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 Kennedy brothers

D) The original Beach Boys

Answer · why

B) The Mercury Seven astronauts

The Mercury Seven astronauts lent their names, and Jeff, an early lunar astronaut himself, raised all five boys with Grandma's help after his wife Luc...

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 became the title of a co-creator's 1991 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' titled that autobiography, and the co-creator devised the chauffeur's aristocratic employer to appeal to Americans, who she said saw Bri...