Sept. 8, 2026
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Callaroga Shark Media. Hi, I'm Mark Ellison and today's theme
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is Star Trek Premiere Anniversary sci fi TV classics Gene
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Roddenberry and The Final Frontier? Question one celebrated annually as
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Star Trek Day. On what date did Star Trek, the
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original series first premiere on US television? Question two? Star
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Trek is one of the rare shows for which a
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network commissioned a second pilot after rejecting the first. What
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was the title of that original nineteen sixty five pilot?
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Question three? In the original series, who delivered the iconic
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opening narration that begins space The Final Frontier? Question four?
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After a letter writing campaign by fans, NASA named its
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first Space shuttle Orbiter after Star Trek's starship. What was
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the Shuttle's name? Question five? Among fans and colleagues by
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what affectionate nickname is Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry often
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known We'll be right back with these answers after this break,
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Welcome back? Question one? Date of two s US premiere
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answer September eighth, nineteen sixty six. NBC debuted the episode
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The Man Trap on that date, making it the series
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US premiere. Although Canada aired it two days earlier. Fans
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marked September eighth as Star Trek Day. Question two, title
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of Star Trek's rejected first pilot answer The Cage, starring
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Jeffrey Hunter as Captain Christopher Pike. The Cage was deemed
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too cerebral by NBC, prompting the more action oriented second pilot,
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where No Man Has Gone Before That launched the series.
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Question three, who voiced Space the Final Frontier in TOS
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answer William Shatner as Captain James T. Kirk. Shatner voiced
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the monologue on the nineteen sixties series. Patrick Stewart later
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delivered a revised version for the next generation. Question four,
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which Space Shuttle was named for Star Trek's ship answer Enterprise,
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Initially slated to be called Constitution, the orbiter was renamed
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Enterprise OV one hundred one in nineteen seventy six, with
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the Star Trek cast attending its rollout. Question five, Roddenberry's
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famous nickname answer the Great Bird of the Galaxy, The
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Playful Moniker, arose around the original show's production and became
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a beloved way to refer to Roddenberry's guiding influence over
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the franchise. That concludes Today's five daily trivia questions. I'm
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Mark Ellison, and today's questions were crafted with the help
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of AI technology. See you tomorrow.
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