Star Wars: A New Hope Trivia

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. I'm your host Brian Rollins and this is episode. 10 of the dorky geeky nerdy trivia podcast. That's right. 10 whole episodes. We made it for those of you that have been with us since the beginning. Thank you for your support for episode 10. I wanted to do something classic, that's full of geeky trivia, the original Star Wars, Wars episode four A New Hope. If you're new, or need a refresher on the suggested rules for playing head over to dorky geeky nerdy.com rules from there. You can also find ways to follow the show on Facebook and Twitter. As always, the game consists of three rounds of 10 questions. The rounds are named dorky geeky and nerdy each more difficult than the last. Okay? Red Squadron lock s-foils in attack position and Art your run. The dorky round. Number one, what gangster appears in the rough cut of the film, but wasn't restored until the special edition in 1997. Jabba, the Hutt. Number two, what country stood in for Tatooine. Tunisia. Number 3, who played R2-D2. Kenny Baker. Number for which actor was not credited in the initial release of the film. James Earl Jones asked to have his name omitted from credit. It would later be added for the special release. Number five, who actually says, I have a bad feeling about this. Luke is the character that kicks off the tradition. Number six. What character has the first line of dialogue. That would be C-3PO. Number 7, who does C3PO advised to let the Wookie win? R2-D2. Number 8, George Lucas formed. What company to do the visual effects for Star Wars. Industrial Light & Magic. Number 9, Star Wars was the highest grossing film of all time until surpassed by what movie? E.t. the Extra-Terrestrial that was in 1982. Number 10, who was the only cast member to receive an Academy Award nomination for their role in the film? Sir, Alec Guinness was nominated for best supporting actor. The geeky round. Number one, in the initial draft of the script. What was Luke Skywalker's name? Luke Starkiller. Number 2. Well, we're used to green screen for compositing. Special effects. What color screens were used for Star Wars? Blue screens. Number three, the word Wookie originally appeared in what other George Lucas film. THX 1138. Number four, who is working as a carpenter before starring in the film? Harrison Ford. Number 5, what company made the tie-in toys for the film? Kenner. Number 6, what was the name of Princess Leia's ship? The tentative for. Number 7, the Millennium Falcon was in what Docking Bay in Moss, Eisley Spaceport. Docking Bay, 94. number 8, the rebel base was located on what moon that would be Yavin 4. Number 9 Han Solo comes from what planet. Corellia. Number 10. What Joseph Campbell book served as a road map for Star Wars? The hero with a thousand faces. Okay, let's take a break for the book of the week. This week, we're featuring the making of Star Wars by JW rinzler. After the 1973 success of American Graffiti filmmaker, George Lucas made the Fateful decision to pursue a longtime dream project, a space fantasy movie. Unlike any ever produced, Lucas envisioned a swashbuckling sci-fi Saga inspired by The Flash Gordon, serials classic In westerns and mythological Heroes its original title. The Star Wars, the rest is history and how it was made is a story is entertaining and exciting as the movie, that has enthralled Millions for more than 30 years. A story that has never been told as it was meant to be until now, Using his unprecedented access to the lucasfilm archives and it's Trove of lost interviews, photos, production notes, factoids, and anecdotes Star Wars scholar, JW rinzler hurdles readers back in time for a one-of-a-kind behind-the-scenes. Look at the nearly decade-long quest of George Lucas and his key collaborators to make the little movie that became a phenomenon. You can find this book and all the other books of the week at dorky geeky nerdy.com / book and now back to the show. The nerdy round. Number one, what language are the Jawas actually speaking? It's a sped-up version of Zulu. Number two. What does TI e in Thai Fighter? Stand for? Twin ion engines. Number three, David prowse earned. What nickname from the cast and crew. Darth farmer due to his heavy Bristol accent. Number four before and just after filming, Peter Mayhew worked as what. He was an orderly. Number five. How many Oscars did Star Wars win in 1978? Seven Awards, it won for set decoration costume design, sound film editing visual effects music, and a special Achievement Award for sound effects. Number six. How many Oscars was it nominated for? 11, it didn't win for actor in a supporting role, writing director and best picture. Number seven, the iconic score by John Williams won. How many Grammys? Three best, instrumental, composition, best score, and best pop. Instrumental recording. Number 8. What Japanese filmmakers work served as inspiration for George Lucas's script. Akira Kurosawa. Number 9 between the initial 1977 release and the 1997 special edition, how many times was Star Wars released in theaters. It was released a total of four times 1978 1979, 1981 and 1982. Number 10, Chewbacca was based on what breed of dog. He was based on George. Lucas's Alaskan Malamute. And that's it. Number 10. Now would be a great time to drop us a line. And tell us what you think. What do you like? What would you like to see change? Any topics you'd like us to cover, head over to dorky geeky nerdy.com? / contact, and let us know. We'd love to hear from you. We're still learning and evolving and your input helps out immensely. We'll be back again next week and here's your hint. What decade saw the rise of the blob, the thing and Robby the Robot. I'm your host Brian Rollins. Thanks for listening and May the force be with you. When a u.s. 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