TARDIS Pilot License Answer Sheet
Please remember that the point of this test is to keep yourself
and others safe whilst in transit.
So be honest in your grading. Although Capitol Punishment has long
since been abolished on Gallifrey, lawsuits have not.
In which story was the Doctor seen reading the novel "Doctor in
the House"?
- REMEMBRANCE OF THE DALEKS
Sutekh is better known by what name(s)?
- SET, SADOS, SATAN
Which Doctor tended to reverse the polarity a little too often?
- JON PERTWEE
In "Battlefield", what was the license plate number of Bessie?
- WHO 7 (A REFERENCE TO McCOY BEING THE
7th DOCTOR)
Why did Davison's Doctor wear a stick of celery on his lapel?
- IT TURNED PURPLE IN THE PRESENCE OF
CERTAIN GASSES HE WAS ALLERGIC TO. IT'S ALSO A
POWERFUL GALLIFREYAN RESTORATIVE.
What is Romana's full name?
- ROMANADVORTRELUNDAR
How many versions of K-9 were there?
- THREE (K9 MARK 3 WAS FEATURED IN "K9
& COMPANY")
Why couldn't K9 return from the other side of the Warrior's Gate?
- ONLY LIVING MATTER CAN REMAIN HEALED
ON THE OTHER SIDE.
Why do the characters in "Battlefield" think the Doctor is Merlin?
- PRESUMABLY HE WILL BECOME MERLIN IN
THE FUTURE.
Sontarans have a weak point, called the probic vent, at the
back of their necks. Why do Sontarans claim that
this is actually an advantage?
- IT FORCES THEM TO FACE THEIR ENEMIES.
What happened to the crew of the Marie Celeste?
- THE DALEKS FRIGHTENED THEM AWAY WHILE
LOOKING FOR THE DOCTOR IN "THE CHASE".
How did the Great Fire of London begin?
- IT WAS ACCIDENTALLY SET DURING THE CONFRONTATION
BETWEEN THE DOCTOR AND THE
TERRILEPTILS IN "THE VISITATION".
In "An Unearthly Child", Ian Chesterton stops the Doctor from (supposedly)
killing a caveman with a rock.
What did the Doctor claim he was going
to do with the rock?
- HE CLAIMED HE WAS GOING TO ASK THE CAVEMAN
TO DRAW A MAP.
What was the most obvious limitation experienced by the Daleks
in their first appearence on the show which
never limited them again?
- THEY COULDN'T MOVE OUTSIDE THE CONFINES
OF THEIR CITY.
After 25 years, what were the Imperial Daleks finally able to do
in "Remembrance of the Daleks"?
- THEY COULD FINALLY CLIMB STAIRS!
What was the Doctor's nickname in the Academy?
- THETA SIGMA
John Leeson was absent for a season as K9's voice. What was the
explanation for the change in K9's voice (if
any) ?
- LARYNGITIS
Originally, what power source did the Dalek machines use ?
- STATIC ELECTRICITY DRAWN FROM THE FLOOR.
In which story was the original Dalek emperor destroyed?
- THE EVIL OF THE DALEKS
What is Earth's twin planet?
- MONDAS, HOME OF THE CYBERMEN
What rank was Mr. Benton when we first met him?
- CORPORAL (THE INVASION)
What fate befell Auntie Vanessa ?
- SHE WAS KILLED BY THE MASTER USING HIS
TISSUE COMPRESSION ELIMINATOR.
What are the names of the only two companions to die ?
- KATARINA (IN THE DALEK MASTER PLAN)
AND ADRIC (EARTHSHOCK). ALSO, SARA KINGDOM.
Why did Leela remain on Gallifrey?
- SHE WAS GOING TO MARRY ANDRED, THE CHIEF
OF THE GUARDS.
Which Timelord captured the power of a star to supply the Timelords
with the energy necessary for time travel?
- OMEGA
What is the planet Metabelis Three famed for?
- ITS BEAUTIFUL BLUE SAPPHIRE CRYSALS.
Where did H.G. Wells get the inspiration and the name for the subterranean
creatures in his novel "The Time
Machine" ?
- FROM TRAVELLING WITH THE DOCTOR IN "TIMELASH"
In "Four to Doomsday", how did the Doctor know that Monarch was
not completely machine ?
- HIS OBSESSION WITH TRAVELLING FASTER
THAN LIGHT WAS TOO ILLOGICAL FOR A MACHINE
("FALLACY OF THE FLESHTIME").
How did the Master manage to extend his life after he had exhausted
all of his regenerations?
- WITH THE POWERS OF THE KEEPER OF TRAKEN
LINGERING, HE WAS ABLE TO TAKE OVER
NYSSA'S FATHER'S BODY.
On which planet was the tomb of the cybermen?
- TELOS, THE ADOPTED HOME OF THE CYBERMEN.
In "Planet of Giants", what caused the TARDIS and its occupants
to shrink?
- THE TARDIS DOORS OPENING IN FLIGHT.
Why did the Doctor take Victoria Waterfield with him in the TARDIS?
- HER FATHER WAS KILLED BY THE DALEKS,
AND HE TOOK HER WITH HIM.
In "The Green Death", how did the Doctor manage to reverse the
hypnosis placed on Captain Yates?
- HE USED THE BLUE METABELIS CRYSTAL.
In how many stories have the Sontarans appeared? In which stories?
- FOUR: THE TIME WARRIOR, THE Sontaran
EXPERIMENT, THE INVASION OF TIME, AND THE TWO
DOCTORS.
What numeric value was the solution to the deadly "chess board"
floor in "The Five Doctors" ?
- PI
What was the final segment of the Key to Time disguised as?
- PRINCESS ASTRA (PLAYED BY LALLA WARD)
What was Davros attempting to do when the Daleks destroyed him
in "Genesis of the Daleks" ?
- HE WAS PRESSING THE "DESTRUCT BUTTON"
WHICH WOULD DESTROY THE BUNKER
(EXCLUDING THE ROOM HE WAS IN). IN EFFECT,
HE WAS TRYING TO DESTROY HIS DALEK
CREATIONS.
In which story was Peter Davison able to indulge his passion for
cricket?
- BLACK ORCHID
What kept the spacecraft from leaving the planet's orbit in "Planet
of Evil" ?
- THEY HAD SOME ANTI-MATTER ON BOARD.
Who did Jo Grant have a date with at the beginning of "Curse of
Peladon"?
- THE STUDLY CAPTAIN MIKE YATES.
Where does the Doctor typically hide his TARDIS key for safekeeping?
- IN HIS SHOE (SEE "SPEARHEAD FROM SPACE"
AND "ROBOT")
How did the Doctor prevent the Time Meddler from re-entering his
TARDIS ?
- HE REMOVED THE DIMENSIONAL INTERFACE,
SO THAT THE INTERIOR OF THE TARDIS WAS NOT
ACTUALLY BIGGER THAN THE OUTSIDE (IE:
HE SHRUNK THE INTERIOR).
Why were the Daleks digging to the Earth's core in "The Dalek Invasion
of Earth"?
- THEY WERE TRYING TO EVACUATE THE MOLTEN
CORE AND INSTALL MACHINERY IN ORDER
TO NAVIGATE THE PLANET LIKE A MASSIVE
SPACECRAFT.
In "Silver Nemesis", what did the Doctor use to jam the cybermen's
transmissions ?
- ACE'S JAZZ TAPE.
What does the word "transmat" imply?
- MATTER TRANSMISSION.
The Sea Devils are related to what other Dr.Who baddies?
- THE SILURIANS
After eluding the Doctor in "Ressurection of the Daleks", when
did Lytton turn up again ?
- IN "ATTACK OF THE CYBERMEN"
Which Doctor was the first to use the sonic screwdriver?
- PATRICK TROUGHTON.
In "The Curse of Fenric" what was the winning move of the chess
game the Doctor used to trap Fenric?
-THE BLACK AND WHITE PAWNS JOIN FORCES
INSTEAD OF OPPOSING ONE ANOTHER.
What large object was the second segment of the Key to Time disguised
as?
- THE PLANET CALLUFRAX.
Which Doctor Who story featured The Beatles? What song did they
sing?
-"THE CHASE" (ON THE TIME SCANNER). THEY
PERFORMED "TICKET TO RIDE".
What happened to the Zero Room?
-IT WAS JETTISONED IN ORDER TO ESCAPE
"EVENT ONE".
Why was the Master so tiny in "Planet of Fire"?
-HE HAD BEEN EXPERIMENTING WITH HIS TISSUE
COMPRESSION ELIMINATOR AND SOMETHING WENT WRONG.
In "Timelash", the Doctor had supposedly visited the planet before.
In which regeneration, and with which companion?
-IN THIS THIRD REGENERATION WITH
JO GRANT.
How did the Doctor sooth the ferocious Aggedor?
- HE HYPNOTIZED HIM WITH A SPINNING PENDANT
WHILE SINGING A LULLABY (INCIDENTALLY,
TO THE TUNE OF "GOD REST YE MERRY GENTLEMEN).
In "The Dead Planet", why did the Daleks wish to flood Skaro with
radiation?
- THEY REALIZED THAT THEY NEEDED RADIATION
TO SURVIVE (AND IT WAS ALSO A GOOD WAY
OF EXTERMINATING THE THALS).
How did the Doctor enter the Master's TARDIS in "Colony in Space"?
- HE HAD FOUND AND KEPT A KEY TO THE MASTER'S
TARDIS IN "TERROR OF THE AUTONS".
How did the Doctor revive the Flame of Life in "The Brain of Morbius"
?
- THE "CHIMNEY" WAS BLOCKED, SO HE THREW
A FIREWORK INTO THE FLAME TO REMOVE THE
SOOT.
How did the Master manage to escape from Traken after his TARDIS
(ie: Melkur) was destroyed?
- HE HAD A SECOND TARDIS (DISGUISED AS
A GRANDFATHER CLOCK) HIDDEN AWAY.
Which Doctor Who story was based on a script written by a teenager?
- FULL CIRCLE (HENCE THE CHARACTER OF
ADRIC).
What device did the Doctor equip the TARDIS with in order to elude
the Black Guardian?
- THE RANDOMIZER
What does Peri study at school?
- BOTANY.
Leela's tribe was known as the Sevateem. Where did this name come
from?
- SURVEY TEAM
What was the function of the Pyramids of Mars?
- IT CONTAINED THE FORCEFIELD GENERATOR
USED TO IMPRISON SUTEKH IN HIS TOMB IN
EGYPT.
What alien species did the Daleks use as mercenaries during the
Pertwee era?
- THE OGRONS
How was the Doctor able to create a temporary time loop in "The
Armageddon Factor"?
- HE MADE A FALSE SIXTH SEGMENT AND WAS
ABLE TO PARTIALLY ACCESS THE POWERS OF
THE KEY TO TIME.
Why did the Doctor decorate his Presidential office with lead in
"The Invasion of Time" ?
- SO THAT THE VARDENS COULD NOT READ HIS
MIND WHEN IN HIS OFFICE.
How did the Doctor and Peri contract Spectrox Toxemia?
- PERI STEPPED INTO A BAT'S NEST AND GOT
RAW SPECTROX ON HER LEG. THE DOCTOR
BRUSHED IT OFF WITH HIS HAND AND WAS INFECTED
ALSO.
The Sleepers in "The Ark in Space" had left Earth to avoid a catastrophe.
What catastrophe was this?
- THE SOLAR FLARES
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