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Qapla’. Klingon word meaning “success,” Often used as a the Enterprise in 2267. (“The Squire of Gothos" [TOS]). The farewell. (Star Trek Ill: The Search for Spock, “Sins of the Father” episode was produced before Star Trek's current system of quad[TNG], et al.) rants and sectors was devised, and it is therefore inconsistent with terminology of later episodes. QE-2. Also known as the Queen Elizabeth II; luxury seafaring passenger ship that sailed Earth's Atlantic Ocean during the late quadrant, In interstellar mapping, a quadrant is one-fourth of the 20th and early 21st centuries. Ralph Offenhouse, dissatistied Milky Way Galaxy. The galaxy is divided into four quadrants, each with services aboard the Starship Enterprise-D, suggested that forming a 90-degree pie wedge as seen from above or below the Captain Picard could use a few lessons from the QFE-2. (“The galaxy’s plane. The four quadrants are labeled Alpha, Beta, Delta, Neutral Zone” [TNG]). and Gamma. The United Federation of Planets is mostly located in the Alpha Quadrant, although parts spill over into Beta. QiVon. Klingon word for knee. (“Blood Oath” [DS9)), Station Deep Space 9 is located in Alpha Quadrant. The Klingon Qo’'noS. (Pronounced "kronos”). The capital planet of the Klingon Empire, almost invariably referred to as the homeworld. (Star Trek VI. The Undiscovered Country). SEE: Klingon Homeworld A

Qol. (Michael Snyder). Assistant to Ferengi trade emissary Par Lenor. . ("The Perfect Mate" [TNG]). Michael . Snyder also played Morta in “Rascals” % 7 4 (TNG) and Dax in Star Trek VI ’ RL i J Gamma Eee RL Delta Q'orat. Member of the Klingon High Quadrant Sa Men Quadrant Council in 2368. (“Redemption, Part II" ———— pa To - [TNGI) Apna : 4 8 oo Quadrant E “QPid.” Next Generation episode #94, £34 Quadrant Teleplay by Ira Steven Behr. Story by : 5% ‘ Randee Russell and Ira Steven Behr. Directed by Cliff Bole. Stardate 447419, First aired in 1991. Q trans- v, ports our heroes into Sherwood Forest with Jean-Luc Picard as Robin Hood. GUEST CAST: Jennifer Hetrick as Vash 2 and Maid Marian: Clive Revill as Sir . Guy of Gisbourne; John de Lancie as - . Q and Lord High Sheriff of Nottingham; Joe Staton as Servant SEE: Alan-a-Dale; Federation Earth Archaeology Council; Friar Tuck; Horga'hn; Klabnian eel; Klarc-Tarn-Droth; Little John; Lord and Romulan Empires are located in the Beta Quadrant, High Sheriff of Nottingham; Maid Marian; Picard, Jean-Luc; although they spill over into Alpha. The Borg homeworld is Q; Robin Hood; Sarthong V; Sherwood Forest; Sir Guy of believed to be in the Delta Quadrant, while the Bajoran wormGisbourne; Switzer; Tagus Ill; Vash; Vulcans. hole has one terminus in the Gamma Quadrant, Quadrants and sectors have been used inconsistently in the various Star Trek Qu'Vat, L.K.S. Klingon Vor'cha-class attack cruiser. The Qu'Vat episodes and films. During the onginal Star Trek series, the term rendezvoused with the Enterprise-D in 2369, carrying Governor quadrant was used rather freely, as was the term sector. At times, Torak on an investigation into the death of a Starfleet officer at quadrant seemed to refer to a fourth of the entire galaxy, while at Relay Station 47. (“Aquiel” [TNG]). others it seemed to be a portion of a smaller region. It was not until “The Price” (TNG) that the current system of Alpha, Beta. Delta, and Gamma quadrants was firmly established. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country adhered to this system, as well.

quadroline. An emergency drug used on planet Malcor IIL. (“First Contact" [TNG])

Quadros-1 probe. Deep-space instrumented probe launched to the Gamma Quadrant in the 22nd century, one of the first sciquad. SEE: kiloquad. entific expeditions into that distant part of the galaxy. Among the findings returned by the craft was the discovery of a trinary star Quadra Sigma Ill. Planet, Location of a Federation mining system called Idran in the Gamma Quadrant. Humans would not colony that suffered a serious explosion in 2364, resulting in sig- venture as far as the Quadros-1 probe until the discovery of the nificant casualties amongst the colonists. Starship Enterprise-D ~~ Bajoran wormhole in the 24th century. (“Emissary” [DS9]) rendered aid shortly after the accident in 2364. (“Hide and Q" [TNG]) quadrotriticale. Genetically engineered grain developed on Earth from a four-lobed hybrid of wheat and rye. The parent Quadrant 904. An area of space completely devoid of stars strain, triticale, was discovered in 20th-century Canada. Quadrowhere the artificially created planet Gothos was discovered by triticale was the only Earth grain that would grow on Sherman's