400 | Star Trek: The Original Series – Episodes in Depth Trivia

Here we go for episode 400! That’s right, 400 episodes. That’s over 1200 questions! And this week, it’s Star Trek: The Original Series in depth.

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Star Trek: The Original Voyages

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Episode Intro

Welcome to the 400^th episode of Dorky Geeky Nerdy! Four-hundred! And I’ve yet to miss a single week. And I’m not just tooting my own horn. A lot of you have been with me for years. This show’s success is as much your steady support as my insane commitment.

With that said, let’s celebrate. Back in February 2019, I kicked this thing off with Star Trek: The Original Series. We’re going back, but we’re dialing in on specific episodes. Some of the most popular and my personal favorites.

And since it’s a special episode, it’s four rounds. That’s right, brace yourself for the Freaky Round.

I’m your host, Brian Rollins and this is episode 400 of the Dorky Geeky Nerdy Trivia podcast. Let’s boldly go.

The Dorky Round

The City on the Edge of Forever

Who played Edith Keeler?
a. Joan Collins
What entity is used to travel back to Earth’s past?
a. The Guardian of Forever
Along with DC Fontana, who is credited with writing this episode?
a. Harlan Ellison. Ellison was vocal about not liking the final product.
What US city does the crew visit in Earth’s past?
a. New York City
Kirk and Spock head back into the past to save what crew member?
a. Dr. McCoy
How does Edith Keeler die?
a. She’s hit by a car
The Guardian of Forever would next be seen in what Animated Series episode?
a. Yesteryear. It also makes an appearance in Star Trek: Discovery
Characters walk by Floyd’s Barbershop, a set reused from what other series?
a. The Andy Griffith Show
In the original story, the crew beamed back up to the ship to find that it was now a pirate ship. This was recycled into what other episode?
a. Mirror, Mirror
The crew travels back to what year on Earth?
a. They go to 1930.

The Geeky Round

Space Seed

The episode begins with the Enterprise discovering what adrift ship?
a. The SS Botany Bay
Who is the leader of the exiles found aboard the Botany Bay?
a. Khan Noonien Singh
Who played the villainous Khan?
a. Ricardo Montalban
Who designed the Botany Bay?
a. Matt Jeffreies, who also designed the Enterprise
Kirk maroons Khan and his people on what planet?
a. Ceti Alpha V
What war did Khan and his people leave behind?
a. The Eugenics Wars
What Enterprise officer chooses to exile herself with Khan?
a. Lt. Marla McGivers
Khan’s quote, “Better to reign in Hell than to serve in Heaven” is from what John Milton poem?
a. Paradise Lost
Khan and his crew would return in what 1982 film?
a. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
In the episode, in what year did the Eugenics Wars end and the augments flee into space?
a. It was 1996. Later media has pushed this year back

The Nerdy Round

Balance of Terror

The episode marks the first appearance of what antagonistic alien race?
a. The Romulans
Who played the Romulan Commander?
a. Mark Lenard. He would later play Sarek, Spock’s father.
What type of ship do the Romulans use to attack?
a. A bird-of-prey
The episode begins in what part of the Enterprise?
a. The ship’s chapel
What costuming choice was used to save on Romulan make up costs?
a. Helmets. That way no ear prosthetics would be necessary
The wedding is interrupted by an attack on what station?
a. Earth Outpost 4 (2 and 3 have already gone silent)
Which officer was chastised for his bigotry by Captain Kirk?
a. Lt. Stiles
This episode marked the final TV appearance of what Enterprise Yeoman?
a. Janice Rand. She’d later appear in a few of the movies.
What would-be groom died during the battle with the Romulans?
a. Robert Tomlinson
The events of the episode are retold with Pike in command in which Strange New Worlds’ episode?
a. A Quality of Mercy. Bonus trivia, in that version Tomlinson lives but Angela Martine perishes.

The Freaky Round

The Trouble with Tribbles

The events of the episode unfold on what station?
a. Deep Space Station K-7
What merchant is responsible for bringing Tribbles onto the station?
a. Cyrano Jones
Who was the Klingon captain?
a. Koloth
What grain was poisoned then eaten by the tribbles?
a. Quadrotriticale
Who was a Klingon spy?
a. Arne Darvin
Tribbles are pleasant to everyone except who?
a. Klingons
The grain is meant for what planet?
a. Sherman’s Planet. It’s claimed by both the Federation and Klingon Empire.
The events of the episode are revisited in what Deep Space Nine episode?
a. Trials and Tribble-ations. It was released for Star Trek’s 30th anniversary
Who is credited with writing, The Trouble with Tribbles?
a. David Gerrold
How are the tribbles disposed of in the end?
a. Beamed onto the Klingon ship

Episode Conclusion

And that’s it for number 400. How did you do? I might revisit this format for other series we’ve already covered. Let me know what your favorite episodes from a past topic are. All of Season Six was TV shows, so there’s a lot to pick from.

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