WorksheetsStar Wars Words Quiz (courtesy Merriam-Webster)
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 26mins
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
Carbonite was first used to describe a carbon-based material in which things (and people) can be frozen in:
The Theory and Practice of Fruit Preserves and Jams, an 1892 cookbook
the 1980 movie The Empire Strikes Back
the notebooks of Benjamin Franklin
a sketchbook of Leonardo da Vinci
How many years separate the first known use of android from the first known use of droid?
23
36
78
295
Which is a synonym of rogue?
incumbent
rapscallion
virtuoso
polymath
