Q 01/05

Who created Star Trek: Deep Space Nine?

A) Ronald D. Moore and Ira Steven Behr

B) Brannon Braga and Jeri Taylor

C) Rick Berman and Michael Piller

D) Gene Roddenberry and Rick Berman

Answer · why

C) Rick Berman and Michael Piller

It was the first Star Trek series made without Gene Roddenberry's direct involvement.

Q 02/05

How many episodes of Deep Space Nine were made across its seven seasons?

A) 168

B) 172

C) 176

D) 164

Answer · why

C) 176

The first season began mid-way through the broadcast year, so it was shorter than a usual Trek run.

Q 03/05

Deep Space Nine was the first Star Trek series not set aboard a starship. Where is it set instead?

A) A starbase near Earth

B) A colony planet on the frontier

C) A captured Klingon vessel

D) A station orbiting Bajor

Answer · why

D) A station orbiting Bajor

Berman and Piller considered a colony planet, but a station was cheaper than location shooting and avoided competing with TNG's ship.

Q 04/05

Who plays Benjamin Sisko?

A) Cirroc Lofton

B) Avery Brooks

C) Michael Dorn

D) Tony Todd

Answer · why

B) Avery Brooks

Brooks also directed episodes, including the acclaimed 'Far Beyond the Stars', in which he starred.

Q 05/05

The station was built by the Cardassians during their occupation of which planet?

A) Bajor

B) Betazed

C) Trill

D) Ferenginar

Answer · why

A) Bajor

Under Cardassian rule it was a mining and refinery station called Terok Nor.