Yes, Star Trek was Alexander Courage's greatest claim to fame.

Let's start at the beginning.  Who composed the theme song of Star Trek (the Original Series)?

This may be the most popular trivia question bout Star Trek... and one of the most inconsequential.

The man in the worry-seat is Captain Kirk.  What's his middle name?

Kirk has to re-invent the blunderbus to defeat the Gorn in single combat, though ironically he proves his moral superiority because someone is watching.

Let's get more trivial.  This alien was featured in the episode "Arena" in 1967.  What species was this called?

Does anyone else remember Bones dusting off his Southern drawl while sipping a mint julep?

One of the original members of the cast was Dr McCoy.  Were was Bones from?

He wrote two episodes of the original series

James Doohan played Scotty, chief engineer of the Enterprise.  What other contribution did he make to the Star Trek universe?

"Tribbles" was the ONLY episode ever written by Gerrold, yet still one of the most famous.

"The Trouble with Tribbles" is one of the most popular Star Trek episodes aired.  Who wrote it?

There's an account of the meeting with MLK on Nichols's Wikipedia page.

She was convinced to stay by Martin Luther King Jr

Nyota Uhura almost became a footnote in Star Trek history when Nichelle Nichols almost quit the series to return to Broadway.  What stopped her?

Nimoy recalled the gesture from an Orthodox Jewish synagogue service when he was a boy.

It was inspired by James Doohan's missing finger

It's based on a gesture used by Jewish priests in a service

He had a splinted finger during rehearsal and the director like it

As an actor, Leonard Nimoy brought many iconic traits to Spock.  How did he invent the "live long and prosper" hand sign?

As always, it was all about the money, Lebowski.

They demonstrated early that the Federation had advanced science

Why were transporters so important to the success of the original series?

Yes, the same actor from Fantasy Island played Khan in both the series and The Wrath of Khan.

Remember, this is the Roddenberry era, not the JJ Abrams movies.

Khan Noonien Singh is still regarded as one of the great villains of television/cinema.  What actor played him?

"Amok Time" is another classic original series episode, and Spock's intended bride sets events in motion.  What is the character's name?

Spock is overjoyed to see Kirk is still alive, but quickly gets himself back under control.

It's the first episode Kirk says "Scotty, beam me up."

It's the episode that introduces Spock's parents

It's Majel Barrett's first appearance in the series

"Amok Time" had another moment unique in the series.  What happened?

He became politically active when he attended UC Berkeley

He was fired from an early job due to prejudice against Asians

His family was interned at a "Relocation Center"

George Takei (born Takei Hosato), who played Sulu during the original series, has been an activist for many years.  What event in his life prompted this originally?

Takei was busy filming "The Green Berets", the John Wayne movie, during season 2.  The actors shared the season, then both became regulars sharing their bridge station.

They needed another bridge member for technical reasons

George Takei wasn't available for half the season

The US/Russia space race was generating headlines at the time

Pavel Chekov was intended to be a "Russian Davy Jones" (of the rock group The Monkees) who was hugely popular at the time, the character introduced in season 2.  Why else was Chekov introduced?

Star Trek enjoyed "costume" episodes.  One such episode was based on 1920's gangland Chicago.  What was the episode called?

Grace Lee Whitney was introduced to Star Trek fans in the first episode aired.  What character did she play?

The holodeck gave the writers almost limitless possibilities for locale, characters, situations... and plenty of chances for "what could go wrong?"

With the Next Generation, what did the creators introduce to the franchise that allowed stories involving Sherlock Holmes or a New Orleans jazz club.  What was it?

He always kept a plane reservation on standby

He secretly auditioned for other projects

Patrick Stewart was so convinced TNG would fail, what did he do that was unusual?

The beard was actually for another acting gig, but he kept it and it seemed to work for Riker.

William Riker was a fixture for TNG.  What changed for his character between seasons 1 and 2?

Yes, the actor who played the character who never laughed directed the most humorous Star Trek movie.

Star Trek IV: the Voyage Home is the favorite for many Trekkies.  Who was the director?

The pilot episode for TNG, "Encounter at Farpoint", introduced which pivotal new alien race to the Star Trek universe?

Only character featured in all the TNG episodes and movies

First Star Trek character to change departments

First character Roddenberry created for TNG

Worf became the first Klingon as a regular cast member of any Star Trek franchise.  What other distinction does Worf hold?

La Forge had the same post as Sulu in the original series.  It was a point of irony that the guy piloting the Enterprise was technically blind.

Geordi La Forge (played by LeVar Burton) was chief engineer of the Enterprise-D under Picard.  What was his original post in TNG?

Nurse Chapel, Lwaxana Troi, and Number One ("Menagerie") were her on-screen roles, but she voiced the Enterprise computer and over a dozen animated characters as well.

Lwaxana Troi, mother of Councillor Troi, was played by Majel Barrett.  How many on-screen Star Trek characters did she play in total?

Mark Lenard played Spock's father, Sarek, in TOS, but like Majel Barrett played several characters outside this.  What was his first Star Trek character?

According to one account, the producers thought they were being pranked by Goldberg when she contacted them expressing interest in being on the show.

Trekkies all know that Whoopi Goldberg played Guinan in TNG.  What was the name of the rec lounge where she served?

Now for some truly trivial information... what star was the sun of the Vulcan home world?

Behind the scenes, it's said that Stewart actually disliked the fish.

Any Trekkie worth their salt knows Data's pet cat Spot.  But Capt Picard had a pet fish in his ready room.  What was the fish's name?

Lt Ilia well-known quote is, "I would never take advantage of a sexually immature species."  

In Star Trek: the Motion Picture, actress Persis Khambatta played Lt Ilia.  What alien species was Ilia?

This joke landed so well because of the Shatner/Kirk reputation for borderline narcissism.

"Must have been your life-long ambition."

In "The Undiscovered Country", Kirk tells his doppelganger, "I can't believe I kissed you."  What does his double reply?

Star Trek... the Original Series... the Next Generation... the early movies.  Gene Roddenberry was responsible for launching one of the great media franchises of all time.  How much do you know about the early years of this science fiction universe?