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This Star Trek trivia quiz runs 114 free questions with answers across the whole franchise, and about a third of them belong to the original Star Trek series: Gene Roddenberry and NBC, the unaired pilot with Captain Pike, Kirk's middle name and registry number, Spock's salute and nerve pinch, Uhura, McCoy, tribbles, Romulans and the episode that gave the Vulcans their four-word blessing. From there it moves through the films (The Wrath of Khan, First Contact, Nemesis), The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, Enterprise and Discovery, with questions on the ships, the species, the Prime Directive, the actors and the odd real-world crossovers such as NASA's shuttle Enterprise. Early questions suit anyone who has watched a few episodes; the later ones are for people who can name the colony where Data was found. Every answer was checked against a reference source and each question shows its citation once you have answered.
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Q 01After his death, Star Trek's creator was among the first people to have what carried into orbit?
His ashes
The capsule burned up on re-entry and its contents were lost over the Pacific.
Q 02Who was Chief Medical Officer of the USS Enterprise in Star Trek: The Original Series?
Leonard McCoy
Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy, played by DeForest Kelley, was known for his compassionate, often sardonic, approach to medicine and his frequent disagreements with Spock.
Q 03In which Hugo-winning episode does an alien probe make Picard live out a whole life on a dying world?
The Inner Light
'The Inner Light' (1992) won the 1993 Hugo for Best Dramatic Presentation; the Kataan probe makes Picard live a lifetime as Kamin and leaves him a Ressikan flute.
Q 04Nimoy invented the nerve pinch to replace a scripted punch in which first-season episode?
The Enemy Within
In 'The Enemy Within' (1966) Spock subdues the evil Kirk with the pinch; Nimoy devised it in place of a scripted blow, and later scripts abbreviated it FSNP, 'Famous Spock Nerve Pinch'.
Q 05What was Captain Picard's first command, a Constellation-class starship, before the Enterprise-D?
USS Stargazer
The USS Stargazer was Captain Picard's first command and the site of the 'Picard Maneuver,' a tactical starship maneuver he developed.
Q 06Which original-series Starfleet chief engineer was known for complaining about the ship's engines?
Montgomery Scott
Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott, played by James Doohan, was the Enterprise's chief engineer and its second officer, taking command whenever Kirk and Spock were both off the ship.
Q 07Star Trek: TNG's Counselor Deanna Troi is half-human and half of which telepathic alien species?
Betazoid
Deanna Troi's Betazoid heritage grants her empathetic and telepathic abilities, allowing her to sense the emotions of others.
Q 08Nimoy's split-fingered salute copies a priestly blessing that forms which Hebrew letter?
Shin
The Vulcan salute copies the Priestly Blessing hand shape that forms the letter Shin, first letter of Shaddai; Nimoy said he saw it at an Orthodox synagogue service as a boy in Boston.
Q 09Who played Captain Pike in the unaired Star Trek pilot 'The Cage'?
Jeffrey Hunter
Jeffrey Hunter starred as Captain Christopher Pike in 'The Cage,' the initial pilot for Star Trek, though he did not continue with the series when it was picked up.
Q 10Picard's Enterprise-D was which numbered Federation ship to carry the name?
Fifth
The Enterprise-D was the fifth Federation starship named Enterprise, after NCC-1701 and the A, B and C; it was commissioned in 2363 and its saucer was later restored at the Fleet Museum.
Q 11Star Trek VI revealed that the ridged-forehead warrior species has blood of what colour?
Pink
Star Trek VI (1991) showed Klingon blood as pink, a lavender shade chosen so the zero-gravity assassination scene could keep a PG rating.
Q 12The Borg are a collective of cybernetic organisms driven by the goal of achieving what?
Perfection
The Borg assimilate other species and their technology into their Collective, believing that doing so moves them closer to their ultimate goal of achieving perfection.
Q 13Who was the Starfleet Commander, and later Captain, of Deep Space Nine?
Benjamin Sisko
Benjamin Sisko, played by Avery Brooks, was Deep Space Nine's central figure and the Emissary to the Bajoran Prophets, the first African American lead of a Star Trek series.
Q 21What is the name of the starship commanded by Captain James T. Kirk?
USS Enterprise
Kirk commanded the USS Enterprise, NCC-1701; its 11-foot filming model was donated to the Smithsonian in 1974 and restored for display in 2016.
Q 22What drink does Picard habitually order from the replicator, always 'hot'?
Tea, Earl Grey
Picard's order is 'Tea, Earl Grey, hot'; his other English habits include riding with an English saddle and staging Shakespeare on the holodeck with Data.
Q 23Spock's people bleed green because their blood is based on which metal?
Copper
Vulcan blood is copper-based, like real hemocyanin, which carries oxygen in octopuses and horseshoe crabs and turns their blood blue-green.
Q 14Which actress was originally cast as Voyager's captain but quit after two days of filming the pilot?
Geneviève Bujold
Geneviève Bujold, a film actress unprepared for television's pace, walked off the pilot 'Caretaker' after two days; Kate Mulgrew replaced her as Janeway and stayed seven seasons.
Q 15Which Original Series episode has small, furry, fast-breeding creatures overrunning the Enterprise?
The Trouble with Tribbles
'The Trouble with Tribbles' (1967) was written by David Gerrold; producers obtained a waiver from Robert Heinlein because the tribbles resembled the flat cats of his novel The Rolling Stones.
Q 16In Star Trek: The Original Series, which episode marked the first on-screen appearance of the Romulans?
Balance of Terror
The Romulans, a cunning and secretive species resembling Vulcans, made their debut in the critically acclaimed TOS episode 'Balance of Terror'.
Q 17Starfleet found the android Data in 2338 as the sole survivor of which colony?
Omicron Theta
Data was found on Omicron Theta by the USS Tripoli; the colony had been wiped out by the Crystalline Entity, a spaceborne creature that strips planets of life.
Q 18What is the famous mission statement of Starfleet, often recited at the beginning of Star Trek series?
To boldly go where no one has gone before
'To boldly go where no one has gone before' is the iconic opening line of Star Trek, encapsulating Starfleet's primary mission of exploration.
Q 19Which Starfleet class is Captain Jean-Luc Picard's USS Enterprise-D?
Galaxy-class
The Enterprise-D was a Galaxy-class starship commissioned in 2363; the class could separate its saucer section from the stardrive section.
Q 20Which Star Trek: TNG two-parter features Captain Picard being assimilated by the Borg?
The Best of Both Worlds
'The Best of Both Worlds' closed TNG's third season in 1990 on a cliffhanger: Picard assimilated by the Borg and Riker ordering the Enterprise to fire.
Q 24What device lets Starfleet personnel instantly move from one location to another?
Transporter
Transporters allow for the near-instantaneous dematerialization and rematerialization of objects and beings across short to medium distances. The technology has been a staple of Star Trek since its inception.
Q 25Which sci-fi author wrote 'Amok Time' and with it the Vulcans' famous four-word blessing?
Theodore Sturgeon
Theodore Sturgeon wrote 'Amok Time' (1967), which introduced the Vulcan salute, the hand gesture Leonard Nimoy devised on set, and the four-word blessing that goes with it.
Q 26What was the Cardassian name of the station later called Deep Space Nine?
Terok Nor
The space station Deep Space Nine was originally a Cardassian mining station named Terok Nor, which was later turned over to the Federation and Bajorans. It was renamed Deep Space Nine upon Federation command.
Q 27Voyager's premiere in January 1995 was the very first programme broadcast on which new US network?
UPN
Voyager's pilot 'Caretaker' was the first programme aired on UPN, the United Paramount Network, at its launch on 16 January 1995; Paramount built the network partly around the show.
Q 28After being assimilated by the Borg, Picard is given what name?
Locutus
He appears again in the 2023 season of Star Trek: Picard, when the Borg use his old assimilated form as a template.
Q 29What is the name of the shapeshifting species to which Odo belongs in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine?
Changeling
Odo is a Changeling, one of the shapeshifting Founders; a hundred infant Changelings were sent across the galaxy in containers to learn about other races, and Odo was one.
Q 30What is the class of the USS Voyager starship?
Intrepid-class
The USS Voyager is an Intrepid-class starship, known for its advanced technology, including variable geometry warp nacelles and the ability to land on planets.