Q 01/05

Star Trek: Discovery's Michael Burnham grew up on Vulcan as the adopted sister of which classic character?

A) Tuvok

B) T'Pol

C) Saavik

D) Spock

Answer · why

D) Spock

Spock never mentions a sister in earlier Star Trek stories, a gap the second season explains: his own crew is ordered never to speak of USS Discovery ...

Q 02/05

Saru's actor in Star Trek: Discovery based the alien's walk on which profession, thanks to his hoof-shaped boots?

A) A ballet dancer

B) A figure skater

C) A supermodel

D) A stilt walker

Answer · why

C) A supermodel

A supermodel was the inspiration for Saru's walk, because the boots that gave him hooved feet forced the actor onto the balls of his feet. His prosthe...

Q 03/05

Star Trek: Discovery's Ripper, the creature that first steers the ship's jumps, is a giant version of which tiny animal?

A) Tardigrade

B) Brine shrimp

C) Dust mite

D) Nematode

Answer · why

A) Tardigrade

Tardigrade travel also landed the show in court: a game developer claimed his unreleased game had used the idea first, but a judge dismissed the lawsu...

Q 04/05

Which actress went from playing Sasha on The Walking Dead to leading Star Trek: Discovery as Michael Burnham?

A) Danai Gurira

B) Alexandra Breckenridge

C) Sonequa Martin-Green

D) Lauren Cohan

Answer · why

C) Sonequa Martin-Green

Sonequa Martin-Green was cast in December 2016, but the news stayed unofficial until her Walking Dead character had made her final regular appearance ...

Q 05/05

Captain Gabriel Lorca of Star Trek: Discovery turns out to be an impostor who crossed over from where?

A) The Mirror Universe

B) The Kelvin Timeline

C) The Romulan Star Empire

D) The Delta Quadrant

Answer · why

A) The Mirror Universe

The Mirror Universe is ruled by the ruthless, human-led Terran Empire, and Lorca had been steering events all season to get back there and seize its t...

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