Star Trek Trivia
Star Trek trivia begins with Gene Roddenberry’s original television series, which launched in the 1960s and introduced a universe that would expand for decades. The franchise has since grown across films, multiple TV series, novels, comics, and video games, becoming one of the most recognizable and commercially successful names in science fiction. Its enduring appeal comes from a mix of memorable characters, ambitious storytelling, and a lasting influence on popular culture.
Easy Star Trek Trivia
13 questions
These easy Star Trek trivia questions are great for beginners and kids around age 12 and under.
Question 1
Who created the Star Trek franchise?
Answer: Gene Roddenberry created the Star Trek franchise.
Star Trek was created by Gene Roddenberry.
Question 2
In what year did the original Star Trek TV series premiere?
- A.1969
- B.1972
- C.1966
- D.1964
Answer: The original Star Trek TV series premiered in 1966.
The Original Series first premiered in 1966.
Question 3
Which captain commands the USS Enterprise in The Original Series?
Answer: Captain James T. Kirk commands the USS Enterprise in The Original Series.
James T. Kirk is the captain of the Enterprise in The Original Series.
Question 4
Who is the half-Vulcan science officer in The Original Series?
Answer: Spock is the half-Vulcan science officer in The Original Series.
Spock serves is the science officer in The Original Series and is half-Vulcan.
Question 5
Which actor played Spock in the original TV series?
Answer: Leonard Nimoy portrayed Spock in the original TV series.
Leonard Nimoy is the actor most closely associated with Spock from the original show.
Question 6
Who portrayed Captain Kirk in The Original Series?
Answer: William Shatner portrayed Captain Kirk in The Original Series.
William Shatner played Captain James T. Kirk in The Original Series.
Question 7
What starship is most closely associated with Star Trek?
Answer: The starship most closely associated with Star Trek is the USS Enterprise.
The USS Enterprise is the franchise's most iconic ship.
Question 8
Which famous Vulcan greeting comes from Star Trek?
- A.Peace and long life
- B.To boldly go
- C.Live long and prosper
- D.May the Force be with you
Answer: “Live long and prosper” is a famous Vulcan greeting from Star Trek.
"Live long and prosper" is the well-known Vulcan greeting in Star Trek.
Question 9
The Original Series first aired on which television network?
- A.ABC
- B.FOX
- C.NBC
- D.CBS
Answer: The Original Series began on the NBC television network.
Star Trek: The Original Series began on NBC.
Question 10
What year was Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan released?
- A.1979
- B.1984
- C.1987
- D.1982
Answer: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan was released in 1982.
The film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan was released in 1982.
Question 11
In what year did Star Trek: The Next Generation premiere?
- A.1991
- B.1987
- C.1982
- D.1984
Answer: Star Trek: The Next Generation premiered in 1987.
The Next Generation first premiered in 1987.
Question 12
Who commands the Enterprise-D in The Next Generation?
Answer: Captain Jean-Luc Picard commands the Enterprise-D in The Next Generation.
Jean-Luc Picard is the captain of the Enterprise-D in The Next Generation.
Question 13
Which actor portrayed Jean-Luc Picard in The Next Generation?
Answer: Patrick Stewart portrayed Jean-Luc Picard in The Next Generation.
Patrick Stewart played Jean-Luc Picard in The Next Generation.
Star Trek Family Trivia
12 questions
These family Star Trek trivia questions are built for mixed-age game nights, classrooms, and groups.
Question 1
What is the main ship in Star Trek: The Next Generation?
Answer: The USS Enterprise-D is the main ship in Star Trek: The Next Generation.
The Next Generation centers on the USS Enterprise-D.
Question 2
Which Star Trek: The Next Generation officer is an android?
- A.Data is the android officer in Star Trek: The Next Generation.
- B.Worf
- C.Benjamin Sisko
- D.Hikaru Sulu
Answer: Data is the android officer in Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Data is the android officer aboard the Enterprise-D.
Question 3
Name the Klingon officer who serves in Star Trek: The Next Generation.?
Answer: Worf serves as a Klingon officer in Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Worf is the Klingon officer in The Next Generation.
Question 4
In what year did Star Trek: Deep Space Nine premiere?
- A.2017
- B.1993
- C.1995
- D.2001
Answer: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine premiered in 1993.
Deep Space Nine first premiered in 1993.
Question 5
Who leads Deep Space Nine as commander?
Answer: Commander Benjamin Sisko leads Deep Space Nine.
Benjamin Sisko is the leader of Deep Space Nine.
Question 6
Star Trek: Voyager first premiered in what year?
- A.2001
- B.2020
- C.1995
- D.1993
Answer: Star Trek: Voyager premiered in 1995.
Voyager began in 1995.
Question 7
Who commands the USS Voyager?
Answer: Captain Kathryn Janeway commands the USS Voyager.
Kathryn Janeway is the captain of Voyager.
Question 8
What year saw the premiere of Star Trek: Enterprise?
- A.2001
- B.1995
- C.2017
- D.2022
Answer: Star Trek: Enterprise premiered in 2001.
Enterprise premiered in 2001.
Question 9
Which captain leads the ship Enterprise in Star Trek: Enterprise?
Answer: Captain Jonathan Archer leads the ship Enterprise in Star Trek: Enterprise.
Jonathan Archer is the captain in Star Trek: Enterprise.
Question 10
What is the name of the cybernetic collective in Star Trek?
Answer: The Borg are a cybernetic collective in Star Trek.
The Borg are identified is a cybernetic collective.
Question 11
What is the Federation’s full name?
- A.Romulan Star Empire
- B.Federation Alliance
- C.United Federation
- D.Galactic Council of Worlds
Answer: The Federation’s full name is the United Federation of Planets.
Federation is short for United Federation of Planets.
Question 12
Which nickname is Montgomery Scott better known by?
Answer: Montgomery Scott is better known by the nickname Scotty.
Montgomery Scott is commonly called Scotty.
Fun Star Trek Trivia
13 questions
These fun Star Trek trivia questions highlight surprising moments and playful facts for game-night groups.
Question 1
How many seasons did the original mission of Star Trek: The Original Series last on television?
Answer: 3 seasons
The Original Series ran for 3 seasons.
Question 2
Captain Picard’s crew got a much longer TV voyage: how many seasons did Star Trek: The Next Generation run?
- A.7 seasons
- B.4 seasons
- C.5 seasons
- D.6 seasons
Answer: 7 seasons
Star Trek: The Next Generation ran for 7 seasons.
Question 3
Before the Federation’s future was fully in view, Star Trek: Enterprise spent how many seasons on the air?
Answer: 4 seasons
Star Trek: Enterprise ran for 4 seasons.
Question 4
The first six Star Trek movies belong to which crew’s cinematic era?
- A.The Next Generation cast
- B.The Deep Space Nine cast
- C.The Voyager cast
- D.The Original Series cast
Answer: The cast of The Original Series
The first six Star Trek films feature the cast of The Original Series.
Question 5
Which film kicked off the first four movies starring the Next Generation cast?
- A.Star Trek Generations
- B.Star Trek: First Contact
- C.Star Trek: Insurrection
- D.Star Trek Nemesis
Answer: Star Trek Generations
The first four Next Generation cast films begin with Star Trek Generations in 1994.
Question 6
In perhaps the most gloriously specific save-the-day plot in sci-fi, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home revolves around rescuing what animals?
- A.Dolphins
- B.Orcas
- C.Sea turtles
- D.Humpback whales
Answer: Humpback whales
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home centers on saving humpback whales.
Question 7
What is the name of Starfleet’s famously unwinnable test that has tormented cadets for generations?
Answer: The Kobayashi Maru
The Kobayashi Maru is a famous no-win test in Star Trek.
Question 8
Those purring balls of chaos known as tribbles first showed up in which episode?
- A.Mirror, Mirror
- B.The Naked Time
- C.Balance of Terror
- D.The Trouble with Tribbles
Answer: The Trouble with Tribbles
Tribble creatures first appear in the episode “The Trouble with Tribbles.”.
Question 9
Which episode first opened the door to the mirror universe?
- A.The Squire of Gothos
- B.Mirror, Mirror
- C.The Trouble with Tribbles
- D.Arena
Answer: Mirror, Mirror
The mirror universe first appears in the episode “Mirror, Mirror.”.
Question 10
Finish the legendary opening phrase from The Original Series: “_____”?
Answer: Space, the final frontier
“Space, the final frontier” opens the narration of The Original Series.
Question 11
If you were mailing a postcard to Kirk’s ship, what registry number would you put on the original Enterprise?
Answer: NCC-1701
The original Enterprise’s registry number is NCC-1701.
Question 12
What registry number belongs to the Enterprise-D?
- A.NCC-1701
- B.NCC-1701-A
- C.NX-1701
- D.NCC-1701-D
Answer: NCC-1701-D
The Enterprise-D’s registry number is NCC-1701-D.
Question 13
Which Star Trek series arrived as an animated comedy in 2020?
- A.Star Trek: Enterprise
- B.Star Trek: The Next Generation
- C.Star Trek: The Original Series
- D.Lower Decks
Answer: Star Trek: Lower Decks
Star Trek: Lower Decks is an animated comedy series that premiered in 2020.
Funny Star Trek Trivia
13 questions
These funny Star Trek trivia questions highlight playful moments, odd facts, and inside jokes.
Question 1
Which chaos-loving being, basically the galaxy’s smuggest finger-snapper, is portrayed by John de Lancie?
Answer: Q is portrayed by John de Lancie.
The actor who portrays Q is John de Lancie.
Question 2
On Deep Space Nine, which Ferengi runs the bar and somehow turns hospitality into a business strategy?
Answer: Quark is the Ferengi bartender and a main character on Deep Space Nine.
Quark is the Ferengi bartender who is a main character on Deep Space Nine.
Question 3
Who is the famously silent bar regular on Deep Space Nine, despite his legendary reputation for never shutting up offscreen?
Answer: Morn is the famously silent bar regular on Deep Space Nine.
Morn is the silent regular at the bar on Deep Space Nine.
Question 4
Which flamboyant visitor is Deanna Troi’s mother in The Next Generation?
Answer: Lwaxana Troi is Deanna Troi’s mother in The Next Generation.
Lwaxana Troi is identified is Deanna Troi’s mother in The Next Generation.
Question 5
The original Tribbles outbreak hit TV screens in what year, proving fluff can be a historical event?
Answer: “The Trouble with Tribbles” debuted in 1967.
The Original Series episode “The Trouble with Tribbles” debuted in 1967.
Question 6
What is the title of Deep Space Nine’s Tribbles episode, the one that sounds like a pun escaped containment?
Answer: The episode is titled “Trials and Tribble-ations.”
Deep Space Nine’s Tribbles episode is called “Trials and Tribble-ations.”.
Question 7
What recurring Ferengi rulebook on Deep Space Nine treats greed like it’s a sacred text?
Answer: The Ferengi Rules of Acquisition are the recurring element.
The recurring Ferengi guide in Deep Space Nine is the Rules of Acquisition.
Question 8
Seven of Nine joins Voyager in which season, arriving like the universe just added extra confidence settings?
Answer: Seven of Nine first appears in Voyager’s fourth season.
Seven of Nine first appears during Star Trek: Voyager’s fourth season.
Question 9
On Voyager, what is the Emergency Medical Hologram commonly called when everyone is too busy for his full job description?
Answer: The Emergency Medical Hologram is commonly called The Doctor.
Voyager’s Emergency Medical Hologram is commonly called The Doctor.
Question 10
Which Voyager crew member somehow combined the jobs of cook and morale officer, as if one apron could fix everything?
Answer: Neelix serves as cook and morale officer on Voyager.
Neelix is the one who serves is both cook and morale officer on Voyager.
Question 11
In Star Trek IV, Kirk and Spock time-travel to what year in San Francisco to sort out a very aquatic problem?
Answer: They travel to 1986 San Francisco.
In Star Trek IV, Kirk and Spock travel to 1986 San Francisco.
Question 12
In Star Trek IV, which rescued humpback whale is the one that responds to the probe?
Answer: The whale that responds to the probe is named George.
The responding whale in Star Trek IV is George.
Question 13
What is the name of the other rescued humpback whale in Star Trek IV, the one not named George?
Answer: The other rescued humpback whale is named Gracie.
The second rescued humpback whale in Star Trek IV is Gracie.
Hard Star Trek Trivia
14 questions
These hard Star Trek trivia questions are for expert fans who want a real challenge.
Question 1
What was the title of the rejected first Star Trek pilot?
Answer: The rejected first Star Trek pilot was titled “The Cage.”
The original pilot that was not initially accepted was “The Cage.”.
Question 2
In Star Trek’s first pilot, which captain is in command of the Enterprise?
Answer: Captain Christopher Pike commands the Enterprise in “The Cage.”
The Enterprise commander in “The Cage” is Christopher Pike, not Kirk.
Question 3
Majel Barrett played which officer in the original pilot “The Cage”?
Answer: Majel Barrett played Number One in the original pilot “The Cage.”
In the first pilot, Majel Barrett’s role was Number One.
Question 4
Which alien species is featured in “The Cage”?
Answer: The aliens featured in “The Cage” are the Talosians.
The pilot “The Cage” centers on the Talosians.
Question 5
After “The Cage,” which episode served as Star Trek’s second pilot?
Answer: “Where No Man Has Gone Before” was the second pilot produced for Star Trek.
The second pilot produced was “Where No Man Has Gone Before.”.
Question 6
In what year was Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country released?
Answer: Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country was released in 1991.
The release year for Star Trek VI was 1991.
Question 7
What release year belongs to Star Trek: First Contact?
Answer: Star Trek: First Contact was released in 1996.
First Contact reached theaters in 1996.
Question 8
Which starship is the warship assigned to Deep Space Nine?
Answer: The USS Defiant is the warship assigned to Deep Space Nine.
Deep Space Nine’s assigned warship is the USS Defiant.
Question 9
Deep Space Nine sits near what major spatial phenomenon?
Answer: Deep Space Nine is located near the stable Bajoran wormhole.
The station’s strategic importance comes from its location near the Bajoran wormhole.
Question 10
Name the major Cardassian antagonist on Deep Space Nine.?
Answer: Gul Dukat is a major Cardassian antagonist on Deep Space Nine.
The listed major Cardassian antagonist is Gul Dukat.
Question 11
What title is commonly used for the Founder leader on Deep Space Nine?
Answer: The Founder leader in Deep Space Nine is often called the Female Changeling.
The commonly used designation is the Female Changeling.
Question 12
Who is the Changeling security chief on Deep Space Nine?
Answer: Odo is a Changeling security chief on Deep Space Nine.
The station’s Changeling security chief is Odo.
Question 13
Relative to The Original Series, when does Star Trek: Discovery begin?
Answer: Star Trek: Discovery begins about a decade before The Original Series.
Discovery starts roughly ten years before TOS.
Question 14
Who is the central protagonist of Star Trek: Discovery?
Answer: Michael Burnham is the central protagonist of Star Trek: Discovery.
Michael Burnham is Discovery’s central protagonist.
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