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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 the name of the Rebel Alliance's base on Hoth?

    • AHome Base
    • BIce Station Alpha
    • CShield Base
    • DEcho BaseCorrect

    The Rebel base on the ice planet Hoth is called Echo Base, named for the echo effect in the ice caverns.

    As seen in: The Empire Strikes Back(Film)

    Wookieepedia: The Empire Strikes Back

  2. Question 2

    What does the Emperor tell Luke about the Rebel attack on the shield generator?

    • AThe shield will never fall
    • BMy troops will crush them
    • CThey don't know it's a trap
    • DYour friends on the sanctuary moon are walking into a trapCorrect

    The Emperor gleefully reveals to Luke: 'Your friends up there on the sanctuary moon are walking into a trap. As is your Rebel fleet.'

    As seen in: Return of the Jedi(Film)

    Wookieepedia: Return of the Jedi

  3. Question 3

    What is unique about the Emperor's first appearance in the original trilogy?

    • AHe appears in person
    • BHe only appears as a shadow
    • CHe only appears as a hologram via long-distance communication with VaderCorrect
    • DHe only appears as a hologram

    In The Empire Strikes Back, the Emperor appears only as a massive holographic projection during a brief communication with Vader, his first appearance in the saga.

    As seen in: The Empire Strikes Back(Film)

    Wookieepedia: The Empire Strikes Back

  4. Question 4

    What was Luke's father's occupation according to Uncle Owen?

    • AA moisture farmer
    • BA soldier
    • CA spice freighter navigatorCorrect
    • DA pilot

    Uncle Owen told Luke that his father was 'a navigator on a spice freighter,' hiding the truth about Anakin being a Jedi Knight.

    As seen in: A New Hope(Film)

    Wookieepedia: A New Hope

  5. Question 5

    What does Han tell Chewie to do when they first arrive on Hoth?

    • AGuard the Falcon
    • BCheck the sensors
    • CSet up the perimeter
    • DSet up the energy field around the baseCorrect

    As the Rebels establish Echo Base on Hoth, Han and Chewie work on defenses including setting up energy shields and perimeter sensors around the base.

    As seen in: The Empire Strikes Back(Film)

    Wookieepedia: The Empire Strikes Back

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