As most of us know, recently Jon Preddle from Auckland appeared on Mastermind
with his specialist subject being Doctor Who. This issue we have reproduced
the questions from the semi-final. In the next issue we'll hopefully be
printing Jon's feelings about his experiences on Mastermind.
Could you be the next Mastermind? Try yourself on the following questions.
SECOND SEMI-FINAL (17 July 1988)
- What is the Doctor's normal body temperature? [750 Degrees Fahrenheit
(correct answer not given)]
- What part of Chang's act did Mister Sin perform in The Talons of
Weng-Chiang? [Ventriloquist]
- In The Seeds of Doom what horticultural practices did Harrison
Chase describe as mutilation and torture? [Eating plants (Trimming them -
bonsai)]
- In Image of the Fendahl, the Doctor told Granny Tyler one of
these is always found near haunted places. What is it? [Pass (A warp in
time and space, or a time fissure)]
- To track the Master through time in The Time Monster the Doctor
placed his TARDIS inside the Master's. Where was the Master's TARDIS?
[Inside the Doctor's]
- Name the only natural place in the Universe listed in the TARDIS log
as a dwelling of simplicity. [Castrovalva]
- What is the Traken Union famous for throughout the Universe? [Peace
and simplicity]
- How did the Doctor describe his bowling while padding up for the Counties
match in the Black Orchid adventure [Pass (As a fast seam bowler)]
- How many Time Lord Presidents have held control of the great key of
Rassilon? [None (Two - Rassilon and the Doctor)]
- How much money did Polly and Kirsty take from Lieutenant Algernon Ffinch
in The Highlanders? [Pass (20 Guineas)]
- What did the confidence trickster Garron sell which forced him to leave
Earth hurriedly in The Ribos Operation? [Sydney Opera House (Sydney
Harbour Bridge)]
- In order to gain entry to the Panorama Chemical Plant in The Green
Death, how did the Doctor disguise himself? [As a milkman]
- Besides sounding an alarm, how does the alarm on the Doctor's car Bessie
work? [Pass (Made would-be thieves stick to the car)]
- Following the disbanding of UNIT, what occupation did Sergeant Benton
take up? [Used Car Salesman]
- Which was the first Doctor Who story to be written by Douglas Adams,
who went on to become famous for The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the
Galaxy? [The Pirate Planet]
- In Mawdryn Undead the Brigadier had become a master at Brendon School.
What subject did he teach? [Maths]
- How did Tom Baker sustain the injury which forced a rapid rewrite of
The Ribos Operation script? [A dog bit his lip]
- When the Time Lord High Council voted on the Doctor's execution in
the Arc of Infinity, there was one dissenter. Who was it? [Councillor
Hedin]
Heat Seven
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