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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 Vader ask Luke to do for him as he lies dying?

    • AFind my mother's grave
    • BHelp me take this mask off so I can look at you with my own eyesCorrect
    • CDestroy the Emperor's throne
    • DTell the galaxy the truth

    Dying Anakin asks Luke: 'Help me take this mask off,' and when Luke protests he'll die, Anakin says 'Nothing can stop that now. Just for once, let me look on you with my own eyes.'

    As seen in: Return of the Jedi(Film)

    Wookieepedia: Return of the Jedi

  2. Question 2

    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

  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 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

  5. Question 5

    What does C-3PO tell R2-D2 will happen to them if they are captured by the Empire?

    • AThey'll be melted down
    • BThey'll be smashed into who-knows-what
    • CThey'll be sent to the spice mines of KesselCorrect
    • DThey'll be reprogrammed

    C-3PO worries about their fate: 'We'll be sent to the spice mines of Kessel or smashed into who-knows-what,' reflecting his typically pessimistic view.

    As seen in: A New Hope(Film)

    Wookieepedia: A New Hope

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