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"Star Trek:: The Original Series" Quiz #2

Questions deal with the original series. All answers come from watching the show, but you have to really be paying attention.

A multiple-choice quiz by 25or6to4. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
25or6to4

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
337,375

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
949

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 192 (9/10), Guest 165 (9/10), Guest 50 (8/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. In the episode "Balance of Terror" there is a battle between the Enterprise and a Romulan Bird of Prey. When the Romulan commander realizes that he is about to lose, he tries an unconventional move. What does he do? Hint

tries to ram Enterprise with his ship

launches a nuclear bomb

initiates self destruct

serves Kirk wth a restraining order

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Question 2 of 10

2. In the episode "Where No Man Has Gone Before" Captain Kirk battles a god-like Gary Mitchell. Mitchell, with a motion of his hand, creates a grave for Kirk. What was the inscription on the headstone? Hint

James T. Kirk

Captain Kirk

James Kirk

James R. Kirk

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Question 3 of 10

3. In the episode "Miri" the Enterprise locates a planet that looks like a duplicate of Earth. What do they find on the surface? Hint

a time machine

a Roman society

living rock creatures

no adults, just children

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Question 4 of 10

4. Name the episode that Captain Kirk and the landing party encounter Alice and a white rabbit. Hint

"Shore Leave"

"This Side of Paradise"

"The Squire of Gothos"

"Friday's Child"

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Question 5 of 10

5. In the episode "The Ultimate Computer" the Enterprise is "attacked" by 4 Federation ships. The Enterprise responds by firing on the Lexington. How many people were killed in this attack? Hint

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Question 6 of 10

6. In what episode do we see Captain Kirk with Spock-like ears? Hint

"By Any Other Name"

"Spock's Brain"

"The Enterprise Incident"

"Bread and Circuses"

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Question 7 of 10

7. In the episode "The Doomsday Machine" what is the name of the ship that the Enterprise finds crippled? Hint

USS Hood

USS Finnegan

USS Celeste

USS Constellation

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Question 8 of 10

8. At the end of which episode does Dr. McCoy tell Captain Kirk that he left his communicator behind on a planet? Hint

"Spectre of the Gun"

"A Private Little War"

"A Piece of the Action"

"Patterns of Force"

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Question 9 of 10

9. In which episode does Mr. Spock first use the Vulcan mind-meld? Hint

"The Man Trap"

"Dagger of the Mind"

"Miri"

"Where No Man Has Gone Before"

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Question 10 of 10

10. In the episode "That Which Survives" while investigating a mysterious planet, the Enterprise is rocked by an unknown force and hurled out of orbit. How far is the Enterprise sent away from the planet? Hint

678.9 light years

110.8 light years

990.7 light years

426 light years

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: launches a nuclear bomb

The Romulans had attacked Federation outposts along the Neutral Zone. The Enterprise investigates and a game of cat and mouse develops with both sides getting hits on the other. Kirk tries playing dead to lure the Romulans closer. The trap works and the Romulans are left with the desperation move.

Answer: James R. Kirk

The Enterprise had traveled through a barrier at the edge of the galaxy. Gary Mitchell and Dr. Elizabeth Dehner are knocked unconscious. When they wake up, they begin to develop powerful mental abilities. When their powers reach frightening heights, it leads to a final confrontation. (This was the only time that the "R" was seen as Kirk's middle initial.)

3. In the episode "Miri" the Enterprise locates a planet that looks like a duplicate of Earth. What do they find on the surface?

Answer: no adults, just children

The inhabitants had attempted life prolonging experiments. Something went wrong and all the adults died. The children faced the same fate when they reached puberty. (Outdoor scenes were filmed at the set of "The Andy Griffith Show".)

4. Name the episode that Captain Kirk and the landing party encounter Alice and a white rabbit.

Answer: "Shore Leave"

They had landed on a planet that was an advanced amusement park. Hidden scanners would read their minds and create whatever they were thinking about. Also created were a knight on horseback, Don Juan and a samurai.

5. In the episode "The Ultimate Computer" the Enterprise is "attacked" by 4 Federation ships. The Enterprise responds by firing on the Lexington. How many people were killed in this attack?

Answer: 53

The Enterprise was testing out a new computer, the M5, and was participating in war games. M5 didn't recognize the ships as part of the exercise and attacked with weapons at full power. (The 4 ships were the Lexington, Excalibur, Potemkin and the Hood.)

6. In what episode do we see Captain Kirk with Spock-like ears?

Answer: "The Enterprise Incident"

Captain Kirk had his appearance altered to look like a Romulan. It was part of a secret plan to steal a cloaking device.

7. In the episode "The Doomsday Machine" what is the name of the ship that the Enterprise finds crippled?

Answer: USS Constellation

The "Doomsday Machine" is a huge planet killing machine that was built by an unknown race. Captain Kirk uses the Constellation to destroy it. He sets the ship's engines to self destruct as the machine tries to consume it.

8. At the end of which episode does Dr. McCoy tell Captain Kirk that he left his communicator behind on a planet?

Answer: "A Piece of the Action"

The planet was Sigma Iotia II, with a Chicago mob style society. The communicator had been taken when the landing party had been captured.

9. In which episode does Mr. Spock first use the Vulcan mind-meld?

Answer: "Dagger of the Mind"

While delivering supplies to Tantalus V, a colony for the criminally insane, Mr. Spock uses the mind-meld to understand the incoherent warnings of one of the inmates.

Answer: 990.7 light years

This episode guest starred Lee Meriwether as a computer generated image of the last member of an extinct race. The computer was just following its program, defending the outpost.

Source: Author 25or6to4

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