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1. That was where the Kobayashi Maru's distress signal came from. The ship was adrift in a section of the Gamma Hydra quadrant.

2. No, she didn't.

3. A and C are incorrect. The ship struck a gravitic mine. Only one of the Klingon ships opened fire on the Enterprise when it entered the Neutral Zone.

4. Because it was a test of character.

5. He thought outside the box. The commendation was for original thinking.

6. Kirk had a fondness for antiques. The reading glasses were 400 years old.

7. Lasers weren't used in the 23rd century to correct a person's vision, drugs were. Kirk was allergic to Retnax 5.

8. His promotion to Admiral is the answer we're looking for, not his birthday.

9. How did Dr. McCoy obtain a bottle of Romulan ale?

10. Preanimate matter caught in the matrix

11. The explosion of Ceti Alpha VI shifted the planet's orbit.

12. The planetoid's atmosphere contained a high concentration of kraylon gas.

13. They were printed in black lettering on a silver buckle.

14. He walked over to Captain Terrell and said, "I don't know you."

15. D

16. They were killed by the planet's only remaining indigenous lifeform - a small, but deadly sand creature that wrapped itself around a person's cerebral cortex.

17. He lifted Chekov up off the ground with one hand when he asked him why he was on Ceti Alpha V.

18. He dropped the creatures on the men's cheeks.

19. False, there must have been a few casualties, but no names were mentioned.

20. It wasn't us who asked that question. But apparently, some of the hardcore fans did. They wondered why Khan removed only one of his gloves when his character was introduced.

21. He asked her what surprised her about Kirk and then remarked, "Nobody's perfect."

22. He heard the remark while he in the officer's mess.

23. Kirk replied, "(That's) every young man's fantasy" after Scotty remarked "(Preston's) crazy to get to space."

24. The transmission was jammed at the source.

25. His retina was scanned.

26. It was a device that created life-generating matter by reorganizing the molecular structure of a barren moon or planet at a sub-atomic level.

27. He thought they might turn it into a weapon of mass destruction.

28. "Each according to his gifts."

29. Because he felt Kirk was tasking him.

30. Because Kirk was well aware of the regulations.

31. Before

32. True

33. Preston touched Kirk in sickbay right before he passed away.

34. He used it to find the Reliant's prefix code in order to disable the ship's shields.

35. We omitted the words "You gave as good as you got." They followed "There still may be time."

36. Preston was Scotty's nephew

37. He drew Khan's ship into the Mutara Nebula.

38. He would have restored whatever power he could to the Enterprise, alerted Starfleet Command and then taken the ship to the nearest starbase.

39. It was the way he said it, as if Kirk were going onto the Regula-1 station alone.

40. Dr. McCoy

41. Kirk asked Chekov to man the weapons "console" when he offered his assistance.

42. Spock thought it could be an impulse turn.

43. Experienced

44. Hell, Heart and Hate. "From Hell's heart, I stab at thee. For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee."

45. He sacrificed his life to fix the ship's reactor, which was emitting a lethal dose of radiation. Had he not, the Enterprise wouldn't have been able to escape from the explosion that consumed the Reliant.

46. Yes, he did.

47. "I have been, and always will be, your friend. Live long and prosper."

48. True

49. Kirk answered "young" when McCoy asked him how he felt.
Directed by Nicholas Meyer, 1982

1. And the great beast rose up, striking in an instant, each of its nine heads lunging for whatever wandered into its lair beneath the lake of Lerna. If you know your Greek mythology, we don't have to tell you what dwells in those murky depths. For those of you who don't, the creature we just described is the Hydra. How was the beast was referenced in the simulation that opened the film?

2. Imagine if you were put in a situation where someone else's life depended on the decisions you made. And then finding out that it was a no-win scenario. At some point, you'd probably lose your cool, wouldn't you? Almost any person would. Did Lt. Saavik (Kirstie Alley) lose her composure at any point during the test?

3. Which (if any) of the following statements are incorrect?

 
A. The distress signal that was picked up
  by the Enterprise indicated some type of
  damage to the Kobayashi Maru's hull,
  but no mention was made of how it was
  breached.
  B. The Kobayashi Maru was a Class 3  
  Neutronic Fuel Carrier.
  C. Three Klingon Birds of Prey opened fire
  on the Enterprise when it entered the
  Neutral Zone.
  D. Spock (Leonard Nimoy) was killed in the
  simulation, as were a number of cadets.


4. Why was the test an important part of every cadet's training?

5. Kirk (William Shatner) beat the no-win scenario by reprogramming the simulation and changing the conditions of the test. That strategy led to a commendation. If you don't remember what the commendation was for, ask yourself this question: What would have made him the logical choice to take this little project of ours into the 23rd century?

6. There was a copy of Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities under Kirk's arm when his character was reintroduced. That was a birthday gift from Spock. McCoy's (DeForest Kelley) gift was a pair of reading glasses. Why were those particular items chosen?

7. That brings us to our next question. Why would anyone need reading glasses in the 23rd century? One would think that lasik surgery would be so far advanced by then that it could even cure blindness. Explain that one.

8. The reading glasses was one harbinger of Kirk's mortality. Name another.

9. We'll give you the answer to this one, you give us the question - He told Kirk that he got it from a ship that brought it through the Neutral Zone.

10. Fill in the blank: The first minor energy flux that was detected on the surface of Ceti Alpha V was thought to be a particle of __________ .

11. How did Ceti Alpha V become an endless ocean of sand?

12. If a spacesuit can shield a person from gamma rays, temperatures that would kill a man in a matter of seconds and the dangers of deep space, it should be able to withstand a sandstorm, right? The suits that were worn by Captain Terrell (Paul Winfield) and Commander Chekov (Walter Koenig) did. But what if a piece of debris cracked their helmets? If that happened, this element would have killed them if they didn't find shelter.

13. Chekov knew that he found the remnants of Khan's (Ricardo Montalban) ship when he saw the words "Botany Bay." Did those words appear in black lettering on a silver buckle or in silver on the surface of a black buckle?

14. What were Khan's first words?

15. Khan's library (or at least what was left of it) included two copies of which of the following books?
  A. Dante's Inferno
 
B. King Lear
 
C. Moby Dick
  D. Paradise Lost

16. What explanation was given for the death of Khan's wife and twenty of his people?

17. Khan liked to brag about his superior intellect, but it was his extraordinary strength that was first displayed. Do you remember how?

18. If Khan were captured alive, he may have been put on trial for his crimes against Chekov, Terrell and the crew of the Regula-1 space station. And if such a trial did occur, one of the questions may have been, "Both men became extremely susceptible to your ideas after you placed those dreadful creatures inside their ears, did they not?" Tell us why he could have answered, "That wasn't what happened."

19. True or False: Commander Beach (Paul Kent) was the only casualty when Khan took over the Reliant. Everyone else was stranded on Ceti Alpha V.

20. If you're not familiar with how this next question works, we provide an excerpt from one of the film's feature commentaries. Your task is to identify the scene based on that excerpt. It's that simple.

Nicholas Meyer: "Here we have one of the (most) controversial moments in the movie. People have asked, 'Why doesn't he take off the other (one)?' I always turn the question around, 'Why do you think he doesn't take off the other (one)?' It's not my job to supply answers. It's your job, as the audience, to supply answers."

21. Help Wanted: Federation starship seeks translator for interspecies communications. Must be fluent in both Klingon and Vulcan. Excellent benefits. Must be willing to travel. Send resume and the answer to the following question to Lights, Camera, Trivia.
  What did Spock say to Saavik when he
  spoke to her in Vulcan?

22. Kirk referred to the Enterprise as a "Flying Deathtrap" during an inspection of the ship, but those weren't his words. He was quoting somebody else. You don't have to give us the person's name, just tell us where he heard it.
Compiled by Philip Cerreta
23. What's every young man's fantasy? The answer might surprise you. Not ours, Kirk's. Someone screwed up big time. The line should have been written for Spock, not for someone who's slept with countless women across the universe. What line of dialogue are we referring to?

24. When Dr. Marcus (Bibi Besch) tried to confirm Chekov's story about the orders he was given, she encountered some type of problem. We'll tell you what that problem was - she could see Kirk but she couldn't hear him. What we want you to do is to tell us why.

25. Before Kirk could access the information he wanted on the Genesis project, his identity had to be confirmed. How was that done?

26. Tell us, in a nutshell, what the Genesis project involved.

27. Why was David (Merritt Butrick) opposed to the Federation's involvement with the project?


28. Complete the following quote: When Kirk asked Spock how his cadets would respond under real pressure, he answered, "As with all living things…"

29. Why did Khan feel the need to defeat Kirk a second time?

30. Spock cut Saavik off in mid-sentence when she asked for permission to quote General Order 12, which had something to do with establishing communications with an approaching vessel. Do you remember why?

31. "Revenge is a dish best served cold!" When did Khan quote that old Klingon proverb, before he fired upon the Enterprise, or after?

32. True or False: The Reliant's photon control its and warp drive were rendered inoperative by the Enterprise's retaliatory strike.

33. There was some blood on Kirk's uniform when he returned to the bridge. Where did that blood come from? We'll say this much - it wasn't his own.

34. What did Kirk do with the sixty seconds he was given to hand over the information he had on the Genesis project?

35. Seven words are missing from the following exchange of dialogue. Tell us what those words are and where they belong.

Dr. McCoy: "How did he know about Genesis?"
Kirk: "I don't know. But what's important now is to prevent him from getting his hands on it. You said it yourself, it's a bang that could rearrange the universe."
Dr. McCoy: "There still may be time."
Kirk: "We're alive only because I knew
something about these ships that he didn't."

36. No one took Preston's (Ike Eisenmann) passing harder than Mr. Scott (James Doohan). Why did the young crewman's death have such a profound affect on the ship's chief engineer?

37. What did Kirk do to even the odds after the Enterprise was left with almost no power?

38. Picture this scenario: Kirk's attempt to disarm Captain Terrell with an exchange of phaser fire triggers a massive explosion that vaporizes everyone aboard the Regula-1 station. The shockwave rips through the Enterprise like a runaway locomotive, further damaging the already crippled ship. What course of action would Spock have taken if that happened?

39. Something bothered Dr. McCoy when Spock told Kirk to be careful. What was it?

40. Someone used the word "incredible" to describe what they saw inside the Genesis cave. Was it Kirk, Dr. McCoy or Lt. Saavik?

41. The English language is filled with words that have multiple meanings. We'll give you the definition of one such word. What we want you to do is to tell us how it relates to the assignment that Chekov was given when he returned to the bridge.

  An instrument panel or unit, containing  
  gauges and the controls for operating
  aircraft, automobiles or some type of
  computer system.

42. What did the sporadic energy readings that were picked up near the Reliant's port side aft indicate?

43. Fill in the blank: Spock said the pattern to Khan's final attack indicated two-dimensional thinking because he was intelligent, but not __________ .

44. Khan's last words weren't even his own. He quoted a passage from Moby Dick. Three words from that passage began with the letter H. Two will suffice, but we know you can do better than that.

45. Here's an easy question, but let's see if you can answer it in 35 words or less. How did Spock save the crew of the Enterprise?

46. Remember Dr. McCoy's "green-blooded, inhuman" remark? Did Spock bleed green blood in his final hour?

47. What did Spock say to Kirk right before he passed away?

48. True or False: Kirk's eulogy ended with the words, "Of all the souls I have encountered in all my travels, his was the most human."

49. What was the last question in the film, and to whom was it addressed?
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