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Ultimate Star Wars Quiz: 50 Questions From the Original Trilogy

Test your Star Wars knowledge with 50 questions covering A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi. Can you earn Jedi Master status?

By Ryan Oct 22, 2026 7 min read Quizzes · Star Wars

Ultimate Star Wars Quiz: 50 Questions, with the Millennium Falcon, X-wings and TIE fighters flying near the Death Star.

From the first message hidden inside R2-D2 to the last confrontation aboard the Death Star, the original Star Wars trilogy gave us plenty to remember. But how much of it has stayed with you? These 50 questions cover A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi, mixing familiar scenes with details that might send you back for another viewing.

Choose one answer for each question. Your final score is out of 50, with an explanation after every answer. Expect spoilers from all three films.

1. Which droid carries the stolen Death Star plans in A New Hope?

Leia hides the plans in R2-D2 before the Empire captures her.

2. Who sells R2-D2 and C-3PO to Luke’s uncle?

The Jawas sell both droids to Owen Lars at the moisture farm.

3. What is the name of Luke’s uncle on Tatooine?

Luke lives with Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru.

4. Who is Leia trying to reach through the recorded message Luke discovers?

Leia’s message asks Obi-Wan Kenobi for help.

5. In which spaceport do Luke and Obi-Wan meet Han Solo?

They meet Han and Chewbacca in the Mos Eisley cantina.

6. Han boasts that the Millennium Falcon made the Kessel Run in less than how many parsecs?

Han claims the Falcon made the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs.

7. Which planet does the Death Star destroy while Leia is held aboard?

Tarkin orders the destruction of Leia’s homeworld, Alderaan.

8. How do Luke and Han explain Chewbacca’s presence when they enter the Death Star’s detention area?

Disguised as stormtroopers, Luke and Han pretend they are transferring Chewbacca as a prisoner.

9. What does Obi-Wan disable to allow the Millennium Falcon to escape the Death Star?

Obi-Wan shuts down the tractor beam holding the Falcon.

10. From which docking bay does the Millennium Falcon depart Mos Eisley?

Han tells his passengers to meet him at Docking Bay 94.

11. Which droid shuts down the garbage compactor before it crushes Luke and his friends?

R2-D2 accesses the station’s systems and stops the compactor after C-3PO relays Luke’s request.

12. Which planet does Leia name when Tarkin demands the location of the Rebel base?

Leia names Dantooine, where the Empire later finds an abandoned Rebel base.

13. What is Luke’s call sign during the attack on the first Death Star?

Luke identifies himself as Red Five during the Battle of Yavin.

14. What weapons does Luke fire into the Death Star’s exhaust port?

Luke’s proton torpedoes enter the exhaust port and trigger the station’s destruction.

15. Which of Luke’s wingmen pulls out of the final trench run after his fighter is damaged?

Wedge withdraws after taking a hit; Biggs remains with Luke and is killed.

16. Who returns in the Millennium Falcon to knock Vader’s attack off course during Luke’s final approach?

Han returns with Chewbacca and attacks Vader’s formation, giving Luke his opening.

17. On which moon is the Rebel base located at the end of A New Hope?

The Rebels launch their Death Star attack from Yavin 4.

18. On which icy planet have the Rebels established Echo Base?

Echo Base is the Rebel headquarters on Hoth.

19. What creature attacks Luke while he is out on patrol near the beginning of The Empire Strikes Back?

A wampa knocks Luke unconscious and carries him to its cave.

20. Han shelters Luke inside the body of which animal to keep him warm?

Han uses the dead tauntaun to protect Luke from the cold while he prepares a shelter.

21. What type of Imperial droid discovers evidence of the Rebel base on Hoth?

An Imperial probe droid transmits evidence of the Rebels’ presence.

22. What tactic do Rebel snowspeeder crews use to trip the Imperial walkers?

The crews use harpoons and tow cables to entangle the walkers’ legs.

23. Where does Obi-Wan’s spirit tell Luke to go for further Jedi training?

Obi-Wan directs Luke to Dagobah to learn from Yoda.

24. What does Yoda lift out of the swamp after Luke fails to do it?

Yoda raises Luke’s submerged X-wing through the Force.

25. Whose face does Luke see inside the defeated Vader figure’s helmet during his cave vision?

Luke sees his own face beneath the helmet, confronting a warning about himself.

26. The Millennium Falcon’s supposed asteroid cave turns out to be inside what?

The Falcon has landed inside an enormous space slug living in the asteroid.

27. How does Han respond when Leia tells him she loves him in The Empire Strikes Back?

Han delivers the famously understated reply just before he is frozen.

28. Which bounty hunter tracks the Falcon after it escapes with the Imperial fleet’s garbage?

Boba Fett anticipates Han’s move and follows the Falcon toward Bespin.

29. Who is the administrator of Cloud City when Han and Leia arrive?

Lando runs Cloud City and initially welcomes his old acquaintance Han.

30. Cloud City floats in the atmosphere of which planet?

Cloud City is a floating settlement on the gas giant Bespin.

31. What is Han frozen in before Boba Fett takes him away?

Vader tests the carbon-freezing process on Han before attempting to capture Luke.

32. What does Darth Vader reveal to Luke during their duel in Cloud City?

Vader tells Luke that he is his father.

33. Which hand does Luke lose during his duel with Vader?

Vader severs Luke’s right hand during their duel.

34. Who senses Luke’s call for help and insists that the Falcon return for him?

Leia hears Luke through the Force and directs the Falcon back to Cloud City.

35. Who is beneath the bounty hunter disguise when Han is freed from carbonite?

Leia removes her helmet after releasing Han from the carbonite.

36. What weapon does the disguised Leia use to threaten Jabba during negotiations over Chewbacca?

Leia produces a thermal detonator to strengthen her bargaining position.

37. What creature does Luke fight beneath Jabba’s throne room?

Jabba drops Luke into the rancor’s pit.

38. Who launches Luke’s lightsaber to him just before the battle above the sarlacc?

R2-D2 has concealed Luke’s lightsaber and launches it from his dome.

39. Who kills Jabba the Hutt?

Leia strangles Jabba with the chain he used to restrain her.

40. What creature is meant to consume Jabba’s prisoners in the Great Pit of Carkoon?

Jabba sentences the prisoners to be fed to the sarlacc.

41. What color is the blade of Luke’s lightsaber in Return of the Jedi?

Luke’s newly constructed lightsaber has a green blade.

42. How old does Yoda say he is during Luke’s final visit?

Yoda refers to being 900 years old shortly before his death.

43. According to Mon Mothma, which people died obtaining information about the second Death Star?

Mon Mothma credits Bothan lives with securing the information about the second Death Star.

44. What is the name of the stolen Imperial shuttle the Rebels use to approach Endor?

The strike team uses the shuttle Tydirium and an Imperial clearance code.

45. Which member of the Rebel group do the Ewoks initially treat as a god?

The Ewoks revere C-3PO, whose golden appearance impresses them.

46. What vehicles do Luke and Leia ride during their chase through Endor’s forest?

Luke and Leia pursue Imperial scouts on speeder bikes.

47. Who pilots the Millennium Falcon during the attack on the second Death Star?

Lando pilots the Falcon, with Nien Nunb as his co-pilot.

48. After defeating Vader in their final duel, what does Luke do with his lightsaber?

Luke throws his lightsaber aside and refuses to kill his father.

49. How does Vader stop the Emperor from killing Luke?

Vader lifts the Emperor and throws him into a shaft, saving Luke.

50. What does Vader ask Luke to remove shortly before he dies?

Vader asks Luke to remove his mask so he can see his son with his own eyes.