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Which ship has the most prolific "recurring" role in Star Trek? Obviously there are many recurring characters over the span of the Star Trek canon. Some obvious examples: Q, Lwaxana Troi, Gowron, Lursa, B'Etor, Adm. Nechayev, Lt. Barclay, Gul Dukat What ship appears in the most episodes/films? What is not admitted...	USS Stargazer : 10 IKS Rotarran : 9 My guess would be the IKS Rotarran. Sticking with the same series, and going for runner-ups, Neelix's "freighter" the Baxial , was apparently shown or mentioned in 8 different episodes, according to memory alpha.
Why is getting back to the future always such a fuss? While getting to the past obviously requires some effort or accident, why (in-universe) are the crews going to such lengths to recreate the time-travel circumstances instead of simply travelling around at almost the speed of light for a while and exploit time dilat...	Given that the typical problem is being thrown years or decades (or longer) into the past, time dilation is not a practical solution to the problem of returning to your original point in time.
Why survivors didn't build a fence In first episodes of walking dead season 1 survivors base in a little camp in the forest near some artificial lake. In one of episodes they are receiving an attack of zombies during the night and loose one third of people as dead or bitten. Question is: why didn't they do any sort of...	Reinforcing the position wouldn't make sense, but the only logical alternative was to get the hell out of Dodge, so to speak. They also lack experience with the zombies: they walk into rooms without looking around, leave their backs to open spaces, and argue when they're in their enemies' midst.
Where is a droid's brain located? Inspired by this clip , I was wondering where the brains (CPU's?) for the B1 battle-droids and C-3PO are located. We see 3PO's head put on a battle droid's body and a battle droid's head put on 3PO's body. Three things then happen: The battle droid head comments that his legs don'...	CPU = Brain, brain is in the head.
Where does Bronn come from? Simple question: where was the mercenary Bronn born and raised? In the TV series Game of Thrones , he speaks with a northern English accent, suggesting he comes from the North. But is there any more solid evidence for his origins, either in the books or the TV series? <Q> It is not clear ...	All we know is that he wasn't a lord or a noble - he was of a low birth.
Did the Dark Lord attempt to free any patients from St Mungo's Hospital? Did the Dark Lord attempt or succeed to free any crazy patients from St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries or just from Azkaban? <Q> Unknown, but I’d guess not. <S> I don’t think Voldemort would want to free any patients. <S> ...	There’s nothing to suggest an attack or attempt to free the patients. To the best of my knowledge, the only Death Eater attack on St. Mungo’s came in Order of the Phoenix , when a piece of Devil’s Snare was smuggled into the building to kill Broderick Bode, who knew the truth about the Department of Mysteries.
What did the black monoliths do in 2001: A Space Odyssey? What were the black monoliths? My initial thoughts were that they came from a more advanced species in order to assist man with advancement, shortly after it came to the primates, they discovered they could use bones as weapons. <Q> In the book 2001: <S> A Spac...	In the film 2001: A Space Odyssey , the nature of the black monoliths is deliberately left unclear .
In ST: "First Contact" why weren't the Borg able to differentiate Picard and Lily from the other characters in the holodeck? ST "First Contact": (they enter a nineteen-thirties night club pursued by two Borg) MAITRE D': I'm sorry, gentlemen but we're closing, and you do understand we have a strict dress code? So if...	My best guess was that they just didnt realize they were just holograms.
Do Fables live in the same world as DC superheroes? The "Fables" series is published by Vertigo, which is part of DC Comics. Does it mean that they live in the same world as DC superheroes? I know that once upon a time Superman fought with Dracula, and the latter COULD be a Fable (or not... depend how do you look at it...	Fables would seem to fall into the category of Vertigo books which take place in their own, distinct universe, entirely separate from the DC shared universe which houses the current versions of DC superhero characters such as Superman and Batman.
Fear the Walking Dead gate In The Good Man (S01E06) where the characters leave their walled off community I don't see them closing the gate. Is there a reason why they wouldn't do this? They don't have any beef with any of the residents as far as we see in the show. <Q> I am going to call it what it appear...	Knowing what they intended to do would leave a catastrophic number of the Walking Dead everywhere, you figure they might have taken the time to tidy up behind themselves and give others at least a fighting chance with the gates all around them. This collection of characters on Fear the Walking Dead are not very attenti...
What are the marks/lesions on Mark Watney's body? Near the end of The Martian movie we see Mark Watney shirtless, and his body appears to be bruised. What is the cause of these marks? I thought it might be from scurvy or some other malnutrition. <Q> When Mark takes the suit off in the ship at the very end of the movi...	This could have been due to prolonged diet of boiled potatoes without any source of Vitamin C and other vital ingredients. Could be 'bed sores' from living in a pressure suit for as long as he was forced too.
Where do they get the costumes from in TOS? In TOS they need costumes to dress up themselves several times. In most cases they can somehow quickly produce the clothes they need. For instance in “Patterns of Force” Kirk orders Dr. McCoy to beam down in a special SS uniform and he’s nearly fully dressed only a few minut...	Most likely, there is one or more people in the quartermaster's department who is responsible for the creation of new uniforms and local costumes as needed. I had always assumed that they used the replicators to produce whatever they needed.
S9E2: Why did the Doctor add this word to this character's vocabulary? In Doctor Who S9E2, The Witch's Familiar , the Doctor saves the young Davros by pointing a Dalek gun at the hand mines and exterminating them, and then he teaches Davros about "mercy" to ensure the Daleks will know the word and Clara can prove he...	Because he heard the Daleks say it for centuries and probably realised Davros must have heard it himself once in his lifetime.
What constitutes a "Sol" cycle in the film "The Martian" In the film (and book) The Martian , NASA has termed a cycle of time as a "Sol", and it is what Watney and the crew use to refer to what seems like it might be a Martian day. Is a Sol equal to one Martian day? If so, is it explained why do they call it a Sol ...	A Mars solar day has a mean period of 24 hours 39 minutes 35.244 seconds, and is customarily referred to as a "sol" in order to distinguish this from the roughly 3% shorter solar day on Earth.
Did Harry Potter ever get on a Famous Witches and Wizards card? Considering Harry Potter's fame, did he end up on a Famous Witches and Wizards card, possiblyafter the Battle of Hogwarts, or even before? <Q> Yes <S> HP Lexicon says that: Rowling says that Harry, Ron and Hermione were all featured on Chocolate Frog ...	Rowling says that Harry, Ron and Hermione were all featured on Chocolate Frog cards (BLC). Definitely, and Ron will describe this as his finest hour.
Is Hope Summers related to Jean Grey? I'm finally catching up on the whole "Avengers vs. X-Men" arc, and it seems fairly obvious to me that Hope Summers is a clone (or something) of Jean Grey . However, upon reading up on her, it seems that Hope "The Mutant Messiah" Summers was born to non-mutant parents living in a...	Given that Hope's appearance is consistent with her mother's, we can't really draw hard and fast conclusions about her relationship to Jean from appearance alone — not without further information to work with.
Why is Shepherd Book crushing a snake on the cover of Serenity: The Shepherd's Tale? Have any of the writers or artists stated why Shepherd Book is stepping on a snake on the cover of Serenity: The Shepherd's Tale ? There is no snake in the graphic novel. Is it a allusion to Book overcoming adversity? It may be a refe...	The snake generally represents evil, Satan, or people who talk at the theater.
Looking for Animated Celtic Japanese Movie around 2010 I am looking for an animated movie that felt like a mix of 'classic' Scottish and Japanese stories. Unfortunately, I don't remember anything about the plot, other than it having to do something with a dragon. This movie was on Netflix around 2010-2011. I distinctl...	The basic plot is that the titular Dragon Hunters are hired to go and slay a world-devouring dragon after certain omens foretell the dragon's return.
Why did Witches and Wizards in Harry Potter need wands to perform magic well? It always bothered me that they needed the wands to do magic. In the first film/book, before Harry went to Hogwarts, there were instances of him using magic unintentionally without the use of a wand (such as turning his teacher's wig blue)....	Wands channel magic so as to make its effects both more precise and more powerful, although it is generally held to be a mark of the very greatest witches and wizards that they have also been able to produce wandless magic of a very high quality.
Help me remember "memory recording" movie: not "Memento", not "Final Cut" I need to remember the title of a old movie I've seen 15/20 years ago or something.I remember these main facts: looks weird like a Cronenberg movie, but looking at his filmography the title doesn't pop out. it is in a post-modern ambientation...	Besides the time frame and low budget elements, the theme of memory manipulation /VR makes this a possible match.
Why does Luke Skywalker use a green lightsaber in Star Wars Battlefront? I know EA DICE wanted to be spot on, on every aspect of the new Star Wars Battlefront game, but to my knowledge Luke Skywalker always used a blue lightsaber; in the previous games as well as the movies. Why is it that he has a green lightsaber in ...	Since, in the game, Luke and Vader are meant to be similar in terms of balancing, it would be slightly unfair for Luke to be able to blend in better with everyone on the rebel side - if he had the correct costume. The outfit he uses in the Battlefront beta is the outfit he wears at the beginning of Return of the Jedi, ...
When was Superman's backstory and the fate of his parents revealed? I was pondering the issue of why so many superheroes are orphans, which led me to consider who was first identified as an orphan and when. Although Batman was probably hot on Superman's heels, I assume that Supes was identified as an orphan first, sin...	According to Wikipedia , Batman's origin story appeared in Detective Comics #33, the November 1939 issue: The character's origin was revealed in #33 (Nov. 1939), unfolding in a two-page story that establishes the brooding persona of Batman, a character driven by the death of his parents.
Where is Hill Valley? Many BTTF fans know that Marty, Doc and Jennifer arrive in Hill Valley on October 21st 2015, and were eagerly awaiting that date. As outlined in this question , they arrive at 4:29PM. However, the Earth is divided into timezones. So, in order to figure out what time 4:29PM on October 21 2015...	California is in the Pacific time zone .
Why would Nog consider land to be "dirt"? In DS9: Progress the Noh-Jay Consortium goes through some deals and at some point they get ownership of some land on Bajor. When Nog learns about this he is he is very dismissive and says that land is "dirt". Why would Nog think that way about land? We see that Jake cons...	In many present-day Earth cultures, land is a good investment because nobody's making more of it.
How is his name "Chewbacca"? Chewbacca (Chewie to his friends) is the Wookiee in the original Star Wars trilogy. We know his name because people other than he say his name. Whenever he speaks, it's in growls and other noises, he can't verbalize Basic like the humans and C-3P0 can. But, he also can't enunciate the ...	"Because names in the Wookiee language of Shyriiwook can't be pronounced by most species, the standard convention for other species is to translate the Wookiee name into a series of roughly similar phonics.
Novel about reincarnated lovers across history I'm trying to identify a book I read about 15 or 20 years ago, probably published in the 80's. The main characters were two lovers repeatedly losing and finding each other across a lengthy period of time. If I remember correctly, the man --who narrated --was immortal, wh...	Bristling Wood (UK: Dawnspell ) — The novel is centered on a mysterious young boy named Daniel, and Sophia, the girl he has spent lifetimes searching for; as he races against time to spur her lost memories of him before his vengeful, centuries-old brother Joaquim finds them
Is there any connection between Mace from Caravan of Courage and Mace Windu? While watching the first Star Wars Ewok movie; Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure I noticed that one of the main characters was called Mace. This of course made me think of Mace Windu from Episodes I - III. Given that both the Ewok fil...	There is no truth to the rumor that Mace Windu was in the first drafts of A New Hope.
What happens if you exceed 88 miles per hour? So, we all know that the special speed at which the DeLorean will travel through time is 88 miles per hour (if you didn't already, now you do). Yet, you will only travel through time if the time circuits are already activated . So, the thought occurred to me: what would...	Logically therefore - what would happen if you were moving faster than 88mph and then activated the circuit - nothing much.
What is this Norwegian shouting? In this clip from the film The Thing (2011), Sander Halvorsen's speech is interrupted by a bearded guy (Lars?) who stands up and shouts something in Norwegian. I gather he says something to the effect of "we found an alien", but I'm having trouble making out his exact words. What doe...	I don't know how to speak Norwegian, but according to the subtitles, the English translation is: We found a fucking alien!
Are all donkeys colorblind in Shrek? In Shrek there is a scene in which Shrek gets shot in the butt with an arrow. To distract Donkey, Fiona sends Donkey into the woods to find a blue flower with red thorns. Donkey exclaims that it would be easier to do if he wasn't colorblind . Are all donkeys colorblind in Shrek, o...	The term "color blind" implies that Donkey's vision is somehow deficient from normal members of his species.
Why does the MAV tip over, but the astronauts do not? They were simply walking through the storm. If storm was strong enough to move the MAV, humans who are a lot lighter should've just flown away, no? <Q> The Real Answer, as from Andy Weir himself: There isn't. <S> While the book is grounded in science, there are no s...	The MAV had a higher surface area exposed to the storm and therefore was exposed to more force.
What became of the crew of the USS Equinox? At the end of an episode of Star Trek: Voyager , "Equinox" Part 2 (S06E01), the surviving crew of the USS Equinox join Voyager. I recognise the guy in the foreground but can't place him. What I am wondering is: Do we ever see any of these characters again? <Q> Main Can...	He makes a brief appearance as a background character in the Voyager episode "Repentance" , evidently working as a junior security officer.
Why did they name change from Deinonychus to Velociraptor? According to the Wikiepedia article on Deinonychus , Deinonychus were featured prominently in the 1990 and 1995 novels Jurassic Park and The Lost World by Michael Crichton and the film adaptations, directed by Steven Spielberg. However, Crichton and Spi...	Another possible explanation is that the Velociraptor in the Jurassic Park movies was actually portraying the Utahraptor, which more closely matches the size and dimensions of Jurassic Park's raptors.
When did Clara hold a sword? In The Girl Who Died when The Doctor asked who had held a sword in combat before only Clara and himself had their hands up. I remember that in The Christmas Invasion The Doctor held a sword when he challenged the Sycorax leader but i don't remember when, if ever, Clara held one in comb...	Not exactly a sword, but she was holding a medieval weapon in battle during series 7 episode 12, Nightmare in Silver :
Why did the Doc decide to use a train? In Back to the Future III , Marty gets back to 1985 by putting the DeLorean in front of a train, then using special fuel to increase the speed of the train. If this failed, the DeLorean - with Marty inside - would fly off a cliff, killing him. Why did the Doc choose this method...	Furthermore, if something went wrong and the DeLorean didn't get to 88mph, the DeLorean would go flying over the edge, meaning it would be very difficult to find the remains of it, reducing the chances for temporal contamination! Because train tracks were the only smooth, regular surface available.
Book about a boy experiencing hell Around 2004-2007 I read a book with a really nice red and black cover. It is about a boy who got into an accident and died. He then got sent to hell. In hell it was very different than what people talked about, fire and all that. He had to go through a tour of some sorts and see peop...	I Googled fiction boy hell classical music and found "Hellbent" by Anthony McGowan.
Why were there no Gods in Harry potter? In almost all sagas we find Gods: e.g. in LOTR, Gods were mentioned, like Valar etc. But in Harry Potter, Voldemort was referred to as the Dark Lord (but he was just a normal wizard who chose the Dark and became extremely powerful); the tale was set in the 20th century and the ol...	In other words, wizards (especially modern ones) don't believe that there is some mystical force responsible for magic. Adding fictional religions would only distract from this element of her writing. Rowling herself identifies as a Christian, and sees the books as exploring Christian themes of sacrifice and resurrecti...
Which character in Star Trek has been played by the most actors? Some recurring characters have been played by different actors in different films or episodes. Many main cast members have been portrayed by different actors due to flashbacks, and [(mumble) insert (mumble) technobabble (mumble)] shenanigans. Of cou...	Vadia Potenza played 13-year-old Spock in Star Trek III Joran Dax played by multiple people, Jeff Magnus McBride,Leigh J. McCloskey,Avery Brooks (in Benjamin Sisko's body) Leonard Nimoy, most famously Zachary Quinto in the reboot continuity Tobin Dax Emony Dax Audrid Dax Torias Dax
Could the animorphs change into anything with DNA? Since all living things have cells, could it be possible for someone with the morphing ability be able to change into a bacteria, or even a plant? <Q> The ability to morph is granted by the Escafil Device which: <S> When touched, it gives the user the permanent a...	It may indeed be possible, and the only reason that nobody does it is simply because nobody wants to be a plant or bacteria.
How many (if any) survivors of the Yavin Death Star were there? How many (if any) survivors were there from the Battle of Yavin Death Star explosion? It seems there should have been escape pods and/or other means of escape from such a massive military vehicle. According to canon, how many survived, and, generally, how ...	1 survived According to the Wookieepedia page on the Battle of Yavin , which cites the canon book Lost Stars , there was only one survivor: Darth Vader.
What Hogwarts classes are taught to two houses at once? I remember from my mumble about nine mumble rereads of the Harry Potter series that the following classes Harry took were taught to more than one house in the same lesson: Potions with the Slytherins Herbology with the Hufflepuffs Care of Magical Creatur...	It's plausible that all Houses are mixed in such classes (well, assuming any Slytherins take Muggle Studies!) In 6th and 7th year classes have students from all classes as they're NEWT level and have less students in them.
Was there a disturbance in the force when the Death Star was destroyed? Roughly a million people died when the first Death Star was destroyed, did this cause a disturbance in the force like what happened at Alderaan? If not what figure would be needed to generate the reaction? <Q> I don't remember and can't find any re...	Who actually felt this disturbance in the Force cannot be answered because it wasn't referenced, but I cannot think why one would not be caused. I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced. Over two million sentient life forms were killed in ...
Is the Force (as some kind of fundamental physical interaction) unique to the Star Wars Galaxy? As far as I understand, the galaxy of the Star Wars supposedly exists in our universe ("a galaxy far, far away"). So I have to wonder: is the Force (as a metaphysical and ubiquitous power or fundamental interaction) unique t...	The Force does exist in other galaxies, as can be extrapolated by the Yuuzhan Vong.
Did computers in Star Trek ever rival the typical humanoid brain in sophistication? In the Enterprise episode " Dead Stop ", T'Pol says: The cerebral cortex is the most sophisticated computer known to exist. When I first heard this, it took me back a little because of the franchise's propensity to show us notably...	Voyager's Emergency Medical Hologram at least was generally considered to have programming sufficiently sophisticated to allow for self-awareness.
Did anyone ever remark on or explain Nog's small stature? As seen here : Eisenberg was born with only one partially functioning kidney and received a kidney transplant at the age of 17. This stunted his growth at 5' (1.52 m) And he was 24 at the time DS9 started, when Nog was 16 (born 2353). Obviously, it's n...	I found no mention of any comments about Nog's size in relation to other Ferengi . After Nog and Quark, Kira is the next shortest at 5'8" / 1.72 m (going by Nana Visitor's height).
Why was the "...philosophers stone" retitled to "... the sorcerer's stone" for the US Market? I can only assume that it's executive meddling, but has there ever been a reason stated for the re-titling of the first harry potter book for US Markets? <Q> Q: <S> What kind of manuscript changes had to be made to make the...	Because yes, there are enough differences between American English and the UK English to be treated that way - ESPECIALLY with learning readers and especially if you want it to succeed.
What Star Trek episodes take place in the Beta Quadrant? Are there any Star Trek episodes (any series) that take place in the Beta Quadrant? TOS, TNG and ENT mainly take place in the Alpha Quadrant. DS9 somewhat takes place in the Gamma Quadrant. VOY mainly takes place in the Delta Quadrant. I'm in the midd...	According to Memory Alpha, the Klingon capital is located in the Beta Quadrant , as is Vulcan, Andoria, and a number of other well-known planets.
Why doesn't the Doctor go back to Gallifrey before the Time War? According to How did Clara end up on Gallifrey? , it’s just the Time War that is time locked. So why does Eccelston's Doctor tell Rose: My whole planet is gone. My people, my family, all gone. Don't you think I want to go back and save them? Why hasn...	From a linear point of view, the time AFTER The Time War is no longer locked but the resulting lost Gallifrey, is in another pocket universe / stasis-something-or-other place.
Which Star Trek episode featured humanoids who have a one-month life span? In this Star Trek episode, the crew visits a planet which seems a lot like Earth, but it turns out the inhabitants have a life span of only 30 days, if I remember correctly. Since their life spans are so accelerated compared to Earth's inhabitan...	On a visit to Argos, SG-1 discover that a Goa'uld, Pelops, engineered the Argosian race to live for only 100 days. You might be thinking of the TOS episode Miri as there are several overlaps. I just realized you found the answer in a Stargate episode, but this reminded me of Deep Space Nine's episode Meridian .
Was Star Wars changed because of a car crash? I recently heard a story that Mark Hamill was in a serious car accident between the filming of Episode IV: A New Hope and Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back , and the resulting surgery, causing visible changes to his face, was the reason for the Wampa attack scene in T...	Contrary to popular opinion, the wampa attack sequence was not written in to explain the scars incurred by Mark Hammill's car accident.
Could Thor use Mjölnir to pin Hulk to the ground? In Thor (the movie), we see Thor (the character) pin Loki (the trickster) to the ground using Mjölnir (the hammer). (superfluous parenthetical comment here). In the Avengers, we see that the Hulk is unable to lift Mjölnir. In this instance, Hulk's hand should be t...	Based on what we've seen so far in the MCU, there is only one version of Hulk and his strength was not enough to overcome the enchantment.
What species were the two women Kirk slept with in Star Trek Into Darkness? In Star Trek Into Darkness , Kirk slept with two non-human women, who had tails. One more distinctive feature was backbone kind of structure running through their neck: Can you identify their species? Have we encountered them before in...	They are Caitians, just their version of them for his universe is quite different than previous iterations.
Why is the usage of a Portkey controlled while apparition is free? At the end of Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix Fudge says following: 'Now see here, Dumbledore!' said Fudge, as Dumbledore picked up the head and walked back to Harry carrying it. 'You haven't got authorisation for that Portkey! You can't...	Portkey can cause an unwary person who did NOT intend to get transported to be portkeyed AND as per above, risk death if Portkey is accidentally released (due to surprise) prematurely. There is also possibility of earning money.
Has R2-D2 ever been inside the Millennium Falcon's cockpit? I was perusing some pictures of the Millennium Falcon, especially the cockpit, and it got me wondering how many people we've seen in the cockpit. As far as I can recall, the list is limited to Han, Chewbacca, Luke, Leia, Obi Wan, C-3PO, Lando, and Nien Nunb. ...	Most astromechs were only able to communicate in writing, conveyed via another computer system, or through a special code of clicks, bleeps, and similar sounds, known as Binary . However I do not know of any pictures nor canon or even non-canon evidence of this. Being unable to communicate directly with anyone else (sa...
Did any DC comics live-action adaptations cross over before The Flash? In the premiere episode of The Flash (the 2014 CW version), Oliver Queen appears, played by Stephen Amell from Arrow . In the Season 3 premier of Arrow , Barry Allen appears, played by Grant Gustin from The Flash , playing out essentially the s...	If you want to get REALLY sketchy, the two DC live action specials from 1979, collectively known as " Legends of the Superheroes ", starred the entire Justice League, a number of the Fawcett Captain Marvel characters, and featured Adam West, Burt Ward and Frank Gorshin returning as their respective characters from the ...
How does Supergirl get her ears pierced? I watched the first episode of Supergirl last night, and one thing leapt out at me during the final battle: Supergirl has her ears pierced, and I can't figure out how this could have happened on Earth. She does not appear to be wearing earrings when she leaves Krypton (that does...	for all of you wondering, Kara got her ears pierced on Krypton— Ali Adler (@AliAdler) As far as I know, this jewelry just shows up with no comment from anyone, so there's no explanation how it happened. In the current 'New 52' continuity, his powers are said to have started manifesting during his 'childhood'.
Can a ship in hyperspace see other ships? To illustrate this question, assume we have two Imperial Class Star Destroyers who were both shipped out of adjacent construction bays at Kuat Drive Yards on the same standard day, and are both manned by a new crew of clones freshly graduated from the same batch on Kamino. Both...	It would appear that multiple ships can indeed travel in the same hyperspace tunnel and thus can be seen by one another while at lightspeed .
Is there a superhero who has notably super-strong teeth? My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic season 5 episode 18 “Crusaders of the Lost Mark” has a colt with “ super teeth ”, who can lift a heavy see-saw by grabbing one end with his teeth. (This pony reappears in S5 E24 and S6 E19 , and gets dental braces in th...	Marvel Universe only mentions an "enhanced strength in his jaw". Trap-Jaw , a villain cyborg from He-Man (and the Masters of the Universe) comes to mind: Matter-Eater Lad can eat any substance in any amount at super-speed. But the thing most people forget about squirrels is their incredible jaws.
Has Batman ever teamed up with Joker? I don't mean true alliance, but have they ever fought some kind of common enemy or had a common goal? For example, I can imagine Batman fighting some kind of oppressive regime due to his virtuous principles he believes in, and Joker would be interested too - because he just loves ...	Brave and the Bold cartoon, Batman teamed up Joker to fight Owlman. Comics Alliance also notes that such team-ups between them have occurred multiple times, but always as a matter of extenuating circumstances.
Origin of Unseelie Accord Probably the most important law document in the "Dresden Files" universe is the "Unseelie Accords ", which is similar to the Vienna Convention of Diplomatic Relations. According to linked page, it has been proposed by Queen Mab of Winter Court, and has been signed by most political players, i...	Because the name is not offensive. It is typical for such diplomatic agreements to be named after the place where they were signed or the group that wrote them in the first place. There really isn't a lot of information on the origin of the Unseelie Accords in the books. The name of the Accords keeps Winter in everyone...
What's the chronology of Worf's coif? Even a quick image search will show you that Worf has worn his hair something like at least five different lengths: ← just kidding Clearly, Worf enjoyed a good visit to Mot to switch up the 'do. Since obviously none of these are Michael Dorn's real hair, each differe...	When younger as a star fleet cadet and new officer, he likely kept his hair shorter to be within regs or at least an approximation. Obviously as he got older his hair greyed and was kept in more Klingon style since he became quite literally a Klingon diplomat in post show eras (flash forward episodes).
How did the Weasley parents get home from King's Cross in Chamber of Secrets? While re-reading Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, I came across a small detail that I missed last time. Since the Weasley family came to King's Cross in the flying Ford Anglia, and Ron and Harry took the car after they missed the Hogw...	We also know that Mrs Weasley is capable of apparating.
Does the Joker care about Harley Quinn? The Joker seems to care little about anything other than himself (and to some extent, Batman), whereas Harley Quinn is quite literally mad for the Joker. Has the Joker ever shown any genuine concern or affection towards Harley? I would prefer sources, if any, from comics. <Q> ...	The relationship between Joker and Harley was always complicated but Joker did feel affection/love for Harley at some point in time and the results were rather contradictory as he tried to kill her.
Has Star Trek ever portrayed a culture/location on Earth besides North America and Europe? The out-of-universe reasons Star Trek is not as diverse as Earth overall are obvious. But it has always striven to be. Yet if I think about all the places portrayed on Earth, they are overwhelmingly in North America (and Europe)...	Archer travels to Brazil to persuade Hoshi Sato to leave her teaching post early to join the crew of the Enterprise.
Is the Star Trek warp drive canonically the Alcubierre drive? The Alcubierre drive is frequently referred to in any and all discussion about FTL travel as "the Star Trek drive", but is there any in-universe evidence to suggest that the principles are at all similar? Are the principles and workings of the Warp Drive ...	The Star Trek warp drive has some features in common with the Alcubierre drive, a theoretical faster-than-light drive proposed by physicist Miguel Alcubierre in 1994.
Why did Ron sacrifice himself in the game of wizard chess? At the end of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone , Ron sacrifices himself in a game of wizard chess so that Harry would be free to checkmate the king. However, I don't understand why Ron was even sitting on the back of the knight in the first place. Harr...	Ron was on the board because, just like Harry and Hermione, he had to take the place of one of the chessmen.
Which (non-Earth) planet appears in the most Star Trek episodes? Which planet, other than Earth, appears in the most episodes of Star Trek ? Clarifications: "appears" means a scene in the episode is actually set there (mention of a planet is not sufficient) versions of the same planet in parallel universes count a...	I'm going for Bajor, seen 16 times :
Looking for a book about a group of people hibernating while traveling between the stars The book I'm looking for was about a ship launched from a dying earth to colonize another planet. The story is told in flashbacks and the main character has dreams about past lives while hibernating. <Q> Possibly The Dream Millenn...	John Devlin, a 26-year-old medical doctor, is the captain of a sleeper ship built to colonize planets in other solar systems. Most of the people on board are immortal due to medical advances, and they pass the time using a virtual-reality system called "The Time Machine", experiencing simulations of events from the 20t...
When and why had Dumbledore taken James’s Invisibility Cloak? Dumbledore said that James had left the cloak in his possession, but nowhere in the series is it explained why he had left it. In the letter from Lily to Sirius, she said that James couldn't have used it since Dumbledore had it already. <Q> Does not 'Yo...	Dumbledore wanted to see if James's cloak was the fabled cloak of the Deathly Hallows.
What was the largest death count in Star Trek? In Star Trek they face many trials, wars, battles, what was the single worst catastrophe the federation faced, in reported casualties? Was it the battle of Wolf 359, an engagement in the Dominion war, when the Borg went back in time and assimilated all of Earth? <Q> 50 B...	Counting every other species on Earth, those numbers would skyrocket by several orders of magnitude. This question is not exactly a duplicate of that other question since that one was specifically about war while this one is about death counts from any causes, but I don't think there have been any natural disasters or ...
Book with short stories, one about cars with weapons other about sports with war I read these stories maybe 30 years ago so I am a bit fuzzy. I am sure there were other stories in the book and I thought for a while they were in "The Illustrated Man" but I checked and couldn't find them there. In one story a mature dr...	If Revenant is right that the one story is Alan Dean Foster's "Why Johnny Can't Speed", then there's a decent chance that you read them in The Science Fictional Olympics , edited by Isaac Asimov, which also has "National Pastime" by Norman Spinrad.
Which Sci-Fi work introduced the idea of "Resurrection of Dead by Time Travel"? In Sci-Fi world, Time can re-written. Lots of Sci-Fi works exploit time travel to bring back the people once dead, either in the same timeline or in a different timeline. I asked a similar question: Which Sci-Fi work introduced the idea o...	According to Wikipedia , Time Patrol was published in a number of collections, including Guardians of Time (1960), Annals of the Time Patrol (1983), The Time Patrol (1991), and Time Patrol (2006). Back To The Future had Doc Brown killed by terrorists in 1985, then when Marty was in 1955 he wrote Doc a letter warning hi...
Title of TV series or movie with four armed humanoid creatures? I am looking for the name of a tv series or movie in the 70s, feels very British, that had some human-like creatures (maybe smaller than normal humans) that had four arms. <Q> The short-lived American sci-fi comedy Quark had a female four-armed space "te...	The 1960s and 1970s saw a series of Mystery Science Theatre-worthy US/Italian/Japanese sci-fi coproduction films (including the infamous "Green Slime") that could fit the bill. "The Gate" (kids play a heavy metal record backwards, open a gate to hell, and unleash a horde of little gremlin-things led by a giant 4-armed ...
Why did the captain of the Enterprise - B seem so inexperienced? I recently starting watching Star Trek: Generations again. In the opening sequence when the Enterprise - B encounters the Nexus, Captain John Harriman seems to be completely paralysed with indecision, and instead requests that Captain Kirk take con...	Having to make a decision about rescuing over 300 people from a never-before encountered energy phenomenon on a ship missing key pieces of equipment and with no medical crew in front of billions of Federation viewers would make anyone hesitate... ... The fact that he was suddenly put on the spot and forced to make a di...
I'm looking for the title of a book about a magical bookstore and its owner The book is fairly new, at most 4 years and it's the start of a series.I know vampires were involved and that the bookstore was open at night butthat's about it. <Q> Night Owls by Lauren M. Roy Night Owls book store is the one spot on cam...	- I don't specifically remember the bookstore open at night, but several of the key scenes do occur at night. Valerie McTeague’s business model is simple: provide the students of Edgewood College with a late-night study haven and stay as far away from the underworld conflicts of her vampire brethren as possible. The fi...
Did Finwë have parents? Finwë, father of Fëanor, Fingolfin and Finarfin, and first High King of the Noldor - did he have parents, or was he the first of the Noldor? <Q> Finwë was one of the elves that "awoke" in Cuiviénen during the Years of the Trees. <S> He led the Noldor into Valinor. <S> So he did not have parent...	While it's not ever explicitly confirmed, it's unlikely that Finwë was Unbegotten.
Did Sidious know the secret of cheating death? In Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, Chancellor Palpatine tells Anakin the tale of Darth Plagueis the Wise. He told Anakin that if he joined the dark side he could save the people he loved from death by extending their midichlorian count, just as Darth Plagueis had done (obv...	In addition, after killing Mace Windu, Anakin is committed to following Sidious; he has little choice but to do as Sidious says and hope to be rewarded with the knowledge he wants.
Did the term "congresscritter" originate in SF, and, if so, who first used it? The title pretty much says it all. I thought it would be easy to find the origin by googling, but although there are many references, none of the ones I scanned included the origin. I remember first seeing "congresscritter" decades ago, ...	I can recall nationally syndicated political columnist Jack Anderson regularly using the term "Congresscritter" throughout the 1980s.
What is the first non-Constitution class Starfleet ship we see in canon? In TOS , we follow the journeys of the USS Enterprise , a Constitution class starship. I recall in TOS that we encounter a few other Starfleet starships, but from memory all of these are also Constitution class. My question then is what...	Looking at the list of original series ships on this page , a non-Constitution freighter called the Woden was shown in the episode "The Ultimate Computer" from season 2 of the original series (predating the "Way to Eden" ship in Himarm's answer, which was from season 3), and was probably Starfleet given the registratio...
Have we ever seen TIE fighters/bombers operating in atmosphere before? In the trailers for Star Wars - Episode VII: The Force Awakens , we see TIE-type vessels flying near the ground, in the atmosphere of a planet (the planet itself looks a lot like Tatooine). Have we ever seen this before? I am specifically...	In The Empire Strikes Back , we see TIE Fighters in the atmosphere of Bespin, not the vacuum of space, when the Millennium Falcon is being chased after rescuing Luke. The space slug appears to have nostrils, which implies it breaths an atmosphere. Nevertheless, we do know from canon that it is possible.
In-universe, is there an Imperial marching theme? In-universe, during the time of Palpatine's reign over the Empire, was there a preferred musical theme designed to accompany Imperial troop displays and marches? <Q> According to Wookieepedia , referenced to Star Wars Rebels, the answer is <S> yes : <S> The Imperi...	During Empire Day parades, an upbeat version of the anthem was played, representing everything that the Empire stood for.
How does the Space Slug (Exogorth) breathe in the vacuum of space? Whilst answering this question , an interesting question came to mind. In the chase through the Hoth asteroid field in The Empire Strikes Back , the Millennium Falcon takes refuge in a cave, which turns out to be the belly of a Space Slug (Wookieepe...	In other words, the necessity of oxygen for living is a property of carbon-based lifeforms, while silicon-based ones might be able to survive based on the silicon traces found in meteorites and by extension asteroids. school biology teaches me that all living things need to breathe. Living organisms use a type of chemi...
Who and what is Him? In the PowerPuff Girls one of the strongest villains they face is Him, but his appearance, name, and voice are quite confusing. Who and what is Him? <Q> HIM is the Devil. <S> [...] <S> His voice and mannerisms were inspired by the Chief of the Blue Meanies in The Beatles movie "Yellow Submarine...	From the Wikia page : It is implied that he is the devil himself, or at least some form of demon, in The Powerpuff Girls series, he is said to be "so sinister, so evil, so scary, so horribly vile that his real name can never be said, lest fear be struck into the very hearts of men." Or more precisely, he's the Devil in...
Is the Mayor anything other than a bumbling oaf? The Mayor regularly is clueless to whats happening in his city, and if it weren't for the Powerpuff girls the city would have fallen apart already. Do we ever have an instance when the Mayor saved the city? <Q> In the episode "Hot Air Buffoon" he actually makes a fairly ...	According to my niece, a villain called the Leech who could 'suck important information' out of people tried to learn the location of the 'key to the world' from Mayor, and got nothing because of the mayor's stupidity, enabling the girls to catch him (the Leech)- so one could argue in this instance
Why did Men in Black wear black suits? In-universe, why did MiB uniform consist of black suits? Is there some significance to that attire? And, why only black suits ? Zed: The last suit you'll ever wear. It would seem that their type of job, they would need to sometimes blend in - wear casual, or other kind o...	Obvious answer, they're meant to be the prototypical Men in Black which UFO folklore has covering up incidents by altering the scene and eliminating witnesses. So that people will remember the suit, not who was wearing it But in the context of supertechnology, a full suit makes sense because it covers much of the body,...
Movie about a game show where the prize is a new life Some years ago I watched a movie I can't remember the title of. The action is kind of blurry as well, but I seem to remember some kind of 'game show' where the contestant got a 'new life'. The main character escapes through some service tunnels, I think, and eventua...	While the question's marked as answered, if others are looking for the same sort of film, I'd mention The Running Man (1987) , where Arnold Schwarzenegger plays Ben Richards, a cop who was blamed for a massacre which wasn't his fault.
What was wrong with the Millennium Falcon in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back? For large parts of Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back , the Millennium Falcon is in pretty poor condition. Han and Chewie are desperately trying to fix it on Hoth while the Empire is attacking the Rebel base, and throu...	There doesn't seem to be an answer in the movies themselves, since the Falcon is already undergoing repairs the very first time we see it in Episode V, and I can't find an answer anywhere else in canon. The hyperdrive problems were a direct result of damage inflicted from the fleet of Imperial Star Destroyers pursuing ...
Are there left-handed wizards in Harry Potter? When Harry Potter buys his wand, Ollivander asks him if he is right or left handed: "Well, now — Mr. Potter. Let me see.” He pulled a long tape measure with silver markings out of his pocket. “Which is your wand arm?” “Er — well, I’m right-handed,” said Harry. Ollivan...	Left-handedness has been associatedwith dark magic and sorcery for centuries. Joan of Arc was burnt atthe stake in 1431 for heresy and there are several depictions of heras being left-handed.
How does Leia Organa know carbon freezing causes hibernation sickness? In the Star Wars universe, there exists a carbon freezing process that has been used before to transport frozen gas over long distances. In Cloud City, the carbon freezing process is used for the first time to encase a living person in suspended hi...	As an interesting side note, Leia might already possess a limited knowledge of some effects of carbon freezing (in the Legends Canon, anyway) as the Alderaanian Medical Association has done at least limited research on it.
Did the Rebels know how many people were on the Death Star? This question is inspired by this one , specifically the part where it says, According to various sources there were over 2,379,000 people on board the original Death Star when it exploded. Were the Rebels aware of the number of people on the Death Star...	The Rebels probably didn't know the exact number of people on the Death Star, but between the Death Star plans and R2's hacking they probably had a rough estimate.
How many innocents died on the second Death Star when the rebels destroyed it? When the Rebels destroyed the second Death Star at the end of Return of The Jedi how many innocents died as well, since the station was still under construction? Did the Empire move construction crews away for the battle, or were they st...	We are not to feel bad for the workers because they are essentially insects that breed in mass quantities.
Has Aquaman ever been a merman? I see from looking around that Aquaman has existed with and fought mermaids and mermen. Is there any incarnation of Aquaman where he was a merman, was turned into a merman, or had the ability to become a merman? <Q> In Justice Leage of America 119 (published in 1975), Aquaman is turned ...	I can find no imagery or references to suggest that Aquaman ever had the telling merman physiology.
Could Aragorn have won the Battle of the Black Gate without Frodo? With reference to material from the books as quoted in this question , it appears Aragorn's army gained the upper hand. Although Sauron sent the Nazgul to turn the tide, the Eagles arrived in time to keep the air battle in check. The battle ended prema...	So, to answer your question: No, Aragorn's forces were not going to win ... or if you want to go Nate Silver, they had a very, very small chance of winning.
Was the Hulk based on Jekyll/Hyde? I've always wondered about the parallels between Bruce Banner and Dr Jekyll. Both are good natured men of science and both transform into questionable alter egos... Is there any evidence that Bruce Banner was based on the character created by Robert Louis Stevenson? <Q> Yes, Stan Lee...	Yes, in part: [Stan] Lee said that the Hulk's creation was inspired by a combination of Frankenstein and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
Have any Ladies had illegitimate children? Avoiding incest like Targaryens and more... I wonder if there are any illegitimate sons or daughters of a Lady. Suppose, for example that when Eddard Stark returned from war, he found Lady Catlyn with a child of herself with another man, instead of the opposite (he came from...	Gwenys "Rivers" Targaryen was another legitimized bastard daughter of Lady Melissa Blackwood and King Aegon IV.
What did Luke do to Jabba's guards? GIF available here Wookieepedia states that Luke Skywalker demonstrated [force choke] and later, to back up that claim, goes on to say Luke Skywalker entered Jabba's Palace, where he was met by two Gamorrean guards who blocked his way. Luke raised his hand and the two Ga...	In conclusion, everything points at Luke slightly choking the guards to intimidate them. The transcript implies that he used a Jedi mind-trick, or something similar: There is no indication that he Force-choked them, and as a Jedi, he probably wouldn't anyway. What is really interesting is the tendency of people to trea...
Is there a polite term for "mudblood"? Clearly the term "mudblood" is a slur in the Harry Potter universe. Is there a polite way for witches and wizards to talk about magical people born of muggles? <Q> Yes, at least three Most prominent is, of course, Muggleborn (or "Muggle-born" when used as an adjective). <S> Ro...	Witches and wizards of Muggle birth are referred to as "Muggle-born" or "Mudbloods".
Anakin killing the Jedi younglings vs. using them - why? In Episode Three, the very infamous scene where Anakin walks into the younglings training room, Anakin decides to kill them all. Why didn't he trick/force them into coming with him so he or the Emperor could train them as Sith Troopers! <Q> Quite simply, becaus...	Anakin is now Darth Vader and is going to become one of the strongest Sith Lords, so him killing all of them is eliminating any possible challenge for him.
Can Q's "body" be damaged? What is the durability of Q's body? I understand that Q's "body" can be injured or killed by Q-weapons, but can it be "injured" by non-Q? Nagilum, for instance? A Douwd? The Crystalline Entity? I'm not trying to set up a versus debate. However, I notice that Sisko's punch can knock down Q, ...	If we take a comment Q made during the Q wars in voyager for what it takes to wound or take out a Q then almost no single entity encountered is even able to scratch a Q.
What computer OS is used in Arrow? We've all seen the computers of Felicity Smoak and every other similar character with similar environment in Hollywood shows. Is everything going on on the computer screen real software applications or just animation? <Q> I suspect the cheapest option has been used, namely mock-ups us...	All the things she is doing are likely effects based.

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