Star Trek films quiz

By: Olivia Cantor
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Star Trek films quiz
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Live long and prosper by taking this ultimate Star Trek movies quiz!
The Star Trek films were based on the original TV series that began airing during which year?
1965
1966
The series was actually cancelled in 1969 due to poor ratings.
1967
1968

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To continue the life of Star Trek, its creator lobbied to make a film version. Who was this creator?
Greg Roddenberry
George Roddenberry
Gene Roddenberry
Roddenberry was the first television scriptwriter to be honored with a star on the famous Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Gary Roddenberry

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The first film incarnation of the Star Trek series premiered in 1979. What was its complete title?
Star Trek: The Film
Star Trek: The Movie
Star Trek: The First
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
The original cast of the TV series appeared in this film.

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This director of the very first Star Trek movie actually directed/co-directed movie musicals such as West Side Story and The Sound of Music. What was his name?
Billy Wilder
Robert Wise
Wise started out as an editor. He edited Orson Welles’ classic film Citizen Kane.
David Selznick
Jerome Robbins

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There are 6 Star Trek films in the original series, meaning the cast of the TV series were in these film versions. All of these titles belong to this series, except for one. Can you guess which?
The Wrath of Khan
First Contact
Star Trek: First Contact belongs to the Next Generation film series.
The Voyage Home
The Undiscovered Country

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In Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, which actor played the titular villain of Khan Noonien Singh?
Ricardo Bernardo
Ricardo Montoya
Ricardo Montalban
In the reboot film, the character Khan was given a false identity to infiltrate the Enterprise crew.
Ricardo Lopez

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Which modern-day actor played the villain Khan again in the reboot films?
Benedict Cumberbatch
Cumberbatch played a younger Khan in the 2013 reboot film Star Trek Into Darkness.
Alain Delon
Gene Kelly
Leo DiCaprio

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The third film in the Star Trek original series involved the search for which main character?
Scotty
Sulu
Spock
This film was premiered in 1984.
Chekov

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Star Trek V, which premiered in 1989, had this subtitle, a reference to what the TV series narration would always say at the beginning of each episode.
To Explore Strange New Worlds
To Boldly Go
Where No Man Has Gone Before
The Final Frontier%0DTo Explore Strange New Worlds
Captain T. James Kirk does the narration that mentions this title.

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In the original series films, and in the TV series, who played Captain James T. Kirk?
DeForest Kelley
George Takei
Leonard Nimoy
William Shatner
Shatner is actually Canadian, not American.

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Who played the younger James T. Kirk in the reboot film which premiered in 2009?
Chris Nelson
Chris Pine
Kirk was the recognized commanding officer of the starship named USS Enterprise.
Chris Woods
Chris Reeve

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In Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, the crew of the USS Enterprise travel back to the 20th century to retrieve a pair of these types of animals.
eagles
giraffes
humpback whales
This film was released in 1986.
tarsiers

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This original series cast member actually directed Star Trek III: The Search for Spock and Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home.
William Shatner
Leonard Nimoy
Nimoy also shares story credit for Star Trek IV and Star Trek VI in the original series.
George Takei
DeForest Kelley

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This original series cast member also directed one of the original series films, namely Star Trek V: The Final Frontier. Who was this actor-turned-director?
William Shatner
Shatner also voiced Kirk in the Star Trek animated series.
Leonard Nimoy
George Takei
DeForest Kelley

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The next batch of Star Trek films, comprised of a new cast, is based on the TV series which bore this complete title.
Star Trek: The Next Batch
Star Trek: The Next People
Star Trek: The Next Crew
Star Trek: The Next Generation
The series premiered in 1987 and ended in 1994.

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Who was the featured Enterprise captain in the Next Generation film series, the one who also starred in the TV series version?
Captain James Kirk
Captain Hikaru Sulu
Captain Jean-Luc Picard
In the Star Trek Generations film released in 1994, Picard and former series captain Kirk team up to stop a mad man villain.
Captain John Harriman

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Who played Captain Jean-Luc Picard in the Next Generation film series?
Patrick Swayze
Patrick Stallone
Patrick Dempsey
Patrick Stewart
Stewart is an English actor who began his career in theater with the Royal Shakespeare Company.

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There were four films under the Next Generation film series. Which of these titles is not part of the series?
Star Trek The Undiscovered Country
Star Trek: Nemesis completes the four Next Generation films.
Star Trek Generations
Star Trek: First Contact
Star Trek: Insurrection

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In Star Trek Generations, there is an ensign working in the starship Enterprise-B who is the daughter of an Enterprise crew member in the original series. Which father-daughter team is this?
Deanna and Ian Troi
Winona and James Kirk
Yvette and Jean-Luc Picard
Demora and Hikaru Sulu
Jacqueline Kim played Demora Sulu while George Takei played Hikaru Sulu.

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Who played Sulu in the reboot films?
John Cho
Cho portrayed Harold Lee in the Harold and Kumar films.
John Wu
John Park
John Chan

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What is the name of the endearing android character which appeared in the Next Generation film and TV series?
Lieutenant Commander Intelligence
Lieutenant Commander Binary
Lieutenant Commander Code
Lieutenant Commander Data
Data was played by actor Brent Spiner.

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This is the institution where aspiring officers of starships enroll in and train.
Starfleet Academy
Its motto is “From the stars, knowledge."
Starship Academy
StarTrek Academy
StarWars Academy

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Two of the Next Generation films were also directed by a cast member of the series. Who was this actor-director?
Wil Wheaton
Patrick Stewart
Jonathan Frakes
Frakes directed Star Trek: First Contact released in 1996 and Star Trek: Insurrection released in 1998.
Brent Spiner

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In the 2009 reboot films, the younger version of Kirk first meets the younger version of Spock not as equals but in these hierarchical roles.
assistant and ensign
captain and commander
cadet and instructor
Star Trek, the first reboot film, is like a prequel (with an alternative story) to the original series films featuring the younger versions of the characters in this series.
officer and gentleman

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What is Mr. Spock’s non-human half-heritage?
Balkans
Vulcans
Vulcans try to resort to logic and reasoning and shun a display of emotions.
Norwegians
Vikings

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The pivotal communications officer character of Nyota Uhura, portrayed by Nichelle Nichols in the original series, is played by which actress in the reboot films?
Jordana Brewster
Rosario Dawson
Zoe Saldana
Uhura contributes to the multicultural crew of the Star Trek series portraying significant roles.
Octavia Spencer

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Chief engineer Montgomery Scott, played by James Doohan in the original series, is played by which British actor in the reboot series?
Simon Cowell
Simon Says
Simon Manchester
Simon Pegg
Pegg also starred and actually co-wrote the three films Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, and The World’s End.

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“Beam me up, Scotty!” is a catchphrase that originated in the Star Trek animation series. In which of the films did this catchphrase somewhat used?
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
The original line was “Scotty, beam me up."
Star Trek: Insurrection
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Star Trek: The Next Generation

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This cast member of the reboot films recently died from a freak accident.
Yakob Yelchin
Anton Yelchin
Yelchin was 27 when he died.
Pavlov Yelchin
Ivan Yelchin

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Who directed the first two Star Trek reboot films?
J.J. Abrams
Abrams also co-produced the reboot films.
Michael Bay
Steven Spielberg
Brad Bird

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This is the only Star Trek film to have won an Academy Award.
2009’s Star Trek reboot
It won an Oscar for Best Make-up.
2002's Star Trek Nemesis
1979's Star Trek original
1984's Star Trek Generations

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Regarding its total running time, this is the shortest of the Star Trek films.
Star Trek: First Contact
Star Trek Generations
Star Trek: Nemesis
Star Trek: Insurrection
Insurrection clocks in at 103 minutes, or 1 hour and 43 minutes.

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The third film in the reboot series is actually co-written by a cast member. Who is this actor-writer?
Simon Pegg
Pegg also appeared in Star Trek reboot director J.J. Abrams' Star Wars "reboot."
Zachary Quinto
Chris Pine
Karl Urban

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The first film, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, was technically the longest of the Star Trek films. But it is now tied with this other title in the series.
Star Trek: Into Darkness
Both films clock in at 132 minutes, or 2 hours and 12 minutes.
Star Trek: Into Longness
Star Trek: Into Heaviness
Star Trek: Into Loneliness

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This is the proposed title of the next Star Trek reboot film, scheduled for release this 2016.
Star Trek Beyond
This film was not directed by J.J. Abrams, but he is still a co-producer.
Star Trek Beneath
Star Trek Below
Star Trek Believe

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