Entertainment quiz
Doctor Who actors name match: first names to surnames
10 actors who played the Doctor, each split into first name and surname. Pick a name in one column, then its other half.
- Format
- Join the pairs
- Items
- 10 pairs
- Limit
- 1:00
- Level
- Medium
- Checked
- 2026.10.03
- Pairs
- 10 of 12, drawn fresh each round
- Time limit
- 1:00
- A wrong join
- Is shown and counted; the clock is the only limit
- Pick a button in either column, then its partner in the other.
- Changed your mind? Tap the picked button again to put it down, or pick another in the same column.
- Keyboard: the arrow keys walk the columns and Enter picks.
- Pause whenever you like (Esc). The board hides while the clock is stopped.
Join each first name to its surname. The two columns appear when you start.
About this quiz
The names come from Ribbia's checked list of 16 actors who played the Doctor. 12 of them can be used: those whose first name and surname are both unique on the list.
- Pick a half in either column first. Tap it again to put it down.
- A wrong join is shown and counted, but costs nothing except time.
- Each round takes 10 of the 12 usable names.
- Two people who share a first name or a surname are both left out, so every half has exactly one partner.
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