And we’re back, starting Season 2 in the TTQQs. And yes, I did do the question I was considering that I asked about in the general discussion topic 
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1. Susan sees errors initially on what parts of the Fault Locator? (The alphanumeric codes) | QR18 and A14D |
| 2. What nonsensical thing was the cause of the doors opening? | The “space pressure” being too great (isn’t space the absence of pressure?) |
| 3. Susan and Ian find out they are in England or at least on Earth when they see a container of night-scented stock (a kind of flower) seeds from a company based where? | Norwich |
| 4. What is the name of the pesticide this episode centers around? | DN6 |
| 5. The Doctor, in trying to identify the smell of gunpowder, mentions what other, now obsolete, explosive propellant? | Cordite |
| 6. Why would the story of the gun pointing to the shot victim as the result of a struggle not be believable, according to the scientist? | No powder burns around the bullet hole, the gun was obviously fired from farther away |
| 7. What does the scientist say is his motivation for developing this pesticide? | He believes it would save many from hunger, less crops being lost to pests |
| 8. What hits Barbara’s knee when she and Ian were taken in the briefcase? | A paper clip |
| 9. What object does Ian sit on, that he remarks about having held in his hands before? | A book of litmus papers |
| 10. If Ian, 6 feet tall at full size, reduced to the height of about an inch as they say in the story, perceives the sink to be about 30 feet deep, approximately how deep is it in actuality? (12 inches to a foot, 2.54 cm to an inch, for metric conversion if it helps) | A rather shallow 5 inches (12.7 cm). If Ian is now one inch, he’s at roughly 1/72 scale. If he perceives 30 feet (360 inches) at that scale, 360/72=5 inches. (If ian is now 2.54cm, compared to his usual 182.88cm, that’s still 1/72 scale. 360in=914.4cm, 914.4/72=12.7cm) |
| 11. What number does the businessman give the phone operator to connect him to the victim’s boss? | 87, and then the operator says 287, so I’ll accept both |
| 12. Ian is able to identify 3 compounds in the pesticide formula, which ones? | Phosphoric acid, organic esters, and mineral nitrate |
| 13. What additional limitation on how long they can stay at this size does the Doctor tell them in Episode 3? | They can’t eat, even if they find food |
| 14. The Doctor also explains why the insecticide is affecting Barbara so strongly, what is the reason? | “Her protective cells are too small to cope with the molecules of poison in her bloodstream” (yet drinking water was still safe) |
| 15. The Doctor refers to what flying vehicle as infernal machines, when discussing the explosion of the aerosol can? | Zeppelins |
| Bonus #1: Since you already have the first episode title, name the other two for a point each. | “Dangerous Journey”, “Crisis” |
| Bonus #2: We know Ian, Barbara, and the Doctor of course, but what are the names of the side characters in this story. A point each. | Farrow (the victim, man from the ministry), Forrester (the businessman), Smithers (the scientist), Hilda (phone operator), Whitmore (Farrow’s boss), Bert (the cop with Hilda) |
| Bonus #3: Name the animals featured in this episode | An earthworm, ants, a bee, a cat, a fly |
Next Time:
Boom Town
. I got question 7 and 10 correct, the maths itself was fairly easy, the difficult part was properly parsing the question 
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