About This Quiz
From "Beam me up, Scotty" to "Jim, I'm only a doctor," "Star Trek" the original series is loaded with notable quotes. Even if you're not a Trekkie, you're bound to recognize them.Captain James T. Kirk, played by William Shatner, voiced the intro to the original "Star Trek" series.
Mr. Spock, a Vulcan, was often bemused by events in the show, leading him to utter "fascinating" on many occasions.
The phrase, "Live long and prosper," was a Vulcan mantra used by Spock and other Vulcans.
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Dr. McCoy often stated the obvious in the original series. Bonus points if you remember that Dr. McCoy's first name was Leonard.
Scotty was often forced to make miracles happen. Bonus points if you know his full name: Montgomery Christopher Jorgensen Scott.
Actually, we suppose any character could have uttered those words, but it was most often Kirk and Spock giving orders.
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Actually, even thought this quote is often attributed to Captain Kirk, he never said those exact words. The closest actual iteration of the phrase was "Scotty, beam me up."
Spock's need for order was often in conflict with reality, leading to this declaration on many occasions.
Dr. Leonard McCoy compared himself to an escalator, a brick layer, a coal miner and engineer, and many other professions.
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Dr. McCoy spoke these words in the 1966 episode, "Shore Leave."
Montgomery Christopher Jorgensen Scott often pushed the Enterprise to the brink of explosion, but she always came through.
Checkov, the Russian bridge crew member, was portrayed as having a bit of trouble pronouncing the letter V. Bonus points if you remember his full name: Pavel Andreievich Chekov.
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Communications Officer Uhura was heard to say the phrase during the course of her job. Do you remember her full name? Nyota Uhura!
Engineer Scott was a hard-drinking Scotsman. The show made full use of Scottish stereotypes.
Although most of the crew surely thought it, Kirk was the one who spoke the line.
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Checkov uttered the phrase in the 1968 episode titled, "Is There in Truth No Beauty?"
Sure, you probably say the same thing, but in the original "Star Trek" series, Captain James T. Kirk uttered the line.
Captain James T. Kirk spoke the words in the 1967 episode, "This Side of Paradise."
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Kirk said these words to Spock during their conflict in the episode, "This Side of Paradise."
It was Kirk who was often given to waxing poetic. He was a bit of a philosopher.
Although Kirk was the philosopher, this was spoken by Spock in an uncharacteristic burst of philosophy.
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Of course, it was Spock who spoke the words.
Kirk spoke these words in the episode, "This Side of Paradise."
As logical as Spock was, he certainly knew that humans were better.
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Spock spoke the words in 1967, during the episode, "The Galileo Seven."
Dr. McCoy was always comparing himself to members of other professions. This particular comparison took place in the 1966 episode, "The Corbomite Maneuver."
Spock's logical mind was confounded by human behavior. In the 1967 episode, "This Side of Paradise," it was female behavior that had him stumped.
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Aye and haggis are both Scottish, so you may have guessed this one from the context. Scotty spoke the words in the 1967 episode, "A Taste of Armageddon."
Spock spoke these words to Lt. Bailey as a reply to Bailey's words, "Raising my voice back there doesn't mean I was scared or couldn't do my job. It means I have a human thing called an adrenaline gland." Yes, even Spock had a sense of humor.
Kirk spoke these words to Spock in the 1967 episode, "The Devil in the Dark." Spock did not appreciate the insult.
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Kirk used these words to explain away Spock's ears in the 1967 episode, "The City on the Edge of Forever." He was depicting Spock as Chinese.
Chekov actually said these words to Scotty. Of course, Scotch wasn't really invented in Leningrad.
An insult to Spock, Kirk meant it as a joke.
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Mr. Scott made this observation in the 1969 episode, "Turnabout Intruder."
It was Spock. McCoy, although well versed in anatomy, probably would have kept it simple with, "the back of my head hit the chair."