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Star Wars: The Original Trilogy (IV-V-VI)

Harrison Ford improvised Han Solo's "I know" instead of the scripted "I love you too". Lando flies the Falcon in the final assault on the Death Star. Test your memories of the 1977-1983 trilogy.

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The 15 quiz questions

Question 1 : How does Obi-Wan Kenobi die in Episode IV?

Possible answers:

  • He is shot by a Stormtrooper
  • He lets Darth Vader strike him
  • He falls into a chasm
  • He is killed by Palpatine's Force Lightning

Explanation: Obi-Wan willingly allows Darth Vader to strike him during their duel on the Death Star. He raises his saber and accepts the blow, becoming one with the Force.

Question 2 : On which moon is the rebel base from which the attack on the first Death Star is launched?

Possible answers:

  • Yavin 4
  • Dantooine
  • Scarif
  • D'Qar

Explanation: The rebel base is on Yavin 4, a tropical moon covered in jungle and ancient Massassi temples.

Question 3 : Under what first name does Obi-Wan Kenobi live in hiding on Tatooine for nearly 20 years?

Possible answers:

  • Owen
  • Lars
  • Ben
  • Ezra

Explanation: Obi-Wan lives under the name "Ben Kenobi," an old desert hermit. Luke knows him by this name before discovering his true Jedi Master identity.

Question 4 : Who killed Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru, Luke's guardians, in Episode IV?

Possible answers:

  • The Tusken Raiders
  • Boba Fett
  • The Jawas
  • Imperial Stormtroopers

Explanation: Imperial Stormtroopers kill them while searching for R2-D2 and C-3PO, who carry the Death Star plans.

Question 5 : Who fires the proton torpedoes that destroy the first Death Star?

Possible answers:

  • Han Solo
  • Wedge Antilles
  • Biggs Darklighter
  • Luke Skywalker

Explanation: Luke Skywalker, guided by the Force and Obi-Wan's voice, fires two proton torpedoes into the station's exhaust port.

Question 6 : What snow creature attacks Luke at the start of The Empire Strikes Back on Hoth?

Possible answers:

  • A Wampa
  • A wild Tauntaun
  • A Nexu
  • A snow Rancor

Explanation: A Wampa, a fearsome ice predator, captures Luke and hangs him from the ceiling of its cave. Luke uses the Force to retrieve his lightsaber and escape.

Question 7 : How do Rebel pilots take down AT-ATs during the Battle of Hoth?

Possible answers:

  • By targeting their leg joints with blasters
  • By wrapping cables around their legs
  • By bombing them from space
  • By mining the terrain with explosives

Explanation: Rebel snowspeeders wrap tow cables around the AT-AT legs to trip them and bring them down. This improvised tactic is one of the saga's most famous battle scenes.

Question 8 : What does Luke see in the Dark Side cave on Dagobah during his training?

Possible answers:

  • An ancient Sith holocron
  • Qui-Gon's Force ghost
  • His own face under Vader's mask
  • Emperor Palpatine calling to him

Explanation: Luke enters the cave despite Yoda's warning. He confronts a ghostly Darth Vader, decapitates him... and discovers his own face under the mask.

Question 9 : Which limb does Luke lose during his duel with Darth Vader in The Empire Strikes Back?

Possible answers:

  • His left arm
  • His left leg
  • Both arms
  • His right hand

Explanation: Vader cuts off Luke's right hand with his lightsaber during their duel in Cloud City. Luke later receives a robotic replacement hand.

Question 10 : Just before being frozen in carbonite, what does Han Solo reply when Leia says "I love you"?

Possible answers:

  • "Me too"
  • "I know"
  • "We'll meet again"
  • "May the Force be with you"

Explanation: Han simply replies "I know." Harrison Ford improvised this line, the script called for "I love you too." This improvisation became one of cinema's most famous lines.

Question 11 : What monster guards the dungeons of Jabba the Hutt's palace in Return of the Jedi?

Possible answers:

  • A Sarlacc
  • A Krayt Dragon
  • A Rancor
  • A tamed Wampa

Explanation: The Rancor is a giant predator living beneath Jabba's palace. Luke is thrown into its pit and manages to kill it by dropping the gate on it.

Question 12 : How does Princess Leia kill Jabba the Hutt in Return of the Jedi?

Possible answers:

  • She strangles him with her chain
  • She pushes him into the Rancor pit
  • She shoots him with a blaster
  • She poisons him

Explanation: Leia, chained by Jabba as a slave, uses the chaos during Han's rescue to strangle the Hutt with the very chain that bound her.

Question 13 : Who appears as a Force ghost alongside Yoda and Obi-Wan at the end of Return of the Jedi?

Possible answers:

  • Mace Windu
  • Qui-Gon Jinn
  • Padmé Amidala
  • Anakin Skywalker

Explanation: Redeemed Anakin Skywalker appears as a Force ghost, smiling alongside Yoda and Obi-Wan. In the 2004 special edition, Lucas replaced the original actor with Hayden Christensen.

Question 14 : What is Darth Vader's last request to Luke before dying?

Possible answers:

  • Join the Dark Side
  • Destroy the Death Star
  • Remove his mask to see him
  • Protect Leia

Explanation: Vader asks Luke to remove his mask so he can look at him with his own eyes. Luke obeys and discovers Anakin's pale, scarred face.

Question 15 : Who pilots the Millennium Falcon during the attack on the second Death Star in Return of the Jedi?

Possible answers:

  • Lando Calrissian
  • Chewbacca
  • Wedge Antilles
  • Han Solo

Explanation: Lando Calrissian pilots the Millennium Falcon in the final assault, with Nien Nunb as co-pilot.

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