Star Trek (2009 Movie) Trivia

1. What kind of Romulan ship does Nero captain?

From Quiz "Star Trek" 2009 - Part II

Answer: a mining ship

When explaining why he is attacking Vulcan, Nero explains that he is captain of the Narada, once a peaceful mining ship. He was on the ship when his home planet blew up. His ship was sucked into the resultant black hole and taken back in time. He is attempting to rewrite history, while seeking retribution on those people he holds responsible for the destruction of his planet. The fact that it is a mining ship explains why it has the massive drill, which is used to drill towards Vulcan's core. Kirk and Sulu are able to disable the drill, but the damage is done and the Romulans are able to destroy up Vulcan. Nero is played by Eric Bana.

From Quiz "Star Trek" 2009 Part I

Answer: in a shuttlecraft

Kirk's father and mother are onboard the USS Kelvin while it is under attack, by an enormous Romulan ship. Recently appointed Captain, George Kirk orders the evacuation of the Kelvin, including his wife, who is in labour with their child. Unable to abandon the helm, Kirk talks to his wife over the intercom, while she delivers their son, moments before the Kelvin, with George onboard, is destroyed. George Kirk is played by Chris Hemsworth.

From Quiz "Star Trek" 2009 - Part II

Answer: with red matter

Although never actually defined as such, red matter seems to be equivalent to anti-matter, as it appears to be kept suspended inside the container and, when launched into Vulcan's core, creates an explosion large enough to create a black hole. Even though Kirk and Sulu are able to disable the drill before it reaches the planet's core, the hole is deep enough and Vulcan is destroyed.

From Quiz "Star Trek" 2009 Part I

Answer: travelling down the road at a very high speed

A very young Kirk 'borrows' a car and, although barely able to see over the dash, is tearing down the road in it, at high speed. Neither being hailed over the radio by his stepfather, owner of the car, nor being chased by a police officer slows him down one little bit. Pursued to the edge of a cliff, Kirk sends the car over the edge of the cliff, bailing out at the last moment. Jimmy Bennett plays the young Kirk.

From Quiz "Star Trek" 2009 - Part II

Answer: a Centurian slug

Nero demands that Captain Pike beam over to his ship. Before he goes, Pike appoints Spock as acting Captain of the Enterprise. Once there, Pike refuses to give Nero the information he wants, so Nero inserts a Centurian slug in his mouth. It's not clear whether this slug will force Pike to talk through the pain it inflicts, or simply by controlling Pike's mind. Whatever the case, Nero clearly expects Pike to give up the information, once the slug is inside his body. Captain Pike is played by Bruce Greenwood.

From Quiz "Star Trek" 2009 Part I

Answer: They tell him that his father is a traitor.

When we first see Spock, he is being drilled by a computer on various topics, as are the rest of the Vulcan children. Afterwards he is approached by a group of children who, we infer from comments made by Spock, spend their time thinking up new taunts for him. He seems resigned to the situation until one boy calls his father a traitor for marrying a human, a lie that he cannot tolerate. This causes Spock to lose his control and fly at the other boys, spoiling for a fight. The young Spock is played by Jacob Kogan.

From Quiz "Star Trek" 2009, Part II

Answer: Kirk accuses Spock of never having loved his mother.

Spock's mother, Amanda Grayson (Winona Ryder), is one of the billions who perish in the destruction of Vulcan, slipping away from her son's grasp just as the transporters energize. She is human; Spock's father, Sarek, is Vulcan; and the movie explores how Spock's relationship with his mother is a tender spot. In a scene of his early childhood, Spock starts a fight with "pure" Vulcan bullies who insult his mother; in a scene of his young adulthood, Spock turns down a prestigious appointment to the Vulcan Science Academy when his mixed heritage is referred to as a "disadvantage." So when Kirk criticizes Spock's lack of visible emotion in the wake of his mother's murder and suggests that he never really loved her at all, it is not surprising that this is what cracks Spock's facade. He attacks Kirk, punching and choking him, before regaining some level of control and relieving himself of duty. Kirk, named Spock's first officer by Captain Christopher Pike just before the latter's departure from the ship, is now in command, and Spock is adrift.

From Quiz "Star Trek" 2009 - Part II

Answer: Kirk

After the destruction of Vulcan, Spock orders the Enterprise to rejoin Starfleet. Kirk is adamant that they should pursue the Romulans, before they can destroy their next target. Kirk is so argumentative that Spock has him ejected from the ship in a shuttle that takes him to the snowy surface of Delta Vega. Kirk is played by Chris Pine and Spock is played by Zachary Quinto.

From Quiz "Star Trek" 2009 Part I

Answer: her first name

Although Kirk asks Uhura for her first name on a few occasions, she refuses to tell him what it is. Later in the film, when Kirk and Spock are about to beam down to the Romulan craft, Uhura arrives to bid Spock a tearful farewell (revealing the fact that they are involved in a relationship) Spock uses her first name at this point. After she leaves, Kirk says "Nyota", with a definite question in his tone, but Spock says that he has nothing to say about the matter. Kirk is played by Chris Pine, Spock by Zachary Quinto and Uhura is played by Zoe Saldana.

From Quiz "Star Trek" 2009 - Part II

Answer: Earth

Driven by rage and the need for revenge, Nero seeks to wipe out all planets that are part of the Federation. Vulcan is chosen as his first target, because he holds Spock responsible for the destruction of his planet (in the future). With Vulcan destroyed, Nero turns his ship towards his next target, a destination that is figured out by the crew of the Enterprise, based on the trajectory of the Narada.

From Quiz "Star Trek" 2009 Part I

Answer: a comment McCoy makes about his ex-wife taking everything but his bones

As they become acquainted on the shuttle, McCoy complains bitterly about the dangers of space travel. Kirk points out that McCoy is signing up with Starfleet, which conducts all its business in space. McCoy replies by saying, " Yeah. Well, I've got nowhere else to go. The ex-wife took the whole damn planet in the divorce. All I got left is my bones." It is after this that Kirk starts calling him Bones, so presumably this is where the nickname begins. Historically, naval surgeons have been given the nickname of 'sawbones', which is presumably where the nickname came from in the original series. McCoy is played by Karl Urban.

From Quiz "Star Trek" 2009 - Part II

Answer: Spock

Marooned on the cold and inhospitable surface of Delta Vega, Kirk finds himself being pursued by the local fauna. He is rescued by a Vulcan, who Kirk is surprised to find, knows him by name. When questioned about this, the mysterious Vulcan replies "I have been and always shall be your friend." The stranger turns out to be an elderly version of Spock, who was sent back in time after being sucked into the black hole created by the implosion of Romulus. The elder Spock is played by Leonard Nimoy, who played Spock on the original television series.

From Quiz "Star Trek" 2009 Part I

Answer: green

Kirk and the roommate are locked in a passionate embrace on the roommate's bed, talking about how long they have alone before her roommate returns. Her skin is a bright, unmistakable green, although we never find out what race she is. Her roommate, who turns out to be Uhura, returns earlier than expected and Kirk hides under the bed, until Uhura figures out that someone is there. In the television series, Kirk was very much a ladies man, and although this is often alluded to in the film, this is the only romantic encounter we actually see him in.

From Quiz "Star Trek" 2009, Part II

Answer: Uhura and Spock

When Kirk arrives at the transporter pad, we see Spock and Uhura already there, kissing. Spock is soothing her, calling her by her first name, Nyota, which Kirk had spent three years obsessively trying to learn. This touching moment is a surprise to Kirk, but not to the movie audience; earlier in the film, after the destruction of Vulcan, we caught her kissing and comforting Spock in a turbolift. This second reveal is made worthwhile by the stunned look on Kirk's face when he realizes that he is not, in fact, God's gift to all women. Uhura and Spock never had a relationship in the original series, although she did indulge in some seriously flirtatious teasing in early episodes. I like to think that the Uhura of this universe is finally getting what the Uhura of the other universe wanted. Nurse Christine Chapel, played by Majel Barrett (also known as the voice of the computer, in this film as well as in all "Star Trek" shows and movies that preceded it), was an original series character who did not make it to this movie. She adored Spock, but her feelings were not reciprocated. Counselor Deanna Troi was a regular on "Star Trek: The Next Generation," which took place well after the original series. A half-Betazoid and an empath whose major contributions to the show were low-cut blouses and talk of feelings, she and Spock would have made an odd pairing.

From Quiz "Star Trek" 2009 - Part II

Answer: Montgomery Scott

After using the Vulcan mind meld to help Kirk understand what has to happen, Spock the elder and Kirk the younger make their way through the inclement weather to the Federation outpost. Manning this isolated station is engineer Montgomery Scott, who is somewhat of a whiz with transporter technology, but who has been given the lousy assignment after offending his teacher. His interest in greeting the newcomers is largely driven by his hunger. Spock transports both Kirk and Scott on board the Enterprise while it is travelling at warp speed, a feat thought to be impossible. Montgomery Scott is played by Simon Pegg.

From Quiz "Star Trek" 2009 Part I

Answer: Dr. McCoy makes him ill and takes him to sick bay.

Citing regulations that allow him to bring Kirk onboard as his patient, McCoy shoots Kirk with a vaccine that will give him symptoms of a disease, allowing him to take his patient into sick bay. While in sick bay, Kirk hears reports of the lightning storm, and remembers reports of a similar odd lightning storm before the USS Kelvin was attacked. He runs to the bridge to inform the Captain. This serious message is delivered while Bones is running around after him, giving him different injections to control his different symptoms, which include swollen hands and an inability to speak because of a numb tongue.

From Quiz "Star Trek" 2009, Part II

Answer: Another ship from the future: Ambassador Spock's science vessel

The enemy ship, the Romulan mining vessel Narada, is vast -- so vast that, when Captain Nero and his crew captured Ambassador Spock's little science ship, they were able to keep that ship inside of their own after marooning him on an icy, isolated world. That little ship, distinguished by a rapidly rotating engine, is their source of "red matter" for their planet-destroying black hole bombs; Ambassador Spock had been traveling with a large supply, which he meant to use to contain a supernova explosion within an artificial black hole and save the planet Romulus. The resulting black hole did not save Romulus -- it was too late for that -- but it did launch Spock and the Romulans back in time. Now, the much younger Spock from this timeline pilots his counterpart's ship out of the Narada, handily destroying the giant space drill and removing the threat to Earth. Kirk's mission also goes well; he saves Captain Pike and wounds Captain Nero, after an exciting fistfight that (for some reason) takes place atop a tiny platform at a great height.

From Quiz "Star Trek" 2009 - Part II

Answer: because he loved her

While Spock is being tormented for being of mixed heritage, he questions his father about the marriage. His father answers that given the fact he was ambassador to Earth, it was a logical choice. Near the end of the film, after the Romulan threat has been negated, Sarek reminds Spock of the question asked those many years before. He then tells Spock that he truly loved her. This realization helps Spock make his decision to stay on the Enterprise, instead of resigning to help rebuild the Vulcan culture. Sarek is played by Ben Cross.

From Quiz "Star Trek" 2009 Part I

Answer: Chekov

After succeeding in their mission to disable the drill, thereby re-establishing communications, Sulu falls off the deck. Kirk leaps after him, intending to catch him and deploy his parachute, but that manoeuvre fails and the two are left hurtling towards Vulcan. The cadet in charge of the transporter is unable to lock onto the falling bodies, to bring them safely back onboard the Enterprise. Chekov announces that he can do it and runs to the transporter room where he does manage to lock onto them and bring them back onboard. Chekov is played by Anton Yelchin.

From Quiz "Star Trek" 2009 - Part II

Answer: Spock

The opening lines from the original television series have been subtly changed for the closing line of the movie to; "Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Her ongoing mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life-forms and new civilizations; to boldly go where no one has gone before." The line that, when spoken by Captain Kirk, opened every episode of the original series, mentioned a 'five year mission' and contained the politically incorrect words "...where no man has gone before." Spock, as first officer, speaks the lines in the film.

From Quiz "Star Trek" 2009 Part I

Answer: He beams down to rescue the elders.

Even though he has been made acting Captain of the Enterprise (because Captain Pike was summoned aboard the Romulan ship), Spock beams to the crumbling surface of his planet, to rescue the elders. He feels that their survival is necessary to the continuance of the Vulcan culture. His parents are among the elders and he manages to rescue his father. However while waiting to be beamed back onboard the Enterprise, the ground beneath his mother's feet crumbles, and she is lost.

From Quiz "Star Trek" 2009, Part I

Answer: Using cutting-edge transwarp equations, Scotty beams them both onto a starship moving at warp speed.

When Spock and Kirk go to investigate the nearby Starfleet base, it turns out to be manned by -- of all people -- Montgomery Scott (Simon Pegg), much beloved future Chief Engineer of the starship Enterprise. Scotty is sympathetic to Kirk's plight, being rather tired of icy exile himself, but he maintains that you cannot use a transporter to travel to a starship moving at warp speed -- until Spock explains that, actually, a future Scotty invents that technology. Luckily, Spock has the necessary equations memorized, and transwarp transportation thus makes a somewhat earlier appearance in history than it otherwise would have. With strict instructions not to let young Spock know of future Spock's existence in this timeline, Kirk and Scotty materialize in the engine rooms of the Enterprise, and the stage is set for the movie's final act.

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