| Year | Question | Answer | % Correct |
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| 1963 | The show began a few minutes late due to a BBC broadcast reporting on which President's death? | John F Kennedy | 91%
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| 1966 | This concept was invented which allowed the show to continue today by changing the lead actor | Regeneration | 85%
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| 1971 | This long standing arch nemesis of the Doctor is introduced and recurring throughout this year's series | The Master | 85%
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| 1977 | This robot dog was introduced to the show | K9 | 82%
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| 1969 | The War Games reveals the Doctor as being a member of this species | Time Lord | 71%
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| 1964 | This companion played by Carole Ann Ford leaves the show | Susan Foreman | 65%
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| 2005 | Despite heading the show's initial first season, this actor leaves due to fallout with the production team | Christopher Eccleston | 62%
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| 2010 | This actor becomes the youngest to play the titular role | Matt Smith | 62%
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| 2006 | This main companion actress leaves the show becoming the first in the modern run to do so | Billie Piper | 59%
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| 1965 | This villain makes his first appearance and would not appear for another 57 years | Celestial Toymaker | 59%
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| 1973 | The 3rd Doctor meets his previous incarnation in the show's first anniversary special. But what instrument did the 2nd Doctor play? | Recorder | 59%
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| 2004 | The first scene of the rebooted show is filmed near this iconic London landmark | London Eye | 53%
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| 2007 | This second spin off featuring a former companion begins airing and runs for 5 successful series | The Sarah Jane Adventures | 53%
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| 1996 | This actor plays the 8th incarnation in a failed TV movie reboot despite many praising his performance | Paul McGann | 50%
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| 2003 | The BBC stunned fans by announcing the show's return to production with this showrunner at the helm | Russell T Davies | 50%
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| 2009 | Name one of the three specials that aired this year | Planet of the Dead | The Waters of Mars | The End of Time | 44%
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| 1967 | The intro for The Macra Terror was iconic for incorporating this long standing feature | The Doctor's {face} | 44%
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| 2022 | This actor makes a surprise return to the role becoming the first actor to play two distinct incarnations of the character | David Tennant | 41%
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| 2017 | This actress makes history by being the first woman cast in the role | Jodie Whittaker | 38%
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| 1974 | Tom Baker makes his debut in this story | Robot | 38%
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| 2012 | Series 7A aired in which month of the year? | September | 38%
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| 2015 | This companion leaves the show, becoming the longest serving companion at the time. | Clara Oswald | 35%
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| 2013 | The show celebrates its 50th anniversary with this epic 90 minute episode | Day of the Doctor | 35%
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| 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 | 35%
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| 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 | 32%
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| 1980 | This person becomes the final producer of the Classic run | John Nathan-Turner | 32%
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| 1981 | This failed spinoff airs featuring popular companion Sarah Jane Smith and is scrapped after a single episode | K9 and Company | 32%
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| 1972 | These humanoid reptile creatures make their first appearance in the show | Sea Devils | 32%
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| 1989 | The show is abruptly put on hold with this story serving as the final one of Classic Who | Survival | 32%
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| 2023 | This actor becomes both the first black and openly queer actor to play the main role in the series | Ncuti Gatwa | 29%
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| 1978 | Season 16 of the show revolves around the Doctor and his companion hunting the 6 segments of this object | Key to Time | 26%
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| 1984 | This comic book company in the United States launched the monthly comic book Doctor Who. | Marvel Comics | 26%
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| 1970 | Spearhead in Space was the first story to do what? | Shot in colour | 26%
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| 2011 | The first two episodes featured on location filming in which US state? | Utah | 26%
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| 1982 | Peter Davison makes his first full appearance in this story and becomes the youngest Doctor at just 29 | Castrovalva | 24%
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| 1993 | For the show's 30th anniversary, this largely disliked charity minisode airs | Dimensions in Time | 24%
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| 1979 | Which form of reading medium pertaining to the show launches this year and is still running today? | Magazine | 24%
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| 1983 | Colin Baker appears in this story, a year before taking on the part of the Doctor | Arc of Infinity | 21%
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| 2020 | The Doctor is controversally revealed to be this being from another universe in Series 12 | The Timeless Child | 21%
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| 2018 | This long time fan becomes showrunner after successful work on Broadchurch | Chris Chibnall | 18%
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| 1988 | This story is released to celebrate the show's 25th anniversary | Silver Nemesis | 18%
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| 1999 | Future showrunner Steven Moffat writes this Comic Relief Doctor Who short | The Curse of Fatal Death | 18%
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| 2019 | This becomes the 2nd year to have a single story. What was it called? | Resolution | 15%
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| 2016 | This year became the first year to only have a solitary episode. Name its title. | The Return of Doctor Mysterio | 15%
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| 1968 | This is the most recent episode which is completely missing | Fury from the Deep | 12%
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| 1985 | This BBC One controller puts the show on an 18 month hiatus | Michael Grade | 12%
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| 1975 | This character playing a senior soldier in UNIT alongside the Brigadier makes his final appearance | Sergeant Benton | 12%
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| 1976 | This actor becomes the 2nd actor to play the Doctor's arch nemesis from Gallifrey | Peter Pratt | 6%
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| 2021 | What did happened to Doctor Who's social media platforms during promotion for the Flux series? | Disappeared | 3%
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| 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%
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| 1987 | This book detailling a guide to the show was published in paperback. | The Doctor Who Illustrated A to Z | 0%
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