Classic 'Doctor Who' Quiz

BBC originally televised the series "Doctor Who." BBC was founded as a radio network and private corporation in 1922.

"Doctor Who" premiered on Nov. 23, 1963 in the United Kingdom.

"Doctor Who" was released in the U.S. nearly 12 years after its release in the U.K. The show premiered in the U.S. on Sept. 29, 1975.

The television series "Doctor Who" was first broadcast in color in 1970. The first six seasons of the show aired in black and white.

While all three actors played the Doctor in the series, Hartnell was the first to play the character. Hartnell died just over two years after leaving the show.

The Doctor is from the fictional planet Gallifrey.

Tardis is an acronym for "time and relative dimensions in space."

The Time Lords were one of the most powerful and oldest races in the universe.

The Tardis appears as a blue British police box. In the story line, the TARDIS has a broken chameleon circuit that won't allow it to blend into the surroundings.

Writer, producer and director Sydney Newman created the series. Terry Nation was a writer for the series, and John Nathan-Turner was a producer.

Composer Ron Grainer wrote the theme music of the original "Doctor Who" series. Delia Derbyshire and Brian Hodgson of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop electronically created the music for the series.

The episode in which the first Doctor regenerates is "The Tenth Planet." The first Doctor, William Hartnell, was in failing health and left the show in 1966. He later appeared in the four-part series "The Three Doctors."

The Dalek are a mutant species in a mechanical casing. The Dalek first appeared in the season one episode "The Dead Planet" on Dec. 21, 1963.

With a few exceptions, the runtime of most episodes of "Doctor Who" is 25 minutes. Fifteen episodes were produced with a runtime of 45 minutes.

Davros, played by actor Michael Wisher, makes his first appearance in the season 12 episode "Genesis of the Daleks: Part One."

Seven different actors played the Doctor throughout the course of the original series. The change of actors was written into the show and explained as the Doctor regenerating.

In the early '70s at the BBC, 106 episodes of "Doctor Who" were erased so the tapes could be reused. Fans of the show later came forward with audio recordings of every missing episode.

In the episode "The Executioners," the Beatles appeared performing on the show "Top of the Pops."

Actor Tom Baker appears as the Doctor in 173 episodes of "Doctor Who," more than any other actor.

The television movie "Doctor Who" was originally broadcast on May 14, 1996. In the U.S., it was broadcast on Fox.

Hartnell died roughly eight years before the episode aired on Nov. 23, 1983.

The BBC purchased the copyright from the Metropolitan Police.

Jamie McCrimmon was played by actor Frazer Hines and traveled with the second Doctor.

The Sonic Screwdriver first appeared in the 1968 episode "Fury From the Deep."

Actor Roger Delgado played the original Master.

From 1987 to 1989, McCoy appeared as the Doctor in 42 episodes.

McCoy played the Doctor in the final episode of the original run of the series.

There were 695 episodes over the course of 26 seasons.

In 2006, Guinness World Records named "Doctor Who" television's longest-running science fiction series.

The final episode, "Survival: Part Three," aired on Dec. 6, 1989.