Star Wars Quiz: Jedi, Sith, Ships and the Galaxy Far Away

This Star Wars quiz covers the saga George Lucas began in 1977, with questions on Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader, the Millennium Falcon, Chewbacca, Yoda and the desert planet Tatooine. Ten questions, 90 seconds, answers explained.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 90 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 90s

History
In which year was the first Star Wars film released?
Characters
Who is revealed to be Luke Skywalker's father?
Ships
What is the name of Han Solo's ship?
Characters
What species is Chewbacca?
Creators
Who created Star Wars?
Planets
On which desert planet did Luke Skywalker grow up?
Lightsabers
What color is Mace Windu's lightsaber?
Jedi
Which small green Jedi Master trains Luke on the swamp planet Dagobah?
Business
Which company bought Lucasfilm, and the Star Wars franchise, in 2012?
Films
Which 2016 film shows how Rebel spies stole the Death Star plans?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: In which year was the first Star Wars film released?
Answer: 1977
Star Wars opened on May 25, 1977, and was later retitled Episode IV – A New Hope. The Empire Strikes Back followed in 1980 and Return of the Jedi in 1983.
Q2: Who is revealed to be Luke Skywalker's father?
Answer: Darth Vader
The reveal in The Empire Strikes Back is one of cinema's most famous twists. The cast was given a fake line during filming so the secret would not leak.
Q3: What is the name of Han Solo's ship?
Answer: Millennium Falcon
Han Solo boasts that the Millennium Falcon made the Kessel Run in less than twelve parsecs. He won the ship from Lando Calrissian in a card game.
Q4: What species is Chewbacca?
Answer: Wookiee
Chewbacca is a Wookiee from the forest planet Kashyyyk and is around 200 years old in the original films. His roar was built partly from bear, walrus and lion sounds.
Q5: Who created Star Wars?
Answer: George Lucas
George Lucas wrote and directed the original film after studios turned down his idea. He sold Lucasfilm in 2012, and J.J. Abrams later directed The Force Awakens.
Q6: On which desert planet did Luke Skywalker grow up?
Answer: Tatooine
Tatooine has two suns, and its scenes were filmed in Tunisia, where a real town called Tataouine inspired the name. Hoth is the ice planet and Endor is the forest moon.
Q7: What color is Mace Windu's lightsaber?
Answer: Purple
Samuel L. Jackson asked George Lucas for a purple lightsaber so he could spot himself in big battle scenes. It is one of the few purple blades in the films.
Q8: Which small green Jedi Master trains Luke on the swamp planet Dagobah?
Answer: Yoda
Yoda was performed as a puppet by Frank Oz in the original trilogy. Grogu, a younger member of the same unnamed species, became famous in The Mandalorian.
Q9: Which company bought Lucasfilm, and the Star Wars franchise, in 2012?
Answer: Disney
Disney paid about 4 billion dollars for Lucasfilm in 2012 and released a new trilogy starting with The Force Awakens in 2015. It also launched series such as The Mandalorian and Andor.
Q10: Which 2016 film shows how Rebel spies stole the Death Star plans?
Answer: Rogue One
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story leads directly into the opening of the 1977 film. It was the first live-action Star Wars film outside the main numbered saga.

Star Wars Quiz – A Long Time Ago, In a Galaxy Far, Far Away

In 1977, a young filmmaker named George Lucas released a space adventure that few studios believed in. Star Wars mixed westerns, samurai films, old movie serials and myth into a simple story of a farm boy, a princess, a smuggler and a wise old knight. It broke box-office records, launched a toy industry and changed how Hollywood makes blockbusters.

The original trilogy followed Luke Skywalker's journey from Tatooine to his final confrontation with Darth Vader and the Emperor. In 1999, Lucas returned with a prequel trilogy that showed how Anakin Skywalker fell to the dark side. After Disney bought Lucasfilm in 2012, a sequel trilogy, spin-off films and streaming series brought the galaxy to a new generation.

Star Wars is also famous for its sounds and music. John Williams wrote the score, and sound designer Ben Burtt created the hum of the lightsaber, the breathing of Darth Vader and the beeps of R2-D2 from everyday recordings.

This quiz focuses mostly on the films that started it all, with a few questions from the newer era. Fans who know their Wookiees from their Ewoks should do well.

What This Quiz Teaches

This quiz is perfect for longtime fans, families watching the saga together and anyone curious about pop culture's most famous space story.

When the first film was released and how it was renamed
The saga's biggest twist and how it was kept secret
Facts about the Millennium Falcon, Chewbacca and Yoda
Where Tatooine's desert scenes were filmed
Why Mace Windu's lightsaber is purple
How Disney's purchase of Lucasfilm changed the franchise

Quick Facts About Star Wars

May 4 is celebrated as Star Wars Day because of the pun May the Fourth be with you.
Darth Vader was played on set by David Prowse and voiced by James Earl Jones.
John Williams's Star Wars score won the Academy Award for Best Original Score.
The lightsaber hum was created from an old film projector motor and TV interference.
Harrison Ford was working as a carpenter when he was cast as Han Solo.
Industrial Light & Magic, the visual effects company, was founded for the first film.