# StarTrek Geek Quiz **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 30, 2000, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/startrek-geek-quiz/31361 "2000-08-30T17:05:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![JimmyNipples](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb9ed0/32.png) [@JimmyNipples](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimmyNipples)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2000, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/startrek-geek-quiz/31361/41 "2000-08-31T15:20:56Z")
I’m a Yeoman…christ I need a hobby. ---
**Author:** ![soulsling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@soulsling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/soulsling)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2000, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/startrek-geek-quiz/31361/42 "2000-08-31T17:16:08Z")
Sadly enough, I actually remembered the safe combo somehow. Strange memory. ---
**Author:** ![Running\_with\_Scissors](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Running\_with\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Running_with_Scissors)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2000, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/startrek-geek-quiz/31361/43 "2000-08-31T18:15:05Z")
Made it to Rigellian, about halfway through (although I did complete it). Missed Kirk’s combination, even though I made an effort to memorize it after seeing the episode once, thinking it would make a good trivia question. Apparently I was right. Actually, I seem to recall that there were two different episodes where Kirk’s combination was visible (This Side of Paradise and The Tholian Web, maybe?), and the combinations were different. I don’t even think I’ve watched an episode of TOS in the last five years, either. It’s sad what the brain will retain… ---
**Author:** ![Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/bc8723/32.png) [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2000, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/startrek-geek-quiz/31361/44 "2000-08-31T19:24:47Z")
Yikes, how did I make Admiral? I’ve seen about one and a half TOS shows! I guessed a lot based on what I thought the writers were most likely to have done - maybe I should write sci-fi TV? And yes, I would have shot right up to the top if it were a TNG quiz, I am more of a neo-nerd. ---
**Author:** ![tracer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tracer/32/20578_2.png) [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2000, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/startrek-geek-quiz/31361/45 "2000-09-01T01:17:10Z")
CnoteChris wrote: > [@](#): > > I was most impressed that I knew Kirks safe combination. It was a joke years ago on some show I saw. That “show you saw” was almost certainly the famous _Saturday Night Live_ episode where Shatner was the guest star. They did this sketch that was supposed to be in a _Star Trek_ convention, and one of the really nerdy audience members had a “bet” with one of his friends and, after referring to the episode by its _episode number_ instead of merely its name, asked Shatner, “What was the combination of that safe?” After about another 30 seconds of similar geekiness, Shatner uttered the now-immortal words, “GET A LIFE!!”. ---
**Author:** ![tracer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tracer/32/20578_2.png) [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2000, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/startrek-geek-quiz/31361/46 "2000-09-01T01:21:51Z")
Speaking of “Making it to Rigellian” in the quiz: What happens if you answer a question incorrectly, then use the browser’s “back” button and CHANGE YOUR ANSWER?! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/startrek-geek-quiz/31361.md?page=2)