June 3, 2025
The Wrath of Khan
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Callaroga Shark Media Reading's trivia fans. I'm Mark Ellison, and
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today we're boldly going where no trivia has gone before,
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as we celebrate the forty third anniversary of Star Trek
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two The Wrath of Khan A day early. Question one?
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What actor portrayed the villainous Khn Noonian sing in Star
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Trek two The Wrath of Khan? Question two? In which
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original Star Trek television episode did the character of Khan
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first appear before returning in the film? Question three? What
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famous line does William Shatner's Captain Kirk yell and anger
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during The Wrath of Khan, which has become one of
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the most parodied movie quotes. Question four? Which main character
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sacrifices himself to save the enterprise at the end of
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The Wrath of Khan? Question five? What was the budget
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for Star Trek two The Wrath of Khan, which was
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significantly less than the first Star Trek film. We'll be
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right back with these interstellar answers after this break. Welcome back,
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trivia fans. Let's reveal today's answers. Question one, what actor
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portrayed Khn Answer? Ricardo Montalban, the Mexican actor brought gravitas
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and theatrical menace to the role, creating one of cinema's
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most memorable villains. Montalban had previously played con in the
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nineteen sixty seven Star Trek episode Space Seed, and his
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reprisal of the role fifteen years later in the film
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is considered one of the best performances in the entire franchise.
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His physicality and intimidating presence, combined with his eloquent delivery
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of lines about revenge, made Khan an iconic antagonist who
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elevated the entire film. Question two, in which episode did
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Khan first appear? Answer? Space Seed. This episode from the
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first season of the original series aired on February sixteenth,
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nineteen sixty seven. In it, the Enterprise discovers the sleepership
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SS Botany Bay, which contains genetically engineered superhumans from Earth's
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Eugenics Wars of the nineteen nineties who have been in
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suspended animation for centuries. Their leader, Khan, attempts to take
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over the Enterprise, but is defeated. Rather than imprisonment, Kirk
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exiles Khan and his followers to the uninhabited planet Seti
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Alpha five, setting up the events that would lead to
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the film fifteen years later. Question three, what famous line
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does Kirk yell? Answer? Ah? This visceral scream of rage
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comes after Kirk realizes he's been trapped underground by Khan.
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The dramatic delivery by William Shatner, with a camera dramatically
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pulling back as he yells toward the sky, has become
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one of the most parodied moments in film history. The
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line has been referenced in everything from other movies and
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TV shows to commercials and internet memes, often used to
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express extreme frustration or anger. Question four, which character sacrifices himself?
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Answer Spock. In the climactic scene, Spock enters a radiation
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filled chamber to repair the ship's warp drive, saving the Enterprise,
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but receiving a fatal dose of radiation. His death scene,
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separated from Kirk by a glass wall, features the famous
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line the needs of the many outweigh the needs of
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the few or the one, and their hand salute against
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the glass. This emotional farewell between the two friends is
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considered one of the most powerful moments in the Star
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Trek franchise. Of course, Spock would later be resurrected in
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the sequel The search for Spock. Question five, What was
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the film's budget? Answer eleven point two million dollars. After
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the expensive production of Star Trek, the motion picture forty
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six million dollars, paramount drastically reduced the budget for the sequel.
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Director Nicholas Meyer embraced these limitations, reusing sets, models, and
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footage from the first film and focusing on character development
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and storytelling rather than special effects. The result was not
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only a more profitable film, but one widely considered the
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best in the franchise. The Wrath of Cohn earned ninety
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seven million dollars worldwide, revitalizing the Star Trek brand and
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ensuring the production of future installments. That concludes today's five
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daily trivia questions. I'm Mark Ellison, and today's questions were
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crafted with the help of AI technology. You you'd like
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slash plus. See you tomorrow.
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