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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

    Who kills Obi-Wan Kenobi aboard the Death Star?

    • AGrand Moff Tarkin
    • BA stormtrooper squad
    • CEmperor Palpatine
    • DDarth VaderCorrect

    Obi-Wan Kenobi sacrifices himself in a lightsaber duel against Darth Vader aboard the Death Star, allowing Luke and the others to escape.

    As seen in: A New Hope(Film)

    Wookieepedia: A New Hope

  2. Question 2

    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

  3. Question 3

    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

  4. Question 4

    Who appears as Force ghosts at the end of Return of the Jedi's celebration scene?

    • AYoda, Obi-Wan, and Mace Windu
    • BObi-Wan, Anakin, and Qui-Gon
    • CYoda, Obi-Wan, and Anakin SkywalkerCorrect
    • DYoda, Anakin, and Padme

    At the Ewok celebration, Luke sees the Force ghosts of Yoda, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and his redeemed father Anakin Skywalker smiling at him.

    As seen in: Return of the Jedi(Film)

    Wookieepedia: Return of the Jedi

  5. Question 5

    What is Darth Vader's TIE fighter model, which is distinctive from standard TIE fighters?

    • ATIE Defender
    • BTIE Bomber
    • CTIE Interceptor
    • DTIE Advanced x1Correct

    Vader pilots a TIE Advanced x1, which features bent wings, shields, and a hyperdrive—setting it apart from the standard TIE fighters his wingmen fly.

    As seen in: A New Hope(Film)

    Wookieepedia: A New Hope

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