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1. In "The Rothman Disintegration", Sheldon and Barry Kripke argue over who gets Professor Rothman's old office, and try to find a way to settle their differences. Sheldon suggests a "Star Trek" trivia contest, and names four series on which they could be tested. Which of the five canonical "Star Trek" series is not listed by Sheldon?
2. In "The Staircase Implementation", when Leonard is telling Penny about when he moved in with Sheldon, he tells of Sheldon's barriers to Leonard being "worthy" of living there. His first barrier is the ubiquitous question of whether he preferred Captain Kirk or Picard. What is Leonard's answer?
3. One of Sheldon's former 'mortal enemies' is the actor who played Wesley Crusher in "The Next Generation", and is a recurring character in "The Big Bang Theory". Who is this actor?
4. Speaking of the actor who played Wesley Crusher: he makes up with Sheldon in "The Russian Rocket Reaction", by giving Sheldon a signed action figure of the character he played. However, Sheldon soon after adds Brent Spiner, who played Lt. Commander Data in "The Next Generation" to his mortal enemies list. Why?
5. In "The White Asparagus Triangulation", Sheldon invokes Starfleet General Order 104, Section A, telling Leonard that "you are deemed unfit and I am relieving you of command". Why does he do this?
6. The following is a dialogue from "The Apology Insufficiency":
Penny: "All right. Sheldon, what's on your mind?"
Sheldon: "I wronged Howard, and he won't accept my apology."
Penny: "Oh, right, that. Yes, Leonard told me. Sorry, honey."
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Sheldon: "Oh, if only there were some way to force Howard to accept my apology so I could escape this miasma of guilt."
Penny: "You know, sometimes stuff just happens, and there's nothing you can do about it."
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Sheldon: "I see. You're saying I'm facing Starfleet Academy's unwinnable command scenario, the Kobayashi Maru."
Penny: "Exactly. Sometimes you can't win."
Sheldon: "Captain Kirk won."
After this, Penny says something that impresses Sheldon with her knowledge of "Star Trek". What does she say?
7. In "The Excelsior Acquisition", Sheldon gets an 'autographed' restraining order from Stan Lee. He comments that it will look good hanging next to the one from another celebrity, who played a main character in "Star Trek: The Original Series". Who was this celebrity?
8. Sheldon and Leonard repeatedly argue over whether this "Star Trek" series or "Saturn 3" is better. Which series is it?
9. In "The Love Car Displacement", Leonard calls the space between him and Penny on the bed "the Neutral Zone", and then mentions that "sometimes the Federation and the Romulans would enter the Neutral Zone to negotiate a temporary truce." Penny responds by saying "Sweetie, let me put this in a way you'll understand..." How does she finish the sentence?
10. In "The Nerdvana Annihilation", Leonard buys a time machine which the four friends wish to use to visit Alexander Graham Bell the day he invented the telephone. To make this easier, Sheldon suggests that they first go forward in time to stardate 5027.3, which he converts to January 10, 2328, to steal what from the Romulans?
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