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QUIZ

GYAAARGERRGGH!!

Test your knowledge of all things Star Wars

By Matthew McKinnon

On May 19, a galaxy far, far away returned to the earth's cinemas with the release of Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith, the final instalment of George Lucas’s legendary sci-fi franchise. The movie completes Anakin Skywalker’s transition to the “dark side” of the Force, an unseen energy that binds the universe — and sells a crapload of toys at Wal-Mart. It’s no secret that Skywalker, acted by Canada’s own Hayden Christensen, ends the movie as Darth Vader, a black-helmeted, cold-hearted supervillain. Getting there is all the fun.

1. Who is Ghyslain Raza?
	A Calgary man who has been waiting in line for the premiere of Revenge of the Sith since the second week of March
	The Toronto costume designer who modified a burlap sack to create Yoda’s robe for Episode VI — A New Hope
	“Star Wars Kid”: The Quebec teen who became an internet phenomenon when video of his amateur lightsaber practice appeared online in 2003
	Hayden Christensen’s stunt double for his end-of-Sith lightsaber duel with Ewan McGregor
	Hayden Christensen’s butt double for his cut-from-Sith love scene with Natalie Portman

2. What is Luke Skywalker’s last name in the original script for A New Hope?
	Solo
	Kenobi
	Vader
	Starkiller
	Smith

3. What are Ewoks?
	Furry, bear-like inhabitants of the moon Endor
	Underwater-dwelling inhabitants of the planet Naboo
	Hooded, midget scavengers from the planet Tatooine
	Kangaroo-ish beasts of burden from the Hoth star system
	Carnivorous manimals that feed on kangaroo-ish beasts of burden from the Hoth star system

4. Name the 1964 documentary — an experimental 10-minute collage by Montreal filmmaker Arthur Lipsett — that inspired George Lucas to direct his first film, THX 1138.
	10 Beers In 10 Minutes
	21-87
	3 Nuts In Search of a Bolt
	4D Man
	500 Millibars to Ecstasy

5. What was Peter Mayhew’s job before the 7’3” Englishman was cast as Chewbacca?
	Elephant jockey
	Chimney sweep
	Centre for the NBA’s Portland Trailblazers
	Runway model
	Hospital attendant

6. What ’80s television actor played Major Derlin, a minor character in Episode V — The Empire Strikes Back?
	Jan Michael Vincent
	Alan Thicke
	Todd Bridges
	John Ratzenberger
	Erik Estrada

7. Which statement is true?
	Elisha Cuthbert gave an uncredited performance as one of Queen Amidala’s handmaidens in Episode I — The Phantom Menace
	Colm Feore declined a role in Episode II — Attack of the Clones to star as Pierre Trudeau in the CBC miniseries Trudeau
	David Cronenberg was invited to direct Episode VI — Return of the Jedi
	Marlen Cowpland purchased Carrie Fisher’s gold bikini costume from ROTJ at a 2001 Star Wars charity auction
	Keanu Reeves (Hamlet) crossed swords with Mark Hamill (Laertes) in a 1995 Winnipeg production of Hamlet

8. Three in four filmgoers walked out of this 1998 movie immediately after watching the much-anticipated trailer for The Phantom Menace.
	BASEketball
	Half Baked
	Sphere
	A Night At the Roxbury
	Meet Joe Black

9. In Spaceballs, Mel Brooks’s 1987 Star Wars spoof, John Candy acted as Barfolemew — Barf for short — a character based on Chewbacca. What quote belongs to Barf?
	“Snotty beamed me twice last night. It was wonderful.”
	“I see your schwartz is as big as mine.”
	“So, Lord Helmet, at last we meet again for the first time for the last time.”
	“I’m a mog: half man, half dog. I’m my own best friend!”
	“Why didn’t somebody tell me my ass was so big?”

10. How does Ewan McGregor compliment Hayden Christensen’s lightsaber skills in the May 2005 issue of GQ?
	“I think he was a baton girl in a past life.”
	“At one point, I imagined I was jousting with Baryshnikov.”
	“Like Sir Alec [Guinness] on steroids.”
	“He’s the second coming of Sonny Chiba.”
	“Hayden fights like Patrick Swayze dances — dirty but delightful.”