Posted on: Sunday, May 15, 2005

Test your 'Star Wars' savvy

Advertiser Staff

With "Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith" opening at 12:01 a.m. Thursday morning, it's time to test your knowledge about the Force and all things Jedi.

Director George Lucas has created plenty of creatures, spaceships and other sci-fi trappings over the six movies, and it takes a true fan to be able to sort it all out. We don't want to chase away the casual fan, however, so we're offering three levels in our Star Wars quiz: Youngling, Padawan and Master.

YOUNGLING (2 points for each right answer)

1. What is the name of Han Solo's ship?

a. The Last Starfighter b. The Nostromo

c. The Millennium Falcon d. The USS Enterprise

2. Who is Luke and Leia's mother?

a. Queen Anakina b. Padmé Amidala

c. Ana Organa d. Mary, Queen of Scots

3. Who are the masters of the Dark Side who want to rule the galaxy?

a. The Sith b. The Wookies c. The Ewoks

d. The San Francisco Giants

4. How many members are there in the Jedi Council?

a. Seven b. Nine c. 12 d. 100

5. What is the weapon used by the Jedi Knights?

a. Broadsword b. Lightsaber c. Lightlance

d. Light beer

PADAWAN (5 points for each right answer)

6. What were the last words spoken in "The Empire Strikes Back"?

a. "Trust your feelings." b. "I have a bad feeling about this." c. "May the Force be with you."

d. "Chewbacca, time for your shampoo."

7. In how many films does the android C-3PO lose at least one body part?

a. Three b. Four c. One d. None.

8. Padmé Amidala is the senator from what peaceful planet?

a. Taboo b. Naboo c. Tatooine d. Boo-Boo

9. What magazine declared Star Wars "the year's best movie" in its May 30, 1977, issue?

a. Newsweek b. Time c. Esquire d. Field & Stream

10. In which Star Wars movie did Yoda not appear?

a. The Phantom Menace b. Attack of the Clones c. The Empire Strikes Back d. A New Hope

MASTER (10 points for of each right answer)

11. What is the home planet of the Wookies?

a. Shyriiwook b. Kashyyyk c. Coruscant d. Yellowstone

12. Complete this line from A New Hope:

"The _____ are not to be traveled lightly."

a. Jundland Wastes b. Dune Seas

c. Alleys of Mos Eisley d. Swamps of Dagobah

13. What is the species of the diminutive workers on Cloud City who helped freeze Han Solo in carbonite?

a. Mynocks b. Ugnaughts c. Twi'lek d. Argonauts

14. What type of battle armor does Boba Fett wear?

a. Tusken b. Bacta c. Mandalorian d. Mithril

15. Lando Calrissian's operation on Cloud City mines what type of gas?

a. Tibanna b. Bespin c. Carbonite d. Greenhouse