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Doctor Who Advent Calendar - Day 12

Luca’s Fiendishly Hard Advent Calendar Trivia Contest #2 - the Classic Series

Here we are again - time to put on our trivia hats! Remember, NO posting of answers in the comments section (in fact I’ve disabled comments section for this entry so that you can’t). Send your answers to (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) by December 19th. First set of correct answers drawn gets a teeny-weeny prize of some kind.

1. Who owned a Pharmacy in Castrovalva?
2. Which story contained a character named Keith Perry?
3. What are the titles of the three Books of Knowledge?
4. What is the name of the fuel source being mined in The Mutants?
5. What is the name of the Director of the Nuclear Power Station in The Hand of Fear?
6. What is the name of the planet where Captain Cook originally found Mags?
7. Montreal is name-checked in which Jon Pertwee-era story?
8. Who was the leader of the Drahvins?
9. Troughton-era Director Morris Barry would make an acting appearance in which Tom Baker-era story?
10. Who ran the night-club “The Inferno”?
11. What is the name of Faroon & Beyus’s daughter in Time and the Rani?
12. What is Professor Stengos’s first name?
13. What is the name of the monastery visited in The Abominable Snowmen?
14. What story is the first to feature the galactic co-ordinates for Gallifrey?
15. Who does the Doctor impersonate in The Daleks’ Master Plan episode 2?

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