The Return of Doctor Mysterio Trivia Quiz

Answer: New York City

Most of "Return of Doctor Mysterio" happens in New York, with some action aboard an alien spaceship. This is the third "Doctor Who" storyline in the modern era to take place in New York, after "Daleks in Manhattan/Evolution of the Daleks" (Tenth Doctor) and "The Angels Take Manhattan" (Eleventh Doctor).

The episode begins with the Doctor meeting a young boy, and his reunion with the young man decades later as they team up to defeat an alien invasion.

Several of the Christmas Specials have taken place in London, including "The Christmas Invasion" (2005). Trenzalore is the site of "The Time of the Doctor" (2013), Matt Smith's last episode as the Doctor. Dorset was the setting for "The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe" (2011).

Most of "Doctor Mysterio" was shot on set in Cardiff, Wales, but some of the New York street scenes were shot in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Answer: Matt Lucas

Matt Lucas, who we last saw as Nardole in "The Husbands of River Song", returns as companion to the Doctor. Justin Chatwin played the superhero/nanny, Charity Wakefield played reporter Lucy Fletcher (Lombard), and Adetomiwa played the evil alien, Mister Brock.

Matt Lucas has been acting in both film and television since 1995. He is probably best known for his work on the sketch comedy show "Little Britain" (2000 - 2007). Much of Lucas' work has been in comedies, science fiction and animated films. He has also performed on stage, as Thenardier in "Les Miserables".

Answer: Grant

Grant meets the Doctor as he hanging outside a window. He lets the Doctor in, assuming he is Santa Claus. They go up to the roof, where Grant accidentally eats a magical crystal which grants wishes and turns him into a superhero.

Young Grant was played by Logan Hoffman. Teenage Grant was played by Daniel Lorente."Doctor Who" was Hoffman's television debut.

Frederic was Jackson Lake's son on in "The Next Doctor" (2008). Cyril was Madge Arwell's son in "The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe" (2011). And young Kazran Sardick was played by Laurence Belcher in "A Christmas Carol" (2010).

Answer: The Ghost

Grant Gordon is "The Ghost". He has "basic superpowers" like being able to fly, super strength and x-ray vision. The glasses to hide his secret identity, his description as "mild mannered" and a girlfriend with the initials LL indicate that Steven Moffat based the character on Superman. At the start of the episode, the Doctor and Grant have a discussion of Superman and Spiderman

"Doctor Mysterio" is the name for "Doctor Who" used in Spanish-speaking markets. The Phantom is a comic strip superhero which began in 1936. Specter was a member of the X-Men who could merge with his own shadow.

Justin Chatwin was The Ghost/Grant. Ironically, his television debut was on "Smallville" (2001). He was a regular on the series "Shameless" (2011-2015) and also made notable appearances on "Orphan Black" (2015) and "American Gothic" (2016).

Answer: Daily Chronicle

Lucy writes for the "Chronicle". We first see her at a press conference with Mister Brock. Lucy balances her career as a journalist with being a single mother.

Charity Wakefield plays Lucy. She got her first big break as Marianne Dashwood in the 2008 mini-series "Sense and Sensibility". She has also appeared in the hospital drama "Casualty 1909" (2009) and the action series "The Player" (2015).

"The Daily Planet" is the newspaper that Clark Kent and Lois Lane write for. "The Daily Bugle" exists in the Marvel universe and is the employer of Peter Parker (Spiderman). "The Daily Prophet" is from the "Harry Potter" universe.

Answer: Harmony Shoals

Harmony Shoals is a multi-national corporation which built virtually indestructible corporate headquarters in world capitals. Their evil scheme is to destroy New York City, create fear of an alien invasion, and abduct world leaders and turn them in alien zombies.

The Doctor, with The Ghost's assistance, manages to save New York. UNIT comes in to sweep up the remaining aliens.

Cybus Industries was the front corporation for the Cybermen in "Rise of the Cybermen/Age of Steel" (2006). Adipose Industries was the diet pill company in "Partners in Crime" (2008). While the BBC is probably responsible for more alien invasions than any other organization, all of them have been fictional.

Answer: Tokyo

Not only do they mention Tokyo - and everybody in the offices is Japanese - they have several Tokyo landmarks including Mount Fuji in the background.

The Doctor and Nardole discover that the offices are receiving a signal from low Earth orbit, which allows them to track down the alien spaceship and take it over.

Answer: Mister Huffle

The troll-looking type squeeze toy is named Mr Huffle. It gives off an annoying noise when squeezed. Lucy uses the toy to convince the Doctor to tell her the truth about the alien invasion. He doesn't give up Grant's secret, however. Lucy gives the Mister Huffle toy to the Doctor at the end of the episode.

Mister Sweet is the red leech-like alien that took over Mrs Gillyflower in "The Crimson Horror" (2013). Mister Hat is the hand puppet that belongs to Mister Garrison on the animated series "South Park". Mister Bubble is a brand of bath soap which was first marketed in 1961.

Answer: Sushi

The Doctor is eating sushi. He brings a snack, telling Lucy "It's what professionals do." Later in the episode, he stalld Doctor Sim by handing him a hamburger.

The Doctor is a fan of bananas. The Ninth, Tenth and Eleventh Doctors have all discussed their fondness for bananas. Bananas are also useful as a swap out for a gun. While there is a pizza parlor on Lucy's street (Joe's Pizza), the Doctor did not indulge.

Answer: Ed Bazalgette

"Doctor Mysterio" was Ed Bazalgette's third "Doctor Who" episode. He directed "The Girl Who Died" and "The Woman Who Lived" in 2015. Bazalgette also directed the first episodes of the new "Doctor Who" spinoff "Class" (2016). Before going into directing, Bazalgette achieved minor fame as the guitarist of The Vapors, the band who did "Turning Japanese" in 1980.

Steven Moffat has been the showrunner on "Doctor Who" since 2010. He has announced that he will be leaving at the end of the 2017 season, and Chris Chibnall will be taking over. Moffat is responsible for many of the best episodes of the modern "Doctor Who" including "Blink"(2007), "Listen" (2014) and "Heaven Sent" (2015). He has won several Hugo Awards for his work on "Doctor Who".

Peter Bennett was the producer for "Doctor Mysterio", his 17th episode of "Doctor Who". Bennett worked for the show in 2010 and then returned during 2014 and 2015.

Aleksandar Jovanovic played Doctor Sim, the evil brain swapping alien. He has been working in German film and television since 1997. Jovanovic has also finished the action thriller "Collide" (2017), which stars Anthony Hopkins and Ben Kingsley.