1.7 "Nepenthe" Trivia Quiz

Answer: Commodore Oh

Commodore Oh (Tamlyn Tomita) has already been revealed to the audience as a secret member of the Romulan Tal Shiar and the Zhat Vash, bent on destroying all synthetic life. When she visits Dr. Jurati (Alison Pill), she uses a mind meld to give Agnes a vision of 'The Admonition' - a warning against synthetic life from hundreds of thousands of years ago.

Seeing the apocalyptic vision causes Agnes to willingly go along with Oh's plan, which we already know resulted in her killing Dr. Bruce Maddox. Agnes is also given an edible tracking device to swallow, and this results in complications for the events of this episode.

Answer: Kestra

Almost immediately after materializing on Nepenthe, Picard and Soji are met by Kestra (Lulu Wilson), who is dressed up like a native, complete with bow and arrow. She points the bow at Picard, and he is quick to point out to her that she should aim at his head instead of his heart, since his heart is made of duritanium. In the moment she makes no indications that she knows who Picard is, but once he calls her by name and asks if her parents are about, she lowers her bow and leads them to her home (and parents).

Patrick Stewart, of course, plays the inimitable Jean-Luc Picard, while Soji Asha is portrayed bi Isa Briones.

Answer: Making pizza

Riker (Jonathan Frakes) and Troi (Marina Sirtis) have a lovely log cabin-style modern home (complete with protective shields) in the countryside away from anybody else. They are in the process of making supper (fresh garden tomatoes and basil for wood-fired pizza) when Picard and Soji arrive with Kestra. Troi meets Picard on the front step and gives him a big hug before acknowledging why he has come. With her empathic abilities, she quickly understands the full import of Picard's mission, and both she and her husband are quick to offer whatever is needed.

Answer: "No good deed goes unpunished."

The funny thing here, of course, is that Newton didn't actually come up with the Laws of Thermodynamics. They were established by different scientists, and accepted by consensus. Newton described the Laws of Motion.

Either way, Riker's assertion seems apt enough. Picard had the best of intentions in his efforts to aid the Romulan people after their sun went supernova, and now the Romulans (specifically the Zhat Vash) are the cause of his current predicament.

Answer: Narek

After romancing Soji and convincing her to undergo the Romulan meditation 'Zhal Makh,' Narek (Harry Treadaway) learned about her homeworld and then tried to kill her (in the previous episode "The Impossible Box"). When Picard helps Soji escape the Artifact, Narissa (Peyton List) sends Narek to follow La Sirena, assuming that they will try to rendezvous with the two fugitives.

Captain Rios (Santiago Cabrera) is sure that he can lose the Romulan, so is not concerned about being followed, but what he doesn't realize is that Narek has the advantage of having a tracking device to follow (the one implanted within Dr. Jurati).

Answer: True

After Picard and Soji transported away from the Artifact, Elnor (who had aided his escape) was left behind, along with Hugh (the ex-Borg from "Star Trek: The Next Generation"). This left them to face Narissa's anger at having her plans (somewhat) thwarted.

Narissa takes out her frustrations by executing the xBs that Hugh had helped in the Borg Reclamation Project. Witnessing this travesty, Elnor (as a Qowat Milat who supports lost causes) chooses to remain behind and help Hugh with his fight.

Hugh and Elnor make their way back to the queencell, and Hugh declares his intent to wrest control of the Borg Cube away from the Romulans. Narissa, hearing him say this, uses it as an excuse to void the protection that Hugh had as part of the negotiated Federation/Romulan venture, and she kills Hugh with a thrown dagger before Elnor can stop her.

Elnor was portrayed by Evan Evagora, while Hugh was played by Jonathan Del Arco.

Answer: Mendaxic neurosclerosis

It was because of Thaddeus that Riker and Troi came to Nepenthe in the first place. The planet has various regenerative properties that promote plant growth and healing, but it was not enough. Mendaxic neurosclerosis was already known to be treatable, but only through culturing infected cells in an active positronic matrix. With synthetic life banned following the 2385 attack on Mars, there were no positronic matrices available to save Thaddeus' life.

Soji learns from Deanna and Kestra that Thaddeus had an active imagination, creating languages for various invented peoples, like the 'Wild Girls of the Woods,' whose language he called 'Viveena.' He even created a dictionary for the language, which Soji quickly learns, enabling her to speak the language with Kestra.

That was only one of twelve languages and cultures that Thaddeus created, to varying levels.

Answer: Ardani

As Soji describes the vision that she had (two red moons, dark as blood, and surrounded by lightning), Kestra sends the description to a local family friend (and former starship captain) Rupert Crandall, who responds that it is a planet in the Ghulion system in the Vayt sector, and only has a numerical designation (no name).

Inspired by the story of Thaddeus, who grew up on starships without a home planet of his own, Soji chooses to name her planet 'Ardani,' which was what Thaddeus named his imaginary homeworld.

The other three answer options all also mean 'home,' but these are real languages: domum is Latin, maison is French, and casa is Spanish.

Answer: Noranium hydride

When Captain Rios realizes that he is unable to lose the tailing ship, he confides in Agnes that he is suspicious of Raffi. But Agnes, knowing the truth of the situation, chooses to rectify the situation. As she prepares a hypospray of noranium hydride, the computer warns of its dangerous neurotoxic effects.

When she administers the dose, she immediately falls into a coma and is near death.

Answer: The Fenris Rangers

Having escaped from Narissa, Elnor finds a comm chip amongst Hugh's things that is like the one Seven of Nine gave to Picard, capable of contacting the Fenris Rangers (with whom Seven works). He uses it and sends a message for help.

Meanwhile, Picard and Soji say their farewells to Will, Deanna, and Kestra before beaming up to La Sirena. Picard thanks Riker for not trying to talk him out of his mission, and asks Riker if he ever thought of returning to Starfleet. In his answer we learn that Riker is still a member of Starfleet's active reserve, and would need a good reason to return (can you say foreshadowing?).