Q 01/05

On what date did Lucasfilm rebrand the Expanded Universe as Star Wars Legends and declare it non-canon?

A) April 25, 2014

B) October 30, 2012

C) May 4, 2013

D) December 18, 2015

Answer · why

A) April 25, 2014

Disney had bought Lucasfilm in October 2012; the reset freed the planned sequel trilogy from decades of continuity.

Q 02/05

Which pre-2014 non-film work stayed in canon when the Expanded Universe became Legends?

A) The Clone Wars animated series

B) The Star Wars Holiday Special

C) The Thrawn trilogy

D) Knights of the Old Republic

Answer · why

A) The Clone Wars animated series

The franchise's creator co-created that series, which is why it kept its 'T-canon' status while everything else went to Legends.

Q 03/05

Which 1991 novel is credited with jump-starting the Expanded Universe after four quiet years?

A) The Truce at Bakura

B) Heir to the Empire

C) Splinter of the Mind's Eye

D) Dark Force Rising

Answer · why

B) Heir to the Empire

It hit number one on the New York Times list, and the period before it, 1987 to 1991, is nicknamed the 'Dark Times'.

Q 04/05

Who wrote the Thrawn trilogy?

A) Michael A. Stackpole

B) Kevin J. Anderson

C) James Luceno

D) Timothy Zahn

Answer · why

D) Timothy Zahn

Zahn returned to write new canon Thrawn novels after the character was revived in Rebels in 2016.

Q 05/05

What are the titles of the second and third Thrawn trilogy books?

A) Specter of the Past and Vision of the Future

B) Dark Apprentice and Champions of the Force

C) Rebel Dream and Rebel Stand

D) Dark Force Rising and The Last Command

Answer · why

D) Dark Force Rising and The Last Command

Specter of the Past and Vision of the Future are Zahn's later Hand of Thrawn duology; the others are Anderson and Allston books.