# "Star Trek" trivia contest **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 1, 2006, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-trivia-contest/354948 "2006-05-01T13:36:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Weirddave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2006, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-trivia-contest/354948/121 "2006-05-03T05:38:49Z")
I can’t believe that nobodey has answered the Arex question yet. He was an Edo. Now, in the same vein… What race was M’Ress, also from TAS? ---
**Author:** ![Weirddave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2006, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-trivia-contest/354948/122 "2006-05-03T05:44:52Z")
Another one: The Tribble predator was a Glomer. (I like TAS) Hmm, how about this? Who went from being the absolute boss of the southside territory to being the owner of a small diner? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Weirddave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2006, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-trivia-contest/354948/123 "2006-05-03T05:48:39Z")
Oh, and Spock’s pet was a Shelat named I’Chaya. Who was the first regular cast member to write an episode for Star Trek, what was the episode called? ---
**Author:** ![Pushkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ee59a6/32.png) [@Pushkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pushkin)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2006, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-trivia-contest/354948/124 "2006-05-03T09:10:51Z")
> [@Khan](#): > > Currently unanswered questions: > > Who was the first person to refer to the U.S.S. Defiant as a ‘tough little ship’? Sisko or Riker come to mind. > [@Khan](#): > > How many crew members were on the Woden (freighter destroyed in “The Ultimate Computer”)? None (robotic freighter?) > [@Khan](#): > > What episode first mentioned Tiberius as Kirk’s middle name? I remember it as being a TAS episode, but not which one. I’ll not ask a question because I’ve half answered these (although I’m fairly sure of the crew compliment of the Woden) and I can’t think of any of the top of my head 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2006, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-trivia-contest/354948/125 "2006-05-03T09:13:37Z")
> [@Weirddave](#): > > I can’t believe that nobodey has answered the Arex question yet. He was an Edo. Now, in the same vein… > What race was M’Ress, also from TAS? She was a Caitian, or some very similar spelling. Emphatically not a kzin (which is equally emphatically not spelled with an apostrophe). I’m puzzled about everyone calling Diane Muldaur “Miranda Jones”. I coulda sworn she played Janice Lester in _Turnabout Intruder_. Must dig out the vids. However: > [@Khaaaaannn!!!](#): > > What goal did Spock fail to reach, and what did it require of him? That’d be _Kohlinar_, and he had to purge all emotion. ---
**Author:** ![Icerigger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icerigger/32/432_2.png) [@Icerigger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icerigger)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2006, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-trivia-contest/354948/126 "2006-05-03T09:26:11Z")
> [@](#): > > What was the name of the tribble predator from TAS? A Glomar ? > [@](#): > > What religion did Khan practice? He is probably a Seik (sp?), their the most fantastic warriors. ---
**Author:** ![DWMarch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwmarch/32/1010_2.png) [@DWMarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWMarch)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2006, 9:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-trivia-contest/354948/127 "2006-05-03T09:36:09Z")
Taking a shot at the remaining ones: [ul][li]What is the race of Arex, the orange three-legged alien navigator in TAS?[/li]Triexian or Edoan, depending who you ask. [li]What happened when Chakotay helped B’lanna Torres go on a vision quest?[/li]She killed her spirit guide. [li]What were the names of Shuttlecraft 3 and 5 on the Enterprise A in Star Trek V?[/li]Gallileo was one of them. I think the other was Copernicus. [li]What exotic bio-weapon was used to kill a hapless scientist on Cold Station 12?[/li]My own question so I won’t answer it. Nobody remembers that gory scene? [li]What was Picard’s first name before it was changed to Jean-Luc?[/li]Jacques [li]What was the species of animal that Spock had as a pet growing up and that menaced Archer in “The Forge?”[/li]Sehlat[/ul] ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2006, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-trivia-contest/354948/128 "2006-05-03T10:01:42Z")
> [@Icerigger](#): > > (What was Khan’s religion?) > > He is probably a Seik (sp?), their the most fantastic warriors. As his name was something like Khan Noonien Singh, that’d make him a Sikh all right. This does raise the question of what he was doing running around bare-headed and clean-shaven though. :dubious: > [@Otto](#): > > One was the lirpa and the other was the ahn-woon, but I never remember which one is which. I’m pretty sure the lirpa is the one with the blade, and the ahn-woon is the strap. Your “pretty sure” is dead right. > [@Otto](#): > > Commodore Decker in the TOS episode with the planet-killer ultimate weapon (damn my ep-name memory!) _The Doomsday Machine_. Another question: Trek-wise, who’s the odd one out of Norman Spinrad, Harlan Ellison and Larry Niven? ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2006, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-trivia-contest/354948/129 "2006-05-03T13:39:45Z")
> [@Weirddave](#): > > Hmm, how about this? Who went from being the absolute boss of the southside territory to being the owner of a small diner? Vic Tayback (from “A Piece of the Action” to _Alice_). ---
**Author:** ![Khan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3ab097/32.png) [@Khan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khan)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2006, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-trivia-contest/354948/130 "2006-05-03T14:02:14Z")
> [@Malacandra](#): > > Another question: Trek-wise, who’s the odd one out of Norman Spinrad, Harlan Ellison and Larry Niven? Harlan Ellison never wrote any Star Trek, but people like to think he did (Penny Arcade has made fun of him about this). > [@Pushkin](#): > > None (robotic freighter?) Nice catch. > [@DWMarch](#): > > What exotic bio-weapon was used to kill a hapless scientist on Cold Station 12? > My own question so I won’t answer it. Nobody remembers that gory scene? I do, I just can’t remember what it was. Incidentally, that guy was played by the actor who played Tom Smikowski in Office Space: “It’s a jump to conclusions mat!” “I’m a people person. I AM GOOD WITH PEOPLE. WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE?!” Khan was a Sikh, I’chaya was a Sehlat, Woden was indeed unmanned, shuttles 3 and 5 were Copernicus and Galileo, respectively, and B’lanna did try to kill her spirit guide. Diana Muldar definitely didn’t play Janet Lester, though. What was Spock’s aforementioned pet’s most distinctive feature? Name a few (2+) Cardassian food/drink items that were mentioned in Star Trek. ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2006, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-trivia-contest/354948/131 "2006-05-03T14:13:24Z")
> [@Khan](#): > > Harlan Ellison never wrote any Star Trek, but people like to think he did (Penny Arcade has made fun of him about this). Well, he got credited for _City on the Edge of Forever_, however little the ep owed to his original idea. Anyone else want to try it? > [@Khan](#): > > Diana Muldar definitely didn’t play Janet Lester, though. Better check it out and calm my disordered brain then. > [@Khan](#): > > What was Spock’s aforementioned pet’s most distinctive feature? Dialogue goes something like this: Amanda: Well, he did have a _sehlat_ he was very fond of. McCoy: A _sehlat_? Amanda: It’s a little like a fat teddy bear. McCoy: A teddy bear? - Amanda exits McCoy: A **teddy bear**?? 😃 Spock: Not precisely, Doctor. On Vulcan, the "teddy bear"s are alive and have six-inch fangs. :dubious: McCoy: :eek: ---
**Author:** ![kingpengvin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9dc877/32.png) [@kingpengvin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kingpengvin)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2006, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-trivia-contest/354948/132 "2006-05-03T14:40:09Z")
How many crew members were on the Woden (freighter destroyed in “The Ultimate Computer”)? None, it was a robot ship. What is the Destruct code for The USS Enterprise (NCC1701) What is the Destruct code for the USS Enterprise (NCC 1701D) On the planet Charon there were two “races” of the same Dominent Species. Describe the difference between the two races and what made one “Superior” to the other. ---
**Author:** ![AtomicDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac91a4/32.png) [@AtomicDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AtomicDog)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2006, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-trivia-contest/354948/133 "2006-05-03T14:42:41Z")
Which starships share names with automobile models? ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2006, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-trivia-contest/354948/134 "2006-05-03T14:54:40Z")
> [@Khan](#): > > Name a few (2+) Cardassian food/drink items that were mentioned in Star Trek. Hasperat and kinar. Probably mangling the spelling; hasperat’s like a spicy wrap, and kinar is booze. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2006, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-trivia-contest/354948/135 "2006-05-03T14:57:03Z")
buh. never mind. Hasperat’s Bajoran. ---
**Author:** ![AtomicDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac91a4/32.png) [@AtomicDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AtomicDog)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2006, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-trivia-contest/354948/136 "2006-05-03T14:58:47Z")
> [@Khan](#): > > Unanswered questions: > [li]Who was the first person to refer to the U.S.S. Defiant as a ‘tough little ship’?[/li] It was Riker in _First Contact_ ---
**Author:** ![kingpengvin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9dc877/32.png) [@kingpengvin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kingpengvin)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2006, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-trivia-contest/354948/137 "2006-05-03T15:09:31Z")
> [@Khan](#): > > Name a few (2+) Cardassian food/drink items that were mentioned in Star Trek. Red leaf tea… Raktojino(?) ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2006, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-trivia-contest/354948/138 "2006-05-03T15:09:32Z")
> [@AtomicDog](#): > > Which starships share names with automobile models? Voyager, Intrepid, Yukon, and Defiant spring to mind. What was the name of Kirk’s Bird of Prey? ---
**Author:** ![kingpengvin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9dc877/32.png) [@kingpengvin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kingpengvin)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2006, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-trivia-contest/354948/139 "2006-05-03T15:10:46Z")
> [@Ethilrist](#): > > What was the name of Kirk’s Bird of Prey? Bounty Who chrisitaned it that. And what was the last thing Scotty replaced on it? ---
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