The 20 quiz questions
Question 1 : Harrison Ford broke his leg on the set of Episode VII.
Possible answers:
- True
- False
Explanation: TRUE! In 2014, the hydraulic door of the Millennium Falcon fell on him at Pinewood Studios, seriously injuring his leg. Filming was halted for several weeks.
Question 2 : Yoda's species has an official name in the Star Wars universe.
Possible answers:
- True
- False
Explanation: FALSE! Yoda and Grogu's species has never been officially named, neither by George Lucas nor by Lucasfilm/Disney. It remains one of the saga's greatest mysteries.
Question 3 : George Lucas directed all three films of the original trilogy.
Possible answers:
- True
- False
Explanation: FALSE! Lucas only directed Episode IV: A New Hope. The Empire Strikes Back was directed by Irvin Kershner and Return of the Jedi by Richard Marquand.
Question 4 : Darth Vader's exact line is "No, I am your father" and not "Luke, I am your father."
Possible answers:
- True
- False
Explanation: TRUE! The popular version "Luke, I am your father" is a collective false memory, known as the Mandela Effect. The actual line is: "No, I am your father."
Question 5 : The lightsaber sound was created from the noise of a film projector and a television set.
Possible answers:
- True
- False
Explanation: TRUE! Sound designer Ben Burtt mixed the hum of an old 35mm film projector with the interference from a CRT television to create this iconic sound.
Question 6 : Chewbacca is exactly 2 meters tall in the saga.
Possible answers:
- True
- False
Explanation: FALSE! Chewbacca stands at 2.28 m (7'6"). Peter Mayhew, the original actor, was 2.21 m tall. Joonas Suotamo, his successor, is 2.09 m.
Question 7 : Samuel L. Jackson personally asked George Lucas for a purple lightsaber.
Possible answers:
- True
- False
Explanation: TRUE! Jackson wanted to be able to spot himself in the big battle scenes. Lucas agreed, making Mace Windu the only Jedi to wield a purple lightsaber in the films.
Question 8 : The word "Ewok" is never spoken in the original trilogy.
Possible answers:
- True
- False
Explanation: TRUE! Although these little creatures are iconic from Return of the Jedi, their name only appears in the script, credits, and merchandise — never in the film dialogue.
Question 9 : "The Imperial March" is featured in Episode IV: A New Hope.
Possible answers:
- True
- False
Explanation: FALSE! This iconic theme was composed by John Williams for The Empire Strikes Back (Episode V) in 1980. It does not appear in the Episode IV soundtrack from 1977.
Question 10 : Order 66 commands the elimination of all Sith Lords.
Possible answers:
- True
- False
Explanation: FALSE! Order 66, activated by Palpatine/Darth Sidious in Episode III, commands the clones to eliminate all Jedi. It's the exact opposite: it targets the Jedi, not the Sith.
Question 11 : Ewan McGregor made lightsaber sounds with his mouth during the prequel trilogy filming.
Possible answers:
- True
- False
Explanation: TRUE! The actor was so immersed in his role that he would make "vzzzmm" sounds with every saber movement. The crew regularly had to remind him to stop so the audio takes would be usable.
Question 12 : Boba Fett dies permanently in the Sarlacc in Return of the Jedi.
Possible answers:
- True
- False
Explanation: FALSE! Boba Fett survives the Sarlacc. He reappears in The Mandalorian (season 2) and then in his own series The Book of Boba Fett, which shows how he escaped.
Question 13 : Star Wars: A New Hope was released in theaters in 1980.
Possible answers:
- True
- False
Explanation: FALSE! A New Hope (Episode IV) was released on May 25, 1977. It was The Empire Strikes Back (Episode V) that came out in 1980.
Question 14 : Anakin Skywalker is the only Jedi to have secretly married in the films.
Possible answers:
- True
- False
Explanation: TRUE! His marriage to Padmé Amidala on Naboo in Episode II was kept secret from the Jedi Council, as Jedi are forbidden from having romantic attachments.
Question 15 : Jabba the Hutt's Palace was filmed in Tunisia.
Possible answers:
- True
- False
Explanation: FALSE! The interior scenes of Jabba's palace were shot at Elstree Studios in England. It's the Tatooine exteriors (desert landscapes) that were filmed in Tunisia.
Question 16 : Darth Maul survives after being cut in half by Obi-Wan in Episode I.
Possible answers:
- True
- False
Explanation: TRUE! Driven by his hatred and the dark side of the Force, Maul survives and reappears in The Clone Wars series with mechanical spider legs, then humanoid legs. He becomes one of the series' major antagonists.
Question 17 : The Millennium Falcon made the Kessel Run in exactly 12 parsecs.
Possible answers:
- True
- False
Explanation: FALSE! Han Solo says "less than 12 parsecs." Furthermore, a parsec is a unit of distance (3.26 light-years), not time. Han is boasting about finding a shorter shortcut through the Kessel Maelstrom.
Question 18 : Grogu (Baby Yoda) is approximately the same age as Anakin Skywalker.
Possible answers:
- True
- False
Explanation: TRUE! Both were born around 41 BBY (Before the Battle of Yavin). Grogu is about 50 years old in The Mandalorian (set 9 years after Episode IV), which matches Anakin's age had he survived.
Question 19 : The original Darth Vader costume weighed about 20 kg (44 lbs).
Possible answers:
- True
- False
Explanation: TRUE! David Prowse, the actor inside the costume, had difficulty moving and could barely see through the helmet. The voice was dubbed by James Earl Jones.
Question 20 : The director of Episode VIII: The Last Jedi also directed Knives Out.
Possible answers:
- True
- False
Explanation: TRUE! Rian Johnson directed The Last Jedi (2017) and then the hit mystery film Knives Out (2019) starring Daniel Craig, followed by Glass Onion (2022).