Star Wars!

#89 Week 19

Author

Sigrun Sørumgård
May 05, 2025

May the fourth of May be with you, or because it’s the 5th of May; may the force be with you.

  1. What was the name of the very first Star Wars film? It was released in 1977.

  2. Who created the Star Wars universe? So, who is the filmmaker, director and screenwriter (at least of the first six films)?

  3. What is the name of Han Solo's partner and co-pilot of the Millennium Falcon?

  4. Which actor played Luke Skywalker?

  5. Which actress played Princess Leia?

  6. What is the name of Luke Skywalker's home planet?

  7. Which droid does not speak, but is one of the most iconic in the series?

  8. Which character famously said the words "Luke, I am your father"?

  9. Who plays the role of Obi-Wan Kenobi in the new Star Wars trilogy?

  10. What are the Force users who fight for peace and balance in the galaxy called in the Star Wars universe?

The Wonder Wall

  • Harrison Ford was hired for Star Wars early on - as a carpenter. The director had met Ford while Ford was installing a wooden door at Francis Ford Coppola’s house and wanted him to work on the Star Wars set. Instead, he became a star of the films and is today one of the most well knowns actors in the world.

  • 1977 was a sensitive time in America – the Vietnam War had only just come to a bloody and frustrating end, and the word 'War' was deemed inappropriate after market testing. Fox never wanted to call the picture 'Star Wars' as they thought it skewed too male, but after a cast and crew competition to see if anyone could come up with a better title yielded no results, they caved and the name stuck.

  • The director wasn't exactly brimming with confidence when the Star Wars release date came around: he was so convinced the movie would be buried at the box-office, he didn't even bother attending the film's premiere, instead deciding to go on vacation. Don't feel bad for him, though: it was while on that holiday with Steven Spielberg that they came up with the character of Indiana Jones (also played by Harrison Ford).

Friday´s Questions & Answers

  1. What is the name of the currency used in Japan?

    Yen

  2. What was the name of the currency used in France before the euro?

    French franc

  3. Which kingdom is believed to have minted the world's first coins around 600 BC?

    Lydia (in modern-day Turkey). It’s known as the Lydian lion! These coins were made of a mixture of gold and silver and were used as a standardised form of currency, making trade and transactions more efficient.

  4. What is the name of the currency in India?

    Rupee

  5. Which country has a coin called the "loonie" because of the motif of a lorikeet (bird)?

    Canada

  6. What is a coin worth five cents called in the United States?

    Nickel

  7. Which country uses the currency "real"?

    Brazil. The Brazilian real is divided into 100 centavos, in the same way that the Norwegian krone is divided into 100 øre.

  8. What is the name of the currency in Poland?

    Zloty

  9. What is the name of the currency used in Thailand?

    Baht

  10. What kind of metal was most often used for Roman coins in late antiquity?

    Bronze