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Quiz about Starfleet Uniforms And Rank Insignia

Starfleet Uniforms And Rank Insignia Quiz

All questions are based on Starfleet officers uniforms and rank insignia used on 'TNG', 'DS9', 'Voyager', 'Generations', 'First Contact' & 'Insurrection'.

A multiple-choice quiz by fertigline. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
fertigline

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
105,351

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

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2140

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Question 1 of 10

1. The rank insignia on Starfleet uniforms are called pips. How many pips does a Captain have?

Answer: (One Word or number)

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Question 2 of 10

2. How many pips does an Ensign have? Hint

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Question 3 of 10

3. From ranks Ensign thru Captain, the two kinds of pips are gold and black with a gold rim.

True

False

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Question 4 of 10

4. What side of the collar are the pips always worn on?

Answer: (One Word, right or left)

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Question 5 of 10

5. From ranks Ensign through Captain, what two ranks have two different colored pips? Hint

Ensign & Commander

Lieutenant Commander & Lieutenant Junior Grade

Lieutenant & Ensign

Commander & Lieutenant Junior Grade

6. Starfleet uniform color schemes are coordinated with department.(Command, engineering, medical, etc. Also all the uniforms have black in them, so I'm looking for the other color.) What color is command beginning in "TNG"? Hint

yellow

white

blue

red

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Question 7 of 10

7. What color is medical?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 8 of 10

8. All departments have their own unique color.

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. What color are the shoes/boots worn with all the uniforms? Hint

red

black

yellow

brown

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Question 10 of 10

10. Bonus question: What is the name of the device (the Starfleet insignia) that is worn on the left breast of the uniform?

Answer: (1 or 2 words)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The rank insignia on Starfleet uniforms are called pips. How many pips does a Captain have?

Answer: 4

Captains command starships, starbases, spacestations, and hold some offices at Starfleet Command.

2. How many pips does an Ensign have?

Answer: 1

An Ensign is the lowest rank of all the commissioned officers.

3. From ranks Ensign thru Captain, the two kinds of pips are gold and black with a gold rim.

Answer: True

The black pip with a gold rim is sometimes referred to as a hollow pip.

4. What side of the collar are the pips always worn on?

Answer: right

Admirals have their pips on both sides of the collar, all other officers have it on the right only.

5. From ranks Ensign through Captain, what two ranks have two different colored pips?

Answer: Lieutenant Commander & Lieutenant Junior Grade

Starfleet rank titles parallel the modern day U.S. Navy rank titles.

Answer: red

Starfleet uniform designs changed many times during the series and the movies.

7. What color is medical?

Answer: blue

Two of the main duties of Starfleet Medical are the coordination of medical relief & medical research for the United Federation of Planets.

8. All departments have their own unique color.

Answer: False

Command, flight/conn, and support services share red. Operations, engineering, and tactical share yellow. Medical, science, and counseling share blue.

9. What color are the shoes/boots worn with all the uniforms?

Answer: black

In all the episodes that I have seen Starfleet officers are always wearing black shoes or boots with their uniforms.

10. Bonus question: What is the name of the device (the Starfleet insignia) that is worn on the left breast of the uniform?

Answer: communications badge

The communicator or communicator badge or comm badge (I included all these names in the list of possible answers) also doubles as a personnel locater. Thanks for taking this quiz, I hope you enjoyed it.

Source: Author fertigline

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