Before 'Thunderbirds,' There Was 'Fireball XL-5' Quiz

Answer: Colonel Steve Zodiac

Doctor Venus often said that Colonel Zodiac was the 'greatest astronaut in the Space Patrol', and she was probably right. The dashing, square-jawed commander saved the Earth, and the Galaxy, on numerous occasions.

Answer: Doctor of Space Medicine

For all her learning, Venus always ended up acting like a stereotypical television female most of the time - ready at a moment's notice to be captured by the bad guy or fall and twist an ankle while fleeing a menacing creature.

Answer: Oxygen pills

Oxygen pills naturally eliminated the need for a second set of puppets decked out in space suits, however illogical they may have been - apparently Gerry Anderson and crew didn't realize that a lack of oxygen was only half the battle ... the lack of pressure in a vacuum does interesting things to a human body as well.

Answer: Platinum

Bizan ruled Platonia, where literally millions of tons of platinum could be found. In "Planet of Platonia", Steve and the Fireball XL-5 crew had to protect Bizan from an assassin.

Answer: Robert

Robert the Robot was one of the more unique mechanical helpers, as his body was almost completely transparent and you could see all of his working parts. An interesting design even compared to the high-tech robots of today's science fiction.

Answer: Space City

Space City was also unique in that it could 'hide' itself underground for protection (flipping and turning and compacting much of the city's surface until it was prepared for almost any attack).

Answer: Professor Matic

Professor Matic was your standard-issue, absent-minded, professor-type, who usually got back his senses just in time to come up with an idea for Steve and Venus to use to save the ship and usually the galaxy.

Answer: The Subterreans

The Subterreans fired the rockets from their diamond-lined caverns on Planet 46. Each missle was a million times more powerful than a hydrogen bombs. After Steve and the XL-5 crew stopped the first one, the Subterreans started sending rockets guided in flight by pilots on suicide missions. Luckily, our heroes were able to stop them with little loss of life - on either side.

Answer: An alarm clock

The alarm clock, a 1962 model, was over one hundred years old!

Answer: Sivana

The hypnotic spheres were being used to force tankers, merchant vessels and other ships to change course and land on Sivana. The planet was ruled by a creature that looked like a giant brain. Steve damaged the creature's heating system, causing it to die from the extreme cold of the faraway planet.