mark hamill as luke skywalker, carrie fisher as princess leia and harrison ford as han solo in a still from star wars; yellow, green and blue circles with question marks surround them

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“This Is the Way” … to Our ‘Star Wars’ Quiz

Are you a Jedi trivia master?

Jayme Deerwester,

AARP

Published March 24, 2023

10 Questions

It all began “a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away” … and with the third season of The Mandalorian now streaming on Disney+, we figured it was a good time to test your knowledge of the iconic Star Wars franchise. Use the Force and see how well you remember the galactic drama surrounding Luke (Mark Hamill), Leia (Carrie Fisher), Han Solo (Harrison Ford), Rey (Daisy Ridley), Baby Yoda and more.

“This Is the Way” … to Our ‘Star Wars’ Quiz

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 "question" : "In which movie did Princess Leia wear the infamous gold bikini?\n",
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 "answer" : "“Episode IV - A New Hope”",
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 "answer" : "“Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back”",
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 "answer" : "“Empire VI - Return of the Jedi” ",
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 "answer" : "“Episode VII - The Force Awakens”",
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 "explanation" : "Leia Organa was captured by Jabba the Hutt trying to rescue Han Solo and forced to wear the metal two-piece as part of his harem in the third film, “Return of the Jedi.” The outfit was so iconic that “Friends” even had an episode where Ross fantasizes about Rachel wearing it.\n",
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 "question" : "What was Obi-Wan Kenobi’s relationship to Luke Skywalker?\n",
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 "answer" : "He was his uncle",
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 "answer" : "He was a Jedi talent scout",
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 "answer" : "He was a bounty hunter hired to bring Luke to Darth Vader",
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 "answer" : "He had been a mentor to Luke’s father",
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 "explanation" : "Obi-Wan Kenobi (played by Ewan McGregor in the prequels and Alec Guinness in the original trilogy) was the Jedi master who trained Anakin Skywalker, who ultimately switched allegiances and joined the Dark Side. After Anakin’s killing spree at the Jedi temple, the two engaged in a lightsaber battle that left Anakin legless and presumably dead. When Anakin’s wife, Padmé Amidala (Natalie Portman), died after giving birth to twins, Obi-Wan took newborn Luke to Tatooine to be raised by Luke’s step-uncle and his wife, and Obi-Wan took up residence nearby to keep an eye on him. Nearly 20 years later, Obi-Wan reveals his true identity to Luke in “Episode IV: A New Hope.”\n",
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 "question" : "Luke Skywalker lost which body part in “Episode IV: The Empire Strikes Back”\n",
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 "answer" : "His left hand",
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 }, {
 "answer" : "His right eye",
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 "answer" : "His right leg",
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 "answer" : "His right hand",
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 "explanation" : "Luke lost his right hand in a lightsaber duel with Darth Vader (voiced by James Earl Jones), who was trying to recruit him to the Dark Side. A few minutes later, Vader told him that he was his real father. So it wasn’t a great day for our boy Luke.\n",
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 "question" : "Who ordered that Han Solo be frozen in carbonite?\n",
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 "answer" : "Emperor Palpatine",
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 "answer" : "Darth Vader",
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 "answer" : "Boba Fett",
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 "answer" : "Jabba the Hutt",
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 "explanation" : "Darth Vader planned to freeze Luke Skywalker in carbonite in order to get him to Emperor Palpatine, but wanted to do a test run first. So he decided to use Han Solo as the guinea pig. Once it was confirmed he was alive and in hibernation, Vader turned Solo over to bounty hunter Boba Fett, who’d been hired to bring him to Jabba the Hutt, to whom he owed money.\n",
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 "question" : "Who didn’t R2-D2 work for over the course of the nine films?\n",
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 "answer" : "Queen Amidala",
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 "answer" : "Luke Skywalker",
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 }, {
 "answer" : "Admiral Akbar",
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 "answer" : "Rey",
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 "explanation" : "In the prequels, R2-D2 started out working for Queen Amidala and later, her husband, Anakin Skywalker. In the original films, he served their son, Luke Skywalker. And in the final three movies, he helped Rey locate Luke. In a way, R2 was also the Forrest Gump of “Star Wars” history, being present for many pivotal moments. He saved just about everyone’s bacon at one time or another, and helped destroy the Death Star. He was also a bit of a sass mouth who deftly dealt insults in the form of beeps and boops.\n",
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 "question" : "What was the name of the short, furry creatures introduced in “Episode VI: Return of the Jedi?”\n",
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 "answer" : "Gremlins",
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 "answer" : "Ewoks",
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 "answer" : "AT-ATs",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "Tauntauns",
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 "explanation" : "Ewoks, whose faces bore more than a passing resemblance to Brussels Griffons dogs, were a native species on Endor, the site of a major battle between the Empire and the Rebel Alliance. Since the Empire had occupied their planet and used it to protect the Death Star, the Ewoks aided the Alliance in hopes of liberating their home. But while “Star Wars” creator George Lucas portrayed the Ewoks as savvy guerrilla warriors, cynical adult “Star Wars” fans saw the goofy creatures as a shameless ploy to attract little kids. As Hurley (Jorge Garcia) put it once in the “Lost” episode “Some Like It Hoth,” “Ewoks suck, dude.”\n",
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 "question" : "In “Episode IX: Rise of Skywalker,” Rey was revealed to be the granddaughter of which character from the original trilogy:\n",
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 "answer" : "Grand Moff Tarkin",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "Count Dooku",
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 "answer" : "Anakin Skywalker",
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 "answer" : "Emperor Palpatine",
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 "explanation" : "Though she took the surname Skywalker, Rey is actually a descendant of Emperor Palpatine. Her father, Dathan Sidious, was the genetically engineered son of Palpatine, a.k.a. Sith Lord Darth Sidious; however he was not Force-sensitive and was thus deemed a failed experiment. A resentful Dathan renounced the Sith and moved to Jakku, where he and his wife hid out and posed as junk traders to protect their daughter, who was strong with the Force, from her grandfather’s followers. After stashing Rey with their boss, they tried to flee the planet but were captured and killed before they could escape.\n",
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 "question" : "What is Kylo Ren’s real name?\n",
 "answers" : [ {
 "answer" : "Bail",
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 "answer" : "Han",
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 }, {
 "answer" : "Hux",
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 "answer" : "Ben",
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 "explanation" : "Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) was born Ben Solo, the son of Princess Leia and Han Solo and named for Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi, who went by the alias Ben while watching over the young Luke Skywalker on Tatooine. Leia sensed while she was pregnant that her unborn child had both the Light and Dark Side in him. This makes total sense given that his maternal grandfather was Anakin Skywalker, a.k.a. Darth Vader. But his parents kept this information from him. Unbeknownst to them, members of the Sith could communicate with Ben telepathically and eventually drew him down the path to the Dark Side. Although his Uncle Luke was preparing him to become a Jedi, Ben pulled a Vader and destroyed the training temple.\n",
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 "question" : "In “The Mandalorian,” he’s often referred to as “the Child,” and fans have taken to calling him Baby Yoda, but what is this breakout character’s actual name?\n",
 "answers" : [ {
 "answer" : "Gollum",
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 }, {
 "answer" : "Jar Jar Binks",
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 }, {
 "answer" : "Grogu",
 "correctAnswer" : true
 }, {
 "answer" : "Garp",
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 "explanation" : "Grogu, a Force-sensitive youngster who is the same species as Yoda, was raised at the Jedi temple on Coruscant and survived the massacre carried out by Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) in “Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.” He was rescued by a Mandalorian bounty hunter (Pedro Pascal), who was supposed to eliminate him but objected after he saw just how young Grogu was. The Mandalorian later handed him over to Jedi Master Luke Skywalker to resume his Jedi training. However, when Skywalker asked him to choose between life as a Jedi and returning to the Mandalorian, Grogu chose his friend in the helmet.\n",
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 "question" : "Mandalorians often use this line:\n",
 "answers" : [ {
 "answer" : "“The truth is often what we make of it”",
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 }, {
 "answer" : "“This is the way”",
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 }, {
 "answer" : "“Be mindful of your thoughts”",
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 }, {
 "answer" : "“Let the hate flow through you”",
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 "explanation" : "“This is the way” refers to the right way of doing things, according to the Mandalorian moral code. The expression was quickly adopted into pop culture, and if you visit any random advice forum on Reddit, odds are you’ll see someone quoting it as a way of saying, “Do what this other user suggested.”\n",
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Jayme Deerwester is an editor and writer with two decades of experience at USA TODAY, where she covered entertainment, travel, personal finance and technology. When not in front of a computer, she can be found rowing, kayaking or playing with her dog.

“This Is the Way” … to Our ‘Star Wars’ Quiz

“This Is the Way” … to Our ‘Star Wars’ Quiz

“This Is the Way” … to Our ‘Star Wars’ Quiz

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