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Robot Wars: The House Robots Trivia Quiz

This quiz about the House Robots of the famous BBC show 'Robot Wars' will prove how much of a fan you are when it comes to the House Robots.

A multiple-choice quiz by spongebot64. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
spongebot64

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
333,776

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

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179

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Question 1 of 10

1. You might think there are nine House Robots, but there are actually eleven.
What are the other two House Robots? Hint

The Sentinel and Shove

The Sentinel and Crush

The Maker and Shove

The Maker and Crush

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Question 2 of 10

2. Talking about decapitation for poor Mr Psycho. What time did Mr Psycho have his head fall off in the wars? Hint

Series 7, Heat N

Series 5, Heat N

Series 7, Heat M

Series 5, Heat M

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Question 3 of 10

3. This one is going to be for a purely huge fan. Robin Englebright designed three of the House Robots. Which one of these did he design? Hint

Cassius Chrome

Refbot

Shunt

Shove

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Question 4 of 10

4. Now for something embarrassing, who was the first House Robot to be flipped? Hint

Sgt. Bash

Matilda

Shunt

Dead Metal

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Question 5 of 10

5. How many times was Shunt flipped in 'Robot Wars'? Hint

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Question 6 of 10

6. Here is another person who was a part of the House Robot team.
Malcom James built which House Robot? Hint

Sir Killalot

Matilda

Shunt

Sgt. Bash

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Question 7 of 10

7. You know Refbot?
How many different coloured lights did it have from Extreme 1 onwards? Hint

None at all

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Question 8 of 10

8. When Johnathan Pearce introduced Shunt in series 1, what did he say that Shunt was capable of pulling of? Hint

A Sinclair C5

A Renault Clio

A Ford Mondeo

A Land Rover

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Question 9 of 10

9. More embarrassing flips now.
Firestorm 4 flipped which of house robots in the Extreme 2 Commonwealth Carnage? Hint

Growler and Sgt. Bash

Sgt. Bash and Sir Killalot

Sgt. Bash and Mr Psycho

Mr Psycho and Sir Killalot

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Question 10 of 10

10. During Mortis' run in the trials of semi-final 1 in series 2, Sir Killalot fell in the pit. According to the producers, how many men did it take to pull it out of the pit? Hint

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. You might think there are nine House Robots, but there are actually eleven. What are the other two House Robots?

Answer: The Sentinel and Shove

The Sentinel would have been considered as part of the gauntlet in series 2, but it was also used in the arena battles.
Shove was never seen in the televised version, it was used to clear the arena from series 1 to 3. The job was taken by Refbot from series 4 onwards.

2. Talking about decapitation for poor Mr Psycho. What time did Mr Psycho have his head fall off in the wars?

Answer: Series 7, Heat N

This battle involved Topbot, R.O.C.S., Raging Knightmare and The Executioner.

3. This one is going to be for a purely huge fan. Robin Englebright designed three of the House Robots. Which one of these did he design?

Answer: Cassius Chrome

It was based on the boxer Muhammad Ali's real name (Cassius Clay), Team Cassius even based their robot on the same name.

4. Now for something embarrassing, who was the first House Robot to be flipped?

Answer: Shunt

Many of them were flipped during the wars except for Sir Killalot. Though it was toppled on a few occasions as Sir Killalot lifted the robots.

5. How many times was Shunt flipped in 'Robot Wars'?

Answer: 11

Another time was in the series 3 grand final between Chaos 2 and Hypnodisc when it was flipped by Chaos 2.

6. Here is another person who was a part of the House Robot team. Malcom James built which House Robot?

Answer: Shunt

Malcom was also responsible for attending to all the robots that look like pepper pots.

7. You know Refbot? How many different coloured lights did it have from Extreme 1 onwards?

Answer: 3

There were three lights added on as well as an electronic counter to count immobile robots out.
There were one green, one red and one yellow.

8. When Johnathan Pearce introduced Shunt in series 1, what did he say that Shunt was capable of pulling of?

Answer: A Land Rover

A Sinclair C5 was relevant as Adam Harper (one of the judges) once held the land speed record in that car at 150 mph.

9. More embarrassing flips now. Firestorm 4 flipped which of house robots in the Extreme 2 Commonwealth Carnage?

Answer: Sgt. Bash and Mr Psycho

Both in round 2, battle 1 of the event.
Fact: Mr Psycho weighs approximately 3 quarters of a ton, the heaviest of all the House Robots.

10. During Mortis' run in the trials of semi-final 1 in series 2, Sir Killalot fell in the pit. According to the producers, how many men did it take to pull it out of the pit?

Answer: 6

Here is a fact, Sir Killalot was 520 kilograms, the second heaviest of the House Robots.

Source: Author spongebot64

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