star-wars Trivia Quiz # 29

Said this when he first saw the Falcon, he was right.

When the bomb doesn’t explode, you breathe a sigh of relief and thank your lucky stars for ing, who once told you all about that series in the cafeteria at Headquarters. “Splinter of the Mind’s Eye” was written by Alan Dean Foster in 1978, and marks the beginning of the “Star Wars” Expanded Universe (EU). It was based largely on an early draft of the George Lucas credited (Foster ghost-written) script for “Star Wars” (aka “A New Hope”, first released in 1977), and it was planned that a low-budget film version would be made if the first movie flopped. Lucas claimed to have the entire story and universe planned from the beginning, but elements of “Splinter” would seem to contradict this view. For example, the feelings between Luke and Leia - hinted at in the original movie as being other than those appropriate between siblings – are portrayed as almost steamy at times. Also, Leia is not seen as being “at one with the Force”, and Luke has to recharge his Lightsaber (and of course everyone knows Lightsabers have an in-built life-time power supply – duh!)



”I feel an especial fondness for this book,” ing told you, “as it appeared on our bookshelf not long after it was released, and became one of the first “grown up” books I read, aged about 10. Didn’t _understand_ half of it, but read it all the way through! And I’ve always thought it was a really cool title, though I’m still not sure I understand what it means…”

Cato and Deko Neimodia were purse worlds of the Trade Federation and were attacked by the Grand Army of the Republic during the Clone Wars. It was on Cato Neimoidia that Plo Koon died after the issuing of Order 66. Question crafted by E.Grievous.

C-3PO smashes into him while he was doing this. Luke said that he was giving R2-D2 and C-3PO to Jabba as a gift. Jabba wanted R2-D2 to learn some respect. That is why he was made to do that.

Kuat Drive Yards had built four at the time of the Battle of Endor. Sienar Fleet Systems is the main manufacturer of TIE Fighters of all models, Interdictor Cruisers, the Lambda-Class Shuttle, Scimitar Assault Bomber, and the Skipray Blastboat. Kuat Systems Engineering designed the CloakShape Fighter and the Firespray (the model ship that is the Slave 1). Rendili StarDrive designed the Dreadnaught and the Victory Star Destroyer.

Later, when our heroes are about to get "pulverized" in the asteroid field, as Leia puts it, Han gets his comeuppance. He quips "You said you wanted to be around when I made a mistake; well, this could be it, sweetheart."

Sabe was played by Keira Knightley in TPM. I only noticed her resemblance to Natalie Portman when I saw her in the recent film "Bend it like Beckham".

Remember that Leia doesn't call Han a scoundrel until the romantic interlude when the Millennium Falcon is parked in the giant asteroid slug in "The Empire Strikes Back" ("ESB") . In an interview with Rolling Stone that appeared in the July 24th, 1984 edition of the magazine, actress Carrie Fisher related that she liked the scenes "whenever Harrison and I yelled at each other" best. She also commented, wryly, "George [Lucas] always had to remind me, 'Stand up! Be like a princess!' because I would act like Jewish Princess and lean forward, slouching and chewing gum."

He was behind Luke in the X-Wing. C-3PO was safely back at Rebel Headquarters with Princess Leia.

Wraith Five is Kell Tainer, Wraith Seven is Ton Phanan and Wraith Three is Falynn Sandskimmer.