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Star Trek: The Original Series Trivia

1 | Star Trek The Original Series Trivia

Posted on February 27, 2019July 18, 2022 by Brian
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We’re launching with Star Trek trivia!

For many people my age and older, Star Trek was our first geek love. We wanted to sit on the bridge with Kirk, Spock, and McCoy. Or go drinking with Scotty, fence with Sulu, trade jokes with Chekov, and sing a song with Uhura.

So, it only seemed right to kick off the Dorky, Geeky, Nerdy Podcast with an homage to the 1960’s Sci-Fi TV classic. Hailing frequencies open and let’s begin with trivia for Star Trek: The Original Series.

What’s the show about? Well, we offer thirty trivia questions every week on a different topic. Three rounds of ten questions each. Each round will get a little hard than the last. The first round is the Dorky round, these are easy questions. Round two is the Geeky round. This are intermediate questions. The last round is the Nerdy round. These are the hardest questions of the game. If you get these, you’re a true nerd.

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Intro

Hi, I’m your host, Brian Rollins, and this is the Dorky, Geeky, Nerdy podcast. This is a weekly gameshow to test your inner Dork, Geek, or Nerd. Play it at home, in the car, or at the office. Got a geeky group that loves trivia, play this on your Bluetooth speakers and have fun. Just geek out whenever and wherever you want. If you want to subscribe, you can find us at dorkygeekynerdy.com or your favorite podcast directory.

The game will consist of three rounds, Dorky, Geeky, and Nerdy. With each successive round getting harder. If you want some rules to play by, you can find some at dorkygeekynerdy.com/rules. If you or your group came up with your own set of rules, send them in to us. We’d love to share them with all the listeners.

Well, that’s enough chit-chat, let’s go boldly into this week’s show.


The Dorky Round

1. In what year did the Original Star Trek series premier?

The series premiered on September 8, 1966

2. What was the only two-part episode in the series?

The only two-parter in the original series was The Menagerie.

3. Dr. McCoy hails from what US state?

The good doctor was born in Georgia.

4. The Enterprise's shuttle is named after what astronomer?

The shuttle was named Galileo.

5. What fertile, furry creature absolutely hated Klingons?

The menace of deep space station K7, Tribbles, would give out a shrill noise when nearby Klingons.

6. Who created Star Trek?

Gene Roddenberry

7. Which series regular is only ever referred to by their last name throughout the original run?

Nyota Uhura. Her first name wasn’t given, canonically, until the 2009 film.

8. The Enterprise's two main weapons are what?

Phasers and Photon Torpedoes.

9. Who is the actor that portrayed Mr. Spock?

Leonard Nimoy

10. The writers created what device to speed up moving from the Enterprise to any planet's surface?

Transporters allowed the crew to quickly get from place to place without slowing down the episode’s pace.


The Geeky Round

1. What civil rights leader talked Nichelle Nichols out of quitting the show?

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

2. What is the Enterprise's registry number?

NCC-1701. Later ships would add a letter suffix.

3. Starfleet headquarters are located in what US city?

San Francisco

4. The Enterprise's engines are housed in what structures?

Nacelles from the French word for the basket underneath a hot air balloon.

5. What was the final episode of Star Trek to air?

The Turnabout Intruder

6. Famed author and futurist Harlen Ellison contributed to which acclaimed Star Trek episode?

The City on the Edge of Forever

7. Andorians possess what unusual skin color?

In addition to two antennae, Andorians are blue.

8. Vulcans undergo what process every seven years?

Pon Farr

9. In the episode 'Charlie X', Spock tries to teach what game to the titular character?

Three-Dimensional Chess

10. What does the 'T' in James T Kirk stand for?

Tiberius. According to the 2009 film, he got it from his paternal grandfather.


The Nerdy Round

1. Desilu, the company that first produced the series, was owned by what two famous comedians?

Lucille Ball and Desi Arnez

2. The TV Trope 'Planet of Hats' gets its name from which Star Trek episode?

A Piece of the Action

3. 'Leave bigotry in your quarters; there's no room for it on the bridge.' Kirk chastises a crewman in what tense episode?

A Balance of Terror

4. What Federation starship vanishes at the end of 'The Tholian Web'?

USS Defiant. Ron Moore would later borrow the name for the ship in Deep Space Nine.

5. The Horta from 'The Devil in the Dark' was a lifeform that was based on what element and not carbon like life on Earth?

The Horta was a silicon based lifeform.

6. Known as 'The First Lady of Star Trek', who played Nurse Chapel?

Majel Barrett

7. What network initially aired Star Trek?

NBC. CBS (who currently owns the rights) had a first look, but passed on it.

8. In what episode is Kirk surgically altered to look like a Romulan?

The Enterprise Incident

9. Who composed the Star Trek theme music?

Alexander Courage

10. Quadrotriticale is a type of what?

It’s the grain they’re trying to protect in The Trouble with Tribbles

Episode Conclusion

And that’s all the questions we have for this week. I hope you had fun. We’ll be back next week with more questions and more answers. Hopefully an equal number of each. If you can answer this bonus question, you’ll know next week’s topic.

What superhero’s name has appeared in both DC and Marvel comics, the latter incarnation becoming a movie this year?

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  • 4 thoughts on “1 | Star Trek The Original Series Trivia”

    1. Joker says:
      March 22, 2019 at 4:51 pm

      I think I got like 2/3 right. Please do the other series as well.

    2. BeyondTheStars says:
      June 1, 2019 at 9:12 pm

      Can we get the other series? Love me some Trek, but I’d do better on the later shows.

    3. Univo says:
      June 1, 2019 at 9:46 pm

      Just found the podcast! Thanks for putting up.

    4. OttoLiche says:
      August 7, 2019 at 9:00 am

      a great start to a podcast! i sucked at ep2, but then I don’t know much about CAptain Marvel.

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