Star Wars Words Quiz (courtesy Merriam-Webster)

The bounty portion of bounty hunters (such as Boba Fett) comes from a Latin word meaning

• hired

• bad

• criminal

• good

True or false: the word blockbuster was first used to describe a movie following the box-office success of The Return of the Jedi in 1983

• True

• False

The enormous triangular ships found in many Star Wars movies are referred to as Imperial Star Destroyers; when (in real life) did destroyer begin to be used to refer to a specific kind of military ship?

• 21st century

• 20th century

• 19th century

• 14th century

In the original Star Wars movie of 1977, Han Solo famously bragged that his ship “made the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs.” Outside of the Star Wars universe, what is a parsec?

• a type of sand flea

• a unit of measure for interstellar space

• an amount of grain equal to 3 7/8s of a bushel

• a unit of time equal to 3 lunar days

The Strategic Defense Initiative, a missile defense system often referred to as Star Wars, was announced during the presidency of:

• Ronald Reagan

• Dwight Eisenhower

• Jimmy Carter

• Barack Obama

The word storm-trooper entered the English language during which war?

• The Vietnam War

• World War I

• The Revolutionary War

• World War II

Why was a recently discovered type of acorn worm given the name Yoda purpurata?

• it has lips on the sides of its head which reminded scientists of Yoda's ears

• it is the same shade of green as Yoda

• the scientist who discovered it had lost a bet with her six-year-old son, who was allowed to name it

• it lives in a swamp that resembles Dagobah, the planet where Yoda lives

Which of the following is a real definition of the word last?

• a state of bafflement or perplexity

• a condition of humiliating disgrace or disrepute

• something that is first

• a form (as of metal or plastic) which is shaped like the human foot and over which a shoe is shaped or repaired

The word clone comes from a Greek word meaning:

• opposite

• twig

• twin

• robot

Where does the word droid come from?

• the name of a US Coast Guard ship

• a shortening of android

• an acronym of the phrase "digitally reinforced organic interface display"

• a corruption of the word druid