The Gallifreyan Archives Quiz

100 questions · by Qwiz Rush

The Gallifreyan Archives Quiz is a free 100-question multiple choice, letters and numbers quiz on Qwiz Rush, made by Qwiz Rush, split into 10 rounds. Test your knowledge of the Doctor's adventures across time and space in this comprehensive trivia challenge.

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The 100 questions

  1. Which actor portrayed the Eighth Doctor in the 1996 television movie?

    • Sylvester McCoy
    • Paul McGann
    • Christopher Eccleston
    • Peter Davison

  2. The Ninth Doctor's signature leather jacket was a departure from previous eccentric outfits. What was his iconic catchphrase?

    • Allons-y!
    • Geronimo!
    • Fantastic!
    • Jelly baby?

  3. Which incarnation of the Doctor famously wore a decorative piece of celery on his lapel?

    • Fifth Doctor
    • Fourth Doctor
    • Sixth Doctor
    • Third Doctor

  4. Who was the first female actor to be officially cast as the lead canonical incarnation of the Doctor?

    • Jo Martin
    • Jodie Whittaker
    • Michelle Gomez
    • Alex Kingston

  5. Introduced in the 50th anniversary special 'The Day of the Doctor', what is the official moniker given to John Hurt's battle-worn incarnation?

    • The Valeyard
    • The Fugitive Doctor
    • The War Doctor
    • The Curator

  6. Which classic Doctor was famously known for wearing an incredibly long, multi-colored scarf knitted by Madame Nostradamus?

    • Second Doctor
    • Third Doctor
    • Fourth Doctor
    • First Doctor

  7. In what year did the First Doctor, played by William Hartnell, make his British television debut in the episode 'An Unearthly Child'?

    Answer with a number.

  8. In what year did David Tennant make his first full-episode appearance as the Tenth Doctor in the Christmas Special 'The Christmas Invasion'?

    Answer with a number.

  9. What is the name of the Doctor's home planet, which was famously sealed in a pocket universe during the Time War?

    Answer with a letter.

  10. What is the name of the sentient, dimensionally transcendental time machine that the Doctor stole to escape their home planet?

    Answer with a letter.

  11. Which companion of the Fourth Doctor was a noble warrior of the Sevateem tribe?

    • Romana
    • Leela
    • Sarah Jane Smith
    • Nyssa

  12. What is the name of the alternate universe where Rose Tyler becomes trapped at the end of the episode "Doomsday"?

    • Pete's World
    • The Void
    • Apalapucia
    • The Medusa Cascade

  13. Before traveling full-time with the Eleventh Doctor, what was Rory Williams's profession?

    • Teacher
    • Soldier
    • Nurse
    • Journalist

  14. Which companion was famously dubbed the "Girl Who Waited" after spending twelve years waiting for the Doctor to return?

    • Clara Oswald
    • Donna Noble
    • Martha Jones
    • Amy Pond

  15. From which planet does the Fifth Doctor's companion Vislor Turlough originate?

    • Trion
    • Gallifrey
    • Skaro
    • Kastria

  16. Which space-pilot companion tragically sacrificed himself to defeat the Cybermen in the 1982 serial "Earthshock"?

    • Harry Sullivan
    • Adric
    • Steven Taylor
    • Ian Chesterton

  17. In what year of Earth's history did the Ninth Doctor first meet Rose Tyler during the events of the London autons attack?

    Answer with a number.

  18. How many individual incarnations of the Time Lord companion Romana were regular travelers in the television series?

    Answer with a number.

  19. Name the medical student companion who walked away from the Tenth Doctor after the Battle of Canary Wharf and later joined UNIT.

    Answer with a letter.

  20. Name the 1980s teenage companion from Perivale who traveled with the Seventh Doctor and was famous for using her homemade explosive, Nitro-9.

    Answer with a letter.

  21. Which classic Doctor Who villain group, created by the scientist Davros, originates from the irradiated planet Skaro?

    • Cybermen
    • Sontarans
    • Daleks
    • Ice Warriors

  22. What is the name of the weeping, statue-like creatures who feed on potential time energy and can only move when they are not being observed?

    • The Silence
    • Weeping Angels
    • Vashta Nerada
    • Sycorax

  23. Which cybernetically augmented humanoids, known for their emotionless quest to upgrade all organic life, originally hailed from Earth's twin planet, Mondas?

    • Cybermen
    • Autons
    • Zygons
    • Sontarans

  24. Which actor portrayed the manic, drum-beating incarnation of the Master who battled the Tenth Doctor in 'The End of Time'?

    • Roger Delgado
    • John Simm
    • Michelle Gomez
    • Derek Jacobi

  25. What alien race of stocky, militaristic clones from the planet Sontar is locked in an eternal, galaxy-spanning war with the Rutan Host?

    • Judoon
    • Draconians
    • Sontarans
    • Ood

  26. What is the name of the sentient, carnivorous microscopic spores that inhabit the shadows and are described by the Doctor as the 'piranhas of the air'?

    • Vashta Nerada
    • The Flood
    • The Wire
    • Krillitanes

  27. In what year did the iconic Daleks make their very first television appearance on the BBC in the serial titled 'The Mutants' (commonly known as 'The Daleks')?

    Answer with a number.

  28. As a renegade Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey, how many hearts does the Master biologically possess?

    Answer with a number.

  29. Name the shape-shifting alien race, recognizable by their orange, sucker-covered skin, who attempted to conquer Earth by duplicating high-ranking humans in the 1975 story 'Terror of the Zygons'.

    Answer with a letter.

  30. Identify the creator and leader of the Daleks, a scarred Kaled scientist who is confined to a mobile life-support chair.

    Answer with a letter.

  31. Which component of a TARDIS is responsible for maintaining its outer disguise by analyzing its surroundings upon landing?

    • The Chameleon Circuit
    • The Dematerialisation Circuit
    • The Perception Filter
    • The Temporal Limiter

  32. What device did Omega use to manipulate a star into a supernova, providing the energy source that powered Time Lord civilization?

    • The Hand of Omega
    • The Sash of Rassilon
    • The De-mat Gun
    • The Key to Time

  33. What is the name of the powerful weapon created by Rassilon that can erase a target from history itself, requiring the Great Key to prime?

    • The De-mat Gun
    • The Tear of Lyssia
    • The Staser Pistol
    • The Temporal Disruptor

  34. What Gallifreyan technology allows a TARDIS to be larger on the inside than the outside by placing the interior in a different dimension?

    • Trans-dimensional engineering
    • Spatial compression
    • Quantum folding
    • Chronological displacement

  35. Which defensive force field surrounding Gallifrey prevents unauthorized physical and temporal entry to the planet?

    • The Transduction Barrier
    • The Sky Trench
    • The Quantum Shield
    • The Chronos Membrane

  36. What is the designation of the standard energy sidearm used by the Chancellery Guard on Gallifrey?

    • Staser
    • Blaster
    • Disintegrator
    • Sonic Lance

  37. How many individual segments make up the powerful cosmic artifact known as the Key to Time?

    Answer with a number.

  38. Every TARDIS is classified by a specific model number. What Type of TARDIS does the Doctor famously pilot?

    Answer with a number.

  39. What is the name of the silver, handheld tool used by the Doctor for locking, scanning, and medical diagnostics?

    Answer with a letter.

  40. Name the legendary Time Lord co-founder of Gallifreyan society who created the Eye of Harmony alongside Omega.

    Answer with a letter.

  41. In the 1964 serial "The Aztecs", which Aztec high priest of sacrifice serves as the primary antagonist to the First Doctor?

    • Autloc
    • Tlotoxl
    • Yetaxa
    • Tonila

  42. Which historical British monarch does the Tenth Doctor mistakenly marry, leading to her calling for his execution centuries later?

    • Queen Victoria
    • Queen Elizabeth I
    • Queen Mary I
    • Queen Anne

  43. In what year of the common era does the Eleventh Doctor visit Vincent van Gogh in Arles during the episode "Vincent and the Doctor"?

    Answer with a number.

  44. During the Great Fire of London in 1666, which alien race does the Fifth Doctor discover is responsible for starting the blaze in the serial "The Visitation"?

    • Terileptils
    • Sontarans
    • Rutans
    • Draconians

  45. What is the name of the Italian city-state where the Eleventh Doctor and Amy Pond encounter "vampires" in the year 1580?

    Answer with a letter.

  46. Which famous historical author assists the Ninth Doctor and Rose Tyler in fighting the gaseous Gelth in Cardiff on Christmas Eve, 1869?

    • Mary Shelley
    • Arthur Conan Doyle
    • Charles Dickens
    • Bram Stoker

  47. In the Ninth Doctor episode "Father's Day", Pete Tyler is tragically killed by a car in what calendar year?

    Answer with a number.

  48. In the 1971 serial "The Dæmons", the Third Doctor faces an ancient alien buried beneath a church in which fictional English village?

    • Devil's End
    • Woodham
    • Cloven
    • Fetch Priory

  49. What is the last name of the American civil rights pioneer whom the Thirteenth Doctor and her companions protect from a time-traveling saboteur in 1955 Alabama?

    Answer with a letter.

  50. Which historical inventor does the Thirteenth Doctor team up with to defeat the Queen of the Skithra in 1903 New York?

    • Thomas Edison
    • Nikola Tesla
    • Alexander Graham Bell
    • Guglielmo Marconi

  51. Which planet is the original home of the Cybermen, which was a twin planet to Earth before it drifted out of orbit?

    • Telos
    • Mondas
    • Marinus
    • Vulcan

  52. On which crystalline planet does the Tenth Doctor face an unnamed, terrifying entity that possesses him inside a tourist shuttle?

    • Midnight
    • Sto
    • San Helios
    • Apalapucia

  53. Which planet, featuring a citadel beneath a dome, red grass, and silver-leafed trees, is the home of the Time Lords?

    • Karn
    • Trenzalore
    • Gallifrey
    • Skaro

  54. The ruthless, gas-absorbing Slitheen family hails from which long-named planet in the Clom system?

    • Raxacoricofallapatorius
    • Clom
    • Jahoo
    • Woman Wept

  55. Which planet is the home of the Sontarans, a clone warrior race locked in an eternal war with the Rutans?

    • Sontar
    • Ood Sphere
    • Messaline
    • Skaro

  56. On which planet, covered in the ruins of the Agridi civilization, does the Eleventh Doctor encounter Weeping Angels hiding in the Maze of the Dead?

    • Alfava Metraxis
    • Akhaten
    • Apalapucia
    • Saturnyne

  57. In the episode 'The End of the World', the Ninth Doctor takes Rose Tyler to watch the final destruction of Earth by the expansion of the Sun. In what year AD does this event take place?

    Answer with a number.

  58. How many suns orbit the Time Lords' home planet of Gallifrey, as established in Doctor Who lore?

    Answer with a number.

  59. Name the radioactive planet that is the birthplace of the Daleks and home to the Kaled and Thal races.

    Answer with a letter.

  60. Name the impossible desert planet that miraculously orbits a black hole, where the Tenth Doctor encounters the Beast in the Pit.

    Answer with a letter.

  61. In the Torchwood serial 'Children of Earth', what is the designation of the alien species that demands ten percent of the world's children?

    • The 456
    • The Sycorax
    • The Fendahl
    • The Trickster

  62. What is the name of the supercomputer built by Sarah Jane Smith that resides in her attic on Bannerman Road?

    • Mr. Smith
    • K9
    • Xylok
    • Oracle

  63. Which educational institution do the main characters attend in the 2016 BBC spin-off series 'Class'?

    • Coal Hill Academy
    • Raven's Gate Academy
    • Deffry Vale High
    • St. Oswald's School

  64. Which companion, a self-described 'Edwardian adventuress', first travels with the Eighth Doctor in the Big Finish audio drama 'Storm Warning'?

    • Charley Pollard
    • Lucie Miller
    • Bernice Summerfield
    • Fitz Kreiner

  65. In the Virgin New Adventures novels, who is the future archaeologist companion first introduced in the book 'Love and War'?

    • Bernice Summerfield
    • Chris Cwej
    • Roz Forrester
    • Iris Wildthyme

  66. What is the name of the Cardiff public plaza where the invisible paving stone lift entrance to the Torchwood Three Hub is located?

    • Roald Dahl Plass
    • Queen Street
    • Cathays Park
    • Callaghan Square

  67. In what calendar year did the Torchwood television spin-off series make its broadcasting debut on BBC Three?

    Answer with a number.

  68. How many episodes make up the acclaimed third series of Torchwood, subtitled 'Children of Earth'?

    Answer with a number.

  69. What is the name of Sarah Jane Smith's adopted, genetically-engineered teenage son?

    Answer with a letter.

  70. What is the name of the Welsh capital city where the Torchwood Three division is based?

    Answer with a letter.

  71. Who designed the iconic original look of the TARDIS console room, including the hexagonal control console, for the 1963 premiere of Doctor Who?

    • Peter Brachacki
    • Raymond Cusick
    • Barry Newbery
    • Ridley Scott

  72. Which classic Doctor Who serial, written by Douglas Adams, was famously abandoned halfway through production in 1979 due to strike action at the BBC?

    • Shada
    • City of Death
    • The Pirate Planet
    • Nightmare of Eden

  73. Who was the pioneering electronic musician at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop who realized Ron Grainer's composition to create the original Doctor Who theme music?

    • Delia Derbyshire
    • Daphne Oram
    • Maddalena Fagandini
    • Elizabeth Parker

  74. Which costume designer created the controversial, brightly colored patchwork coat worn by Colin Baker's Sixth Doctor?

    • Pat Godfrey
    • June Hudson
    • Colin Lavers
    • Amy Roberts

  75. Who served as the lead executive producer and head writer responsible for successfully relaunching Doctor Who on television in 2005?

    • Russell T Davies
    • Steven Moffat
    • Chris Chibnall
    • Julie Gardner

  76. What was the official production code name or working title used during the planning stages for the very first Doctor Who story, later known as 'An Unearthly Child'?

    • 100,000 BC
    • The Giants
    • The Firemaker
    • The Tribe of Gum

  77. In what year did Doctor Who make its television debut on BBC One?

    Answer with a number.

  78. How many individual episodes make up the very first broadcast Doctor Who serial, 'An Unearthly Child'?

    Answer with a number.

  79. Identify the Welsh city that has served as the primary production home and filming hub for the modern era of Doctor Who since its return in 2005.

    Answer with a letter.

  80. Identify the Canadian-born BBC Head of Drama who is widely credited as the primary creator and driving force behind the initial conception of Doctor Who.

    Answer with a letter.

  81. In the 1963 debut serial "An Unearthly Child", what is the name of the London secondary school that Susan Foreman attends?

    • Coal Hill School
    • Grange Hill School
    • Deffry Vale High
    • Brendon School

  82. Which British actor portrayed the Second Doctor on television from 1966 to 1969?

    • William Hartnell
    • Patrick Troughton
    • Jon Pertwee
    • Tom Baker

  83. What is the name of the creator of the Daleks, who was first introduced in the 1975 serial "Genesis of the Daleks"?

    • Davros
    • Omega
    • Rassilon
    • Mawdryn

  84. Which classic companion was a Time Lady who traveled with the Fourth Doctor and was portrayed by both Mary Tamm and Lalla Ward?

    • Romana
    • Nyssa
    • Tegan
    • Zoe

  85. On what planet is the Doctor put on trial by his own people in the 1986 season-long story arc "The Trial of a Time Lord"?

    • Gallifrey
    • Skaro
    • Mondas
    • Telos

  86. Which classic Doctor Who television special was broadcast in 1983 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the franchise?

    • The Three Doctors
    • The Five Doctors
    • The Two Doctors
    • The Dimensions in Time

  87. In what calendar year did the very first episode of Doctor Who, "An Unearthly Child", air on BBC television?

    Answer with a number.

  88. How many official incarnations of the Doctor appeared on television during the original classic run of the series from 1963 to 1989?

    Answer with a number.

  89. Name the original home planet of the Cybermen, which was once a twin planet to Earth.

    Answer with a letter.

  90. Name the robotic canine companion first introduced in the 1977 Fourth Doctor serial "The Invisible Enemy".

    Answer with a letter.

  91. Which actor portrayed the Ninth Doctor in the 2005 revival of Doctor Who, officially launching the modern era?

    • David Tennant
    • Christopher Eccleston
    • Matt Smith
    • Paul McGann

  92. In the acclaimed 2007 episode 'Blink', what iconic, statue-like alien species is introduced to the Doctor Who universe?

    • The Silence
    • The Vashta Nerada
    • The Weeping Angels
    • The Whisper Men

  93. In what calendar year did the modern era of Doctor Who premiere on BBC One with the episode 'Rose'?

    Answer with a number.

  94. What is the name of the modern-era spin-off series set at Coal Hill Academy that premiered in 2016?

    • Torchwood
    • The Sarah Jane Adventures
    • Class
    • K9

  95. Name the British institute founded by Queen Victoria to investigate extraterrestrial threats, which served as a major recurring faction and spin-off title in the modern era.

    Answer with a letter.

  96. Which writer took over as the lead writer and executive producer of Doctor Who starting with Series 5 in 2010?

    • Steven Moffat
    • Chris Chibnall
    • Mark Gatiss
    • Russell T Davies

  97. How many individual television specials were broadcast to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Doctor Who in 2023?

    Answer with a number.

  98. What is the name of the companion played by Jenna Coleman who travelled with both the Eleventh and Twelfth Doctors?

    • Amy Pond
    • Clara Oswald
    • Bill Potts
    • Martha Jones

  99. What is the name of the Doctor's home planet, which was revealed to have survived the Time War in the 50th anniversary special 'The Day of the Doctor'?

    Answer with a letter.

  100. In the 2015 episode 'Heaven Sent', what is the name of the terrifying, cloaked creature that relentlessly pursues the Twelfth Doctor inside his confession dial?

    • The Veil
    • The Fisher King
    • The Mire
    • The Boneless