Monday 25 May 2009

May the Teaser Be With You …

Oh, don’t I just love it when I get a chance to do a themed quiz!

And, geek, movie fan, and sci-fi fan that I am, finding out that a certain movie got it’s original US release was … well … 

Well …

You couldn’t see the inevitable happening, could you?

Well, you couldn’t, could you?

At any rate, here’s today’s Star Wars Teaser questions, lets see what you can do with them …

Q1) The Original “Star Wars” saw its US release on this day; but in which year of the 1970’s?


Q2) Its full title wasn’t used until 1981; what exactly is it?


Q3) Name either actor to appear in all six “Star Wars” films.


Q4) Dave Prowse and James Earl Jones; they played which iconic “Star Wars” villain?


Q5) The original “Star Wars” is the shortest of the franchise, at 121 minutes; what’s the longest?


Q6) Which famous director co-wrote the opening crawl for “Star Wars”; Brian DePalma, Francis Ford Coppola, or Walter Hill?


Q7) The original “Star Wars” was the only member of the franchise nominated for a Best Picture Oscar; which Woody Allen film did it lose out to?


Q8) In which North African country were the Tattooine sequences for the original film shot?


Q9) Which composer wrote the music for “Star Wars”?


Q10) And finally, what’s the name of the animated — and 7th — entry in the “Star Wars” franchise?


And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) May 24th, 1626, saw Peter Minuit buy which famous island, from Native Americans?

A1) Manhattan.


Q2) Which famous New York Bridge opened on this day, in 1883?

A2) The Brooklyn Bridge.


Q3) On May 24th, 1830, Sarah Josepha Hale published which famous nursery rhyme?

A3) “Mary Had a Little Lamb


Q4) Sir Henry Irvine was knighted on May 24th, 1895; he was the first what to be knighted?

A4) Actor


Q5) And finally … May 24th, 1956, was the date of the first ever Eurovision Song Contest; in which European country was it held?

A5) Switzerland. (Lugano, to be frank.)


Hope they’re fun!!




It’s also Towel Day, in memory of the late Douglas Adams, so I make know apologies for including these clips.







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