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|range = Doctor Who Annual 2006 | |range = Doctor Who Annual 2006 | ||
|number in range = | |number in range = #9 | ||
|name = ''U.N.I.T. Initiation Test'' | |name = ''U.N.I.T. Initiation Test'' | ||
|image = UNIT Initiation Test.jpg | |image = UNIT Initiation Test.jpg | ||
|main character = [[UNIT United Kingdom|UNIT]] | |main character = [[UNIT United Kingdom|UNIT]] | ||
|featuring = [[Slitheen family|Slitheen]] | |featuring = [[Slitheen family|Slitheen]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Justin Richards, Gareth Roberts | ||
|artist = [[Ben Morris (illustrator)|Ben Morris]] | |artist = [[Ben Morris (illustrator)|Ben Morris]] | ||
|publication = ''[[Doctor Who Annual 2006]]'' | |publication = ''[[Doctor Who Annual 2006]]'' | ||
|release date = | |release date = September 2005 | ||
|publisher = Panini UK | |publisher = Panini UK | ||
|genre = Science fiction | |genre = Science fiction | ||
|format = Quiz | |format = Quiz | ||
|series = ''[[Doctor Who Annual 2006]]'' | |series = ''[[Doctor Who Annual 2006]]'' | ||
|prev = The Van Statten Code (game) | |prev = The Van Statten Code (game) | ||
|next = Lost Luggage (game) | |next = Lost Luggage (game) | ||
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'''''U.N.I.T. Initiation Test''''' was the fourth game and | '''''U.N.I.T. Initiation Test''''' was the fourth game and ninth release exclusively published in the ''[[Doctor Who Annual 2006]]'' in [[September (releases)|September]] [[2005 (releases)|2005]] by [[Panini UK]] and the [[BBC]]. The quiz game featured an original illustration by [[Ben Morris (illustrator)|Ben Morris]], while the writing of the Annual's puzzles was collectively attributed to [[Justin Richards]] and [[Gareth Roberts]]. Though shaped like a quiz game, it was mostly a medium to reveal new and unexpected information about the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]]: the questions were about trivia ''not'' covered in any preexisting ''Doctor Who'' story. | ||
As UNIT had yet to be reintroduced to the television series under the new title of "[[Unified Intelligence Taskforce]]" following [[UN's legal actions against the UNIT acronym|the United Nations' legal action against the BBC]], the game still refers to it by its Classic Series designation of "United Nations Intelligence Taskforce". | As UNIT had yet to be reintroduced to the television series under the new title of "[[Unified Intelligence Taskforce]]" following [[UN's legal actions against the UNIT acronym|the United Nations' legal action against the BBC]], the game still refers to it by its Classic Series designation of "United Nations Intelligence Taskforce". | ||
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* [[UNIT United Kingdom|UNIT]] | * [[UNIT United Kingdom|UNIT]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* There exists a [[Dalek Alphabet]]; in a trick question, it is pointed that "the Dalek Alphabet", as a phrase, contains [[16 (number)|16]] [[letter (alphabet)|letters]], but the actual number of letters in the Alphabet is not stated. | * There exists a [[Dalek Alphabet]]; in a trick question, it is pointed that "the Dalek Alphabet", as a phrase, contains [[16 (number)|16]] [[letter (alphabet)|letters]], but the actual number of letters in the Alphabet is not stated. | ||
* It takes one [[Auton]] [[10 (number)|ten]] [[minute]]s to fill a [[bath]] using both [[tap]]s. | * It takes one [[Auton]] [[10 (number)|ten]] [[minute]]s to fill a [[bath]] using both [[tap]]s. | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The statement that no Daleks are both deadly and invisible is likely a reference to ''[[Planet of the Daleks (TV story)|Planet of the Daleks]]''. | * The statement that no Daleks are both deadly and invisible is likely a reference to ''[[Planet of the Daleks (TV story)|Planet of the Daleks]]''. | ||
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Revision as of 11:16, 26 March 2024
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U.N.I.T. Initiation Test was the fourth game and ninth release exclusively published in the Doctor Who Annual 2006 in September 2005 by Panini UK and the BBC. The quiz game featured an original illustration by Ben Morris, while the writing of the Annual's puzzles was collectively attributed to Justin Richards and Gareth Roberts. Though shaped like a quiz game, it was mostly a medium to reveal new and unexpected information about the Doctor Who universe: the questions were about trivia not covered in any preexisting Doctor Who story.
As UNIT had yet to be reintroduced to the television series under the new title of "Unified Intelligence Taskforce" following the United Nations' legal action against the BBC, the game still refers to it by its Classic Series designation of "United Nations Intelligence Taskforce".
Publisher's summary
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We shouldn't lift entire paragraphs of text from the annual in lieu of writing our own summary.
To join the United Nations Intelligence Taskforce, you must be capable of lateral as well as logical thinking.
The questions below are taken from the most recent UNIT Aptitude Test — see how you get on. But beware, the answers are not always quite what you might expect.
Characters
Worldbuilding
- There exists a Dalek Alphabet; in a trick question, it is pointed that "the Dalek Alphabet", as a phrase, contains 16 letters, but the actual number of letters in the Alphabet is not stated.
- It takes one Auton ten minutes to fill a bath using both taps.
- The Slitheen family are from the planet Raxacoricofallapatorius.
- No Daleks possess invisibility.
Notes
- In an allusion to the question about the Autons and the bathtub, the illustration features a Raxacoricofallapatorian (presumably a Slitheen) taking a bath while being waited on by an Auton butler.
Continuity
- The statement that no Daleks are both deadly and invisible is likely a reference to Planet of the Daleks.
