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Quiz about Star Trek References in The Big Bang Theory
Quiz about Star Trek References in The Big Bang Theory

"Star Trek" References in "The Big Bang Theory" Quiz


"The Big Bang Theory" is rife with references to various aspects of "Star Trek" (mostly courtesy of Sheldon). Here, you can see how well you know them!

A multiple-choice quiz by BillyEG. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
BillyEG
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
350,774
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
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Top 20% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. In "The Rothman Disintegration", Sheldon and Barry Kripke argue over who gets Professor Rothman's old office, and try to find a way to settle their differences. Sheldon suggests a "Star Trek" trivia contest, and names four series on which they could be tested. Which of the five canonical "Star Trek" series is not listed by Sheldon? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. In "The Staircase Implementation", when Leonard is telling Penny about when he moved in with Sheldon, he tells of Sheldon's barriers to Leonard being "worthy" of living there. His first barrier is the ubiquitous question of whether he preferred Captain Kirk or Picard. What is Leonard's answer? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. One of Sheldon's former 'mortal enemies' is the actor who played Wesley Crusher in "The Next Generation", and is a recurring character in "The Big Bang Theory". Who is this actor? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Speaking of the actor who played Wesley Crusher: he makes up with Sheldon in "The Russian Rocket Reaction", by giving Sheldon a signed action figure of the character he played. However, Sheldon soon after adds Brent Spiner, who played Lt. Commander Data in "The Next Generation" to his mortal enemies list. Why? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. In "The White Asparagus Triangulation", Sheldon invokes Starfleet General Order 104, Section A, telling Leonard that "you are deemed unfit and I am relieving you of command". Why does he do this? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. The following is a dialogue from "The Apology Insufficiency":

Penny: "All right. Sheldon, what's on your mind?"
Sheldon: "I wronged Howard, and he won't accept my apology."
Penny: "Oh, right, that. Yes, Leonard told me. Sorry, honey."
...
Sheldon: "Oh, if only there were some way to force Howard to accept my apology so I could escape this miasma of guilt."
Penny: "You know, sometimes stuff just happens, and there's nothing you can do about it."
...
Sheldon: "I see. You're saying I'm facing Starfleet Academy's unwinnable command scenario, the Kobayashi Maru."
Penny: "Exactly. Sometimes you can't win."
Sheldon: "Captain Kirk won."

After this, Penny says something that impresses Sheldon with her knowledge of "Star Trek". What does she say?
Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. In "The Excelsior Acquisition", Sheldon gets an 'autographed' restraining order from Stan Lee. He comments that it will look good hanging next to the one from another celebrity, who played a main character in "Star Trek: The Original Series". Who was this celebrity? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Sheldon and Leonard repeatedly argue over whether this "Star Trek" series or "Saturn 3" is better. Which series is it? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. In "The Love Car Displacement", Leonard calls the space between him and Penny on the bed "the Neutral Zone", and then mentions that "sometimes the Federation and the Romulans would enter the Neutral Zone to negotiate a temporary truce." Penny responds by saying "Sweetie, let me put this in a way you'll understand..." How does she finish the sentence? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. In "The Nerdvana Annihilation", Leonard buys a time machine which the four friends wish to use to visit Alexander Graham Bell the day he invented the telephone. To make this easier, Sheldon suggests that they first go forward in time to stardate 5027.3, which he converts to January 10, 2328, to steal what from the Romulans? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. In "The Rothman Disintegration", Sheldon and Barry Kripke argue over who gets Professor Rothman's old office, and try to find a way to settle their differences. Sheldon suggests a "Star Trek" trivia contest, and names four series on which they could be tested. Which of the five canonical "Star Trek" series is not listed by Sheldon?

Answer: "Star Trek: Enterprise"

Since Barry does not watch "Star Trek", this idea does not work. They end up deciding based on what they are equally bad at: sports, with Sheldon winning because he can bounce a basketball higher.

Note that "The Animated Series" is not considered a part of "Star Trek" canon, and is thus not a valid answer for this question (even though Sheldon did not mention it).
2. In "The Staircase Implementation", when Leonard is telling Penny about when he moved in with Sheldon, he tells of Sheldon's barriers to Leonard being "worthy" of living there. His first barrier is the ubiquitous question of whether he preferred Captain Kirk or Picard. What is Leonard's answer?

Answer: "The Original Series" over "The Next Generation", but Picard over Kirk.

This is the answer that Sheldon deems to be correct.

What Leonard wore in 2003, when the flashbacks in this episode take place, is apparently similar to what Raj wears in the present day.
3. One of Sheldon's former 'mortal enemies' is the actor who played Wesley Crusher in "The Next Generation", and is a recurring character in "The Big Bang Theory". Who is this actor?

Answer: Wil Wheaton

Wheaton is familiar with more of the main characters, too - in "The Stag Convergence" he shows up at Howard's bachelor party, as he is apparently friends with Howard. Sheldon does not like this.
4. Speaking of the actor who played Wesley Crusher: he makes up with Sheldon in "The Russian Rocket Reaction", by giving Sheldon a signed action figure of the character he played. However, Sheldon soon after adds Brent Spiner, who played Lt. Commander Data in "The Next Generation" to his mortal enemies list. Why?

Answer: Brent Spiner opens the action figure.

Spiner soon after offers Sheldon a signed Data action figure - to no avail, of course.
5. In "The White Asparagus Triangulation", Sheldon invokes Starfleet General Order 104, Section A, telling Leonard that "you are deemed unfit and I am relieving you of command". Why does he do this?

Answer: Sheldon wants Leonard to change his Facebook status to "in a relationship".

While Starfleet General Order 104, Section A is not a part of "Star Trek" canon, sections B and C are. Section B states that in the absence of a ship's first-in-command, any flag officer can take over if necessary. Section C states that if this officer is deemed unfit for duty by the Chief Medical Officer, he can be relieved. It follows that section A is similar to section C, but for the regular first in command.

Earlier in the episode, Sheldon likens Dr. Barnett, the woman whom Leonard is dating, to Dr. McCoy, the CMO of the Enterprise. This implies that Sheldon can only invoke General Order 104, Section A with her permission, rendering the whole argument moot! (However Leonard makes the equally valid defence that General Order 104, Section A does not apply in that situation because "THIS IS NOT "STAR TREK"!")
6. The following is a dialogue from "The Apology Insufficiency": Penny: "All right. Sheldon, what's on your mind?" Sheldon: "I wronged Howard, and he won't accept my apology." Penny: "Oh, right, that. Yes, Leonard told me. Sorry, honey." ... Sheldon: "Oh, if only there were some way to force Howard to accept my apology so I could escape this miasma of guilt." Penny: "You know, sometimes stuff just happens, and there's nothing you can do about it." ... Sheldon: "I see. You're saying I'm facing Starfleet Academy's unwinnable command scenario, the Kobayashi Maru." Penny: "Exactly. Sometimes you can't win." Sheldon: "Captain Kirk won." After this, Penny says something that impresses Sheldon with her knowledge of "Star Trek". What does she say?

Answer: "Kirk cheated."

While Kirk cheated by reprogramming the simulator, it is Sheldon who says this, not Penny. Sheldon then goes on to explain how he can reprogram Howard to accept his apology.
7. In "The Excelsior Acquisition", Sheldon gets an 'autographed' restraining order from Stan Lee. He comments that it will look good hanging next to the one from another celebrity, who played a main character in "Star Trek: The Original Series". Who was this celebrity?

Answer: Leonard Nimoy

In another episode, Sheldon is ecstatic when he receives a napkin autographed by Nimoy from Penny for Christmas, mainly because Nimoy had used it so it contains his DNA.
8. Sheldon and Leonard repeatedly argue over whether this "Star Trek" series or "Saturn 3" is better. Which series is it?

Answer: "Star Trek: Deep Space 9"

Sheldon argues that "Deep Space 9" is better because of simple math: 9 is greater than 3! Leonard suggests "Babylon 5" as a compromise.

It should be noted that calling "Star Trek: Enterprise" as I did is only half true: it was initially advertised simply as "Enterprise", as the creators felt that the word Enterprise was so closely linked to "Star Trek" that the "Star Trek:" prefix was unnecessary. They changed it partway through the series, though.
9. In "The Love Car Displacement", Leonard calls the space between him and Penny on the bed "the Neutral Zone", and then mentions that "sometimes the Federation and the Romulans would enter the Neutral Zone to negotiate a temporary truce." Penny responds by saying "Sweetie, let me put this in a way you'll understand..." How does she finish the sentence?

Answer: "... From the waist down, my shields are up."

The ability to extend a shield over only a part of the ship required very advanced technology, not seen until the 24th century (specifically "VOY:Equinox"). Therefore, either Penny does not know this, or she is a very advanced starship.
10. In "The Nerdvana Annihilation", Leonard buys a time machine which the four friends wish to use to visit Alexander Graham Bell the day he invented the telephone. To make this easier, Sheldon suggests that they first go forward in time to stardate 5027.3, which he converts to January 10, 2328, to steal what from the Romulans?

Answer: A cloaking device

Sheldon knows that this is the date of "The Enterprise Incident", in which Kirk also steals a cloaking device from Romulans. Unfortunately Sheldon wouldn't have found it - 5027.3 actually occurred in the 2260's.
Source: Author BillyEG

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