PRIME TIME QUIZ: 50 YEARS OF STAR TREK
1. What was Star Trek’s original working title?
A. Space: The Final Frontier B. Wagon Train To The Stars C. Masters Of The Universe
2. Many tubes and pipes visible on the Starship Enterprise bear the letters GNDN. What does this stand for?
A. Goes Nowhere Does Nothing B. Geeks Need Daft Nemonics — or (m)Nemonics C. Gravity-Neutral Dilithium Nodule
3. What persuaded Nichelle Nichols (pictured) to change her mind about giving up her Lt Uhura role after the first season?
A. A fan letter from Muhammad Ali B. A 50 per cent pay rise and a bigger dressing room than DeForest Kelley C. Martin Luther King told her she was a vital role model for African-Americans
4. At the end of series 2, Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry received a memo from his producer Bob Justman about which missing props?
A. All four Captain Kirk hairpieces, which William Shatner had ‘borrowed’ B. Two-and-a-half sets of Spock ears and the last functioning phaser C. A cat called Isis
5. What did William Shatner do before bringing Captain Kirk to the big screen in Star Trek: The Motion Picture?
A. He went on a strict diet B. He had a hair transplant C. He worked on his acting with Al Pacino
6. In Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan, many of the actors who played Khan’s henchmen were previously employed as what?
A. Bouncers B. Boxers C. Chippendale dancers
7. Which of the following Star Trek ‘facts’ is true?
A. Sly Stallone bought the original 3 ft USS Enterprise for $148,000 to go with his £12,500 original Dr Who Tardis B. Gene Roddenberry surreptitiously registered lyrics (which were never recorded) for the theme tune to get a cut of the composer royalties C. President Nixon had a transporter installed in the Oval Office toilet ‘for contingencies’ (it didn’t work).
8. Why did George Takei originally turn down the chance to reprise his role as Sulu in Star Trek V: The Final Frontier?
A. He thought the script an ‘abomination’
B. He was involved in a long-running feud with the film’s director, William Shatner C. In the first draft he had only nine lines
9. Which TV presenter once admitted to being a Trekkie and having her own Star Trek uniform, communication badges and a couple of phasers?
A. Janet Street-Porter B. Anne Diamond C. Lorraine Kelly
10. Who told the BBC ‘It was an honour to get in William Shatner’s pants’ after raiding Captain Kirk’s (pictured) wardrobe for a part in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country?
A. Steve Buscemi B. Iman C. Christian Slater
11. Which of the following titles was a contender in 1998 before producers settled on Star Trek: Insurrection?
A. Set Phasers To Fun B. Past And Future C. Galaxy Quest
12. According to James Doohan’s obituary in The Times, which 20th-century legend once drove
past him, leaned out of the window and said ‘Beam me up, Scotty!’?
A. Bob Dylan B. Marlon Brando C. Elvis Presley
13. What dubious distinction did Star Trek: Nemesis acquire in 2002?
A. First film illegally streamed online B. Osama Bin Laden said it was his favourite movie C. Lowest-grossing film of the entire franchise
14. What Star Trek-related expenses were revealed by the Electoral Commission as having been spent during the 2005 General Election?
A. Labour spent £299.68 on five Star Trek outfits to taunt Tory MP John Redwood B. Conservatives spent £1,410 on a Whack-a-Klingon animated game to wind up John Prescott C. Lib Dems spent £123.99 on pointy ears and prop phasers for a John Cleese party political broadcast
15. Which unlikely pair share the distinction of having auditioned for the role of Star Trek captain?
A. Patsy Kensit and Nigel Havers B. Rowan Atkinson and Dawn French C. Emma Thompson and Lenny Henry
16. In the 2009 Star Trek reboot, what sound was used for the automatic doors opening on the Enterprise?
A. Coffee machine steaming milk B. Dyson hand-dryer C. Russian train’s toilet flushing
17. Who said ‘I grew up on Star Trek. I believe in the final frontier’?
A. Barack Obama B. Bear Grylls C. Tim Peake
18. What condition did Leonard Nimoy stipulate for appearing in Star Trek Into Darkness?
A. Coffee-flavoured ice cream be available at all times B. He be allowed to keep his prosthetic ears after shooting C. The cast and crew were banned from saying: ‘Live long and prosper’
19. Nichelle ‘Lt Uhura’ Nichols was later employed by Nasa to do what?
A. Boost the workforce female/male ratio and make the tea B. Recruit minority group and female astronauts C. Model skimpy spacewear
20. Which of the following Star Trek legacies is genuine?
A. Nasa’s Beam-Me-Up-Scotty project B. The Official William Shatner Wig Site C. An annual staging of The Klingon Christmas Carol in Chicago
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