The 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' Quiz

The hive mind and incredible power of these beings made for a formidable opponent.

It ran from 1987 to 1994.

He believed that keeping a captive animal was at odds with the crew's ethics.

The Romulans also hail from another planet, named Romulus.

And the advanced technologies (and special effects) are evident

He plays poker with other notable scientists.

She's the philosophical bartender.

16 minutes of commercials rounded out the hour-long slot.

Imagine Snipes doing spots for "Reading Rainbow."

The eyebrows sort of give it away.

It's enough to keep even obsessive Trekkies busy for a while.

They seek to combine organic life with the benefits of artificial components.

She is the emotional genius of the crew.

He would harass the crew for years to come.

Who knew that "Data" had such a creative streak?

The crew capacity was higher than with previous versions of the ship.

But they opted to keep the ship.

His trademark smirk makes the character work.

He was a cop before he patrolled the stars as a Klingon.

It was consistently one of the top-ranking dramas each season.

It was one of the highest budgets for a drama of this era.

It is the "D" version, or NCC-1701-D

And often, they are correct.

Q's low view of humans continues for many years.

Fortunately, one producer convinced them it was a bad idea.

The place probably stunk to high heaven for a while.

One script had Lore as a female android but that was dropped for the twin concept.

Hopefully our future selves don't regress to that particular technology.

She was fired but a letter-writing campaign (and Patrick Stewart) helped restore her character.