Statistics for Doctor Who - A History

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Answer Stats

Year	Question	Answer	% Correct
1966	This concept was invented which allowed the show to continue today by changing the lead actor	Regeneration	93%
1963	The show began a few minutes late due to a BBC broadcast reporting on which President's death?	John F Kennedy	80%
1977	This robot dog was introduced to the show	K9	80%
1971	This long standing arch nemesis of the Doctor is introduced and recurring throughout this year's series	The Master	80%
1969	The War Games reveals the Doctor as being a member of this species	Time Lord	80%
2005	Despite heading the show's initial first season, this actor leaves due to fallout with the production team	Christopher Eccleston	67%
2006	This main companion actress leaves the show becoming the first in the modern run to do so	Billie Piper	60%
1965	This villain makes his first appearance and would not appear for another 57 years	Celestial Toymaker	60%
2010	This actor becomes the youngest to play the titular role	Matt Smith	60%
1964	This companion played by Carole Ann Ford leaves the show	Susan Foreman	60%
2004	The first scene of the rebooted show is filmed near this iconic London landmark	London Eye	53%
2012	Series 7A aired in which month of the year?	September	53%
1967	The intro for The Macra Terror was iconic for incorporating this long standing feature	The Doctor's {face}	53%
2015	This companion leaves the show, becoming the longest serving companion at the time.	Clara Oswald	47%
2013	The show celebrates its 50th anniversary with this epic 90 minute episode	Day of the Doctor	47%
2017	This actress makes history by being the first woman cast in the role	Jodie Whittaker	47%
1996	This actor plays the 8th incarnation in a failed TV movie reboot despite many praising his performance	Paul McGann	47%
2009	Name one of the three specials that aired this year	Planet of the Dead \| The Waters of Mars \| The End of Time	47%
1973	The 3rd Doctor meets his previous incarnation in the show's first anniversary special. But what instrument did the 2nd Doctor play?	Recorder	47%
2003	The BBC stunned fans by announcing the show's return to production with this showrunner at the helm	Russell T Davies	47%
2007	This second spin off featuring a former companion begins airing and runs for 5 successful series	The Sarah Jane Adventures	47%
2022	This actor makes a surprise return to the role becoming the first actor to play two distinct incarnations of the character	David Tennant	40%
1974	Tom Baker makes his debut in this story	Robot	40%
2008	In The Doctor's Daughter, Jenny is played by an actress who is daughter of the 5th Doctor and goes on to marry the actor who played10th Doctor.	Georgia Tennant	33%
1980	This person becomes the final producer of the Classic run	John Nathan-Turner	33%
1981	This failed spinoff airs featuring popular companion Sarah Jane Smith and is scrapped after a single episode	K9 and Company	33%
2023	This actor becomes both the first black and openly queer actor to play the main role in the series	Ncuti Gatwa	33%
1986	This 14 part story becomes the longest story in the show's history, culminating with Colin Baker's departure	Trial of a Time Lord	33%
1978	Season 16 of the show revolves around the Doctor and his companion hunting the 6 segments of this object	Key to Time	27%
1979	Which form of reading medium pertaining to the show launches this year and is still running today?	Magazine	27%
1984	This comic book company in the United States launched the monthly comic book Doctor Who.	Marvel Comics	27%
1972	These humanoid reptile creatures make their first appearance in the show	Sea Devils	27%
1989	The show is abruptly put on hold with this story serving as the final one of Classic Who	Survival	27%
1983	Colin Baker appears in this story, a year before taking on the part of the Doctor	Arc of Infinity	20%
1982	Peter Davison makes his first full appearance in this story and becomes the youngest Doctor at just 29	Castrovalva	20%
2018	This long time fan becomes showrunner after successful work on Broadchurch	Chris Chibnall	20%
1993	For the show's 30th anniversary, this largely disliked charity minisode airs	Dimensions in Time	20%
1970	Spearhead in Space was the first story to do what?	Shot in colour	20%
1988	This story is released to celebrate the show's 25th anniversary	Silver Nemesis	20%
2020	The Doctor is controversally revealed to be this being from another universe in Series 12	The Timeless Child	20%
1968	This is the most recent episode which is completely missing	Fury from the Deep	13%
2019	This becomes the 2nd year to have a single story. What was it called?	Resolution	13%
1975	This character playing a senior soldier in UNIT alongside the Brigadier makes his final appearance	Sergeant Benton	13%
1999	Future showrunner Steven Moffat writes this Comic Relief Doctor Who short	The Curse of Fatal Death	13%
2016	This year became the first year to only have a solitary episode. Name its title.	The Return of Doctor Mysterio	13%
2011	The first two episodes featured on location filming in which US state?	Utah	13%
2021	What did happened to Doctor Who's social media platforms during promotion for the Flux series?	Disappeared	7%
1985	This BBC One controller puts the show on an 18 month hiatus	Michael Grade	7%
2014	Peter Capaldi uploads this video in character to a 9 year old fan to console them over grief from the death of his grandmother	From the Doctor to My Son Thomas	0%
1976	This actor becomes the 2nd actor to play the Doctor's arch nemesis from Gallifrey	Peter Pratt	0%
1987	This book detailling a guide to the show was published in paperback.	The Doctor Who Illustrated A to Z	0%