The Star Trek: The Original Series Quiz

And it was friendly fire that got him.

It saw the show as a financial quagmire.

Spock was originally supposed to knock him out but went with the pinch instead.

Her celebrity attracted many women to the idea that they could be involved in the space program.

The lyrics are silly and never appear anywhere ... but he still grabbed the cash.

By the end of the series he was no stranger to the blade.

The staff had to lure the birds out to prevent further interruptions.

Making the ship land on various planets would've been far pricier in terms of production.

The show lasted for three seasons.

But the star dates in the first series are totally arbitrary and made up.

He even had to wear a wig to get the right look until his own hair was long enough.

His support convinced her that she was serving a greater cultural cause for black Americans.

Fortunately the ship was generally in the orientation we're used to seeing.

It's a famous phrase but it never appeared in the show.

He also wrote speeches for the Los Angeles Police Department.

His barbershop churned out a lot of Spock wannabes.

His exact words were, "I suck."

Leonard Nimoy learned the gesture going to synagogue when he was a boy.

It's often used during prayer services.

In one episode you may recognize the barbershop.

And the captain of the ship was Christopher Pike, not Kirk.

His young age was meant to appeal to a more youthful segment of the show's audience.

It smashed a racial boundary in a very visible way.

Shatner refused to let Nimoy get credit for the first interracial kiss.

She was the head of the production company and had the power to do so.

Kirk's yellow shirt meant he was a part of the command team.

His made-up language has become a point of obsession for "Star Trek" fans everywhere.

He was also supposed to have a power-absorbing plate in his torso.

They had to get their bowling fix, even at warp speed.