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'Star Trek' Goofs Trivia Quiz

A quiz about goofs, non-sequiturs, continuity, and technical errors in 'Star Trek' productions.

A multiple-choice quiz by TonyTheDad. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
TonyTheDad

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
16,937

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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3339

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 174 (10/10), Guest 185 (7/10), Guest 73 (5/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. 'TNG' episode 'Starship Mine' and movie 'Generations': What substance is Commander Riker ignorant of in the movie, despite it being the focus of the episode cited? Hint

trilithium

synthehol

corbomite

latinum

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Question 2 of 10

2. TNG episode 'Relics' and movie 'Generations': What has Scotty somehow forgotten when he's retrieved from the Jenolen's transporter buffer? Hint

Capt. Kirk's death

His right middle finger

His name

His American Express card

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Question 3 of 10

3. TOS episode 'Where No Man Has Gone Before': What does Spock give Kirk in the Rec Room that he shouldn't have been able to? Hint

high-five

handshake

smile

Slurpee

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Question 4 of 10

4. TOS episode 'Space Seed' and movie 'The Wrath of Khan': Who knows Khan even though he arguably shouldn't? Hint

Kirk

Capt. Terrell

Chekov

Dr. David Marcus

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Question 5 of 10

5. Movie 'The Voyage Home': What is the mistake with the Finnish whaling boat? Hint

Finland has never hunted whales

it changes color

it was too small to handle humpback whales

it has an alarm bell, which whaler don't use because it'd scare their prey

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Question 6 of 10

6. TNG in general, also episode 'Dark Page': What type of accent does Deanna have? Hint

Indian

Greek

it's never stated

Betazed

7. TOS vs. other productions: The Klingons looked mostly humanoid in TOS. But the Klingons have cranial and dorsal ridges in 'Star Trek: The Motion Picture' and all subsequent productions. How was this explained? Hint

Genetic Manipulation

Military Klingons were surgically altered for covert missions

Never explained

Two different 'races' amongst Klingons. The ridged ones achieved prominence after TOS.

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Question 8 of 10

8. TNG, DS9: What is O'Brien's rank? Hint

Commander

Lieutenant

Chief Petty Officer

Ensign

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Question 9 of 10

9. TOS ep 'Metamorphosis' and movie 'Star Trek: First Contact': Why is Zefram Cochrane so much older in the movie (set in the 21st century) than in the TOS ep (set in the 23rd)? Hint

cosmetic surgury

radiation exposure

Vulcans gave him anti-aging medicine

optical illusion

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Question 10 of 10

10. Movie 'The Wrath of Khan': Scotty's nephew, Peter, was a new member of the Enterprise's engineering staff. Peter was mortally injured during their first battle with Khan. What important thing could Scotty have done that might have saved his life? Hint

told his sister not to let him join StarFleet

given him Vulcan regeneration pills

ordered him out of Engineering

taken him to Sick Bay

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. 'TNG' episode 'Starship Mine' and movie 'Generations': What substance is Commander Riker ignorant of in the movie, despite it being the focus of the episode cited?

Answer: trilithium

A highly unstable substance, it's a by-product of warp engines.

2. TNG episode 'Relics' and movie 'Generations': What has Scotty somehow forgotten when he's retrieved from the Jenolen's transporter buffer?

Answer: Capt. Kirk's death

Upon hearing that Riker and LaForge are from the Enterprise, Scotty exclaims that Kirk must've brought it out of mothballs to come find him. Yet he was witness to what was recorded as Kirk's death when the Nexus ripped the section from the Enterprise-B that Kirk was in. (BTW, James Doohan *is* missing a finger. He lost it during WWII.)

3. TOS episode 'Where No Man Has Gone Before': What does Spock give Kirk in the Rec Room that he shouldn't have been able to?

Answer: smile

He smiles when discussing Earth emotions. Although Vulcans do have emotions, they mask them most of the time. He shouldn't have smiled during such a trivial conversation. However, his happy outburst at the end of 'Amok Time' was justified.

4. TOS episode 'Space Seed' and movie 'The Wrath of Khan': Who knows Khan even though he arguably shouldn't?

Answer: Chekov

'Space Seed', the episode that TWOK was based on, aired in the first season of TOS. Chekov didn't appear until the second season. However, there's a convoluted explanation: The 7th episode of the 2nd season, 'Catspaw', is stardated 3018.2. Chekov appears in it. 'Space Seed' is stardated 3141.9. So Chekov could've been an unseen crewman, and Khan *did* memorize quite a bit of info about the Enterprise before his insurrection.

5. Movie 'The Voyage Home': What is the mistake with the Finnish whaling boat?

Answer: Finland has never hunted whales

The crew was speaking Finnish, albeit crudely.

6. TNG in general, also episode 'Dark Page': What type of accent does Deanna have?

Answer: it's never stated

The goof with this? Both of her parents, Lwaxana (Majel Barrett) and Ian (Amick Byram) speak 'unaccented'. (He is seen and heard in a mental flashback.) Actress Marina Sirtis is Greek, but normally speaks with an English accent. What her Troi accent is supposed to be is only known to her.

Answer: Genetic Manipulation

The first time they had a chance to, in DS9 ep 'Trials and Tribble-ations', Worf just basically said that he didn't want to talk about it. It was later explained in the prequel series 'Enterprise' as genetic manipulation.

8. TNG, DS9: What is O'Brien's rank?

Answer: Chief Petty Officer

At first, he was just address as Conn (his position). Then in a 2nd season, he was addressed as lieutenant by Riker just before transporting somewhere (O'Brien even had two pips). But then after Worf's father addressed O'Brien as chief, that's been his rank.

9. TOS ep 'Metamorphosis' and movie 'Star Trek: First Contact': Why is Zefram Cochrane so much older in the movie (set in the 21st century) than in the TOS ep (set in the 23rd)?

Answer: radiation exposure

The official line is that Cochrane was only about 35 in the movie, and was just aged from his exposure to the radioactive substances he was exposed to in constructing his FTL ship. 'Later', when he met the Companion on Gamma Canaris N, she healed him and made him younger too.

Answer: taken him to Sick Bay

After the battle, as damage reports are coming in, Scotty dramatically appears on the Bridge holding the burned and bloody Peter. You'd think a loving uncle would've taken him to Sick Bay first.

Source: Author TonyTheDad

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