You know Who (Daily Mirror)
- Publication: Daily Mirror
- Date: 1983-11-19
- Author:
- Page: 13
- Language: English
BUT CAN YOU ANSWER THIS BIRTHDAY QUIZ?
DR WHO is twenty years old next week. Or he would be if Time Lords didn't happen to be timeless. The BBC began screening the intrepid Doctor's adventures in November 1963. Since then the show has become a world-wide cult with 100 million viewers. It's the world's longest-running sci-fi series. A ninety-minute TV special commemorating its first twenty years will be shown on BBC-1 next Friday. Four Doctors are in it, and Richard Hurndall takes the role of the late William Hartnell, who was the very first Doctor. If you are a Dr Who fan, here is a quiz to test how well you know the series.
- Which of these actors played Dr Who the longest: William Hartnell? Patrick Troughton? Jon Pertwee? Tom Baker? Or the current Who, Peter Davison?
- Who played his girl companion Sarah Jane Smith?
- Tom Baker met and married Lalla Ward while they were making Dr Who. What was the name of her character?
- Nicholas Courtney played a military officer who has aided the various Doctors in their adventures.. What is his rank?
- What is the name of the Doctor's spaceship disguised as a police box?
- Dr Who is famous for the monsters he encounters. Which of these pictured below is: A Voord? A Yeti? A Sea Devil? An Ice Warrior?
- Black-tunicked Roger Delgado played, one of Dr Ainsley. Is he The Castellan? The Chancellor? The Master?
- Which Emmerdale Farm star was a kilted Companion to Dr Who?
- Who was the Doctor's girl companion in the last series? Leela? Tegan? Jo Grant?
- Which Dr Who has scarecrow connections?
- The Daleks have proved the favourite baddies in Dr Who. What is their catch-phrase?
- The first Dr Who, William Hartnell, had a companion who was one of the family. What was her relationship?
- Which Dr Who has also been a screen vet?
- How many countries now watch Dr Who: Thirty-three? Fifty four? Seventy?
- What was the name of the Doctor's dog-like follower?
FIND OUT HOW YOU SCORED ON PAGE 20
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- APA 6th ed.: (1983-11-19). You know Who (Daily Mirror). Daily Mirror p. 13.
- MLA 7th ed.: "You know Who (Daily Mirror)." Daily Mirror [add city] 1983-11-19, 13. Print.
- Chicago 15th ed.: "You know Who (Daily Mirror)." Daily Mirror, edition, sec., 1983-11-19
- Turabian: "You know Who (Daily Mirror)." Daily Mirror, 1983-11-19, section, 13 edition.
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