Q 01/05

On what date did Star Wars open in US cinemas?

A) May 25, 1977

B) June 4, 1977

C) May 4, 1977

D) July 4, 1977

Answer · why

A) May 25, 1977

It debuted on a Wednesday in only 32 theatres, and Lucas had specifically wanted the Memorial Day weekend.

Q 02/05

In which year's reissue did the film gain the subtitle Episode IV – A New Hope?

A) 1978

B) 1979

C) 1981

D) 1997

Answer · why

C) 1981

The 1997 Special Edition came later, with 277 enhanced shots and the notorious Greedo change.

Q 03/05

Which 1958 Akira Kurosawa film lent narrative beats to Lucas's early treatment?

A) Seven Samurai

B) Yojimbo the Bodyguard

C) The Hidden Fortress

D) Rashomon Gate

Answer · why

C) The Hidden Fortress

Kurosawa's star Toshiro Mifune was later considered for Obi-Wan but declined out of 'samurai pride'.

Q 04/05

Lucas's unfinished two-page 1973 synopsis, whose title survives as a phrase in the saga, was called what?

A) The Star Wars

B) Adventures of the Starkiller

C) Journal of the Whills

D) The Hero's Journey

Answer · why

C) Journal of the Whills

It told of CJ Thorpe, apprentice to the 'Jedi-Bendu' Mace Windy.

Q 05/05

What was Luke's surname in the drafts before it became Skywalker during production?

A) Starkiller

B) Thorpe

C) Windy

D) Solo-Kenobi

Answer · why

A) Starkiller

The fourth and final draft was titled The Adventures of Luke Starkiller as taken from the Journal of the Whills, Saga I: The Star Wars.