They didn't have the requirements to make a full story.

They wanted a story set entirely in the T.A.R.D.I.S. to make use of the set.

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Question 5 of 15

5. The next story included the first appearance of a historical character. His name was the title of the overall story. The story was called what? Hint

'Mark Anthony'

'Julius Caeser'

'Kublai Khan'

'Marco Polo'

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Question 6 of 15

6. The 5th story of season one was entitled 'The Keys Of Marinus'. It consisted of six parts and introduced the second alien race in 'Doctor Who'. What were they called? Hint

Voords

Vuurds

Vords

The Voord

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Question 7 of 15

7. The next story entitled 'The Aztecs' was the first to deal with changing the course of human history. The enemy in this episode was a character named Tlotoxl. how did the character cause a minor continuity error in the episode both on and off screen? Hint

The character was thought to be a bit too violent for 'Doctor Who'.

The lines given gave problems for the actor. His speech came across slurred.

The character was thought to be too unlike the Aztecs.

The pronunciation of his name.

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Question 8 of 15

8. The next episode was the first one to deal with the future. It was set on the sense sphere in the 28th Century. The race of aliens were led by first, second and third elders. What is the name of the alien species, and concurrently, the name of the story? Hint

'The Daleks'

'The Sensorites'

'The Mondavians'

'The Sensors'

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Question 9 of 15

9. The next story was entitled 'The Reign Of Terror'. This was the first story to be filmed on location. According to Susan, this is set during The Doctor's favourite period of Earth history. Which period was this? Hint

The Three Kingdoms Period

The Sengoku Period

The French Revolution

The Roman Empire

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Question 10 of 15

10. What is the name of The Doctor's granddaughter? Hint

Jenny

Susan Foreman

Susan Foremane

Susane Forman

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Question 11 of 15

11. What are the names of the two teachers that join during 'An Unearthly Child'? Hint

Barbara Write and Iain Chesington

Barbara Right and Ian Chesterton

Barbara Wright and Ian Chesterton

Barbara Wright and Iain Chester

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Question 12 of 15

12. In total, how many episodes were broadcast in the original run of season one? Hint

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Question 13 of 15

13. Had the concept of the Daleks not been thought of by Terry Nation, a different episode would have taken its place written by Anthony Coburn (the writer of 'An Unearthly Child'.) This story was inspired by computers that were being introduced in the BBC at the time. What was this story going to be called? Hint

'The Hidden Planet'

'The Masters Of Luxor'

'Beyond The Sun'

'The Red Fort'

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Question 14 of 15

14. A story written by C. E. Webber was un-used. However, a similar storyline was used in 'Planet Of Giants.' What was the name of the scrapped episode? Hint

'The Last Days'

'The Robots'

'The Miniscules'

'The Which Hunters'

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Question 15 of 15

15. Eight stories, over 40 episodes, an average audience of over 6.5 million every week, 'Doctor Who' was doing extremely well and had been commissioned for a second season. However, not all of them remain in visual form. What happened to them? Hint

They were stolen by a rival company and wiped before VHS was invented.

They got wiped from the BBC archives before VHS was invented.

They have literally been lost.

They were all destroyed by a rival company.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. William Hartnell played The Doctor between which years?

Answer: 1963 - 1966

'Doctor Who' started in 1963 with William Hartnell as The Doctor. To be precise, The First Doctor regenerated on the 29th of October 1966.

2. The first episode of 'Doctor Who' was broadcast between the 23rd of November and the 14th of December 1963. What is the name given to the overall story?

Answer: 'An Unearthly Child'

The names given to the individual parts are as follows:

Part 1 - 'An Unearthly Child'

Part 2 - 'The Cave of Skulls'

Part 3 - 'The Forest Of Fear'

Part 4 - 'The Firemaker'

Answer: 7

The individual episodes were as follows:
'The Dead Planet'
'The Survivors'
'The Escape'
'The Ambush'
'The Expedition'
'The Ordeal'
'The Rescue'

4. The next episode - 'The Edge Of Destruction' - only had two parts to it. It was set entirely within the T.A.R.D.I.S. and had no enemy. Why was it so short and light-plotted?

Answer: 'Doctor Who' was commissioned for 13 episodes.

During William Hartnell's tenure as The Doctor, this was the shortest story produced. (Not including 'Mission To The Unknown' which a) didn't have The Doctor in it, and b) served as a prequel to 'The Daleks Master Plan'.)

5. The next story included the first appearance of a historical character. His name was the title of the overall story. The story was called what?

Answer: 'Marco Polo'

It is also considered to be the first true historical story, as 'An Unearthly Child' depicted cavemen very stereotypically.

Individual titles are as follows:
'The Roof Of The World'
'The Singing Sands'
'Five Hundred Eyes'
'The Wall Of Lies'
'Rider From Shang-Tu'
'Mighty Kublai Khan'
'Assassin At Peking'

6. The 5th story of season one was entitled 'The Keys Of Marinus'. It consisted of six parts and introduced the second alien race in 'Doctor Who'. What were they called?

Answer: Voords

Individual titles are as follows:
'The Sea Of Death'
'The Velvet Web'
'The Screaming Jungle'
'The Snows Of Terror'
'Sentence Of Death'
'The Keys Of Marinus'

Answer: The pronunciation of his name.

There are about two or three different version of Tlotoxl in the episode. The most common one being 'Tla-toh-cksil.' However, emphasis was put on different parts of the word when said by different actors.

Individual titles are as follows:
'The Temple Of Evil'
'The Warriors Of Death'
'The Bride Of Sacrafice'
'The Day Of Darkness'

Answer: 'The Sensorites'

A strong comparison between the Ood and the Sensorites: they both live in the same un-named galaxy, they both live on a planet which basically takes the first part of their name and puts sphere on the end of it, they both have psychic abilities to some degree and they both have elders in their races. Does this make the Ood a slight modernisation of the Sensorites?

Individual titles are as follows:
'Strangers In Space'
'The Unwilling Warriors'
'Hidden Danger'
'A Race Against Death'
'Kidnap'
'A Desperate Venture'

Answer: The French Revolution

Maximilien Robespierre - a definitive figure in the revolution - is portrayed as the enemy in these episodes. This was also the last story of Season one.

Individual titles are as follows:
'A Land Of Fear'
'Guests Of Madame Guillotine'
'A Change Of Identity'
'The Tyrant Of France'
'A Bargain Of Necessity'
'Prisoners Of Conciergerie'

10. What is the name of The Doctor's granddaughter?

Answer: Susan Foreman

Susan Foreman is the first companion of The Doctor, and is the first to leave him midway through season 2.

11. What are the names of the two teachers that join during 'An Unearthly Child'?

Answer: Barbara Wright and Ian Chesterton

Although Ian Chesterton is his name, The Doctor sometimes refers to him by other variations, for example, Mr. Chesington. This may have been scripted, but most believe it to be a fluffed line from William Hartnell.

12. In total, how many episodes were broadcast in the original run of season one?

Answer: 42

Although 'The Pilot Episode' was broadcast later in the 90's, it was not broadcast as part of the original 1963-1964 run of season one which makes the total 42 and not 43.

Answer: 'The Masters Of Luxor'

Another title suggested for this episode would have been 'The Robots.'

14. A story written by C. E. Webber was un-used. However, a similar storyline was used in 'Planet Of Giants.' What was the name of the scrapped episode?

Answer: 'The Miniscules'

It is believed that the story was scrapped because the producer thought the story didn't work too well, but liked the idea. However, C.E. Webber didn't want to re-write it, but allowed another writer to use the concept.

Answer: They got wiped from the BBC archives before VHS was invented.

Two of the three historical episodes in the season are considered to be lost. Although animations have been made to fit with audio recordings that survive for them all, the visual recordings were wiped from the archives before any DVD or VHS release was allowed.

Source: Author themaster1

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