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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

    How does Darth Vader save Luke from the Emperor?

    • AHe deflects the lightning with his lightsaber
    • BHe uses the Force to shield Luke
    • CHe kills the Emperor with his lightsaber
    • DHe picks up the Emperor and throws him down the reactor shaftCorrect

    Vader watches Luke being tortured, then grabs the Emperor, lifts him over his head, and hurls him down the Death Star's reactor shaft, sacrificing himself in the process.

    As seen in: Return of the Jedi(Film)

    Wookieepedia: Return of the Jedi

  2. Question 2

    What is the name of the cantina town where Luke and Obi-Wan find Han Solo?

    • AMos EisleyCorrect
    • BAnchorhead
    • CMos Espa
    • DTosche Station

    Obi-Wan describes Mos Eisley spaceport as a place they must be cautious, and it is where they meet Han Solo in the cantina.

    As seen in: A New Hope(Film)

    Wookieepedia: A New Hope

  3. Question 3

    Why does Lando Calrissian betray Han Solo on Cloud City?

    • AHe wants the Millennium Falcon for himself
    • BJabba the Hutt hired him as a spy
    • CDarth Vader arrived first and forced his cooperationCorrect
    • DHe is secretly an Imperial officer

    Darth Vader arrived at Cloud City before Han and forced Lando to cooperate by threatening the city and its inhabitants.

    As seen in: The Empire Strikes Back(Film)

    Wookieepedia: The Empire Strikes Back

  4. Question 4

    How is Luke rescued after falling from Cloud City?

    • AObi-Wan's ghost guides rescuers to him
    • BLeia senses him through the Force and the Falcon picks him upCorrect
    • CR2-D2 finds him
    • DLando sends a search party

    Luke reaches out through the Force to Leia, who senses him and tells Lando and Chewie to turn the Falcon around. They rescue Luke from a weather vane beneath Cloud City.

    As seen in: The Empire Strikes Back(Film)

    Wookieepedia: The Empire Strikes Back

  5. Question 5

    What does Admiral Ackbar order when the Rebel fleet realizes the Death Star's shield is still up?

    • AWait for Han's ground team
    • BRam the shield
    • CTake evasive action and engage the Star Destroyers at point-blank rangeCorrect
    • DRetreat immediately

    Rather than retreat, Ackbar orders the fleet to engage the Star Destroyers at close range: 'We'll last longer than we will against that Death Star, and we might just take a few of them with us.'

    As seen in: Return of the Jedi(Film)

    Wookieepedia: Return of the Jedi

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