Star Trek: Nemesis Trivia Quiz

Answer: on the planet Romulus

The first scene of the film unfolds in the halls of the Romulan Senate.

Answer: None of these

Wesley doesn't have a single line in the film! We see him seated next to his mother at the head table at the reception, but he never says a word. Kick your agent in the teeth, Wil!

(By the way, why was Wesley wearing a Starfleet uniform at the wedding? In his last appearance on "ST:TNG," he quit Starfleet and went wandering with the Traveler! Come on, people!)

Answer: 23

It should be noted that Guinan is at LEAST five hundred years old, and possibly much older than that.

Answer: Irving Berlin

Data sings "Blue Skies," written by Irving Berlin. (Worf even groans "Irving Berlin" in disgust!) Data's "brother," B-4 (also played by Spiner), also sings a line or two from this song at the end of the film, proving that he does possess some of Data's memories. Will B-4 eventually "become" Data? Time will tell...if there's even another movie, of course.

Answer: Romulan ale

Worf notes, in his anguish, that Romulan ale should be illegal. La Forge points out that it is!

Answer: Betazed

The original plan, after Riker and Troi's wedding on Earth, was to head to Betazed, Troi's homeworld, for a traditional Betazoid wedding. As far as the events of the movie reveal, though, they never make it there. I bet Deanna's mom is upset!

Answer: the ARGO

I found this element of the film a little silly and anachronistic. Why would Starfleet provide a starship with a 20th-century-level-technology automobile, which has a number of physical limitations, when shuttlecraft -- which can fly -- are standard issue?

Answer: Star Trek: Voyager

As a huge "Deep Space Nine" fan, I was hoping for a nod to that show...but instead, we get a quick scene featuring Kathryn Janeway (Kate Mulgrew), who has apparently been promoted to the rank of admiral since finally returning to Earth as the captain of the USS VOYAGER. (Yes, Worf appeared on "Deep Space Nine" for several years...but he was a "Next Generation" character first, so according to the wording of the question, he doesn't count.)

Answer: True

Praetor Shinzon (Tom Hardy) admits to having made some adjustments to the android, but it actually *was* built by Dr. Soong. Shinzon and his minions found it, made their alterations, and left it as bait for the crew of the ENTERPRISE. B-4 is therefore an official Soong-type android.

Answer: the viewscreen

The "front" of the bridge is actually breached at one point -- the viewscreen is blown out into space, along with several crewmembers. Luckily, the emergency force fields come online within a few seconds, saving the rest of the bridge crew and giving everyone on the bridge a rare "authentic" view (in other words, through a giant HOLE) of what lies before them.

Answer: False

Riker, as he climbs into bed with his new wife, says 'imzadi', as does Shinzon when he telepathically violates Deanna a few seconds later. The counselor herself, though, does not speak the word in the film.

Answer: We see a photo of Picard being bald as a young man, but he actually had hair at that age

Picard invites Dr. Beverly Crusher (Gates McFadden) to examine some old photos with him in his ready room. One of them depicts a young Picard (played by Tom Hardy, of course, to solidify the idea that Shinzon is Picard's clone) as a young officer. Picard is completely bald in the picture, but we saw in the "TNG" episode "Tapestry" that Picard actually had hair at that general age; in fact, a flashback in the episode "Violations" makes it clear that Picard still had hair even a few *decades* later. Oops.

(As for the wrong answers: Worf left DS9 in the final episode of that series; the Romulan government has not changed substantially since we first learned about it; and Data's emotion chip was never destroyed in any of the previous films.)

Answer: the bible

Picard says, almost under his breath, "For now we see through a glass, darkly." He is referring to Shinzon's observation that he (Shinzon) is a reflection of Picard. The line is from the Book of Corinthians. (Shouldn't Data, with his massive memory banks, have recognized that line, though? Hmmm...)

Answer: nothing

The silent look that the two friends share is quite powerful: they both know that it's the last time they will ever see each other. Data's sad smile is proof positive that his emotion chip is functioning properly...and that Brent Spiner is a talented actor.

Answer: the USS TITAN

The general buzz seems to be that "Nemesis" will be the last "Star Trek" movie...but if it does extremely well at the box office, we all know that the series will keep going. If it does, I expect we'll see Picard's ENTERPRISE and Riker's TITAN teaming up to fight for truth, justice, and the Federation way. Hope you enjoyed the quiz!