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

April 25, 2014 was the announcement date; Disney had bought Lucasfilm in October 2012, and the reset freed the planned sequel trilogy from decades of ...

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 Clone Wars animated series (2008-14) was kept in canon alongside the six films, and its final seventh season later arrived on Disney+ in 2020.

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

Heir to the Empire, published in May 1991, reached number one on the New York Times bestseller list and launched the modern Expanded Universe.

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

Timothy Zahn wrote all three Thrawn novels, and returned to write new canon Thrawn books 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

Dark Force Rising and The Last Command complete the trilogy that began in 1991; Specter of the Past and Vision of the Future are the author's later Ha...