Star Trek : The Game Show Released in by Sound Source Interactive for the PC and Macintosh , Star Trek : The Game Show is a computer game hosted by Q . It features four rounds of gameplay set in the four quadrant s , each one in style of the first four " Star Trek " TV series . Game description . The game features a contest that lasts four rounds called Quadrants . There are multiple choice , fill - in - the - blank , and true - false questions . The game also features " mini - games " and bonus questions called Red Alert ! questions . The Quadrants . The Alpha Quadrant . This quadrant ( game round ) features seven multiple - choice questions based on the topic of Crew or Personnel out of the following categories : The first player to " buzz in " ( request a chance to provide an answer ) , will be granted an opportunity to answer the questions . That player then selects from A through E to answer by hitting the corresponding keys ( A , B , C , D or E ) . The point value of each question is assigned randomly , based on the difficulty of the question . There is no penalty for an incorrect answer in this round . The Beta Quadrant . This round focuses on questions that are based on " encounters . " These encounters can be anything from aliens to ships and fall into the following six categories : This round is timed and features a view screen . The view screen displays an image corresponding to one of the above categories and six encounters must be correctly identified to end the round . The image is unclear at first , but as time expires it will clarify with each clue . The first clue appears simultaneously with the image an there is a total of five clues per image . Each correct answer is worth 1 , 000 points , but the value diminishes by 200 with each new clue , down to 200 where the image is fully clear . Answering incorrectly on the first four tries will result in a new clue , the 5th time results in a new question . The Gamma Quadrant . This round contains questions centered around Command Decisions and those that made them . The round has six multiple - choice questions with solutions represented by letters A through D ; again answers are entered by entering the corresponding letter . Each player is assigned a question , one at a time , and must decide to answer or forfeit . There is no penalty for forfeiting a question ; however an incorrect answer will deduct the value of the question from the players total points . Forfeit questions will go to another player that has also buzzed in . The second player cannot forfeit a question if they have already buzzed in , but they will be penalized double the point value of the question for answering incorrectly . The Delta Quadrant . The fourth and final round has the computer randomly select one of five mini - games . One to represent each of the television series ( at the time of the game ) and a fifth representing the films , that must be completed to finish the game . Red Alert questions . These questions are random , difficult questions that can appear anywhere through the game . They feature a video clip from the television episodes or scenes from the movies . The question is based on the video clip .