Q 01/05

Jeff Tracy's sons all take their first names from which group of real 1960s Americans?

A) The Apollo 11 crew

B) The Mercury Seven astronauts

C) The Founding Fathers

D) Wright-era aviators

Answer · why

B) The Mercury Seven astronauts

The Mercury Seven astronauts lent their first names: Carpenter, Glenn, Grissom, Cooper and Shepard. Jeff himself was an early lunar astronaut before f...

Q 02/05

What slides aside at the foot of the Tracy Island villa so Thunderbird 1 can launch vertically?

A) A swimming pool

B) A tennis court

C) A helicopter pad

D) A waterfall

Answer · why

A) A swimming pool

A swimming pool hides the hangar, a design Den of Geek found alarming given the risk of 'a great big rocket ship appearing out the bottom' of it. It s...

Q 03/05

What lining Tracy Island's runway swings outward to clear Thunderbird 2's wingspan at launch?

A) Boulders

B) Floodlights

C) Palm trees

D) Beach huts

Answer · why

C) Palm trees

Palm trees tilt back as the transporter taxis out, then the craft tips up a ramp to launch, which the series says beats its VTOL thrusters for fuel ef...

Q 04/05

Which marque lent its name and a real £100 grille to Lady Penelope's pink six-wheeled FAB 1?

A) Bentley

B) Jaguar

C) Aston Martin

D) Rolls-Royce

Answer · why

D) Rolls-Royce

Rolls-Royce sent a genuine radiator grille, Spirit of Ecstasy included, reasoning the show might 'inspire a child to own one, one day'. Its designer p...

Q 05/05

Which reply by Penelope's chauffeur in Thunderbirds was the working title of a co-creator's memoir?

A) Yes, M'Lady

B) Very good, M'Lady

C) Right away, M'Lady

D) At once, M'Lady

Answer · why

A) Yes, M'Lady

'Yes, M'Lady' was the original title of the co-creator's autobiography before it became My FAB Years. The chauffeur hypercorrects his Cockney by addin...