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  1.  Who is the only person to fill a role in Star Trek, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and Star Trek: Voyager?
          Joan Collins
          Majel Barrett Roddenberry
          Diana Muldaur
          Gates McFadden

  2.  What was/were Gene Roddenberry's occupation/s before he became an aspiring television writer and created Star Trek?
          World War II Bomber pilot
          Commercial airline pilot
          Los Angeles motorcycle police officer
          All of the above

  3.  Which character was dropped after The Cage, the first pilot of Star Trek, who played the part, and why was the character dropped?
          Lieutenant Johnson, played by M. Leigh Hudec, because NBC refused to cast a woman as second in command
          Number One, played by Majel Barrett, because NBC refused to cast a woman as second in command
          Number One, played by M. Leigh Hudec, because NBC refused to cast a woman as second in command
          Lieutenant Johnson, played by Majel Barrett, because NBC refused to cast a woman as second in command

  4.  Which character left Star Trek in the first season and who played the part? 
          Doctor Ann Mulhall, played by Diana Muldaur
          Yeoman Janice Rand, played by Grace Lee Whitney
          Lieutenant Tasha Yar, played by Denise Crosby
          Kes, played by Jennifer Ann Lien

  5.  Who was the most famous female guest star in a Star Trek series, what role did she play, and in which episode?
          Diana Muldaur, as Doctor Miranda Jones, in Is There In Truth No Beauty?
          Joan Collins, as Edith Keeler, in The City on the Edge of Forever
          Meg Foster, as Onaya, in The Muse
          Stephanie Beacham, as Coutess Regina Bartholomew, in Ship in a Bottle

  6.  Why did Lieutenant Tasha Yar die, who killed her, and in which episode?
          Denise Crosby wanted to quit acting.  Tasha was killed by Duras in Redemption
          Denise Crosby chose to pursue a motion picture career.  Tasha was killed by Armus in Skin of Evil
          Denise Crosby chose to pursue a motion picture career.  Tasha was killed by Guinan in Yesterday's Enterprise
          Denise Crosby decided to quit episode television.  Tasha was killed by Sela in Unification

  7.  Where and when was the first Star Trek convention held?
           New York, in 1981
           New York, in 1975
           New York, in 1972
           Chicago, in 1975

  8.  Who played an Ocampa member of the USS Voyager's crew?   Who was her character, and what happened to her?
           Jennifer Ann Lien played Kas, who devolved to a lower level of existence
           Jennifer Ann Lien played Kas, who evolved to a higher level of existence
           Jennifer Ann Lien played Kes, who devolved to a lower level of existence
           Jennifer Ann Lien played Kes, who evolved to a higher level of existence

  9.  What does Lieutenant Uhura's name mean in Swahili?  
           Star of Freedom
           Freedom's Star
           Free Star
           Stargazing Free

10.  Who gave up a promising career to join the crew of a starship?   What career did she give up?
           Christine Chapel gave up a career in medicine
           Janice Rand gave up a career in medicine
           Christine Chapel gave up a career in bioresearch
           Janice Rand gave up a career in bioresearch

11.  What did Gene Roddenberry mean after the unsuccessful first Star Trek pilot when he told the network and the studio that he just wanted to add a little color on the bridge?
           He wanted to change to drab uniform colors
           He wanted to change the colors of the bridge furniture
           He wanted to make a black woman a member of the bridge crew
           He wanted to change the color of the walls on the bridge

12.  What was the most highly-rated syndicated series of all time?
           Star Trek: Voyager
           Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
           Star Trek: The Next Generation
           Star Trek

13.  Who was personally requested by Captain Sulu to be assigned to the USS Excelsior as Chief of Communications, and what was her position in the chain of command?
           Janice Rand, third in command
           Janice Rand, second in command
           Janice Rand, fourth in command
           Janice Rand, not in the direct chain of command

14.  Who predicted that the federation and the Klingons would become "fast friends" in the future?  What was the name of the episode?
           The Organians when they imposed the Organian Peace Treaty in Errand of Mercy
           The Organians when they imposed the Romulan Peace Treaty in Errand of Mercy
           The Organians when they imposed the Organian Peace Treaty in Sins of the Father
           The Organians when they imposed the Romulan Peace Treaty in Sins of the Father

15.  Who was called "The Lovely Lady", and in which episode?
           Janice Rand, in The Trouble with Tribbles
           Nyota Uhura, in The Trouble with Tribbles
           Janice Rand, in Trials and Tribble-ations
           Nyota Uhura, in Trials and Tribble-ations

16.  When and were was Doctor Crusher born, and why did she earn the nickname, "The Dancing Doctor"?
       
  13 November 2324, in Copernicus City, Earth.  She won a dance contest on Vulcan
           13 September 2324, in Copernicus City, Luna (Earth's moon).  She won a dance contest in St Louis
           13 November 2324, in Copernicus City, Earth.  She won a dance contest in St Louis
           13 September 2324, in Copernicus City, Luna (Earth's moon).  She won a dance contest on Vulcan

       

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Who assumed command of the USS Enterprise NCC 1701-D as the senior officer on the bridge?  What were the circumstances?

What is the federation's ultimate goal for Bajor?

Who was cast in a role she did not seek?  What were the circumstances?

What can the USS Voyager do that previous starships could not do?  What is different about its warp drive?

What is Bajoran custom concerning names?  Who pointed this out to Captain Picard?  Who played that character?

Who was assigned as First Officer of Deep Space Nine?   Why?

Who played the science officer on Deep Space Nine?   What was the character's name?

Who likes to travel in her spare time?  What has she been known to do?

Where was Ro Laren raised? What happened when she was seven years old?

Who said, "She is tough, knowledgeable, and independent, and sometimes seems an echo of myself at her age."?  Who was the subject of this statement?

Which Dax host was originally rejected as a host candidate?  Who rejected her?  Why?

What is Ezri Dax's profession?  Where did Captain Sisko first meet her?  What was the name of the episode?

How many brothers and sisters does Kate Mulgrew have?   What was her birth order among them?  What is her full name?

Whose father often read her stories of Earth's ancient American West?  How old was she when he died?  What episode established this?

Who is the Chief Engineer on the USS Voyager?  What is her parentage?

Who was "Seven of Nine" before she was Borg?  What was her complete Borg designation?

How many hosts has the Dax symbiont had, including the current one?  How many were male and how many female?

What was Marina Sirtis' favorite episode?  Why?

What character was originally intended to cross over to Star Trek: Deep Space Nine from Star Trek: The Next Generation?  Why did she not cross over?

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