Star Wars Trivia Questions
What is Star Wars?
A: Star Wars is an American epic space opera
franchise, centered on a film series created by
George Lucas.
When did the franchise begin?
A: In 1977 with the release of the film Star
Wars.
What was the sequel that followed in 1980?
A: The Empire Strikes Back.
What was the name of the 1983 sequel?
A: Return of the Jedi.
What was later released between 1999 and 2005?
A: A prequel trilogy.
More recently, a sequel trilogy began with the
release of what?
A: Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
All seven films were nominated for what award?
A: Academy Awards.
Which two films won Academy Awards?
A: The first two.
All of the films have been commercial successes
with a combined box office revenue of how much
money?
A: $7.075 billion.
Star Wars has a Guinness World Records title for
what?
A: The "Most successful film merchandising
franchise."
In 2015, the total value of the Star Wars
franchise was estimated at how much money?
A: $41.9 billion.
In 2012, The Walt Disney Company acquired
Lucasfilm for how much money?
A: $4.06 billion.
Disney also has the distribution rights to all
subsequent Star Wars films, beginning with the
release of what film?
A: The Force Awakens in 2015.
Where do the events depicted in the Star Wars
franchise take place?
A: In an unnamed fictional galaxy at an
undetermined point in the distant past.
Robotic droids are also commonplace and are
generally built to do what?
A: Serve their owners.
Space travel is common, and many planets in the
galaxy are members of a what?
A: A single galactic government.
In the prequel trilogy, this is depicted in the
form of the what?
A: Galactic Republic.
Throughout the original trilogy, this government
is called what?
A: The Galactic Empire.
Preceding and during the sequel trilogy, this
government is known as what?
A: The New Republic.
What is “The Force”?
A: An omnipresent energy that can be harnessed
by those with that ability, known as Force-sensitives.
How is the force described in the first produced
film?
A: As "an energy field created by all living
things that surrounds us, penetrates us, and
binds the galaxy together.
While the Force can be used for good, known as
the light side, it also has a what?
A: A dark side that, when pursued, imbues users
with hatred, aggression, and malevolence.
What are the Jedi?
A: The Jedi adhere to the light side of the
Force to serve as peacekeepers and guardians.