Der Martin
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Just for fun quizHere is a little quiz. Just for Fun. I will post the answers at some point if no one gets them all. Should be quite easy though, nothing too technical. All questions relate to the TV series or TV movie(s). So knowledge of other medium should be held as irrelavant to the quiz. Have fun.
1) In which episode, (and which Doctor), does our hero ponder over the question; "What if I could control peoples taste buds?"
2) Which episodes/stories feature the highest number of companions?
3) Which musical instrument does the second doctor play?
4) What vegetable did the fifth Doctor wear on his Lapel, and why?
5) Which part of the Tardis does the Doctor pretend is broken in order to trick his companions into going back to explore the citadel on his first visit to the Planet Skaro.
6) Who was the first Dr. Who companion to be killed off and in what episode?
7) In the 1996 TV movie which Opera does Grace get called away from in order to operate on the Doctor?
 In which year does the "end of the world" take place?
9) The Master's final incarnation has taken over two bodies so far in an attempt to sustain his own life force. What were the names of the bodies' original inhabitants?
10) Which Martial art form does the Doctor practice?
11) Which actor/actress feigned a foreign accent in order to get the part as a Doctor's companion?
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kat
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i don't know any answers
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Zhord
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I know quite a few (for once!)
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Der Martin
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Ok you guys. So how would you like your answers? Do you want them all at once? Or one a day? I thought maybe as there are ten questions and More or less ten weeks until Xmas, I could Answer the questions in order one per week thus taking us into the Xmas special where just beforehand I could do a bit of research and set up a Special Dr. Who Christmas quiz. If you have any thoughts then please put them here before Fri the 21 of October coz I will start putting the answers up on the 22nd whichever way you guys want them.
If anyone wishes to post their Guesses on the first question (only on the first one so as not to spoil it for every one) they should feel free to do so before then.
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Deako
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Geat idea! I think I know number 4, but I won't atempt a spoiler! 
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Der Martin
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Terrible lack of guesses here for the first question and no one .....I repeat No one is prepared to vote if the quiz is too hard or too easy.
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hmmmmmmmmmmm. If people vote too hard or too easy then I can guide myself as to the next quiz if I make one. Do not be afraid the voting is anonymous- AT least in this land without Jelly babies I won't be able to acesss the info as to who voted and who didn't.
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Actuallý a Tradgedy occurred about a fortnight ago (no kidding) due to unforseen family circumstances I had to return to Ireland and flying from Germany is a bit complicated. Suffice as to say that neither Belfast Airport, Edinburgh Airport, Liverpool Airport (John Lennon), Cologne Airport or indeed WH smiths in any of the above towns happened to have a copy of the latest Dr. Who magazine. (or indeed any copy of New in Chess Weekly, NIC also a favorite of mine),
This has been going on in my life now for a number of years. It is quite an amusing game! i.e. I go to a newsagents in a major city (generally English speaking cities) and annoy the attendants by asking for a copy of Dr. WHo magazine. When they have searched for a good 10 minutes they ring around other offices and ask if they have one when they finally answer that they do not have a copy at the moment and that they are very sorry then I ask for a copy of "New in Chess" and they generally spend the next 5-15 minutes trying to oblige before they finally give up and admit that they work for a low down uncultured paper shop that could have been run by their granny becasuse as far as she is concerned specialized fan magazines are sort of "Reader's Digest" or "People's Friend knitting ensemble" which she only ever gets coz of the free Maxwell house coupons on the next to back page.
Anyway please feel free to play this game with me. But I can assure you that the best way to play is
1) Pick a Multinational Airport newsagents where thay think that they must have everything because millions of people pass through there everyday.
2) Ask at least twice a week if they have a copy of Dr. Who Magazine
3) tell them that No you are not interested in buying a DR. Who Pencil Case! even though you have five of them at home.
4) Neither are you interested in anything that they may have on Star Trek, Star wars, Buffy, Angel or any of that other Shi*e that they have plainly visible on the shelves.
5) When they have gone down to the cellar or rang around to find out if such reading is available in any other branch for purchase then ask for a copy of NIC (New in chess Magazine)
6) when they are totally exhausted and want to kill themselves you might want to pass some kind of remark such as .."Well at least you'l have some Jelly babies somewhere, can I have a couple of packs please?" or ...........I'l take 250 grams of Jelly Babies then if that's all right" and then reel around in laughter as the newsagents attendants begin to slit their wrists in an orderly fashion.
If in the unlikely event that some bewildered newsagent's attendant discovers a copy or Dr. Who Magazine behind the FHM monthly then just calmly offer to Pay in Euros and the desired effect will be achieved without further ado!
Seriously though I managed to get my hands on 1 Kilo of Jbs in a Greasy spoon near edinburgh railway station but they are all gone now. Im hoping my sister will pay me a visit at xmas wih the apporpriate sackfull. (otherwise she is not getting in the door.)
Thx 4 reading and lates have those guesses and votes please!
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Zhord
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Blimey
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Guest
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what an adventure, i imagine der martin's blog will be quite interesting when we get them started up huh?
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kat
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that was me
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Deako
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Next time I go to the airport I will honestly try that...
Then again... My local newsagent could stand to be brought down a peg. 
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Der Martin
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Answer no. 1Ok ladies and gentelemen (and anyone else who may be reading), its Saturday Morning time for the answers to our Dr. Who quiz. THis week its Question number one :
1) In which episode, (and which Doctor), does our hero ponder over the question; "What if I could control peoples taste buds?"
Well the answer is of course Slyvester McCoy in Episode two of Remembrance of the Daleks.
The idea of controlling peoples' taste buds comes about as our hero is asked a simple question before he drinks his mug of tea in a small empty cafeteria in London. The Mug if tea is served to him by a Jamaican Londoner. The following dialogue between the cafe attendant and the Doctor results:
Cafe attendant: "Sugar?"
Doctor: Ahh.. a decision. Would it make any difference?
Cafe attendant: It would make your tea sweet.
Doctor: ...yes but beyond the confines of my taste buds would it make any difference?
Cafe attendant: Not really
Doctor: But..
Cafe attendant Yes?
Doctor: What if I could control peoples taste buds? What if I decided that no one would take sugar? That would make a diference to all the people that sell the sugar and all those who cut the cane.
Cafe attendant: My father was a cane cutter
Doctor: Exactly. Now if no one had used sugar your father wouldn't have been a cane cutter.
Cafe attendant: If this whole sugar thing hand't have started, my great great grandfather would never have been kidnapped, chained up and brought to Kingston in the first place. I'd be a African.
Doctor: You see, every great decision creates ripples, like a huge boulder dropped into a lake. The ripples merge and rebound of the banks in unforseeable ways. The heavier the decision the larger the ripples, the more uncertain the consequences.
Cafe attendant: Life's like that, best thing to do is just to get on with it.
The entire conversation is a metaphor and serves to open a window into the doctors's thoughts and doubts about the plan to defeat the daleks which he is about to carry out. In effect, the Doctor does indeed take the Cafe attendant's advice and just "gets on with it" At the very end of the story, having tricked and defeated Davros and both Dalek factions Ace asks the Doctor..
Ace: Doctor, we did well didn't we?
and the Doctor replies...
Doctor "Perhaps, Time will tell. It always does!"
Roll the credits.
Thanks for playing and let's have your guesses for question number two before next saturday.
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kat
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is it a multi-doctor episode?
i have little/no knowledge of pre-McGann Who, please don't mock my feeble and tenative answers 
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Sutekh The Destroyer
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ummm logopolis? maybe!!!
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Der Martin
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No mocking here only serious respectful stuff! Logopolis is indeed a very good guess howeverrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...
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Sutekh The Destroyer
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well i think it can only be from season 3 1st dr, 18 4th dr.
ok so is it The Dalek's Master Plan?
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Der Martin
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Last chance for a guess at question number 2....... Tomorrow the answer shall be known.............
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Der Martin
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Ok ladies and gents. Question number two was:..
Which episodes/stories contain the highest number of Companions?
and the answer is of course ..
The twentieth anniversary special - "The Five Doctors". There are 11 companions in all who appear in the following order:
Turlough. Tegan Jovanka. Brigadier Lethbridge Stewart. K-9, Sarah Jane Smith, RomanaAardvarktelundar. Susan. Mike Yates. Liz shaw. Jamie MacCrimmon. and Zoe.
The ninety minute special was sent out on November the 25 1983. Such a long episode had never been made before in Dr. Who. Later it was repeated (At some point I can't remenber) in a two episode format. Episode one ended in a rather feeble cliffhanger when the Master walks down a flight of steps. The first episode only featured the first 6 companions (or was it seven?) In any case the last 4 companions (Mike Yates. Liz shaw. Jamie MacCrimmon. and Zoe) were only given roles as phantoms of the Doctors' (2+3) minds and really did very little accompanying. The second episode featured 9 companions, Romana and K-9 no longer playing a part.
Here are a couple more interesting facts about The Five Doctors episode:
The Five Doctors was actually premiered in the USA on 23 November, making it the first Doctor Who story ever to receive its initial screening outside the UK.
A clip of William Hartnell as the Doctor, taken from season two's The Dalek Invasion of Earth: Flashpoint, is used as an opening pre-titles sequence.
A new TARDIS control console and interior set make their debut appearance
Ok thanks again for playing. So far no-one has scored any points, Sob, Sob  . Therefore a bonus point will be given for the first one to spot the deliberate mistake written in the answer.
Let's have your guesses for question number 3. Seeya next week.
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Zhord
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The answer to the third question is: The second Doctor plays a flute!
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Der Martin
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Sorry zhord wrong answer,
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Sutekh The Destroyer
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OMG zhord is so right...
are you high der martin?
the three doctors
2nd doctor, plays a flute
oh and der martin i was gonna say, i dont think anyone is voting coz it is neither too hard nor too easy, in fact it's just perfect 
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Sutekh The Destroyer
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Re: Just for fun quizok i have made it really hard to see the spoilers, so no bitching...
just highlight the spoilers if you wanna see them...
are you sure?
ok
question 4: semi-spoiler
umm? celery i think??
ohh wait wasn't that the 5th dr....
"Doctor, why do you wear a stick of celery in your lapel?"
"Does it offend you?"
"No, just curious."
"Safety precaution. I'm allergic to certain gases in the praxis range of the spectrum."
"Well how does the celery help?"
"If the gas is present, the celery turns purple."
"And then what do you do?"
"I eat the celery. If nothing else I'm sure it's good for my teeth."
Peri and the Fifth Doctor, The Caves of Androzani
the Fourth Doctor wore a badge of a flock of ducks in The Power of Kroll or somthing didn't he?
qustion 5: spoiler
well i know for sure the first time they go to skaro is in The Daleks...
i have the episode right here, and without even watching it i can tell you that the dr sabotages the tardises fluid link
question 6: semi-spoiler
Katarina was the first companion to be killed off, im not sure but i think it was part of the daleks master plan story, but i can't remember how it happens or when... thats a long story that one 12 episodes....
question 7: spoiler
Madam Butterfly
qustion 8: spoiler
5.5/Apple/26
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Der Martin
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Sorry its really not a flute! Honest. You have to be more specific. The Vegetable is the one from the fifth doctor if I wrote the fourth doctor then Im sorry my mistake.
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Der Martin
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To my shame I did actually put the fourth doctor in the vegetable question. Sorry I have since gone back and edited it. It nows reads correctly.
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Sutekh The Destroyer
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ohhh ok then a recorder!!!
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Berethor
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yeah its a recorder
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Zhord
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flute/recorder, same thing!
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kat
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a flute is much harder to play, it goes sideways for a start 
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Zhord
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.. I knew that... 
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Der Martin
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Ok ladies and gents (and off world folks) the answer to the question .........
3) Which musical instrument does the second doctor play?
Is indeed .........
That the second doctor plays a RECORDER-
Will give you the run down on the points scored so far in a couple of days ....... However no one spotted the deliberate mistake.... I am SHOcKED!
The deliberate mistake was that Romana is not called Romanaaardvarkdelundar but is in fact called Romanadvoratrelundar. So there!
THe doctor is quite musical. If anyone can tell me which incarnation plays other instruments and in which episodes then I will award bonus points. for each case.
Good Luck and lets have your guesses for the next question, till necks time
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Deako
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I will bravely give someone half an answer:
Sylvester McCoy plays the spoons! 
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Der Martin
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Indeed Correct. The Doctors seventh Incarnation plays the spoons. Bonus point there for Deako. Very quick off the mark. There are still bonus points to be won though. The seventh and the second Doctor are not the only musical incarnations.
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Der Martin
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So let's have the scores on the doors please Gerald...
2 Jelly babies for a correct answer
1 Jellybaby for a half correct answer
Bonus Jelly babies can be awarded for any number of things (e.g. answering bonus questions correctly, Nearly answering questions correctly or coming in second with the correct answer, flattering remarks, proposals of marriage or indeed fat envelopes with hard cash inside them).
Everyone gets at least half a JB just for playing.
Kat -1 Jelly baby (for guessing that the episode with the most companions might be a Multi-Doctor ep.)
Deako 1 Jelly baby
Sutekh - 2 Jelly babies
Zhord - 1 Jelly baby (Flute guess)
Bretheror - 1 Jelly baby
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Zhord
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In the TV Movie, the 8th Doctor says that he went back in time to see a famous composer, but the composer died and the Doctor had to finish off the peice for him. Therefore, I am guessing the 8th Doctor played a piano?
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Der Martin
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Sorry Zhord, It was Farnham who finished Puccinis Opera for him (based on his notes) Good guess though.
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Deako
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If everyone gets one JB to start off with then surely I should have 2 and joel has 3? I fnot then sorry for bringing this up! 
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Der Martin
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Well . the half a jB is there for those who participate but don't actually score any points (nice to be nice). However, once the first point is scored it is presumed that you have eaten the inaugural gelatinous infant. 
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Der Martin
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Quick Bonus question: At least two companions did not usually address the doctor by his proper name? Who are/were they? and what did they call him?
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kat
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susan foreman called him grandfather
and i think someone else called him professor, but can't think who
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Zhord
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And in the spin-off movies with Peter Cushing, someone addressed him as Mr Who.
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Der Martin
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Cool Extra 2 and a half Jbs there for Kat with a K. hmmmmm ... "professor", now who was it that called him that? (One and a half gelatinous infants at stake) Zhord gets a Jb for his "Mr. Who" Oh yes and there is a third companion who has not as yet been mentioned.
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Deako
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It was Ace. She called the Doctor 'Professor'.
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Sutekh The Destroyer
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i think someone is gonna beat me coz i didnt check the site for a while... by the way which questions did i get right?
ohh wait i see...
are your only counting up to question 3... shall i delete my answers so i can give them when you post the questions...
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Der Martin
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Yeah that's right. Basically I think I shall start taking points for each question/answer in order after the foregoing question has been officially answered on the Saturday. That way it should probably pay better to check the site on Saturdays and then answer the questionas quickly as possible after that. It also pays to check from time to time coz the odd bonus question will crop up without warning. There are still points/jbs to be won on both bonus questions by the way. The bonus questions will also be officially and totally answered on the Saturday. I will try to make it as close to 19:00 Uhr GMT just to be loyal to the series. The scores on the doors will also be given in midweek.
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Der Martin
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There is still time to pick up Jb's for question number four which will be answered tomorrow:
and the question was
4) What vegetable did the fifth Doctor wear on his Lapel, and why?
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Zhord
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The 5th Doctor wears a sprig of celery in his lapel. This is because of a safet precaution - he is allergic to certain gases in the praxis range of the spectrum and when those gases are present, the celery turns purple.
And if I am allowed an extra JB, the episode was The Caves of Androzani.
"Doctor, why do you wear a stick of celery in your lapel?"
"Does it offend you?"
"No, just curious."
"Safety precaution. I'm allergic to certain gases in the praxis range of the spectrum."
"Well how does the celery help?"
"If the gas is present, the celery turns purple."
"And then what do you do?"
"I eat the celery. If nothing else I'm sure it's good for my teeth."
Peri and the Fifth Doctor, The Caves of Androzani
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Sutekh The Destroyer
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but dont i get a point to coz i already answered that...
no right. zhord beat me 2 it....
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Der Martin
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Good day to you all ladies, gents and off-world beings. It's Saturday and that means it's quiz time again last week was question four, Which vegetable did the fifth doctor wear on his lapel and why? This week the question has been correctly answered by two people namely Sutek the destroyer and Zhord the not really destroyer more of a constructive admin type person.
The Answer was of course that the fifth doctor wore a stick of celery on his lapel. The reason why? - the celery warned him of the presence of certain noxious gases to which he is allergic. The full discourse where this has been explained is posted elsewhere in this thread (Zhords correct answer e.g.) so I wont repeat it here. It is however an excelent piece of Dr. Who dialogue and I can highly recommend it to all concerned.
Sutek was the first one in with the correct answer, however, on this ocasion the Jelly babies will be shared because of an anachronistic timeline in the answering. (Technically due to the new established layout Sutek had given the answer before the question was due to be asked, kindof!) So, as of this week no more anachronisms please. The Answers accepted will be those posted on a weekly basis.
Since question number three no less than two bonus questions, were introduced which have as yet not been fully answered.
Bonus question number one was which other incarnations of the doctor were Musical and what did they play. Any number of possibilities for rounding up jelly babies there.
The fifth Doctor played a Harp in the twentieth anniversary special the Five doctors. The tune was infact a musical key to open the entrance into the evil Borusa's Lair.
The sixth doctor played on his own Tardis when its cameleon circuit chose the form of an organ in Attack of the cybermen.
The seventh Doctor played the spoons, and had a bit of an affinty for Jazz music.
The Ninth Doctor played a delicate Alien musical intrument in the episode entitled "Dalek" The name of the instrument is as yet unclear to me.
The second bonus question was At least two companions did not USUALLY call the Doctor by his proper name, who were they and what did they call him?
Well I can only remenber three companions who did not USUAllY call the doctor by his proper name and they were:
1) Susan Foreman who did of course call him Grandfather (well done Kat)
2) K-9 who called him Master (amazingly no one got this one)
3) Ace who called the Doctor Professor
I remember someone somewhere calling the Doctor Mr. Who but whoever it was they weren't really a companion. Companions by my own definition must travel in the Tardis for at least two stories. However reminding of that is definately worth a bonus JB So well done Zhord.
So that just about wraps that one up for this week. A special hello to our newest registered member ACE who is of course also invited to play. Remeber its Just for fun and everyone gets at least half a jelly baby. Thanks to you all for playing and lets have your guesses in for question 5 which reads:
5) Which part of the Tardis does the Doctor pretend is broken in order to trick his companions into going back to explore the citadel on his first visit to the Planet Skaro?
The scores on the doors will be posted midweek.
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Zhord
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Now this is a tough 'un
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kat
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i know i know i know!!!!!
it took me a week, but i know
after much scouring and searcing of the interweb i can tell you that it was a fluid link which needed refilling with mercury
thank you outpost gallifrey
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Zhord
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Well done, Kat!
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kat
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i think i hear some jelly babies approaching
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Der Martin
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So The Scores on the Tardis doors please Gerald............
Kat 3 and one half jelly babies
Zhord 3 and one half jelly babies
Sutekh 3 and one half jelly babies
Deako 2 and one half jelly abbies
Bretheror 1 Jelly baby
The tension is high as we reach the half way point in our quiz. Some more Jbs may well be on their way o Kat at the weekend for question five if indeed she has answered correctly, we will see. Three contestants tied at 3.5 Jbs I am tempted to give a bonus question to break the tension. .......................................................................................ufffffffffffffffffffffffffffff
dunno dunno
Seeya on saturday
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kat
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aw come on!! i'm really getting into this now and it's helping me learn, i've already started researching question 6
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Deako
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I'll probably get beaten to the answers so my only hope is bonus questions!
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Zhord
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Is Der Martin an actual TV Quiz Presenter by any chance? 
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kat
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it's possible, it's possible 
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Deako
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Aren't they thinking about signing him for Countdown? -- The one wher you have 30 seconds to stop the bomb from going off...
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Der Martin
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OK Folks. It's that time again. Yep you've guessed it Quiz time. Last week's question was which tardis component did the Doctor pretend was broken in order to trick his companions into exploring the citadel on his first visit to Skaro? and the answer was of course...............................................
The Tardis' Fluid link. Well done to Kat who answered it correctly and soars into the lead with a stunning Five and a half Jelly babies. Unfortunately no one got a jelly baby for second place this week. After kat's speedy interjecture it would appear that no one else though it was worth bothering.
This week, to celebrate the Tenth doctor's first appearance (for more than a few seconds), A bonus question will be asked which, if answered correctly, is worth a full three and a half jelly babies. .........so here goes..........
Towards the end of the Children in Need snippet, a distinct sound can be heard. What is that sound, what does it mean, and in which stories has it appeared before..
Moving swiftly along to question number six.........
6) Who was the first Dr. Who companion to be killed off and in what episode?
Now I must be strict on this question although bonus points are available for near misses. Note the question definately says which companion was the first to be killed off. My own definition of a companion is someone who has accompanied the Doctor on more than two stories.
So with at least five and a half Jbs up for grabs its still all to play for in the coming week. Once again thank you for playing and remember its Just for fun.
Seeya
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Zhord
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Me thinks I know this one....
The first person to get killed whilst a companion of the Doctor was....
... Katrina. And it was Episode 4 of The Daleks' Masterplan.
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kat
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was she in two stories?
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Zhord
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Yup, she was in The Myth Makers in November 1965 to The Daleks' Master Plan in December 1965.
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Der Martin
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Indeed she was, She also didnīt call the Doctor by his name, now why wasnīt she mentioned in the question before last......hmmm?
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Zhord
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Didn't Katrina refer to the Doctor as Zeus or something?
And the mysterious sound the 10th Doc heard was a ringing bell? I'm guessing it involves a crash landing, and some of the vortex was still inside the Doctor's body, making his regeneration going wrong?
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kat
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sorry, allow me to rephrase, was she in MORE THAN TWO stories as Der Martin requested... ?
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Zhord
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Err..... no 
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kat
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 there there zhord, i didn't mean to upset you
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Sutekh The Destroyer
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 i love all these new smilies...
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Der Martin
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Ok Ladies, Gents and off-world beings. here's the latest from our ever popular Dr. Who Saturday Quiz. This time it's actually going out on Sunday (a day late) because yesterday I was snowed in in the middle of the german mountains and could not reach a terminal. Sorry, I hope it hasn't caused too much inconvenience.
Ok errrrrrrrrrrrrr Don't know what to do here. I thought that the last question (i.e. Who was the first companion to be killed off in the series?) would cause a few problems, not least because of my own definition of companion. So let's go ahead and clear a few things up.
1) Adrienne Hill was the actress who played Katrina in both the "myth makers" and "The Daleks Master Plan" stories.
2) She was meant to be a long term companion to replace Vikki who had just taken on the guise of Cressida and stayed behind at Troy to be with her beloved Troilus (Trojan prince).
3) Seemingly unbeknown to the cast and crew of DW, Adriemme Hill never had any intention of being a DR.Who companion and had planned to leave the show before ever really being contracted as a companion. (I presume that in those days contracts for supporting actors/actresses would have been for stories and not for seasons)
4) As soon as the director found that she was to leave whether he liked it or not, the Character Katrina was to be written out as soon as possible. thus
5) Katrina was killed off as early as episode 4? in the 12 part story "The Daleks Master Plan"
6)The Character of Katrina thus appeared in two Dr. who Stories but did not actually last out the two full stories before she snuffed it.
7) Adrienne Hill never saw herself as a DW companion the way the writers and directors did.
So was she a companion or wasn't she??? Well... I don't rightly know myself. If she was then she was definately the first companion to be killed off but if she was not a companion then she wasn't. She referred to the Doctor as "Lord" most of the time and it seems to me that she didn't really have the time to gain the rank of companion what with not even calling him by his real name. (btw. it was Achilles who first thought that the Doctor was Zeus) It is true that she travelled in the Tardis, indeed other well established companions never had this privilege or took ages to do so. This doubt is why I put in the extra condition in the question that the companion should specifically have accompanied the doctor in More than 2 stories.
The next companion to be killed off happened eighteen years and four doctors later. His name was of course Adric and he was killed off in the final episode of the story "Earthshock" So this was the answer that I was looking for. Unfortunately no one got it. Zhord however will be awarded 1 bonus jb for his valient effort.
Now let me see there, last week there was also a bonus question about What in heaven's name was that noise at the end of the Children in need sketch/Tennant intro? What does it mean and in which other episodes or stories does it appear. Zhord was the only one to make an attempt at this bonus question with his timely "a ringing bell"
Well Zhord you are quite correct it is the sound of a ringing bell. However it is not just any old bell but the Tardis' Cloister Bell. so you will be given a half JB for that. The Cloister Bell only rings in times when the Tardis is in very very grave danger. As a matter of fact it only rings when the Tardis is dying or when the entire universe is facing impending destruction (in which case the Tardis would also be dying although admittedly somewhat indirectly). The Bell can be heard in a number of stories. I can from memory think of 4-5 stories but I think now that you know what the cloister bell sounds like, I will leave you another week to earn the bonus Jelly babies set aside for this part of the question. I will tell you however that the first time it is heard occurs in an old william Hartnell story called the edge of destruction.
So after that here's the current state of play:
Zhord 5 jelly babies
Kat 3 and one half jelly babies
Sutekh 3 and one half jelly babies
Deako 2 and one half jelly abbies
Bretheror 1 Jelly baby
It would appear to have been Zhord's week as he jumps in to the lead with 5 Jelly Babies Yum-yum. Still all to play for though as we have 5 more questions and 25 days to go until the xmas special. Until next week I leave you with an easy question 7:
7) In the 1996 TV movie which Opera does Grace get called away from in order to operate on the Doctor?
Bye
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Deako
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I need to watch that movie. -- DESPERATELY!!! -- I want to see it. 
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Zhord
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Was the opera called 'Amazing Grace?'
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kat
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no, amazing grace is her nickname cos she's a brilliant surgeon, she was watching Madame Butterfly i believe...
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Deako
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Off topic: I'm listening to Amazing Grace right now (the song). Joan Beaz is fantastic!
On topic: Nothing to say!
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Der Martin
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Hello Ladies, gents and off-world beings. Another week has gone by in quizland and last weeks question was:
7) In the 1996 TV movie which Opera does Grace get called away from in order to operate on the Doctor?
and the answer was of Course Madame Butterfly by Puccini so a Full 2 two Jelly babies scurrying their way to one of Katīs many addresses. I would have given a bonus JB had anyone mentioned that it was Puccini that wrote the Opera btw.
There were still some JBs up for grabs at the bonus question of - in which stories does the Cloister bell ring? Well now the Cloister bell rings in at least the following stories:
The edge of destruction (Episode 1 I believe) with Mr. William Hartnell playing the Doctor and Susan recognising the sound of the bell.
Logopolis. Tom Bakerīs Finale
The Enemy within which is of course the posthumuos name given to our 1996 TV Movie with Mr. Paul McGann as the Doctor
Now I do have some doubts, (really) about if it has appeared in other episodes. My memory is somewhat vague on the issue (Honestly) I can envisage the Bell ringing in a couple of other episodes but I havenīt had the time to check it out. If someone out there can confirm whether or not the Bell rings in these stories then I may be able to grant a further JB. or 2 the stories about which I am doubting are the following:
The invasion of time - Tom Baker episode with sontarans invading gallifrey
Castrovalva Peter Davisons first story (Episode 1I believe)
The Parting of the ways - Christopher eccleston
Thanks for the help and happy hunting.
Good now this weekīs question is In which year does the "end of the world" take place? An easy one perhaps.
Now then those of you who are good at Maths will have noticed that we have 3 questions left and only three Saturdays left til Xmas eve. The scores are indeed terribly close with Kat half a JB ahead of Zhord. The Leaderboard loks like this:
Kat 5 and one half jelly babies
Zhord 5 jelly babies
Sutekh 3 and one half jelly babies
Deako 2 and one half jelly abbies
Bretheror 1 Jelly baby
Look out for Bonus questions in mid.week Time is running short.
till next week
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Deako
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The end of the world takes place in the year Five Billion.
(I hope so anyways...)
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kat
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outpost gallifrey say a year near the year five billion
is that a british billion or an american billion?
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Deako
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Screw the Americans. England invented DW. -- And we're keeping it English!
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Zhord
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Where's Der Martin this weekend?
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Deako
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Where were you last clean-up?
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Zhord
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With my relatives I hadn't seen for nearly 15 years.
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Deako
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Exactly. That is where Der Martin is!
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Zhord
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Ooooooh...
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Deako
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It's his Uncle, Baron Von Martin.
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Der Martin
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Hello Ladies, gentlemen and Multiforms. Sorry to keep you waiting this week but I have been overloaded with work, workīs Xmas party and a few other things which are all perfectly legal but generally uninteresting and ought not to be talked about here. Last weekīs question was: In which year did the end of the world take place?. And the answer was of course the year 5.5/apple/26 which is very very approximately 5 billion years into our future.
As far as I know the sun will expand in 5 english Billion years time. that is 5, 000,000,000,000 years time. I could be wrong though but I seem to remember having read it somewhere. To be honest, we will all be long dead and to us it is as near as makes no difference. Admittedly if you happened to have a TARDIS handy it would be essential information to be able to program the coordinates. Otherwise you might miss your chance to look in on satelite 1 for the big event. You might even have to be fobbed off with something as boring as the Face of Boīs first apperance in stars in your eyes, pockets, and fish tank. However if you do have a Tardis on standby then just program in the date 5.5/apple/26 and you should be alright.
Good. So who getīs the Jbīs this week?
Deako is the first one in with the almost correct answer of "the year 5 Billion". So he is awarded 2 Jelly Babies. One Jelly Baby is deducted however as punishment for making fun of my family openly on this forumA full half bonus Jb is awarded shortly afterwards with the realization that "Varon von Martin" is perhaps slightly amusing and that he did at least make the effort.
Kat comes in second with 5 billion and as such gets a bonus JB
So this weeks question is:
9) The Master's final incarnation has taken over two bodies so far in an attempt to sustain his own life force. What were the names of the bodies' original inhabitants?
This week bonus points will be awarded for the most inventive answer on who should be the Masterīs next victim should he ever get the chance to snatch another body. The answer to the bonus question should be answered in the style of K-9 (just in case anyone is familiar with the show "Whose line is it anyway?")
Thanks for playing and see you next time. Remember Its Just for fun.
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Deako
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I am deeply, deeply sorry foranyoffence I may have caused.
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Zhord
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The first the Master take over was of a Trakenite named Tremas using an ancient power source.
The second was when the Master's snake-like entity possessed the body of Bruce, a paramedic in the TV Movie.
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Deako
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Hmm... Nice stuff Zhord.
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Der Martin
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Hello again. Ladies gentlemen and Multiforms. Once again its quiz time. This time it is actually on time: Saturday 1900 Hours. Time is of course of the essence in all things Doctor Who. Time is as time does and it would appear that this week the mighty Zhord has pitched in a timely intervention and come up with the correct answer to last week's question number 10.
The question was
9) The Master's final incarnation has taken over two bodies so far in an attempt to sustain his own life force. What were the names of the bodies' original inhabitants?
Tremus of Traken (Nyssa's Father) was the first body to be snatched and Bruce the ambulance driver was the second corpulence to be nicked. Full points go to Zhord for that one.
Unfortunately no one went for the bonus question, who might be the Master's next victim when it comes to Body snatching? You could have had anyone really from Mother Theresa to Gary lineker. (I did think Deako would have jumped in with Baldrick which would have been an excellent suggestion but he didn't so there you are.) Well I guess Russell T. Davies is not quite ready for your ideas anyhow.
So the scores at the moment with one week to go are:
Zhord in the lead with 7 jelly babies
Kat a very close second with 6 and one half jelly babies
Deako 4 jelly babies
Sutekh 3 and one half jelly babies
Bretheror 1 Jelly baby
Next week is Xmas eve! To fit the whole thing in Before the Xmas special, This week both questions 10 and 11 are open to answering. So a total of 6 Jelly babies to be won (what with second getting a bonus JB).
It is all there to play for. Who will be munching/sucking or chewing on the most Jelly Babies throughout the Christmas special? Have we lost a contestant? Bretheror where are you? The final two questions are:
10) Which Martial art form does the Doctor practice?
11) Which actor/actress feigned a foreign accent in order to get the part as a Doctor's companion?
Good Luck to one and all. Happy researching. We will have the completion of the quiz with the full scores on Xmas eve. Thank you for playing and remember, It's Just for fun.
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Deako
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10) Judo
11) Billie Piper
The two most best 'thought-up-on-the-spot' answers ever!
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Der Martin
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thought up o the spot they are. Totally wrong but worth a half a JB nonetheless.
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kat
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the third doctor had a flair for Venusian karate
and...
peter purves got a part as a hillbilly before steven taylor, presumably he'd have had to put on an accent to get that part
Jamie Robert McCrimmon was scottish, though played by yorkshireman Frazer Hines
my information ends here, but i bet neither of those guys are the one der martin's after
*interesting side note: the guy who did the voice for K9 was the first guy in the "bungle the bear" costume of rainbow fame*
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Der Martin
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Wow I am Impressed! What Kat says is correct A bonus Jelly baby has been earned! Well earned. However there is mor to it than that. And kat is correct in that they are not the person that I am after. Quick clue. It was a a she.
Hmmmmmm
Happy hunting
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Deako
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*Interesting side note: Tom Baker is the narrator on comedy show: Little Britain.*
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Berethor
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I don't have a monkeys about any of the answers
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Der Martin
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Well hello there ladies and gentlemen and Multiforms. indeed I have just seen the Xmas special after an agonizing wait. THought it was great and will talk about it elsewhere on this forum at a later date.
The scores on the Quiz as I left them were_
Zhord in the lead with 7 jelly babies
Kat a very close second with 6 and one half jelly babies
Deako 4 jelly babies
Sutekh 3 and one half jelly babies
Bretheror 1 Jelly baby
However I did leave it hanging a little and two questions were left unanswered. I hope you all have had time to figure them out:
The two remaining questions were:........
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Der Martin
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10) Which Martial art form does the Doctor practice?
11) Which actor/actress feigned a foreign accent in order to get the part as a Doctor's companion?
The answer to number 10 was that the third doctor practiced Venusian Aikido. Not venusian Karate although a bonus jb will be given for Kat's effort
To question eleven no one got the right answer. Amazing but not surprising as Jonathan Nathan Turner himself didn't figure it out until approximately two years after she ha gotten the Part. The Answer was of course Nicola Bryant who although being born and bred of an English family feigned an american accent in order to get the part of Peri, the sicth doctor's accomplice. The scores of the quiz will be given within the next few days. So who has won??
We will see. Bonus points are available for any old codswallop at least until next saturday when the whole thing will be brought to a civilised end, (I hope) .
Till then
Bye for now.
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Deako
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Lee Harvey Oswald was shot by Jack Ruby for assassinating John F Kennedy, the President of the United Staes of America. Is that worth a point? -- Or at least half a point?
I mean come on, in "Rose" The Doctor is photgraphed at the incident!
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Berethor
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christopher ecclestone cannot drive a manual car.(as was said by deako in another thread)
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Deako
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Deako: Didn't I already say that in the tid-bits thread?
James: Aye, you did!
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Der Martin
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1/2 a Jb to be split between Deako and Bretheror. Sonic screwdrivers at dawn!!
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kat
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in answer to your sig...yes der martin, we did
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