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Gerry Anderson Puppet Shows Trivia Quiz

Back in the 60s, Gerry Anderson's puppet shows were among the most popular British imports.

A multiple-choice quiz by tjoebigham. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
tjoebigham

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
26,764

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
12 / 15

Plays
2051

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 81 (13/15), Guest 185 (11/15), deemax1627 (11/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. Name the character who doesn't belong. Hint

Troy Tempest

Sinbad,Jr.

Mike Mercury

Steve Zodiac

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Question 2 of 15

2. What was the monkey on 'Supercar'? Hint

Bonzo

Clyde

Bear

Mitch

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Question 3 of 15

3. Who were the scientists on 'Supercar'? Hint

Dr. Frankenstein, Igor

Prof. Popkiss, Dr. Beaker

Dr. Science and Joey

Prof. Potter, Dr. Metcalf

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Question 4 of 15

4. Name the mute undersea girl on 'Stingray'. Hint

Marina

Madison

Ariel

Minerva

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Question 5 of 15

5. Who was the chief villain on 'Stingray' and his stooge? Hint

Simon Barsinister, Ted

Prince John, Sheriff

Lex Luthor, Blinky

Titan, Agent X-2-0

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Question 6 of 15

6. Who was the voice of Atlanta, Troy Tempest's girlfriend? Hint

Lois Maxwell

Tress MacNeille

Jane Seymour

Janet Waldo

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Question 7 of 15

7. Who was the voice of Lady Penelope on 'Thunderbirds'? Hint

Shirley Eaton

Julie Christie

Judy Geeson

Sylvia Anderson

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Question 8 of 15

8. Who is the ex-thief who is her chauffeur? Hint

Slinky

Parker

Fingers

Bill Sykes

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Question 9 of 15

9. What three letters are the call phrase of the Thunderbirds? Hint

F.A.B.

T.A.G.

P.D.Q.

G.T.B.

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Question 10 of 15

10. Which is the color of the Spectrum captain who was virtually indestructible? Hint

Crimson

Scarlet

Vermillion

Gold

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Question 11 of 15

11. Who were the alien enemies of Spectrum? Hint

The Mysterons

The Martians

The Selenites

The Tralfalmadites

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Question 12 of 15

12. What is the Spectrum radio call? Hint

S.I.G.

S.A.G.

S.I.O.

S.T.F.

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Question 13 of 15

13. What is Spectrum's headquarters? Hint

Spectrum City

Color Command

Spectrumville

Cloudbase

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Question 14 of 15

14. Who were the female Spectrum fighter pilots? Hint

The Angels

The Ladyhawks

The Fly Girls

The American Eagles

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Question 15 of 15

15. Anderson only made puppet shows.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Name the character who doesn't belong.

Answer: Sinbad,Jr.

'Sinbad,Jr.' was an animated series!

2. What was the monkey on 'Supercar'?

Answer: Mitch

Clyde was the orangutan in 'Every Which Way But Loose'!

3. Who were the scientists on 'Supercar'?

Answer: Prof. Popkiss, Dr. Beaker

'Well, now who's a fool?' I still remember old Beaker's catchphrase!

4. Name the mute undersea girl on 'Stingray'.

Answer: Marina

Actually, not a real tailed mermaid, just a mute girl from an underwater civilization.

5. Who was the chief villain on 'Stingray' and his stooge?

Answer: Titan, Agent X-2-0

X-2-0, by the way, was patterned after Peter Lorre.

6. Who was the voice of Atlanta, Troy Tempest's girlfriend?

Answer: Lois Maxwell

Yes, Lois Maxwell, Ms. Moneypenny herself, believe it or not!

7. Who was the voice of Lady Penelope on 'Thunderbirds'?

Answer: Sylvia Anderson

Anderson's wife for a time, she also voiced Venus on 'Fireball XL5', and was the model for Marina, Venus and Penelope(she also did Penelope on 'Absolutely Fabulous'!).

8. Who is the ex-thief who is her chauffeur?

Answer: Parker

'Yes, my lady'...that catchphrase became the title of Sylvia's autobiography.

9. What three letters are the call phrase of the Thunderbirds?

Answer: F.A.B.

F.A.B., ironically, meant nothing! Just picked up from the expression 'fab' (I think TAG, for Thunderbirds Are Go! or GTB, for Go ThunderBirds! would be better).

10. Which is the color of the Spectrum captain who was virtually indestructible?

Answer: Scarlet

Remember his sci-fi exploits?

11. Who were the alien enemies of Spectrum?

Answer: The Mysterons

The Mysterons swore war on mankind when their Martian base was accidentally destroyed. Scarlet was killed by them, then recreated to be their slave. He got free of their control and became indestructible in the process.

12. What is the Spectrum radio call?

Answer: S.I.G.

For 'Spectrum Is Green'(as in go).

13. What is Spectrum's headquarters?

Answer: Cloudbase

Cloudbase was a floating anti-gravity fortress in the sky.

14. Who were the female Spectrum fighter pilots?

Answer: The Angels

Yes, they were the 'Angels', long before Charlie used the name!

15. Anderson only made puppet shows.

Answer: false

Later, Anderson produced live-action shows, such as 'Space:1999' and 'U.F.O.'

Source: Author tjoebigham

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