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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 is Luke's relationship to Owen and Beru Lars?

    • AThey are his parents
    • BThey are his grandparents
    • CThey are family friends
    • DThey are his uncle and auntCorrect

    Owen and Beru Lars are Luke's uncle and aunt, who raised him on their moisture farm on Tatooine.

    As seen in: A New Hope(Film)

    Wookieepedia: A New Hope

  2. Question 2

    Where does the Millennium Falcon hide to evade Imperial Star Destroyers after leaving Hoth?

    • ABehind a moon of Bespin
    • BInside a nebula cloud
    • CIn an asteroid fieldCorrect
    • DIn the wreckage of a space station

    Han Solo flies the Millennium Falcon into a dense asteroid field to escape the Imperial fleet, and hides inside what he thinks is a cave but turns out to be a giant space slug.

    As seen in: The Empire Strikes Back(Film)

    Wookieepedia: The Empire Strikes Back

  3. Question 3

    What does the Emperor use to attack Luke during their confrontation on the Death Star?

    • AA red lightsaber
    • BForce lightningCorrect
    • CA Force choke
    • DA Force push

    Emperor Palpatine attacks Luke with Force lightning, torturing him while Vader watches, before Vader intervenes to save his son.

    As seen in: Return of the Jedi(Film)

    Wookieepedia: Return of the Jedi

  4. Question 4

    What Yoda trait does Luke comment on when he realizes the small creature is the great Jedi Master?

    • AHis wisdom
    • BHis size—he expected someone biggerCorrect
    • CHis power
    • DHis age

    Luke is surprised that the great Jedi Master Yoda is a small green creature, leading to Yoda's lesson: 'Size matters not. Judge me by my size, do you?'

    As seen in: The Empire Strikes Back(Film)

    Wookieepedia: The Empire Strikes Back

  5. Question 5

    What does Yoda famously say about luminous beings versus crude matter?

    • AYou are more than your body
    • BThe Force transcends the physical
    • CWe are beings of light
    • DLuminous beings are we, not this crude matterCorrect

    During Luke's training, Yoda pinches Luke's shoulder and says: 'Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter,' teaching that the Force transcends physical form.

    As seen in: The Empire Strikes Back(Film)

    Wookieepedia: The Empire Strikes Back

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