Q 01/05

Which Star Wars series debuted weeks before Episode IX?

A) The Mandalorian

B) The Acolyte

C) Obi-Wan Kenobi

D) Skeleton Crew

Answer · why

A) The Mandalorian

The Mandalorian arrived with Disney+ on November 12, 2019, five weeks before the film, and its hero later got a cinema film of his own, The Mandaloria...

Q 02/05

Which Oscar-winning writer co-wrote The Rise of Skywalker with J. J. Abrams?

A) Lawrence Kasdan

B) Chris Terrio

C) Rian Johnson

D) Michael Arndt

Answer · why

B) Chris Terrio

Chris Terrio, who won his Academy Award for Argo, also slipped into the cast: he voices Aftab Ackbar, a son invented for the late Admiral Ackbar.

Q 03/05

Which Lost actor plays Resistance trooper Beaumont Kin in The Rise of Skywalker?

A) Josh Holloway

B) Dominic Monaghan

C) Matthew Fox

D) Jorge Garcia

Answer · why

B) Dominic Monaghan

Dominic Monaghan won the part on a bet: Abrams, his old Lost boss, promised him a role if England beat Colombia at the 2018 World Cup, and England did...

Q 04/05

What was the title of Colin Trevorrow's abandoned script for Star Wars Episode IX?

A) Balance of the Force

B) Shadow of the Sith

C) The Last Hope

D) Duel of the Fates

Answer · why

D) Duel of the Fates

Duel of the Fates took its name from the Phantom Menace lightsaber theme; the script leaked online in 2020, and Trevorrow confirmed it was real.

Q 05/05

Palpatine's broadcast, mentioned in The Rise of Skywalker's opening crawl, was heard only inside which video game?

A) Fortnite

B) Minecraft

C) Roblox

D) Apex Legends

Answer · why

A) Fortnite

Fortnite players heard it at a live in-game event on December 14, 2019, six days before the film opened; the film itself never plays the message.

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