Round 1 – General Knowledge
1. According to NASA, how many official, named moons does Jupiter have? (will accept +/- 5 moons) #twubquiz
2. In miles, how long is the River Thames? (will accept +/- 10 miles) #twubquiz
3. What is the capital city of New York state? #twubquiz
4. What is the English translation of the Arabic word “Burj” #twubquiz
5. What year did Buckingham Palace become the official royal palace of the British monarch (will accept +/- 10 years)? #twubquiz
6. What year was the first scheduled programme broadcast on Channel 4? #twubquiz
7. How much does a UK first class stamp cost today? #twubquiz
8. Which county is Bristol in? #twubquiz
9. Who composed the Doctor Who theme? #twubquiz
10. What is the meaning of the Malay word “bongking”? #twubquiz
Round 2 - Current affairs
1. Chris Evans started his Radio 2 breakfast show yesterday, but who read the news on the show? #twubquiz
2. Who are McLaren’s two drivers in this year’s Formula One Championship? #twubquiz
3. In Celsius, what is the lowest temperature ever recorded in the UK? #twubquiz
4. Which two former cabinet colleagues of Gordon Brown called for a secret leadership ballot last week? #twubquiz
5. Which, soon to be ex-, BBC star has rhotacism? #twubquiz
6. Which one of these covers is NOT being made into a stamp: Led Zeppelin IV, Tubular Bells, Dark Side of the Moon, London Calling #twubquiz
7. In Being Human, 3 main characters work in the hospital. Which of these 3 actors did not appear in Doctor Who’s The End of Time? #twubquiz
8. The Ministry of Sound’s New Year’s Eve party was held where? #twubquiz
9. What is number 1 in the UK singles chart today? (1/2 a point for each, the artist and the title) #twubquiz
10. Comedy troupe, Improv Everywhere, caused scenes of chaos and joy in New York subways by organising 3,000 commuters to do what? #twubquiz
Round 3 Odd One out
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Round 4 -
Which Doctors
1. Which Doctor wore converse hightop trainers? #twubquiz
2. Which Doctor revealed he was half-human on his mother’s side? #twubquiz
3. Which Doctor first battled with the Cybermen? #twubquiz
4. Which Doctor was the first to be broadcast in colour? #twubquiz
5. Which Doctor first encountered UNIT? #twubquiz
6. Which Doctor wore a cat badge? #twubquiz
7. Which Doctor first met Davros? #twubquiz
8. Which Doctor introduced ‘Psychic Paper’ to the series? #twubquiz
9. Which Doctor crashed his TARDIS into the 10th Doctor’s TARDIS causing a black hole? #twubquiz
10. Which Doctor said that he may well be the magician Merlin in a future incarnation? #twubquiz
Round 5 - Science Fiction Geekery
1. Which book starts "Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the Galaxy..."? #twubquiz
2. Which TV series originally featured William Shatner as an aerophobic passenger? #twubquiz
3. In 'Battlestar Galactica', what is the surname of the President of the Colonies following the Cylon attack? #twubquiz
4. What was the name of the pilot episode of 'Star Trek', broadcast in 1966? #twubquiz
5. What is the complete character name of the lead female special agent in 'Fringe'? #twubquiz
6. Which scheduled flight from Sydney, Australia to Los Angeles, California, United States was lost on September 22, 2004? #twubquiz
7. In series 1 to 3 of 'Blake's 7', what is the name of the female telepathic crew member? #twubquiz
8. Who wrote the script for the abandoned film, 'Doctor Who and the Krikkitmen'? #twubquiz
9. Which TV series had the introduction "There is nothing wrong with your television set. Do not attempt to adjust the picture." #twubquiz
10. Using the first letter from each answer (excluding any 'the's), rearrange to make two science fiction TV series titles. #twubquiz
Answers
Round 1 – General Knowledge
1. How many official, named moons does Jupiter have? (+/- 5 moons) #twubquiz
49 official, named moons (with 14 more unofficial ones still under consideration) – will accept between 44 and 54.
2. In miles, how long is the River Thames? (+/- 10 miles) #twubquiz
215 miles. (Will accept between 205 and 225 miles)
3. What is the capital city of New York state? #twubquiz
Albany.
4. What is the English translation of the Arabic word “Burj” #twubquiz
Tower.
5. What year did Buckingham Palace become the official royal palace of the British monarch (+/- 10 years)? #twubquiz
1837 (Will accept between 1827 and 1847)
6. What year was the first scheduled programme broadcast on Channel 4? #twubquiz
(2nd November) 1982
7. How much does a UK first class stamp cost? #twubquiz
39 pence
8. Which county is Bristol in? #twubquiz
Bristol! Bristol is a county corporate.
9. Who composed the Doctor Who theme? #twubquiz
Ron Grainer
10. What is the meaning of the Malay word “bongking”? #twubquiz
Sprawling face down with one's bottom in the air!
Round 2: Current affairs.
1. Chris Evans started his Radio 2 breakfast show yesterday, but who read the news on the show? #twubquiz
Moira Stuart
2. Who are McLaren’s Drivers in this year’s Formula One Championship? #twubquiz
Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton
3. In Celsius, what is the lowest temperature ever recorded in the UK? #twubquiz
-27.2C
4. Which two former cabinet colleagues of Gordon Brown called for a secret leadership ballot last week? #twubquiz
Geoff Hoon and Patricia Hewitt
5. Which, soon to be ex-, BBC TV and radio star has rhotacism? #twubquiz
Jonathan Ross
6. Which one of these covers is NOT being made into a stamp: Led Zeppelin IV, Tubular Bells, Dark Side of the Moon, London Calling #twubquiz
Dark Side of the Moon
7. In Being Human, 3 of the characters work in the hospital. Which of these 3 actors didn't appear in Doctor Who’s The End of Time? #twubquiz
Aiden Turner (John Mitchell)
8. The Ministry of Sound’s last New Year’s Eve party was held where? #twubquiz
O2 Arena
9. What is number 1 in the UK singles chart? (1/2 a point for the artist and title) #twubquiz
IYAZ - Replay
10. Comedy troupe, Improv Everywhere, caused scenes of chaos and joy in New York subways by organising 3,000 commuters to do what? #twubquiz
Strip to their underwear.
Round Three: Find the odd one out
1. C - The arrowhead is the odd one out because it has 3 (rather than 4 dots) in it. In the other figures, the number of dots equals the number of sides the polygon has.
2. B - The figure of the horizontal arrow with the shaded top-half is the odd one out because it is a mirror image of the other three arrows. In the other figures, it is the same arrow except for rotations through various angles.
3. B - Paper. Paper is the odd one out because it is the only non-living thing.Tree, mouse and man are living.
4. B - Low. Low is the odd one out because it is pronounced differently from now, cow and how.
5. C - 57. the others are prime numbers.
6. C - 56. The others are equal to 8 if the two numbers are added together. ie. 35 (3+5) etc. (AMENDMENT: or D – the only prime number; courtesy of @captain_razzle).
7. D - Cross. The rest can be preceded by "Bed" to create new words.
8. A - Milk. Milk is the odd one out because butter, cheese and yoghurt are products made from milk.
9. B - All the rest of the shape configurations can be rearranged to make a square.
10. A,B,C & D - B is an odd one out because it is the only one with a "2," C is an odd one out because it is the only square, D is an odd one out because it is the only one that is yellow. And A is the odd one out because it hasn't been one of the odd ones out!!
Round 4 - Which Doctor?
1. Which Doctor wore converse hightop trainers? #twubquiz
10th Doctor, David Tennant
2. Which of the Doctors revealed he was half-human on his mother’s side? #twubquiz
8th Doctor, Paul McCann
3. Which Doctor first met the Cybermen? #twubquiz
1st Doctor, William Hartnell
4. Who was the first Doctor to be broadcast in colour? #twubquiz
3rd Doctor, Jon Pertwee
5. Which Doctor first encountered UNIT? #twubquiz
2nd Doctor, Patrick Troughton
6. Which Doctor wore a cat badge? #twubquiz
6th Doctor, Colin Baker
7. Which Doctor first meets Davros? #twubquiz
4th Doctor, Tom Baker
8. Which Doctor introduced ‘Psychic Paper’ to the series? #twubquiz
9th Doctor, Christopher Eccleston
9. Which Doctor crashed his TARDIS into the 10th Doctor’s TARDIS causing a black hole? #twubquiz
5th Doctor, Peter Davison
10. Which Doctor says that he may be the magician Merlin in a future incarnation? #twubquiz
7th Doctor, Sylvester McCoy
Round 5 - Science Fiction Geekery
1. Which book starts with "Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small unregarded yellow sun"? #twubquiz
The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy. It should be noted that I will unfollow anyone who has gotten this wrong.
2. Which TV series originally featured William Shatner as an aerophobic passenger? #twubquiz
The Twilight Zone. He reprised the role in 3rd Rock from the Sun in an nod towards John Lithgoe’s portrayal of the same character in the Twilight Zone movie.
3. What is the surname of the President of the Colonies following the Cylon attack? #twubquiz
Roslin
4. What was the name of the pilot episode of Star Trek, broadcast in 1966? #twubquiz
Where No Man Has Gone Before. (Whilst "The Cage" was filmed earlier, it was initial rejected and not broadcast until the 80s).
5. What is the complete character name of the lead female special agent in 'Fringe'? #twubquiz
Olivia Dunham
6. Which scheduled flight from Sydney, Australia to Los Angeles, California, United States was lost on September 22, 2004? #twubquiz
Oceanic Flight 815
7. In series 1 to 3 of Blake's 7, what is the name of the female telepathic crew member? #twubquiz
Cally
8. Who wrote the script for the abandoned film, "Doctor Who and the Krikkitmen"? #twubquiz
Douglas Adams (pseudonym - David Agnew). Not one to waste his work, the script was reworked into the H2G2 book, "Life, the Universe and Everything".
9. Which TV series had the introduction "There is nothing wrong with your television set. Do not attempt to adjust the picture." #twubquiz
The Outer Limits
10. Using the first letter from each answer (excluding any "the"s), rearrange to make two science fiction series titles. #twubquiz
Doctor Who and Torchwood
Round 4 -
Which Doctors
1. Which Doctor wore converse hightop trainers? #twubquiz
2. Which Doctor revealed he was half-human on his mother’s side? #twubquiz
3. Which Doctor first battled with the Cybermen? #twubquiz
4. Which Doctor was the first to be broadcast in colour? #twubquiz
5. Which Doctor first encountered UNIT? #twubquiz
6. Which Doctor wore a cat badge? #twubquiz
7. Which Doctor first met Davros? #twubquiz
8. Which Doctor introduced ‘Psychic Paper’ to the series? #twubquiz
9. Which Doctor crashed his TARDIS into the 10th Doctor’s TARDIS causing a black hole? #twubquiz
10. Which Doctor said that he may well be the magician Merlin in a future incarnation? #twubquiz
Round 5 - Science Fiction Geekery
1. Which book starts "Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the Galaxy..."? #twubquiz
2. Which TV series originally featured William Shatner as an aerophobic passenger? #twubquiz
3. In 'Battlestar Galactica', what is the surname of the President of the Colonies following the Cylon attack? #twubquiz
4. What was the name of the pilot episode of 'Star Trek', broadcast in 1966? #twubquiz
5. What is the complete character name of the lead female special agent in 'Fringe'? #twubquiz
6. Which scheduled flight from Sydney, Australia to Los Angeles, California, United States was lost on September 22, 2004? #twubquiz
7. In series 1 to 3 of 'Blake's 7', what is the name of the female telepathic crew member? #twubquiz
8. Who wrote the script for the abandoned film, 'Doctor Who and the Krikkitmen'? #twubquiz
9. Which TV series had the introduction "There is nothing wrong with your television set. Do not attempt to adjust the picture." #twubquiz
10. Using the first letter from each answer (excluding any 'the's), rearrange to make two science fiction TV series titles. #twubquiz
Answers
Round 1 – General Knowledge
1. How many official, named moons does Jupiter have? (+/- 5 moons) #twubquiz
49 official, named moons (with 14 more unofficial ones still under consideration) – will accept between 44 and 54.
2. In miles, how long is the River Thames? (+/- 10 miles) #twubquiz
215 miles. (Will accept between 205 and 225 miles)
3. What is the capital city of New York state? #twubquiz
Albany.
4. What is the English translation of the Arabic word “Burj” #twubquiz
Tower.
5. What year did Buckingham Palace become the official royal palace of the British monarch (+/- 10 years)? #twubquiz
1837 (Will accept between 1827 and 1847)
6. What year was the first scheduled programme broadcast on Channel 4? #twubquiz
(2nd November) 1982
7. How much does a UK first class stamp cost? #twubquiz
39 pence
8. Which county is Bristol in? #twubquiz
Bristol! Bristol is a county corporate.
9. Who composed the Doctor Who theme? #twubquiz
Ron Grainer
10. What is the meaning of the Malay word “bongking”? #twubquiz
Sprawling face down with one's bottom in the air!
Round 2: Current affairs.
1. Chris Evans started his Radio 2 breakfast show yesterday, but who read the news on the show? #twubquiz
Moira Stuart
2. Who are McLaren’s Drivers in this year’s Formula One Championship? #twubquiz
Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton
3. In Celsius, what is the lowest temperature ever recorded in the UK? #twubquiz
-27.2C
4. Which two former cabinet colleagues of Gordon Brown called for a secret leadership ballot last week? #twubquiz
Geoff Hoon and Patricia Hewitt
5. Which, soon to be ex-, BBC TV and radio star has rhotacism? #twubquiz
Jonathan Ross
6. Which one of these covers is NOT being made into a stamp: Led Zeppelin IV, Tubular Bells, Dark Side of the Moon, London Calling #twubquiz
Dark Side of the Moon
7. In Being Human, 3 of the characters work in the hospital. Which of these 3 actors didn't appear in Doctor Who’s The End of Time? #twubquiz
Aiden Turner (John Mitchell)
8. The Ministry of Sound’s last New Year’s Eve party was held where? #twubquiz
O2 Arena
9. What is number 1 in the UK singles chart? (1/2 a point for the artist and title) #twubquiz
IYAZ - Replay
10. Comedy troupe, Improv Everywhere, caused scenes of chaos and joy in New York subways by organising 3,000 commuters to do what? #twubquiz
Strip to their underwear.
Round Three: Find the odd one out
1. C - The arrowhead is the odd one out because it has 3 (rather than 4 dots) in it. In the other figures, the number of dots equals the number of sides the polygon has.
2. B - The figure of the horizontal arrow with the shaded top-half is the odd one out because it is a mirror image of the other three arrows. In the other figures, it is the same arrow except for rotations through various angles.
3. B - Paper. Paper is the odd one out because it is the only non-living thing.Tree, mouse and man are living.
4. B - Low. Low is the odd one out because it is pronounced differently from now, cow and how.
5. C - 57. the others are prime numbers.
6. C - 56. The others are equal to 8 if the two numbers are added together. ie. 35 (3+5) etc. (AMENDMENT: or D – the only prime number; courtesy of @captain_razzle).
7. D - Cross. The rest can be preceded by "Bed" to create new words.
8. A - Milk. Milk is the odd one out because butter, cheese and yoghurt are products made from milk.
9. B - All the rest of the shape configurations can be rearranged to make a square.
10. A,B,C & D - B is an odd one out because it is the only one with a "2," C is an odd one out because it is the only square, D is an odd one out because it is the only one that is yellow. And A is the odd one out because it hasn't been one of the odd ones out!!
Round 4 - Which Doctor?
1. Which Doctor wore converse hightop trainers? #twubquiz
10th Doctor, David Tennant
2. Which of the Doctors revealed he was half-human on his mother’s side? #twubquiz
8th Doctor, Paul McCann
3. Which Doctor first met the Cybermen? #twubquiz
1st Doctor, William Hartnell
4. Who was the first Doctor to be broadcast in colour? #twubquiz
3rd Doctor, Jon Pertwee
5. Which Doctor first encountered UNIT? #twubquiz
2nd Doctor, Patrick Troughton
6. Which Doctor wore a cat badge? #twubquiz
6th Doctor, Colin Baker
7. Which Doctor first meets Davros? #twubquiz
4th Doctor, Tom Baker
8. Which Doctor introduced ‘Psychic Paper’ to the series? #twubquiz
9th Doctor, Christopher Eccleston
9. Which Doctor crashed his TARDIS into the 10th Doctor’s TARDIS causing a black hole? #twubquiz
5th Doctor, Peter Davison
10. Which Doctor says that he may be the magician Merlin in a future incarnation? #twubquiz
7th Doctor, Sylvester McCoy
Round 5 - Science Fiction Geekery
1. Which book starts with "Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small unregarded yellow sun"? #twubquiz
The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy. It should be noted that I will unfollow anyone who has gotten this wrong.
2. Which TV series originally featured William Shatner as an aerophobic passenger? #twubquiz
The Twilight Zone. He reprised the role in 3rd Rock from the Sun in an nod towards John Lithgoe’s portrayal of the same character in the Twilight Zone movie.
3. What is the surname of the President of the Colonies following the Cylon attack? #twubquiz
Roslin
4. What was the name of the pilot episode of Star Trek, broadcast in 1966? #twubquiz
Where No Man Has Gone Before. (Whilst "The Cage" was filmed earlier, it was initial rejected and not broadcast until the 80s).
5. What is the complete character name of the lead female special agent in 'Fringe'? #twubquiz
Olivia Dunham
6. Which scheduled flight from Sydney, Australia to Los Angeles, California, United States was lost on September 22, 2004? #twubquiz
Oceanic Flight 815
7. In series 1 to 3 of Blake's 7, what is the name of the female telepathic crew member? #twubquiz
Cally
8. Who wrote the script for the abandoned film, "Doctor Who and the Krikkitmen"? #twubquiz
Douglas Adams (pseudonym - David Agnew). Not one to waste his work, the script was reworked into the H2G2 book, "Life, the Universe and Everything".
9. Which TV series had the introduction "There is nothing wrong with your television set. Do not attempt to adjust the picture." #twubquiz
The Outer Limits
10. Using the first letter from each answer (excluding any "the"s), rearrange to make two science fiction series titles. #twubquiz
Doctor Who and Torchwood
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