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The More That Changes... Trivia Quiz

Parallels of Next Generation and original Trek

...the more remains the same. "The Next Generation" is in many ways parallel to the Original "Star Trek" series. Let's look at some of the things that have remained - almost - the same!

A multiple-choice quiz by WesleyCrusher. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
394,327
Updated
Dec 07 22
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10
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Avg Score
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Question 1 of 10
1. The similarity between the two series begins with the opening monologue. "The Next Generation"'s opener is almost the same as the original with only minor changes. How many changes have been made? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. In spite of the all-new crew, several members of the original cast have reprised their roles during "The Next Generation" 's seven-year run. Which of the following has NOT appeared in a "Next Generation" television episode? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. The original series featured Trelane, who had his fun playing with the Enterprise crew and his nearly godlike powers. Which recurring "Next Generation" entity would also fit this description? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. In the original "Star Trek", created during the Cold War, Ensign Chekov - a Russian working alongside Americans - was present on the Bridge as a symbol of peace and unity among humanity. Which "Next Generation" character lifted this concept to a new level one hundred fictional years later? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. The first season episode "The Naked Now" was a direct continuation of the original series segment "The Naked Time". What kind of hazard was the subject of both the new and the original episode? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. With the Klingons no longer available as a primary enemy, which other original series species reappeared at the end of the first season, causing the Enterprise and the Federation some serious trouble? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which original series Vulcan would return in "The Next Generation" as the only Federation-affiliated character to have his exact name as an episode name? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. In the original series, warp factors could be unlimited, but during "The Next Generation", they only ranged up to Warp 10, which was equal to infinite speed. There can't be a rule without an exception however - one "Next Generation" episode had a ship traveling at Warp 13. Which episode was that? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. While there have been no "mirror universe" episodes in "The Next Generation", several episodes depicted characters in alternate realities, with a rank not matching their normal one. Which of these characters was NOT from an alternate timeline but rather an intricate illusion? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. In the original series' "The Enemy Within", we saw Captain Kirk being split into two versions of himself via a bizarre transporter accident. A very similar event led to an additional copy of a "Next Generation" character in which episode? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. The similarity between the two series begins with the opening monologue. "The Next Generation"'s opener is almost the same as the original with only minor changes. How many changes have been made?

Answer: Two

The two changes were, for one, the replacement of "five-year mission" with the more open "continuing mission" and, at the very end, "where no man has gone before" was changed to a gender- and species-neutral "where no one has gone before".
2. In spite of the all-new crew, several members of the original cast have reprised their roles during "The Next Generation" 's seven-year run. Which of the following has NOT appeared in a "Next Generation" television episode?

Answer: James Tiberius Kirk

The aging admiral McCoy was seen in the very first episode "Encounter at Farpoint". Scotty reappeared from a transporter buffer in the season six episode "Relics" and Spock had a key role as an undercover agent on Romulus in the fifth-season double episode "Unification". Kirk would only return to interact with the "Next Generation" crew after the series ended, in the "Generations" movie.
3. The original series featured Trelane, who had his fun playing with the Enterprise crew and his nearly godlike powers. Which recurring "Next Generation" entity would also fit this description?

Answer: Q

Certainly, Trelane's heir in spirit was none other than the beloved villain just named "Q". Appearing at least once in all seasons except the fifth, Q brought the Enterprise into countless instances of trouble - not the least of which was the very tribunal that he subjects humanity to in the very first episode and that then gets reprised and resolved in the closing "All Good Things...". Q would later also turn up in "Deep Space Nine" and "Voyager".
4. In the original "Star Trek", created during the Cold War, Ensign Chekov - a Russian working alongside Americans - was present on the Bridge as a symbol of peace and unity among humanity. Which "Next Generation" character lifted this concept to a new level one hundred fictional years later?

Answer: Lieutenant Worf

In the "Next Generation" timeline, the "United States vs Soviet Union" conflict hinted at being overcome in Chekov was reflected in Lieutenant Worf, a Klingon and thus a member of the primary enemy race of the first series. When the series began, it was not known how this came to be; this question would only be resolved four years later with the cinematic release of "The Undiscovered Country".
5. The first season episode "The Naked Now" was a direct continuation of the original series segment "The Naked Time". What kind of hazard was the subject of both the new and the original episode?

Answer: A disease making crew members act strangely

"The Naked Now" showed the "Next Generation" crew affected by a mutated form of the same disease that had affected Kirk's crew a century earlier. During their efforts to contain the disease, the crew actually rediscovered the old records and cure, but it proved to be ineffective against the new strain.

In an interesting twist, the disease was even able to affect the positronic brain of the android Data.
6. With the Klingons no longer available as a primary enemy, which other original series species reappeared at the end of the first season, causing the Enterprise and the Federation some serious trouble?

Answer: The Romulans

Originally, "The Next Generation" planned not to reuse any of the original series' enemies, instead introducing the Ferengi. However, that race did not make for a good villain as their merely greedy nature did not lead to a convincing, coherent motive for them to be threatening. Thus, Gene Roddenberry and his staff decided to give the Romulans a surprise return in the final episode of the first season, titled "The Neutral Zone".
7. Which original series Vulcan would return in "The Next Generation" as the only Federation-affiliated character to have his exact name as an episode name?

Answer: Sarek

"Sarek" aired in the late third season and featured the eponymous Vulcan ambassador, Spock's father. The episode focused on what is supposed to be Sarek's final diplomatic mission, but old age and disease had already taken their toll and Sarek became less and less able to control his emotions - a fatal flaw in a Vulcan.

The dilemma was finally solved by Picard mind melding with Sarek so that he could become a temporary host for the excess emotions.
8. In the original series, warp factors could be unlimited, but during "The Next Generation", they only ranged up to Warp 10, which was equal to infinite speed. There can't be a rule without an exception however - one "Next Generation" episode had a ship traveling at Warp 13. Which episode was that?

Answer: All Good Things...

In "All Good Things...", we saw an alternate U.S.S. Enterprise, fitted with a third, central, Warp nacelle. This ship could reach Warp 13, even though it was not explained how this would fit the scale or what multiple of light speed this would be. Since the factors in the "Next Generation" scale have been equated to "warp field layers", it has been a fan theory that the additional nacelle would allow for a different geometry with more layers, however that has never been officially confirmed or denied.
9. While there have been no "mirror universe" episodes in "The Next Generation", several episodes depicted characters in alternate realities, with a rank not matching their normal one. Which of these characters was NOT from an alternate timeline but rather an intricate illusion?

Answer: Captain William Riker, "Future Imperfect"

In "Future Imperfect", William Riker awakened sixteen years in the future with what seemed to be a massive memory loss, now captain of the Enterprise and with a son named Jean-Luc. However, inconsistencies arose that could not be reconciled with reality - in particular, his late wife, Minuet, actually never existed - she was a holodeck character.

The false future was revealed to have been created by the Romulan commander Tomalak - only for that to be exposed as yet another illusion by an alien creature named Barash.
10. In the original series' "The Enemy Within", we saw Captain Kirk being split into two versions of himself via a bizarre transporter accident. A very similar event led to an additional copy of a "Next Generation" character in which episode?

Answer: Second Chances

Lieutenant Thomas Riker from the fourth season episode "Second Chances" (later also seen in the "Deep Space Nine" episode "Defiant") is not an alternate character but rather a transporter twin, remniscent of the original episode "The Enemy Within". However, in Riker's case, the twin was not split off with different characteristics, but just lived a different life.
Source: Author WesleyCrusher

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