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The five questions from this day’s Original Trilogy puzzle, with the correct answer and a short explanation for each.

  1. Question 1

    What does the Emperor tell Luke about the fully armed and operational status of the Death Star?

    • AYour fleet will be destroyed
    • BNow witness the firepower of this fully armed and operational battle stationCorrect
    • CThis station is the ultimate power in the universe
    • DYou cannot stop what I have built

    The Emperor gloats: 'Now witness the firepower of this fully armed and operational battle station,' before ordering the Death Star to fire on the Rebel fleet.

    As seen in: Return of the Jedi(Film)

    Wookieepedia: Return of the Jedi

  2. Question 2

    What kind of planet is Dagobah, where Yoda lives in exile?

    • AA swamp planetCorrect
    • BA desert planet
    • CA volcanic planet
    • DA frozen tundra planet

    Dagobah is a swamp planet covered in dense fog, vegetation, and murky waters where Yoda has been hiding.

    As seen in: The Empire Strikes Back(Film)

    Wookieepedia: The Empire Strikes Back

  3. Question 3

    Why does Luke leave Dagobah before completing his training with Yoda?

    • AHe senses the Rebel base is under attack
    • BHe receives a distress signal from Leia
    • CHe has a vision of his friends in pain and dangerCorrect
    • DYoda tells him he is ready to face Vader

    Luke has a Force vision of Han and Leia suffering in Cloud City, and he leaves against Yoda's and Obi-Wan's advice to try to save them.

    As seen in: The Empire Strikes Back(Film)

    Wookieepedia: The Empire Strikes Back

  4. Question 4

    Why does R5-D4 malfunction, causing Uncle Owen to buy R2-D2 instead?

    • AR2-D2 sabotaged it
    • BIts motivator blows upCorrect
    • CJawas sabotaged it
    • DIt ran out of power

    When Owen first selects R5-D4, the droid's motivator unit blows up, causing Owen to take R2-D2 instead at C-3PO's suggestion—a stroke of fate.

    As seen in: A New Hope(Film)

    Wookieepedia: A New Hope

  5. Question 5

    What color lightsaber does Luke construct by the time of The Empire Strikes Back?

    • AHe uses the same blue one from A New HopeCorrect
    • BGreen
    • CYellow
    • DBlue

    In The Empire Strikes Back, Luke still uses the blue lightsaber Obi-Wan gave him (Anakin's old saber). He doesn't construct his own green lightsaber until Return of the Jedi.

    As seen in: The Empire Strikes Back(Film)

    Wookieepedia: The Empire Strikes Back

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