Nerdy Geek Trivia

[Gorn]

Ooh, ooh, I know, Sarek and Amanda

What is the home world of Howard the Duck?

Duckworld.

 

[JimK]

What is James T. Kirk's brother's name?

Something that has always bugged me (& I am sure you are aware)-
Why, in "Where No Man Has Gone Before", is Kirk's middle initial shown as a "R"?

 

[slobake]

Something that has always bugged me (& I am sure you are aware)-
Why, in "Where No Man Has Gone Before", is Kirk's middle initial shown as a "R"?

White courtesy telephone for Gorn

 

[Gorn]

Something that has always bugged me (& I am sure you are aware)-
Why, in "Where No Man Has Gone Before", is Kirk's middle initial shown as a "R"?

Lots of continuity errors in the first season. I don't think they established his full middle name as Tiberius until later, but I may be wrong.

 

[slobake]

Okay an easy one. Who says something at the end of "The Trouble With Tribbles" that makes a few people chuckle?

What did that person say?

 

[JimK]

Thanks...now I can sleep tonight.

 

[Gorn]

Okay an easy one. Who says something at the end of "The Trouble With Tribbles" that makes a few people chuckle?

What did that person say?

Scotty beamed the tribbles from the Enterprise and space station K-7 to the Klingon ship. Uhuru, McCoy, Scotty and Chekov had a harty laugh while Spock raised an eyebrow in incredulity.

 

[Basshappi]

Scotty.
"Aye. Before they went into warp I beamed the whole kit n kabootel into their engine room, where they'll be no tribble at all."

(I'm quoting from memory so that may not be perfectly accurate.)

 

[Basshappi]

Capt. Gorn beat me to it.

Any answer to my question (page 1)?

 

[slobake]

Capt. Gorn beat me to it.

Any answer to my question (page 1)?

Anyone?

 

[slobake]

Who did Gollum kill to get the ring?

 

[Richland123]

What is the air speed velocity of an unladen swallow?

 

[Funky Ghost]

Capt. Gorn beat me to it.

Any answer to my question (page 1)?

Bakaroo Banzai?

 

[slobake]

What is the air speed velocity of an unladen swallow?

European or African?

 

[sissy kathy]

Probably too deep into Star Trek nerdom.

How about this: name Spock's parents.

Mom and Dad; 2 e z

 

[Basshappi]

Buckaroo

Gollum did not kill Deagol, Smeagol did. He did not become known as Gollum until sometime well after possessing The Ring.

 

[fhm555]

Sorry, I just remembered the rules but I'm gonna cheat because I'm no LOR or trekkie geek

How about some real space nerd stuff?

How many diesel locomotives would it take to power the fuel turbopumps on a Saturn V booster?

 

[Richland123]

European or African?

What do you mean, an African or European Swallow?

To begin with, I needed basic kinematic data on African and European swallow species.

style.org > Estimating the Airspeed Velocity of an Unladen Swallow

 

[fhm555]

When the reverend Jim went into hiding, why did he take the name Ignotowski?

 

[Basshappi]

How about some real space nerd stuff?

How many diesel locomotives would it take to power the fuel turbopumps on a Saturn V booster?

I don't remember that specific comparison off the top of my head. But I do recall that the F-1 engine is the most powerful rocket engine ever flown. Each one produced 1.5 million fLb of thrust burning Kerosene and LOX. The F-1A was even more powerful but was never put into production. By comparison, a single F-1 is more powerful than all 3 main engines of the Shuttle combined and the Saturn V first stage used 5 of them.

Personal trivia, I actually watched a Saturn V launch when I was a kid.