Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: MONDAY, January 3, 1995 TAG: 9501030030
SECTION: EXTRA PAGE: 2 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: IAN SPELLING
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
2. What did Walter Koenig do when he saw actress Persis Khambatta's bald head for the first time during a ``Star Trek: The Motion Picture'' (1979) costume and makeup screen test?
3. Only one actor took part in the original ``Star Trek'' series, the animated ``Trek'' series, ``Next Generation,'' ``Deep Space Nine'' and several ``Trek'' feature films. Name this person.
4. What does the Klingon word ``Qapla' '' mean?
5. She played Christi Henshaw in the ``Next Gen'' episode ``Transfigurations'' and has co-starred in the films ``Doc Hollywood'' (1991) and ``Mr. Saturday Night'' (1992). Who is she?
6. What significance do the words ``I hate you'' have in ``Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home'' (1986)?
7. What are gettle?
8. Who played Chief DiFalco in ``Star Trek: The Motion Picture''?
9. How did Jack Crusher (Doug Wert) propose to Beverly Howard (Gates McFadden)?
10. In which ``DS9'' episode did the space station's senior crew fight to save DS9 from self-destruction after an automated Cardassian security program was accidentally activated?
11. According to the ``Next Gen'' episode ``Relics,'' how old was Scotty (James Doohan) when he retired?
12. Who played Will Scarlett in the ``Next Gen'' episode ``QPid''?
ANSWERS
1. The telemovie and the series shared some of the same actors. LeVar Burton (``Next Gen''), Avery Brooks (``DS9'') and Kate Mulgrew (``Voyager'') starred in ``The Gift,'' a holiday-themed special that featured several characters from the miniseries ``Roots.'' (Thanks to Justin Mann of Chicago for this question.)
2. Koenig asked Khambatta's permission to kiss her bald pate, a request the actress happily granted.
3. Majel Barrett-Roddenberry has appeared in the three TV series to date, several films and the animated ``Trek'' series. She will also be providing the voice of the computer on the new series, ``Voyager.''
4. ``Qapla''' is the Klingon word for ``success.''
5. She is actress Julie Warner. (Thanks to Bill Conran of Kalamazoo, Mich.)
6. ``I Hate You'' is the title of the song played obnoxiously loud on a boom box by a punk during the bus sequence. ``Trek IV'' associate producer Kirk Thatcher wrote and performed the song and played the punk, who was silenced by Spock's (Leonard Nimoy) nerve pinch.
7. Gettle are wild herd animals found on Cardassia.
8. DiFalco was portrayed by actress Marcy Lafferty, who, at the time, was the wife of William Shatner. (Thanks to Cindy Simon of Charlotte, N.C.)
9. He gave her the joke gift of a book, ``How to Advance Your Career Through Marriage.''
10. The episode was ``Civil Defense,'' written by Mike Krohn and directed by Reza Badiyi.
11. Scotty was 72 when he officially retired in 2294.
12. Michael Dorn, as a reluctant Worf, played Scarlett in the ``Robin Hood''-themed episode.
`TREK' SPECS
Leonard Nimoy's long-anticipated virtual-reality project ``Deadly Games,'' once slated to be an ABC-TV miniseries, will soon begin filming as a weekly series for the United Paramount Network. ... ``DS9'' and ``Voyager'' co-executive producer Michael Piller is an avid baseball-card collector. More than 300 extremely rare cards from his personal collection - including Lou Gehrig, Babe Ruth and Mickey Mantle - are on display until the end of January at the Los Angeles Museum of Natural History. ... Look for Brent Spiner as a talent agent representing the Buchmans' (Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt) dog on an upcoming episode of the NBC sitcom ``Mad About You.'' ... The ``Voyager'' pilot, which will air Jan. 16, is ``The Caretaker.'' Subsequent episodes will bear the titles ``Parallax,'' ``Time and Again,'' ``Phage,'' ``The Cloud'' and ``Eye of the Needle.'' ... Dr. McCoy must save the daughter he never knew he had in the new ``Trek''-classic paperback novel ``The Better Man'' (Pocket Books) by Howard Weinstein. ... ``Next Gen'' episodes 41-48 - ``Pen Pals,'' ``Q-Who,'' ``Samaritan Snare,'' ``Up the Long Ladder,'' ``Manhunt,'' ``The Emissary,'' ``Peak Performance'' and ``Shades of Gray'' - are now available on video from Paramount Home Video for $14.95 each.
TREK/SCI-FI ALERT
If you have Trek or science-fiction news or trivia to share - or if you have questions relating to ``Star Trek'' - write to Ian Spelling, in care of the Roanoke Times & World-News, P.O. Box 2491, Roanoke, Va. 24010-2491. Be sure to enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope if you would like a reply.
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