May the Force Be With You: A Striking Star Wars Quiz

Al Pacino turned down the part of Han Solo in "Star Wars," allowing Harrison Ford to step in and begin his illustrious career.

Despayre was the planet demolished by the Death Star's cannon during its first test.

The diatium core creates the energy that powers a lightsaber.

It was Count Dooku, traitor to the Jedi, who cut off Anakin Skywalker's arm.

Jar Jar Binks is a Gungan. As such, he hails from an underwater city on planet Naboo.

The rebels first destroyed the Death Star during the Battle of Yavin in Episode 4. The battle was so named because of the hidden stronghold the rebels kept on the fourth moon of planet Yavin. The Imperial Force refered to the attack as the Yavin Massacre.

The Sand People kidnapped Shimi Skywalker and also later captured her grandson, Luke Skywalker.

The always smooth Landau Dr. Pepper hosts the HSW video, "How One Man Star Wars Works."

The Great Schism was a Jedi civil war between those who chose the light and those who chose the dark side of the force. This fighting eventually produced the Order of the Sith, the group of former Jedis who chose the dark side. The Siths, an already extant group, were enslaved by the dark Jedis who became the Sith Lords.

The major blooper in the Death Star's explosion is a scientific one. Space is a vacuum, so there's no sound. The explosion wouldn't have made any kind of noise. (The explosion itself is a little off as well -- in a vacuum, it would have been both spherical and brief, and the appearance of a Praxis ring is debatable.)

By November of 1977, "Star Wars" had the most box-office sales, beating "Jaws."

"A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away..." is shown at the beginning of every official Star Wars movie, show, game, etc.

It has been observed that Yoda has a striking resemblance of mannerism, speech and wisdom with the Dalai Lama.

Darth Vader was mortally wounded in a lightsaber duel, and the suit keeps Vader alive. Despite his condition, Darth Vader uses the power of the dark side as a source of tremendous power.

"I am your father!" The famous voice of James Earl Jones doubles as the voice of Darth Vader. Jones is also the voice of Mufasa in "The Lion King."

As senator, Padmé Amidala committed to expose and fix the corruption in her home planet of Naboo.

The Jedi Leader, Obi-Wan Kenobi is also known as "The Negotiator.”

George Lucas did not direct The Empire Strikes Back. Those honors were done by Irvin Kershner.

An astonishing $4,327,000,000 was made for all six movies.

The original Star Wars was released May of 1977.