Trekkies: Did These Things Happen in the Original Series or The Next Generation?

By: Allie T.
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Trekkies: Did These Things Happen in the Original Series or The Next Generation?
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How well do you know Star Trek the Original Series and The Next Generation? Test your knowledge of Picard, James T. Kirk and the rest of the crew of the USS Enterprise.
An entity drives Dr. McCoy insane. He accidentally changes history and erases the Earth as the crew knew it.
Original Series
Season one, episode 28 titled, 'The City on the Edge of Forever.' Spock and Kirk have to time travel back to the United States, right after "The Great Depression," to fix the timeline.
The Next Generation

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An alien probe sends a beam that penetrates the shield, rendering Picard unconscious. When he awakes, he discovers his name is Kamin.
Original Series
The Next Generation
'The Inner Light,' season five, episode 25 where Picard is a happily married man living in a small village. He is known as eccentric as he insists that is a starship captain of the USS Enterprise.

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The Enterprise finds an Earth vessel built in the 1990s with four faint, non-human, heartbeats.
Original Series
In "Space Seed" Kirk and his crew come across Khan for the first time. On board Khan's vessel lay 72 of his people who are still alive.
The Next Generation

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Spock kidnaps Capt. Pike and commits mutiny in the process.
Original Series
Season one, episode 11 is 'The Menagerie: Part I .' Here Spock has kidnapped Pike, rigs the Enterprise, and asks for a court-martial. Spock's course has sent the starship to the forbidden planet of Talos IV.
The Next Generation

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Data and Picard pose as Romulans to find out what has happened to Ambassador Spock.
The Next Generation
On 'Unification I' Picard visits Spock's family to find out what they know about their son's disappearance. Picard and Data find Spock on Romulus and Spock is very upset and wants the Federation officers to leave.
Original Series

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The Enterprise has a close encounter with Norad, the space probe, and the probe thinks Captain Kirk is its creator.
The Next Generation
Original Series
In season two, episode three titled 'The Changeling,' has the probe, NOMAD, still trying to complete its mission of sterilizing inferior biological species. Spock does a mind-meld with the wayward probe and discovers that NOMAD merged with an alien probe.

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Riker returns to the Enterprise with a mysterious alien game that influences the crew.
Original Series
The Next Generation
In season six, episode six, 'The Game' Wesley Crusher returns to the Enterprise to discover everyone is playing a game. The game controls the crew by influencing their frontal lobe with pleasure.
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Both

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"I'm a doctor, not a bricklayer."
Original Series
Dr. McCoy was played by DeForest Kelley. Mr. Kelley's first onscreen appearance in 1945 was as Peter in 'Time to Kill.' His last role was in 1998 as the voice of Viking 1 in 'The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars '
The Next Generation

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Counselor Troi gets pregnant by an unknown alien life-form.
Original Series
The Next Generation
Season two episode one titled 'The Child,' finds Counselor Troi pregnant after an energy transfer enters from outside the ship Dr. Katherine Pulaski arrives as the ship's new Chief Medical Officer.

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An android takes control of the Enterprise. When the crew warp to an uncharted planet, they encounter Harry Mudd.
Original Series
Season two, episode eight titled, 'I, Mudd,' land on a planet inhabited by nothing but androids and ruled by Harry Mudd. The androids who serve Muss will not allow him to leave.
The Next Generation

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Kirk, Uhura, and Chekov are trapped on a planet and forced to be gladiators.
The Next Generation
Original Series
The planet Kirk, Uhura, and Chekov find themselves on makes aliens to perform as gladiators to a group of faceless, bored beings. The gladiators wear an electric collar that inflicts pain for not following orders.

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Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge wears a device that allows him to see.
The Next Generation
Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge was played by LeVar Burton. Although LeVar made more onscreen appearances in other shows, he is still best known as the host of 'Reading Rainbow' that started in1983.
Original Series

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A woman kidnaps Spock's brain.
The Next Generation
Original Series
In 'Spock's Brain,' the Enterprise is approached by an alien ship. The crew falls unconscious. When they awake, it is discovered Spock's brain is surgically removed. Until his mind is recovered, McCoy installs a mechanical brain-substitute.

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After defeating the Borg, the crew takes shore leave.
The Next Generation
In season four episode two titled 'Family Plot,' the Enterprise is docked at the McKinley station for some much-needed repairs and refitting. Picard takes his leave with his family while Worf tries to deal with his human parents.
Original Series

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"Make it so, number one!"
The Next Generation
Cmdr. William Riker is played by Jonathan Frakes, who first splashed onto the screen in 1952 as Ken Stewart in 'This Is the Life.' He can currently be heard as the voice of Volk in 'XCOM 2: War of the Chosen.'
Original Series

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Spock, Kirk and McCoy visit a planet inhabited by descendants of American Indians.
Original Series
'The Paradise Syndrome' in season three finds Kirk without his memory and the planets' inhabitants treat him as a God. Spock takes command of the Enterprise and attempts to destroy an asteroid before it hits the planet.
The Next Generation

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To get over his fear of the transporter, Lt. Barclay forces himself to join the away team.
Original Series
The Next Generation
In the season six episode 'Realm of Fear ' Lt. Barclay finds that he is not alone in the transfer beam. Barclay sees an eel-shaped entity that touches his left arm. Unfortunately, no one believes him.

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Capt. Jean-Luc Picard commands the Enterprise.
The Next Generation
Capt. Jean-Luc Picard is played by accomplished stage and screen actor Sir Patrick Stewart. Sir Patrick first came on screen in 1964 as Jack in 'Story Parade.' He can currently be seen as Henry Cole in 'The Gift.'
Original Series

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The Doctor is sent to the USS Prometheus, however, upon his arrival, he discovers that it has been taken over by Romulans.
Original Series
The Next Generation
Neither
This actually from season four episode 14 titled 'Message In A Bottle' from Voyager. He activates the ships EMH-2, Dr. Bradley, who is played by Andy Dick.
Both

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Spock must return to Vulcan to meet his future bride.
Original Series
In season two's 'Amok Time,' Spock must return home to deal with his 'blood fever', and mate with his intended bride. However, T'Pring does not wish to marry Spock.
The Next Generation

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Trapped in an alien laboratory, Kirk, Spock and McCoy become the subject of lab experiments.
Original Series
In season's three 'The Empath,' the trio meet attractive women who are mute, but who can absorb pain. McCoy, Kirk and Spock are repeatedly tortured with a woman named Gem to take the pain away each time.
The Next Generation

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Counselor Deanna Troi finds herself comforting an Ambassador after his mother's death.
Original Series
The Next Generation
In 'Man of the People,' the Enterprise rescues Ambassador Ves Alkar and his 93-year-old mother, who happens to be a witch. After the mother dies, Troi begins to age rapidly.

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"I'm givin' her all she's got, Captain!"
Original Series
Lieutenant Commander Montgomery Scott was played by James Doohan. After his death, his ashes were "beamed up' as they rode a SpaceX rocket in 2012.
The Next Generation

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Picard is replaced as Captain of the Enterprise so that he and a couple of his crew can go on a top-secret mission.
Original Series
The Next Generation
In season six's 'Chain of Command: Part I,' Worf and Crusher go on a top-secret mission with Picard into Cardassian space. Picard's replacement, Captain Jellico, is met with resistance from the Enterprise crew.

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Lt. Nyota Uhura shared the first onscreen bi-racial kiss with Capt. James T. Kirk.
Original Series
Lt. Nyota Uhura was played by Nichelle Nichols. Her first credited role was in 1964 as Joanne Logan in 'Great Gettin' Up Mornin' .' She can currently be seen as the Mystic Woman in 'Mr. Malevolent.'
The Next Generation

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Picard takes the Enterprise on a diplomatic mission to open relations with the Ilarians.
Original Series
The Next Generation
In season seven episode two titled 'Liaisons,' Counselor Troi is assigned to the ambassador who loves chocolate, Ambassador Loquel. While Lt. Worf is assigned to the very demanding Ambassador Byleth.

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Spock is the half human and half Vulcan science officer.
The Next Generation
Original Series
Spock was played by Leonard Nimoy. In 1951 Leonard made his first appearance onscreen as Chief in 'Queen for a Day.' His last onscreen appearance was in 2014 as the voice of Spock on 'Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff.'

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Kira is replaced by Li Nalas in security and takes a trip to the Vedek monastery with Vedek Bareil.
The Next Generation
Original Series
Neither
This is from Deep Space Nine, season two episode two 'The Circle.' Kira does not like her trip to the planet and is restless to leave.
Both

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Lt. Commander Data strives for his humanity.
Original Series
The Next Generation
Lt. Commander Data was played by Brent Spiner. Brent made his first appearance in 1978 as Tom Fink in 'The Dain Curse.' He can currently be seen as Sidney in the 'Outcast.'

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A man makes an android duplicate of Captain Kirk.
Original Series
In season one episode seven titled, 'What Are Little Girls Made Of?', Nurse Chapel is reunited with her fiancé. The fiancé becomes obsessed with Kirk and duplicates him.
The Next Generation

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While Riker, Data Crusher are having a day of fun, an electrical storm hits.
Original Series
The Next Generation
In season's five 'Silicon Avatar,' the crew is enjoying some fun on an earth-like human colony when the storm hits. The storm was caused by a creature that wants to destroy the whole community so that it will feed on its energy.

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James T. Kirk is the second captain of the USS Enterprise.
Original Series
James T. Kirk was played by William Shatner. In 1951 Shatner played a Crook in 'The Butler's Night Off.' He can currently be heard as Phil in 'Aliens Ate My Homework.'
The Next Generation

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Lt. Worf is the gruff crew member in which series?
The Next Generation
Lt. Worf was played by Michael Dorn. His first appearance on screen was in 1981 as a Paramedic in 'Knots Landing.' He can currently be seen as Dr. Deystrum in 'Unbelievable!!!!!'
Original Series

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Kirk and his landing party deal with spooky mists, a dark castle and witches.
The Next Generation
Original Series
In season two episode seven titled 'Catspaw,' Kirk and his landing party arrives on Pyrus VII. The landing party soon finds themselves under the command of a wizard named Korob.

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In which series did Counselor Deanna Troi play a part?
The Next Generation
Counselor Deanna Troi was played by Marina Sirtis. Marina's first made an appearance onscreen in 1977 as Faustina in 'Raffles.' Currently, she can be seen as Sharon in 'For the Love of George.'
Original Series

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