The BIG Blue Box Podcast End of Year Quiz 2020

Hello, my lovely Whovians. I hope you are all having a fantastic break after what must be one of the strangest and most challenging years for the world. As an antidote (pardon the pun) to the real-world welcome to the BBBP end of year quiz with a mix of easy and some harder questions. This quiz is just for fun and by the end, you can hopefully congratulate yourself that you still know your Doctor Who stuff. There are a total of 30 marks available for correct answers. Happy quizzing. Come on you know you want to!

The answers are to be found at the bottom of this article.

Part 1 here come the Boys…

On New Year’s Day 2021 love them or hate them the DARRRRLEKS are back causing mayhem for the universe so this section is all about our favourite indestructible pepper pots.

1.Who is the scientist who created the Daleks (1 mark)

a) Mavros       

b) Davros    

c) Stavros

2.Which screenwriter created the maker of the Daleks? (1 mark)

a) Terry Molloy         

b) Terry Pratchett         

c) Terry Nation

3.How many TV stories in the main series new and old have in their title something ….of the Daleks? (1 mark)

a) 10         

b) 12     

c) 14

4.Dalek Caan was one of the Cult of Skaro? Who were the others (1 mark) Pick the correct answer from below

a) Dalek Sec, Jay and Tast   

b) Dalek Sac, Thay, Last

c) Dalek Sec, Thay and Jast

5.According to the Guinness World Records the largest gathering of Daleks in 2008 was achieved by how many people? (1 mark)

a) 83         

b) 95         

c) 107

6.In which classic story was the planet of the Daleks  Skaro destroyed ?(1 mark)

a) Resurrection of the Daleks

b) Revelation of the Daleks

c) Remembrance of the Daleks

7.Which planet is the story Power of the Daleks set?  (1 mark)

a) Vulcan          

b) Exxilon         

c) Kembel

Part 2 Looking out for a hero…  

Earlier in the year Captain Jack Harkness returned in Prisoner of the Judoon and is back New Year’s DayDoctor Who: Revolution of the Daleks Official Trailer | New Year’s Day on BBC America (hurray!)  so how much do you know your Time Agent from your Torchwood leader and our favourite flirtatious companion to the Doctor.

8. Where was Jack’s childhood spent?      (1 mark)

a) Cardiff

b) Boeshane Peninsula 

c) Utopia

9. What is the name of Jacks daughter?      (1 mark)

a) Audrey         

b) Anna

c) Alice

10. Jack died on Satellite Five but Rose brought him back. What year did he end up in when trying to get to 21^st century Earth?  (1 mark)

a) 1869         

b) 1909       

c) 1798

11. What did Mickey call Jack meeting him again on the Dalek Crucible? (1 mark)

a) Captain Cheesecake    

b) Mickey Mouse

c) Captain Beefcake

12. What Second World War squadron was the real Jack Harkness part of? (1 mark)

a) 617           

b) 133       

c) 550

13. What first name did our Time agent use when he met his namesake in Torchwood? (1 mark)

a) James           

b) Jerry      

c) Jay

Part 3 They said WHAT?

2020 has had a lot of people just talking, giving their “expert” opinions so this section is a mix of classic and new Who quotes but who was talking? If you know your Who these should be easy peasy.  

14. Which companion had these first words “Aren’t you jealous, father?” (1 mark)

a) Leela

b) Katarina

c) Nyssa

15. Which fella said “So you’re sending the Daleks and Cybermen to Hell. Man, I told you he was good” (1 mark)

a) Rory  

b) Mickey  

c) Jack

16. Which person says “Please don’t mention that name.” (1 mark)

a) Jack Robertson in Arachnids in the UK

b) Rosa Parks in the episode of the same name 

c) Graham O Brien in It Takes you Away

17. Who says “He’s like fire and ice and rage. He’s like the night, and the storm in the heart of the sun. “(1 mark)

a) William Shakespeare in The Shakespeare Code 

b) Tim Latimer in Family Of Blood

c) Margaret Blaine in Boom Town

Part 4 Should Auld Acquaintance be Forgot?

The 13^th Doctor and companions Ryan, Graham and Yaz came back in January for Series 12 Series 12: Supercut Trailer Doctor Who but how much can you really remember of the series? 

18. In Spyfall what character did Lenny Henry play? (1 mark)

a) Burton           

b) Babbage    

c) Barton

19.Who directed Spyfall Part 1? (1 mark)

a) Jamie Magnus Stone

b) Emma Sullivan   

c) Lee Haven Jones

20.What was the name of Benni’s partner in “Orphan 55”? (1 mark)

a) Verna

b) Vilma    

c) Vesta

21.In “Nikola Tesla’s Night of Terror” what were the name of the aliens? (1 mark)

a) Skithra

b) Solitract  

c) Skovox

22.From which planet did Nikola pick up the signal of the aliens? (1 mark)

a) The Moon

b) Mars  

c) Venus

23. What is the name of Tesla’s project to bring wireless power? (1 mark)

a) Wardenville

b) Wardenmount

c) Wardenclyffe

24.In “Fugitive of the Judoon” which year did Ruth Clayton move to Gloucester?  (1 mark)

a) 1997

b) 1998

c) 1999

25. In ” Praxeus” where was the plastic shell of rubbish situated? (1 mark)

a) Indian Ocean

b) Atlantic Ocean

c) Pacific Ocean

26. In “Can You Hear Me?” Zellin mentioned various immortals like himself including the Eternals. Which classic era did the Eternals first appear? (1 mark)

a) William Hartnell era

b) Peter Davison era

c) Tom Baker era

27. In “The Haunting of Villa Diodati” what was the name of the nanny? (1 mark)

a) Emilia

b) Erine

c) Elise

28. In “Ascension of the Cybermen?” what profession was Feekat( played by Steve Toussaint) in before he became a refugee ?  (1 mark)

a) Driver

b) Nurse  

c) Teacher

29.In “Ascension of the Cybermen?” Ashad wanted to spread his message and said to tell all other species…. (1 mark)

a) Be ready to fight

b) Be afraid

c) Surrender otherwise you will die

30. In the Timeless Children” Tecteun was one of the Gallifrey’s indigenous race ” What were they called? (1 mark)

a) Shoopshoopams

b) Shooboguehans

c) Shobogans

Total Marks

0-10 Good try but as Graham says “Worst Uber ever”

11-23 Well done you definitely can stay at home. You don’t need an upgrade!

23-30 Excellent knowledge. You have graduated ready to step into the unknown and join Yaz and the 13^th Doctor  in 2021 . Don’t forgot your screwdriver!

The Answers

1: B       2: C         3: B         4: C         5: B         6:C         7: A         8: B         9: C         

10: A         11:A         12: B         13: A         14: C 15: B         16: A         

17: B         18: C         19: A         20: B         21: A 22: B         23: C         

24: C         25: B         26: B         27:C  28: C         29:B         30 : C