A couple of months ago, I set aside my Netflix DVDs and began pulling my old Deep Space Nine DVD sets off the shelf. I began with the pilot, which I'd intended to watch as a stand-alone, and then just kept watching the episodes in order. I just finished the sixth season (fare thee well, Jadzia), and have started the seventh. While watching, I think I've come up with a pretty tough set of trivia questions for those brave enough to try:
1. Name two characters who are mentioned by DS9 cast members, yet have never been seen in any episode of any series, nor ever portrayed by actors.
2. Name three distinguishing design characteristics of the Defiant-Class Starship, and one unique feature of the U.S.S. Defiant.
3. In "For The Uniform", what does Odo want Sisko to remind Starfleet Security of?
4. What item, previously belonging to Nog, does Worf own?
5. What reason does Dukat give to Sisko for his preference to still be referred to as "Gul" following the alliance between Cardassia and the Dominion?
6. What sport does Kassidy Yates' brother play? What planet does he play it on? What is this planet's signifigance?
7. In the Mirror-Universe, Miles O'Brien's counterpart is nicknamed what?
8. Via the station's access ladders, how many levels is it from the docking ring to an upper pylon's airlock?
9. Worf considers resigning from Starfleet and taking a job with what alliance?
10. Prior to his posting on the Saratoga, Ben Sisko fought in what conflict?
11. According to Lt. Commander Eddington, the Federation is worse than what?
12. In this fourth season episode, set primarily on Earth, the guest-star captain and the ship she commands are both given names relating to what 18th century American military disaster?
13. Why does Ben Sisko agree to write Nog a letter of recommendation to Starfleet Academy?
14. Deep Space Nine's Runabouts are named for what?
15. If you eat out on the Promenade, it'd be wise not to accuse the proprietier of this cultural restaraunt of dishonorable behavior.
16. What really happened at Roswell, 1947?
17. What is it about Sisko's relationship with the Bajorans that makes Starfleet nervous?
18. According to Weyoun 6, the Vorta were once little more than what?
19. Is Benny Russell the dreamer or the dream?
20. If you're ever shopping for wines or spirits, this cousin of Nog's is the Ferengi to see.
Posted by AndrewR (Member # 44) on :
NICE! I'll give it a go - off the top of my head - no cheating.
quote:Originally posted by Malnurtured Snay:
1. Name two characters who are mentioned by DS9 cast members, yet have never been seen in any episode of any series, nor ever portrayed by actors.
Captain Boday and Vilix'praan. SP?
2. Name three distinguishing design characteristics of the Defiant-Class Starship, and one unique feature of the U.S.S. Defiant.
Ablative Armour, pulse canons and hmmm... regenerative shielding??
Defiant: cloaking device
3. In "For The Uniform", what does Odo want Sisko to remind Starfleet Security of?
To send a proper Starfleet head of security?? I don't think so - cause Odo never liked anyone they sent.
4. What item, previously belonging to Nog, does Worf own?
Tooth Sharpener!!
5. What reason does Dukat give to Sisko for his preference to still be referred to as "Gul" following the alliance between Cardassia and the Dominion?
Legate's are stuck behind a desk??
6. What sport does Kassidy Yates' brother play? What planet does he play it on? What is this planet's signifigance?
Baseball, Cestus III (pioneers) and it's the planet from "Arena".
7. In the Mirror-Universe, Miles O'Brien's counterpart is nicknamed what?
Smiley... he's a tinkerer of things.
8. Via the station's access ladders, how many levels is it from the docking ring to an upper pylon's airlock?
24 levels? or is it 36?
9. Worf considers resigning from Starfleet and taking a job with what alliance?
Neberrite Alliance.
10. Prior to his posting on the Saratoga, Ben Sisko fought in what conflict?
Tzenkethi conflict
11. According to Lt. Commander Eddington, the Federation is worse than what?
The Borg??
12. In this fourth season episode, set primarily on Earth, the guest-star captain and the ship she commands are both given names relating to what 18th century American military disaster?
Lakota and Captain Benteen (I think). Leah Brahms actress.
13. Why does Ben Sisko agree to write Nog a letter of recommendation to Starfleet Academy?
Hmmm gah, can't remember clearly - blasted Hew-mon brain!! Either cause he saw what it meant to Rom or he was impressed by Nog's plea.
14. Deep Space Nine's Runabouts are named for what?
Earth's rivers.
Yangtzee-Kiang Rio Grande Danube Orinoco Gander (Why?) Yukon? Ganges Mekong
15. If you eat out on the Promenade, it'd be wise not to accuse the proprietier of this cultural restaraunt of dishonorable behavior.
Klingon Restaurant (I don't know if it was given a name)
16. What really happened at Roswell, 1947?
Ferengi, Quark's Treasure and a shapeshifter.
17. What is it about Sisko's relationship with the Bajorans that makes Starfleet nervous?
He's their Emissary - a religious figure - and thus becomes a Prime Directive issue.
18. According to Weyoun 6, the Vorta were once little more than what?
Rodents?
19. Is Benny Russell the dreamer or the dream?
Both and Neither??
20. If you're ever shopping for wines or spirits, this cousin of Nog's is the Ferengi to see. Cousin Graylor? Is he the one with the planet?
Posted by Mars Needs Women (Member # 1505) on :
"According to Weyoun 6, the Vorta were once little more than what?
Rodents?"
I thought it was apes?
Posted by Mark Nguyen (Member # 469) on :
Tree-dwelling primates, I think. Like sloths or lemurs.
Mark
Posted by Mars Needs Women (Member # 1505) on :
Yeah that's what I remember-primates.
Posted by Omega (Member # 91) on :
3. In "For The Uniform", what does Odo want Sisko to remind Starfleet Security of? That Starfleet sent Eddington to the station because they didn't trust Odo.
5. What reason does Dukat give to Sisko for his preference to still be referred to as "Gul" following the alliance between Cardassia and the Dominion? So much less pretentious than the alternatives. Emperor, First Minister, President... Emmisary...
12. In this fourth season episode, set primarily on Earth, the guest-star captain and the ship she commands are both given names relating to what 18th century American military disaster?
Little Big Horn.
Posted by Daniel Butler (Member # 1689) on :
Does the Defiant have regenerative shielding? I was going to say the new compact warp-core design for the third characteristic...they sure made a big deal out of it being over-powered.
Posted by Aban Rune (Member # 226) on :
1. Captain Bodine (SP?) the guy with the transparent skull, and Villix Pran, the Starfleet officer who keeps budding.
2. No nacelle pylons. No Secondary Hull. Recessed bridge. Romulan cloak on board.
3. Already been answered.
4. Tooth sharpener.
5. It's not as pretentious as other titles.
6. Baseball (the Pike City Pioneers). The planet was mentioned in TOS... can't remember the name.
7. Smiley.
8. No clue.
9. The Niberite Alliance.
10. Tzen-Kethie (SP?)
11. The Borg.
12. Ummm... dunno. The ship was the Lakota though.
13. Because he doesn't want to be like his uncle and knows he has something to contribute if he would only be given a chance.
14. Earth Rivers.
15. The Klingon Kiosk.
16. Quark, Nog and Odo arrived in a Ferengi cargo ship.
17. They view him as a religious icon.
18. Already answered.
19. Both.
20. Balin... oh wait... that's LotR
Posted by HerbShrump (Member # 1230) on :
quote:Originally posted by Malnurtured Snay: 12. In this fourth season episode, set primarily on Earth, the guest-star captain and the ship she commands are both given names relating to what 18th century American military disaster?
I believe you mean the 19th century (1800s). There wasn't even an American military in the 18th century until 1776.
Posted by OnToMars (Member # 621) on :
My go:
1. Captain DeSoto, 2. Pulse phasers, no science labs, ablative armor/cloaking device 3. He's in charge of Station security 4. Tooth Sharpener 5. Nostalgia 6. Baseball, Cestus III, Kirk fought Gorn 7. Smiley 8. No idea 9. 10. Tzenkethi 11. ? 12. Little Bighorn 13. Because he performs thankless tasks to demonstrate motivation 14. Terran rivers 15. Klingon restaurant 16. Quark et. al 17. Emmissary 18. Tree dwelling marsupials 19. Did I just blow your mind? 20. Cousin Galen (or Gala?).
Not as well as I would've liked, actually, but thems the breaks.
Posted by Shik (Member # 343) on :
Captain De Soto WAS seen, though.
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
I'm going to answer as many of these as I can without looking at any previous responses or consulting any reference material. And I'm sure I'll be horrified by how many I actually know.
1. Name two characters who are mentioned by DS9 cast members, yet have never been seen in any episode of any series, nor ever portrayed by actors.
The captain with the clear skull (Boday, I think, but the spelling could be wrong). And the asexual crewman whose buds Bashir had to tend.
4. What item, previously belonging to Nog, does Worf own?
Tooth sharpener.
6. What sport does Kassidy Yates' brother play? What planet does he play it on? What is this planet's signifigance?
Baseball on Cestus III, which, as far as we knew, was violently being claimed by the Gorn.
7. In the Mirror-Universe, Miles O'Brien's counterpart is nicknamed what?
Smiley.
10. Prior to his posting on the Saratoga, Ben Sisko fought in what conflict?
The Tzenkethi War? (Not certain on that one.)
11. According to Lt. Commander Eddington, the Federation is worse than what?
Javert? Or is that just Sisko? He may have compared the Federation at large to the Dominion, maybe? (Addendum : After reading the other answers, I remember that it was, in fact, the Borg. So, never mind.)
14. Deep Space Nine's Runabouts are named for what?
Rivers. On Earth.
15. If you eat out on the Promenade, it'd be wise not to accuse the proprietier of this cultural restaraunt of dishonorable behavior.
Didn't they usually just call it "the Klingon restaurant"?
16. What really happened at Roswell, 1947?
Time-travelling Ferengis landed. With a shape-shifter. Then they all escaped.
17. What is it about Sisko's relationship with the Bajorans that makes Starfleet nervous?
The fact that they made him their Jesus.
19. Is Benny Russell the dreamer or the dream?
Yes?
Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :
"Captain De Soto WAS seen, though."
Yes, but not on DS9. I should've been more specific, though -- I did want characters unique to DS9.
Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :
1. Name two characters who are mentioned by DS9 cast members, yet have never been seen in any episode of any series, nor ever portrayed by actors.
Captain Boday and Lt. Pran (although Pran is NOT asexual, Dr. Bashir calls him "he.")
2. Name three distinguishing design characteristics of the Defiant-Class Starship, and one unique feature of the U.S.S. Defiant.
Class: Compact nacelle design, ablative armour, no on-board "luxuries."
Defiant: Cloaking Device.
3. In "For The Uniform", what does Odo want Sisko to remind Starfleet Security of?
Starfleet Security send Eddington to DS9 because they didn't trust Odo. Then Eddington went and became a traitor.
4. What item, previously belonging to Nog, does Worf own?
A tooth sharpener.
5. What reason does Dukat give to Sisko for his preference to still be referred to as "Gul" following the alliance between Cardassia and the Dominion?
Gul is more "hands on."
6. What sport does Kassidy Yates' brother play? What planet does he play it on? What is this planet's signifigance?
Baseball. Cestus III. It's role in TOS "Arena."
7. In the Mirror-Universe, Miles O'Brien's counterpart is nicknamed what?
Smiley.
8. Via the station's access ladders, how many levels is it from the docking ring to an upper pylon's airlock?
Fifty-seven.
9. Worf considers resigning from Starfleet and taking a job with what alliance?
Nyberite. (Sp?)
10. Prior to his posting on the Saratoga, Ben Sisko fought in what conflict?
The Tzenkethi War.
11. According to Lt. Commander Eddington, the Federation is worse than what?
The Borg.
12. In this fourth season episode, set primarily on Earth, the guest-star captain and the ship she commands are both given names relating to what 18th century American military disaster?
This was a two part answer. "Paradise Lost." Battle of the Little Big Horn.
13. Why does Ben Sisko agree to write Nog a letter of recommendation to Starfleet Academy?
Nog tells him that, like his father before him, he doesn't have the lobes for business. Whereas his father insisted on trying anyway (and getting nothing), Nog actually wants a future -- and wants it in Starfleet.
14. Deep Space Nine's Runabouts are named for what?
Earth's rivers. Good thing there are a lot of them, Kira says.
15. If you eat out on the Promenade, it'd be wise not to accuse the proprietier of this cultural restaraunt of dishonorable behavior.
17. What is it about Sisko's relationship with the Bajorans that makes Starfleet nervous?
He's a religious icon.
18. According to Weyoun 6, the Vorta were once little more than what?
Apes.
19. Is Benny Russell the dreamer or the dream?
The dream. (A vision sent by the Pah Wraiths to distract Sisko from opening the wormhole).
20. If you're ever shopping for wines or spirits, this cousin of Nog's is the Ferengi to see.
Gant.
Posted by Fabrux (Member # 71) on :
The whole point of "Far Beyond The Stars" was, I think, to keep you wondering if Sisko dreamed about Benny or the entirety of Star Trek was dreamt by Benny (a la St. Elsewhere).
Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :
Ah, but in "Sands and Symbols" (or whatever it is, the 2nd episode of the 7th season), Sisko says that Benny was a false vision sent by the Pah Wraiths. One could argue that "Far Beyond the Stars" was also a false vision sent by the Pah Wraiths to distract the Emissary.
Posted by Shik (Member # 343) on :
quote:Originally posted by Malnurtured Snay: "Captain De Soto WAS seen, though."
Yes, but not on DS9. I should've been more specific, though -- I did want characters unique to DS9.
You WERE specific: "1. Name two characters who are mentioned by DS9 cast members, yet have never been seen in any episode of any series, nor ever portrayed by actors."
Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :
Oh, you're right. Yeah, that other guy was dumb!
Posted by OnToMars (Member # 621) on :
Hey!
(when did we see Captain DeSoto?)
ETA: Oh. "Tin Man"
Posted by Aban Rune (Member # 226) on :
I tend to discount "Far Beyond the Stars" from continuity even moreso than "Threshold" (VOY). Because it was dumb.
And who mentioned DeSoto on DS9... Dax? I remember he was Riker's former CO and got mentioned a few times on TNG.
Posted by OnToMars (Member # 621) on :
"Far Beyond the Stars" is one of the best hours of television ever, diminished somewhat by returning to the concept in "Sands and Symbols."
And also by the fact that this random sci-fi writer would write about a pretty boring space station in the middle of nowhere as opposed to - ya know - a ship where interesting stuff happens.
And DeSoto was mentioned by Nog with the thing about the desks in "Treachery, Faith, and the Great River" but I could've sworn he was mentioned more than that on DS9.
Posted by AndrewR (Member # 44) on :
Snay hadn't gotten to season 7 yet in his re-runs.
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
"Asexual" just means he reproduces all by himself. The use of "he" or "him" could simply be a convention in English, due to the fact that "it" is generally perceived as insulting when used to refer to a person.
Or, hey, if we really want to get theoretical... Maybe his species was once sexual and had two genders. Then they somehow evolved into asexuality, but retained their gender dimorphism. Who knows?
Posted by AndrewR (Member # 44) on :
Another word is parturition. They recently discovered SHARKS that have reproduced like that... there were three females in a tank - there were never any males there and one became pregnant. It was the largest vertebrate example of such a thing happening. Supposedly they've found it in most "families" now except mammals.
Posted by The Ginger Beacon (Member # 1585) on :
Mammals are a class, not a family. Don't you know taxonomy?!
Posted by Ritten (Member # 417) on :
Tax on me, that what the IRS does, right?
Posted by AndrewR (Member # 44) on :
quote:Originally posted by The Ginger Beacon: Mammals are a class, not a family. Don't you know taxonomy?!
LOL - I couldn't remember which level it was under - I only knew it was somewhere in the middle that is why I put families in inverted commas.
Posted by Daniel Butler (Member # 1689) on :
Ehh, you mean quotation marks?
I read about that shark thing. They did a DNA analysis on the baby and found it to be contain only DNA from the mother. Kind of weird that something like that that's never been seen before could just "happen" out of the blue.
Posted by AndrewR (Member # 44) on :
what is the difference between inverted commas and quotation marks??
Posted by Aban Rune (Member # 226) on :
Maybe the shark was conceived by the midichlorians.
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
That's creationist propaganda, pallie.
I could probably argue that the Jesus was a Jedi thing as about as likely as the nonsense they're trying to put into science classes, but I dont have the strength, just now.
Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :
Andrew - clearly I'm on season 7 as two of those questions are from "Treachery, Faith, and the Great River."
Posted by Daniel Butler (Member # 1689) on :
Andrew - Just haven't ever heard of inverted commas before. Is my ignorance hanging out?
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
Just your Americanism. (But then, one might argue, isn't that what you said?)
Posted by AndrewR (Member # 44) on :
quote:Originally posted by Malnurtured Snay: Andrew - clearly I'm on season 7 as two of those questions are from "Treachery, Faith, and the Great River."
Oh I thought you said you were up to where Jadzia buys a ticket to Sto'vo'kor? Anyways.