50 free Star Wars: the Last Jedi trivia questions with answers — entertainment quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
This Star Wars: The Last Jedi trivia quiz covers Rian Johnson's 2017 film, the eighth episode of the Skywalker saga and the most argued-about Star Wars movie ever made. The plot questions run from the bombing of the dreadnought and Poe's mutiny to Luke's three lessons on Ahch-To, the Force connection between Rey and Kylo, the casino planet Canto Bight, Snoke's throne room, Holdo's lightspeed sacrifice and the salt-flat battle on Crait. The harder half covers the production: the working title, the Irish headlands and Croatian city and Bolivian salt flat that played alien worlds, the actor who took over Chewbacca, why Yoda was a puppet again, the royal princes and pop star hidden in stormtrooper armour, the movies Johnson had his story group watch, Mark Hamill's public disagreement about Luke, the record-breaking opening and the review-bombing that followed. Easy questions suit anyone who has seen it once; the expert ones will test even committed fans. Every answer was checked against the film's Wikipedia article and its cited sources before publishing. For the rest of the saga, try our Star Wars, The Force Awakens and A New Hope quizzes.
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Q 01Who wrote and directed The Last Jedi?
Rian Johnson
He was reported to be in talks in June 2014 and was also asked to write a treatment for Episode IX.
Q 02To whom is the film dedicated?
Carrie Fisher
She died in December 2016, five months after principal photography wrapped, so all her scenes were complete.
Q 03What does Poe Dameron destroy in the opening battle, against Leia's orders?
A First Order dreadnought
The bombing run costs the Resistance its whole bomber wing, including Rose's sister Paige.
Q 04How does Leia survive being blown into space?
She uses the Force to pull herself back
The moment, nicknamed 'Space Leia' by fans, was the first time the films showed her wielding the Force so directly.
Q 05Who takes command of the Resistance while Leia recovers?
Vice-Admiral Holdo
Purple hair and all, she keeps her plan from Poe, whose distrust leads to his mutiny.
Q 06How many lessons in the ways of the Force does Luke agree to give Rey?
Three
R2-D2 changes his mind by replaying Leia's original 'Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi' hologram.
Q 07What does Luke confess he briefly considered doing to the young Ben Solo?
Killing him in his sleep
Sensing Snoke's corruption, he ignited his lightsaber for a moment; Ben woke, and the new Jedi Order burned that night.
Q 08Who destroys the ancient Jedi library tree with a bolt of lightning?
Yoda's Force ghost
He tells Luke that failure is the greatest teacher; the puppet was used rather than CGI so Yoda looked as Luke knew him on Dagobah.
Q 09What is the name of the casino town Finn and Rose visit to find a codebreaker?
Canto Bight
Its scenes were shot in a Croatian walled city over a week in March 2016.
Q 10Who plays the hacker DJ?
Benicio del Toro
Joaquin Phoenix was courted for the part and passed; Justin Theroux plays the 'master codebreaker' Finn and Rose were originally sent to find.
Q 11What does DJ do after being captured aboard Snoke's flagship?
Sells out the Resistance evacuation plan to Hux
The First Order then opens fire on the transports fleeing to Crait, destroying most of them.
Q 12Who kills Snoke in the throne room?
Kylo Ren
Ordered to kill Rey, he ignites the lightsaber at his master's side instead; Screen Rant called it the best movie twist in years.
Q 13What happens to Luke's old lightsaber during Rey and Kylo's struggle over it?
It is torn in half
Q 21Who plays Rose Tico, described by Johnson as the film's largest new role?
Kelly Marie Tran
Rodriguez, Maslany and Olivia Cooke had been on Disney's shortlist for the female cast; Tran later quit social media after sustained racist harassment.
Q 22Who plays Vice-Admiral Amilyn Holdo?
Laura Dern
Her casting was confirmed at the start of filming in February 2016 without any hint of the role.
Q 23Who took over the role of Chewbacca from Peter Mayhew?
Joonas Suotamo
The Finnish former basketball player had doubled for Mayhew in The Force Awakens; Mayhew was credited as 'Chewbacca consultant'.
Rey carries the pieces to the Falcon; the weapon is repaired by The Rise of Skywalker.
Q 14How does Holdo cripple the First Order fleet?
By ramming Snoke's flagship at lightspeed
The silent hyperspace collision became one of the most debated shots in the saga.
Q 15What title does Kylo Ren claim after Snoke's death?
Supreme Leader
He tells Rey to let the past die and offers her a place at his side, which she refuses.
Q 16On which planet does the film's final battle take place?
Crait
The white salt over red mineral crust was filmed at the Salar de Uyuni salt flats in Bolivia.
Q 17Where was the battle on the salt-flat planet actually filmed?
Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
Additional filming took place in Mexico, and the Irish coast provided the island of Ahch-To.
Q 18What is the twist behind Luke's confrontation with the First Order on the salt flats?
He is a Force projection and never actually there
Kylo realises it when his blade passes through him; the effort kills Luke, who dies at peace on Ahch-To.
Q 19What does the stablehand child do in the film's final shot?
Moves a broom with the Force
'Broom Boy' became shorthand for the film's idea that the Force belongs to nobodies as well as Skywalkers.
Q 20Rey learns her parents were what?
Nobodies who sold her for drinking money
Johnson said it would be the hardest thing she and the audience could hear, and likened it to Luke learning who Vader was.
Q 24Who voices Yoda, returning to the role for the Force-ghost scene?
Frank Oz
Producers kept his name out of the pre-release billing and kept him on set to preserve the surprise.
Q 25Luke's actor also voices Dobbu Scay, a casino-planet alien named after whom?
The film's editor, Bob Ducsay
The character mistakes BB-8 for a slot machine and starts feeding him coins.
Q 26Which two British royals cameo as stormtroopers?
Prince William and Prince Harry
Take That's Gary Barlow is in armour too; Tom Hardy's stormtrooper cameo was cut from the final film.
Q 27Which Rogue One director appears as a Resistance soldier?
Gareth Edwards
Edgar Wright and Joe Cornish also cameo, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt voices the alien Slowen Lo.
Q 28Who plays Paige Tico, Rose's sister, who dies destroying the dreadnought?
Veronica Ngo
Her medallion, split with Rose, becomes the key to the casino-planet escape.
Q 29What was the film's working title?
Space Bear
Bob Iger confirmed filming had begun under that name on February 10, 2016.
Q 30Where did second-unit photography begin in September 2015, months before the main shoot?
Skellig Michael, Ireland
It was shot early because the island is nearly impossible to film on in other seasons; even so, the first day was cancelled for bad weather.