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Dr Who? - Part Two

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Introduction:
"Another quiz about famous doctors and other "doctoral" trivia."


1. Mary Shelley’s best-known work is the novel "Frankenstein: The Modern Prometheus" (1818). Many people think Frankenstein is the name of the monster, however, it is actually the name of the doctor who created the monster. What was the monster’s name?
    Percy
    the monster did not have a name
    Victor
    Frederick


2. The book "Addicted to Murder" by Mikaela Sitford and Steve Panter was released in 2000. It is the true story of which infamous doctor/serial killer?
    Dr Thomas Neill Cream
    Dr Hawley Harvey Crippen
    Dr Josef Mengele
    Dr Harold Shipman


3. In which film did Groucho Marx play Dr Hugo Z. Hackenbush?
    A Night at the Opera
    Horsefeathers
    A Day at the Races
    Duck Soup


4. In the Sherlock Holmes stories, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle based the character of Sherlock Holmes upon a doctor he knew. Which of the following persons was Sherlock Holmes based on?
    James Moriarty
    Joseph Bell
    Ian Richardson
    John Watson


5. What type of doctor was "Doc" Holliday, the legendary gunfighter?
    he wasn't a doctor at all
    medical doctor
    dentist
    surgeon


6. The science-fiction television series "Lost in Space" ran from 1965 to 1968. The series begins with Dr Zachary Smith being trapped in the Robinson family’s spaceship during an attempt to sabotage their mission to Alpha Centauri. His extra weight throws the spaceship off course. Who played the role of Dr Smith?
    Mark Goddard
    Carroll O'Connor
    Jonathon Harris
    Guy Williams


7. In the television show "Friends", Matt Le Blanc plays the character of Joey Tribiani. Joey in turn plays Dr Drake Ramoray on which soap opera?
    General Hospital
    Days of Our Lives
    The Young and the Restless
    As the World Turns


8. Dr Hawley Harvey Crippen murdered his wife Cora in order to be with his lover, Ethel Le Neve. How did he kill Cora?
    he drowned her in the bath
    he strangled her with a curtain sash
    he battered her with an axe
    he poisoned her with hyoscine


9. "The Fugitive" is the story of Dr Richard Kimble who is accused and convicted of the murder of his wife, despite his claim that he witnessed the murder by an intruder. What was the name of the real-life doctor upon whom the 1960’s television show and the 1993 movie were based?
    Samuel Sheppard
    David Jansen
    Richard Kimble
    Sam Gerard


10. Which popular American comedian holds a doctorate in education?
    George Carlin
    Bill Cosby
    Jerry Seinfeld
    Billy Crystal


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