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To join the [[Unified Intelligence Taskforce|United Nations Intelligence Taskforce]], you must be capable of lateral as well as logical thinking. | To join the [[Unified Intelligence Taskforce|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. | 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. | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
* 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)| | * 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. | ||
* The [[Slitheen family]] are from the planet [[Raxacoricofallapatorius]]. | * The [[Slitheen family]] are from the planet [[Raxacoricofallapatorius]]. | ||
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* In an allusion to the question about the Autons and the bathtub, the illustration features a [[Raxacoricofallapatorian]] (presumably a [[Slitheen family|Slitheen]]) taking a bath while being waited on by an Auton [[butler]]. | * In an allusion to the question about the Autons and the bathtub, the illustration features a [[Raxacoricofallapatorian]] (presumably a [[Slitheen family|Slitheen]]) taking a bath while being waited on by an Auton [[butler]]. | ||
* 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]]''. | ||
[[Category:Non-DWU stories]] | [[Category:Non-DWU stories]] | ||
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UNIT Initiation Test was a quiz game with a narrative framing, published in the Doctor Who Annual 2006. It 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.
This game is not considered a valid source on this Wiki, as it essentially casts the reader (or, as it were, player) as an aspiring staffmember at UNIT, thereby arguably breaking the fourth wall.
As UNIT had yet to be reintroduced to the TV series under the new title of "Unified Intelligence Taskforce", the game still refers to it by its Classic Series designation of "United Nations Intelligence Taskforce".
Publisher's 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
References
- 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.
- The statement that no Daleks are both deadly and invisible is likely a reference to Planet of the Daleks.
