Events Olympic Trivia Thread: 2016 EUC/SWC Olympics, Medals Awarded!

Bardan_Jusik · Jul 26, 2016

Force Smuggler -EUC
The Vanguard -EUC
Moonspun Dragon -SWC

There are 50 questions that I have drawn up from both Canon and Legends sources. I will give you ten at a time (to be posted in this thread). From that point you will have three (3) days to PM me the answers. Please PM me with both the question and the answer. After those three days have expired I will post your PMed replies as well as the correct answers and point totals for each participant before posting the next set of ten questions. Each question will be worth a total of one point. Questions with two part answers (or which require two answers) will have each answer worth 1/2 of a point.

Your first ten questions are:

1). Who was Luke Skywalker's father?
2). Who was Anakin Skywalker's father?
3). According to Legends (EU), what planet was Jango Fett from?
4). According to Legends (EU), who was Bossk's father?
5). Boba Fett was "born" on what planet?
6). What is Finn's stormtrooper designation in Episode VII?
7). According to cannon, what is Emperor Palpatine's first name?
8). Who is Kylo Ren's father?
9). Who is/was Rey's father?
10). What Rebels character share's a birthday with the founding of the Empire?

Bardan_Jusik · Jul 30, 2016

OK, first result are in and here are the scores after the first round! Please note that both "assumed/implied to be the Force" and "there was no father" were deemed acceptable for Question 2, and of course Question 9 was a trick question.

Force Smuggler- 10 Points
The Vanguard- 7 Points
Moonspun Dragon -0 Points

Force Smuggler -10 Points

1). Who was Luke Skywalker's father? Anakin Skywalker
2). Who was Anakin Skywalker's father? Assumed to be the Force.
3). According to Legends (EU), what planet was Jango Fett from? Concord Dawn
4). According to Legends (EU), who was Bossk's father? Cradossk
5). Boba Fett was "born" on what planet? Kamino.
6). What is Finn's stormtrooper designation in Episode VII? FN-2187
7). According to cannon, what is Emperor Palpatine's first name? Sheev.
8). Who is Kylo Ren's father? Han Solo.
9). Who is/was Rey's father? No one knows yet.
10). What Rebels character share's a birthday with the founding of the Empire? Ezra Bridger

The Vanguard -7 points

1). Who was Luke Skywalker's father? Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader
2). Who was Anakin Skywalker's father? "There was no father."
3). According to Legends (EU), what planet was Jango Fett from? Malachor V
4). According to Legends (EU), who was Bossk's father? i have no idea
5). Boba Fett was "born" on what planet? Kamino
6). What is Finn's stormtrooper designation in Episode VII? FN-2187
7). According to cannon, what is Emperor Palpatine's first name? Sheev
8). Who is Kylo Ren's father? Han Solo
9). Who is/was Rey's father? Luke Skywalker
10). What Rebels character share's a birthday with the founding of the Empire? Ezra Bridger

Moonspun Dragon -0 points

No answers sent

Round two:

11. On what gaseous planet was Cloud City located?
12. What planet is the primary setting for the first season of Star Wars Rebels?
13. According to Legends (EU) who were the progenitors of the Mandalorians and from what planet did they originate?
14. What planet served as the capital of the New Republic and was destroyed by Starkiller Base in Episode VII?
15. Where was Luke going to pick up some power converters in Episode IV?
16. Which garbage compacter almost killed Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo and Chewbacca on the Death Star?
17. Where did Han Solo tell Luke and Obi-Wan to meet him after being hired to fly them to Alderaan?
18. Count Dooku was Count of which world?
19. Which planet is the home world of the Wookiees?

20. In what system were were Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia born?

You all have three days to get your answers in to me. Still anyone's game.

Bardan_Jusik · Aug 3, 2016

Second round is complete (sorry should have updated this yesterday, especially since you all had sent in your answers long before that ). Let's see who has made a move in the standings.

Force Smuggler- 20 Points overall
The Vanguard- 11 Points overall
Moonspun Dragon -8 Points overall

Force Smuggler - 10 Points this round

11. On what gaseous planet was Cloud City located? Bespin.
12. What planet is the primary setting for the first season of Star Wars Rebels? Lothal
13. According to Legends (EU) who were the progenitors of the Mandalorians and from what planet did they originate? The Taung, Coruscant.
14. What planet served as the capital of the New Republic and was destroyed by Starkiller Base in Episode VII? Hosnian Prime
15. Where was Luke going to pick up some power converters in Episode IV? Tosche Station, Tatooine
16. Which garbage compacter almost killed Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo and Chewbacca on the Death Star? 3263827
17. Where did Han Solo tell Luke and Obi-Wan to meet him after being hired to fly them to Alderaan? Docking Bay 94
18. Count Dooku was Count of which world? Serenno
19. Which planet is the home world of the Wookiees? Kashyyyk
20. In what system were were Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia born? Polis Masa System

The Vanguard -4 Points this round

11. On what gaseous planet was Cloud City located? Bespin
12. What planet is the primary setting for the first season of Star Wars Rebels? Alderaan
13. According to Legends (EU) who were the progenitors of the Mandalorians and from what planet did they originate? T-skar from Corsus
14. What planet served as the capital of the New Republic and was destroyed by Starkiller Base in Episode VII? Hosnian Prime
15. Where was Luke going to pick up some power converters in Episode IV? Toschi Station
16. Which garbage compacter almost killed Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo and Chewbacca on the Death Star? Compactor C13
17. Where did Han Solo tell Luke and Obi-Wan to meet him after being hired to fly them to Alderaan? Bay 7
18. Count Dooku was Count of which world? No answer given
19. Which planet is the home world of the Wookiees?n Kashyyk
20. In what system were were Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia born? In space, no known system

Moonspun Dragon - 8 Points this round

11. On what gaseous planet was Cloud City located? Bespin.

12. What planet is the primary setting for the first season of Star Wars Rebels? Lothal

13. According to Legends (EU) who were the progenitors of the Mandalorians and from what planet did they originate? The Taung. They are natural to Coruscant.

14. What planet served as the capital of the New Republic and was destroyed by Starkiller Base in Episode VII? Hosnian System. -- I was looking for the planet, not the system

15. Where was Luke going to pick up some power converters in Episode IV? Tosche Station

16. Which garbage compacter almost killed Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo and Chewbacca on the Death Star? 3263827

17. Where did Han Solo tell Luke and Obi-Wan to meet him after being hired to fly them to Alderaan? Docking Bay 17

18. Count Dooku was Count of which world? Serenno

19. Which planet is the home world of the Wookiees? Kashyyyk

20. In what system were were Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia born? Polis Massa

Round Three:

21. Who was Obi Wan Kenobi's Jedi Master in Episode I?
22. Beskar is better known throughout the Galaxy as what?
23. Who was the leader of the First order in Episode VII?
24. Obi Wan Kenobi confronted Darth Vader on what planet in Episode III?
25. On what planet was the SoroSuub Corporation headquartered?
26. What was the name of the Rebel base on Hoth in Episode V?
27. Who did Han Solo win the Millennium Falcon from?
28. Who was Anakin Skywaker's apprentice?
29. In Star Wars Rebels, Zeb is a member of what species?
30. According to Han Solo, how many parsecs did it take for the Millennium Falcon to complete the Kessel Run?

Force Smuggler · Aug 7, 2016

Bardan_Jusik Time for some more questions?

Bardan_Jusik · Aug 7, 2016

I was actually just getting to that.

The Third Round is complete and the contestants are starting to separate themselves!

Force Smuggler- 29 Points overall
The Vanguard- 17 Points overall
Moonspun Dragon -8 Points overall

The Vanguard -- 6 points this round

21. Who was Obi Wan Kenobi's Jedi Master in Episode I? Qui-Gon Jinn
22. Beskar is better known throughout the Galaxy as what? Mandalorian armor
23. Who was the leader of the First order in Episode VII? Supreme Leader Snoke
24. Obi Wan Kenobi confronted Darth Vader on what planet in Episode III? Mustafar
25. On what planet was the SoroSuub Corporation headquartered? SoroSuub
26. What was the name of the Rebel base on Hoth in Episode V? Echo Base
27. Who did Han Solo win the Millennium Falcon from? Lando Calrissian
28. Who was Anakin Skywaker's apprentice? Ahsoka Tano
29. In Star Wars Rebels, Zeb is a member of what species? I still need to watch rebels - no answer
30. According to Han Solo, how many parsecs did it take for the Millennium Falcon to complete the Kessel Run? Twelve

Force Smuggler -- 9 points this round

21. Who was Obi Wan Kenobi's Jedi Master in Episode I? Qui-Gon Jinn
22. Beskar is better known throughout the Galaxy as what? Mandalorian Iron.
23. Who was the leader of the First order in Episode VII? Supreme Leader Snoke
24. Obi Wan Kenobi confronted Darth Vader on what planet in Episode III? Mustafar.
25. On what planet was the SoroSuub Corporation headquartered? Sullust
26. What was the name of the Rebel base on Hoth in Episode V? Echo Base
27. Who did Han Solo win the Millennium Falcon from? Lando Calrissian
28. Who was Anakin Skywaker's apprentice? Ashoka Tano
29. In Star Wars Rebels, Zeb is a member of what species? Lasat
30. According to Han Solo, how many parsecs did it take for the Millennium Falcon to complete the Kessel Run? 12

Moonspun Dragon -- 0 points this round

No answers sent.

Note for question 30, the answer was less than 12 parsecs, not 12 parsecs.

Round 4:

31. In legends (EU), what class of ship made up the fabled Katana fleet?
32. In Episode V, what Star Destroyer did Han Solo attach the Millennium Falcon to in order to escape the Imperial fleet?
33. In Legends (EU), Slave II was what class of starship?
34. The T-65 space superiority fighter was better known by what moniker?
35. The TIE in TIE Fighter stands for what?
36. What class freighter was the Millennium Falcon?
37. The main characters of Star Wars Rebels call what ship their home?
38. Which two manufacturers produced the StarViper class attack platform?
39. What form of transport did Qui Gon Jinn, Obi Wan Kenobi and Jar Jar Binks use to traverse the planet core of Naboo?
40. Sith lightsaber blades tend to be what color?

Bardan_Jusik · Aug 11, 2016

The fourth round is complete and Force Smuggler has taken a commanding lead, he's going to win the Gold, but the race for the Silver is still very much in doubt!

Force Smuggler - 39 Points overall
The Vanguard - 20 Points overall
Moonspun Dragon - 17 Points overall

Force Smuggler - 10 Points this round

31. In legends (EU), what class of ship made up the fabled Katana fleet? Dreadnaught's.
32. In Episode V, what Star Destroyer did Han Solo attach the Millennium Falcon to in order to escape the Imperial fleet? The Avenger
33. In Legends (EU), Slave II was what class of starship? Pursuer class enforcement ship
34. The T-65 space superiority fighter was better known by what moniker? X-Wing
35. The TIE in TIE Fighter stands for what? Twin Ion Engines
36. What class freighter was the Millennium Falcon? YT-1300 light freighter
37. The main characters of Star Wars Rebels call what ship their home? The Ghost
38. Which two manufacturers produced the StarViper class attack platform? MandalMotors, Mandal Hypernautics.
39. What form of transport did Qui Gon Jinn, Obi Wan Kenobi and Jar Jar Binks use to traverse the planet core of Naboo? Bongo
40. Sith lightsaber blades tend to be what color? Red

Moonspun Dragon - 9 Points this round

31. In legends (EU), what class of ship made up the fabled Katana fleet? Dreadnaught- class

32. In Episode V, what Star Destroyer did Han Solo attach the Millennium Falcon to in order to escape the Imperial fleet? The Executor

33. In Legends (EU), Slave II was what class of starship? Pursuer- class

34. The T-65 space superiority fighter was better known by what moniker? X- Wing

35. The TIE in TIE Fighter stands for what? Twin Ion Engine

36. What class freighter was the Millennium Falcon? YT- 1300

37. The main characters of Star Wars Rebels call what ship their home? Ghost

38. Which two manufacturers produced the StarViper class attack platform? MandalMotors and Mandal Hypernautics

39. What form of transport did Qui Gon Jinn, Obi Wan Kenobi and Jar Jar Binks use to traverse the planet core of Naboo? A bongo.

40. Sith lightsaber blades tend to be what color? Red

The Vanguard - 3 Points this round

31. In legends (EU), what class of ship made up the fabled Katana fleet? Onyx
32. In Episode V, what Star Destroyer did Han Solo attach the Millennium Falcon to in order to escape the Imperial fleet? That's a good one!!! And I have no clue!!
33. In Legends (EU), Slave II was what class of starship? Freighter
34. The T-65 space superiority fighter was better known by what moniker? X-WING BABY!
35. The TIE in TIE Fighter stands for what? Twin Ion Engines, and we love that whiny sound they make.
36. What class freighter was the Millennium Falcon? I'm at a loss
37. The main characters of Star Wars Rebels call what ship their home? I. really. need. towatchrebels.
38. Which two manufacturers produced the StarViper class attack platform? Fat chance.
39. What form of transport did Qui Gon Jinn, Obi Wan Kenobi and Jar Jar Binks use to traverse the planet core of Naboo? Gungan Submarine.
40. Sith lightsaber blades tend to be what color? (Blood) RED.

Questions for our fifth and final round!

41. According to Legends, what color lightsaber blade is associated with Jedi Guardians?
42. How many languages did C-3PO speak as of the Battle of Hoth?
43. How many languages did C-3PO speak as of the Battle of Starkiller base?
44. What was the name of the terrorist sect that tried to depose the New Mandalorian government during the Clone Wars?
45. According to legends (EU) who founded the One Sith?
46. According to legends (EU) what group led by Jango Fett was effectively destroyed at the Battle of Galidraan?
47. In which detention block was Princess Leia incarcerated on the Death Star?
48. In Episode IV, what was Luke Skywalker's colorful callsign during the Battle of Yavin?
49. In The Clone Wars animated series, Captain Rex belonged to what military unit? What unit did he command?
50. According to Legends (EU), what was the name of the Jedi that left the Order to become a Mandalorian during the Clone Wars?

Bardan_Jusik · Aug 16, 2016

The Contest is complete and with a final score of 49 Force Smuggler is our Gold Medal winner!

You'll be contacted shortly about your week of custom colors!

41. According to Legends, what color lightsaber blade is associated with Jedi Guardians? Blue
42. How many languages did C-3PO speak as of the Battle of Hoth? Over 6 million
43. How many languages did C-3PO speak as of the Battle of Starkiller base? Over 7 million
44. What was the name of the terrorist sect that tried to depose the New Mandalorian government during the Clone Wars? Death Watch
45. According to legends (EU) who founded the One Sith? Darth Krayt
46. According to legends (EU) what group led by Jango Fett was effectively destroyed at the Battle of Galidraan? True Mandalorians
47. In which detention block was Princess Leia incarcerated on the Death Star? AA-23
48. In Episode IV, what was Luke Skywalker's colorful callsign during the Battle of Yavin? Red 5.
49. In The Clone Wars animated series, Captain Rex belonged to what military unit? What unit did he command? Torrent Company of the 501st Legion
50. According to Legends (EU), what was the name of the Jedi that left the Order to become a Mandalorian during the Clone Wars? Bardan Jusik

Our Silver Medalist, with a total of 27 Points is The Vanguard

You'll receive Red game winner colors and a custom title for the next five days!

41. According to Legends, what color lightsaber blade is associated with Jedi Guardians? Blue
42. How many languages did C-3PO speak as of the Battle of Hoth? Six million
43. How many languages did C-3PO speak as of the Battle of Starkiller base? Six million
44. What was the name of the terrorist sect that tried to depose the New Mandalorian government during the Clone Wars? DeathWatch!!
45. According to legends (EU) who founded the One Sith? Darth Desolous
46. According to legends (EU) what group led by Jango Fett was effectively destroyed at the Battle of Galidraan? the True Mandalorians
47. In which detention block was Princess Leia incarcerated on the Death Star? AA-23
48. In Episode IV, what was Luke Skywalker's colorful callsign during the Battle of Yavin? Red 5
49. In The Clone Wars animated series, Captain Rex belonged to what military unit? What unit did he command? Torrent Co. Captain of the 501st.
50. According to Legends (EU), what was the name of the Jedi that left the Order to become a Mandalorian during the Clone Wars? I can't remember the name.

Our Bronze Medalist is Moonspun Dragon with a total of 17 points!

You will receive Red game winner colors and title for three days!

[Moonspun Dragon failed to send in any answer for the last round.]

Congratulations to the three of you!