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"Star Trek: Enterprise" precedes "Star Trek: The Original Series" in the timeline of the "Star Trek" universe. Captain Kirk and his crew are first seen in the year 2265. What year does the Enterprise NX-01 with Captain Archer make its maiden voyage?

2151. "Broken Bow", the pilot episode of "Star Trek: Enterprise", shows the launching ceremony of the Enterprise NX-01. It takes place on April 16th, 2151. It is notable that in this series, Earth dates are used in log reports, while by the time "Star Trek: The Original Series" takes place chronologically, 'stardates' are used. Question by reedy

Jeffrey Combs had played the roles of Weyoun and Brunt in "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine". In "Enterprise", he played a new alien, which first appeared in the episode "The Andorian Incident". What was his character's name?

Shran. Talas served with Shran and became romantically involved with him before she died. When Shran subsequently married, his daughter was named Talla. Thoris was Andorian ambassador to Earth. When we first see Shran, he is a part of the Andorian team that storms the Vulcan monastery of P'Jem as they suspect the Vulcans of spying on them. Question by Daddy19.

Surveying an uninhabited planet in the season two episode "Minefield", the Enterprise got hit by a cloaked mine. Another attached itself to its hull. What race had put the mines around the planet?

Romulans. This was the humans' first contact with the Romulans, who had claimed the planet for their empire. While trying to defuse the mine on the hull, Lt. Reed was speared by a strut from the mine. Capt. Archer went out to defuse it with Reed's guidance but eventually the deck plate they were on was detached and they detonated the mine while shielding themselves with shuttlecraft hatches. Question by CmdrK

In "A Night In Sickbay", Captain Archer, Ensign Soto, T'Pol, and Porthos are seen in the decontamination room after a visit to the Kreetassans' planet. They were trying to negotiate for a piece of technology. What was Captain Archer trying to acquire?

Plasma Injector. The visit does not go well, as the Kreetassans become angry with Porthos, a beagle, for urinating on their prized trees. Captain Archer becomes increasingly annoyed with the Kreetassans and considers forgetting about the Plasma Injector. In the end, Captain Archer humbles himself and apologizes. The Kreetassans forgive him and give him the Plasma Injector. Question by tinamomnsox.

In the episode "The Expanse" an alien device attacks Earth, cutting a trench into the Earth's surface between which two places?

Florida and Venezuela. The alien attack causes the death of seven million people of which Commander Tucker's sister was one of them. Courtesy of the Suliban, Captain Archer learns that a race called the Xindi were behind the attack and they are planning the destruction of Earth. Enterprise is therefore assigned to locate and destroy this weapon. This episode sets up the story arc that would take place in series 3. Question by Daddy19.

The start of the third season of "Star Trek: Enterprise" saw the introduction of non-Starfleet personnel from Military Assault Command Operations (MACOs). Which character was the MACO commander?

Major Hayes. Major Hayes led the MACO team assigned to Enterprise. Three other MACOs were Sergeant Kemper, Corporal Chang and Corporal Romero. Lt Reed was not happy about the MACOs being assigned to Enterprise as he felt they wanted to undermine his position and take control of security on board the ship. Question by Daddy19.

In "Chosen Realm", Captain Archer comes to the aid of a group of religious pilgrims. These people soon hijack the Enterprise to end a religious war. What was the name of the group of people?

Triannons. The Triannons were a kind of cult that took over the Enterprise. Archer tricked them into "executing" him in the transporter. He was transported to a maintenance shaft, where he was able to fight back and win. Question by tinamomnsox.

In the episode "The Borderland", the crew of the Enterprise is attacked and 9 of her crew are kidnapped and sold as slaves. What is the Borderland?

An area between the Klingon Empire and the Orion Syndicate. The rest of the crew are able to sneak into the slave auction and locate the kidnapped crew members. They discover that the slaves cannot be beamed, due to a restraining device. Archer buys one of the crew members and gets the restraint deactivated. The restraint was analyzed in Enterprise, then a way to deactivate the restraints was found. Archer returned to the auction and deactivated all of the restraints. Question by tinamomnsox.

The fourth season episode "Daedalus" features the inventor of one of the most crucial "Star Trek" technologies: the transporter. Who invented it?

Emory Erickson. Ostensibly, Erickson comes aboard the Enterprise NX-01 to conduct a set of experiments in regards to an upgrade to the transporter technology, but it turns out that Erickson is only using the ship to try to search for his son, who was lost in a transporter accident years earlier. Question by reedy

In the season four episode "Terra Prime", a xenophobe who believed that Earth should only be for humans, threatened to destroy Starfleet Command if all aliens didn't leave Earth's solar system. What was his name?

Paxton. John Paxton, a follower of the infamous Colonel Green, was set to use a verteron array on Mars to destroy Starfleet's headquarters. Captain Archer and Commander Tucker tried to shut it down but were unsuccessful. Tucker did manage to misdirect the aiming mechanism, causing the array to fire harmlessly into San Francisco Bay. Question by CmdrK