Trekkie Trivia
The original mission and scheduled duration of the starship - Enterprise.
What is….”To boldly go where no man has gone before”….? And 5 yrs
The #1 selling beer in America In 2020.
What is Budweiser?
2. Michelob
3. Modelo
4. Corona
5. Coors
The deepest part of the ocean.
What is he Marianna Trench? Or Challenger Deep
Approx: 36,000 feet
The world’s first.
Who is John D. Rockefeller
1916, Standard Oil
The year Alaska became a state.
What is 1959?
Although Ike signed the statehood act on July 7, 1958, the official entrance to the union was on January 3, 1959.
The first captain of the Enterprise in the original TV series.
Who is Captain Christopher Pike?
As the story goes, the original pilot of the TV series (which never aired on TV) was too “cerebral” for tv viewers, so a 2nd pilot was created with James T Kirk.
The most popular beer style in the world.
What is Lager?
2. Pilsner
3. Pale Ale
4. Stout
5. Brown Ale
Earth’s 3rd largest continent.
What is North America?
1. Asia
2. Africa
3. North America
4. South America
5. Antarctica
6. Europe
7. Australia
True or False: The top 5 are all Americans
False
1. Elon Musk - Austin TX (Tesla) $222B
2. Bernard Arnault - Paris France ( Louis Vuitton) $192B
3. Jeff Bezos - Seattle WA ( Amazon) $170B
4. Bill Gates - Medina WA ( MS) $132B
5. Larry Page - Palo Alto CA (Google) $114B
The tallest peak in North America resides in this Alaskan National Park, but was originally known by another name.
What is Denali?
Originally named Mount McKinley by a gold prospector as political support for the President of the same name, at 20,320 feet it is the tallest peak in North America and was officially renamed on August 28, 2015 by President Barack Obama in honor of native Alaskan culture.
Captain Picard was captured and “assimilated” by this alien species.
Who are The Borg?
America’s first “craft” brewery and recognized as the start of the modern craft brewery movement.
What is Anchor Brewing Company?
Established in California in 1965 by Fritz Maytag.
This country boasts the largest land mass in the world; but not the world’s largest population.
What is Russia?
Most populous: China
Shares of this Billionaire’s company are the most expensively traded stock in the world
Who is Warren Buffet?
Berkshire Hathaway - $~470,000 per share
This is the northernmost city in the US.
What is Barrow?
320 miles above the Arctic Circle
The number of movies based on the “original” cast.
What is 6?
I: The Motion Picture
II: The Wrath of Kahn
III: The Search for Spock
IV: The Voyage Home
V: The Final Frontier
VI: The Undiscovered Country
The strongest beer in the US by ABV.
What is Snake Venom?
At 67.5% ABV, and brewed by Brewmeister, it’s been the strongest beer ever since it debuted in 2013.
The longest River in the world.
What is the Nile?
At 4,160 miles in length, it bests the Amazon by almost 200 miles. By contrast, the Amazon is considered to be the ”largest“ river in the world by volume.
True or False: At least one of the top ten is a woman
False
there are no women in the top 10
Francoise Bettencourt - L’Oreal (13th) 81B
This part of Alaska has forbidden new human occupation since 1980.
What is The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge?
This undeveloped region, in the NE part of Alaska is about the size of the state of South Carolina, and only 7 cabin permits remain. It is the area that The Last Alaskans’ TV series is based on.
The original Star Trek TV show debuted in this year.
What is 1966?
Sept 8, 1966 “The Man Trap”
This Pennsylvania microbrewery is considered the oldest in America.
What is Yuengling & Son?
Founded in 1828 in Pottsville PA.
The smallest country in the world.
What is Vatican City?
Approx 1000 citizens, and also is only .17 sq miles
4 of the top 10 made their billions with these 2 companies.
What are Microsoft and Google?
Bill Gates: 4 - $132B And Steve Ballmer: 10 - $98B
Larry Page: 5 - $114B and Sergei Brin: 7 - $110B
Alaska has more of this; than all other states combined.
What is coastline.
It has more than 34,000 miles total, the next closest individual state is Florida at 8,400 miles.