Q 01/05

Starfleet phasers are numbered by type. Which number is the smallest, most concealable palm model?

A) 1

B) 2

C) 3

D) 4

Answer · why

A) 1

Even the palm-sized model can be lethal; NASA has described phasers as a fictional extrapolation of real lasers, comparing them to microwave weapons t...

Q 02/05

In Klingon mythology, who forged the first bat'leth?

A) Kang

B) Kahless

C) Kor

D) Gowron

Answer · why

B) Kahless

He is said to have dropped a lock of his hair into the lava of the Kri'stak Volcano, plunged it into the lake of Lursor and twisted it into a blade, t...

Q 03/05

Which Romulan projectile weapon carries a trilithium warhead and loses its punch after minutes of flight?

A) Photon Torpedo

B) Plasma Torpedo

C) Disruptor Cannon

D) Quantum Torpedo

Answer · why

B) Plasma Torpedo

Its damage spreads across several ship systems at once, which is what made the Romulan Bird-of-Prey so feared in the original series.

Q 04/05

Which Federation projectile weapon uses a matter-antimatter reaction for its explosive force?

A) Quantum Torpedo

B) Chroniton Torpedo

C) Photon Torpedo

D) Gravimetric Mine

Answer · why

C) Photon Torpedo

The TNG Technical Manual gives each one 1.5 kg of matter and 1.5 kg of antimatter; in Wrath of Khan an empty casing served as Spock's coffin.

Q 05/05

The Varon-T disruptor was outlawed by the Federation primarily due to what characteristic?

A) Its ability to bypass all known shield technology

B) Its extreme range and indiscriminate area of effect

C) Its slow and agonizing disintegration effect on targets

D) Its capacity for self-replication, creating an uncontrollable threat

Answer · why

C) Its slow and agonizing disintegration effect on targets

Only five were ever made; the collector Kivas Fajo owned four of them in the TNG episode 'The Most Toys' and slept with one under his pillow.