May the Fourth be with you | Answers

The answers to my earlier post are shown in bold below. I have included the question simply for your information.

1. Who is the only actor to have appeared in the same role in eleven Star Wars films, including the nine films commonly referred to as The Skywalker Saga, as well as Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story?
   • Anthony Daniels—as C-3PO. English actor Daniels also portrayed a white, pointy-faced protocol droid, CZ-3, in one shot in the original film. He appeared as Tak in Solo: A Star Wars Story, the second anthology film.

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2. In which film does Anakin Skywalker transform into Darth Vader?
   • Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith—Anakin Skywalker’s fear of losing his wife, Amidala, led him to the dark side, becoming Darth Vader and aiding Palpatine in destroying the Jedi Order.

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3. An 84-year-old actress passed away in 2016, the day after her daughter—also an actress who had portrayed Princess Leia in Star Wars—died. Who were the mother and daughter?
   • Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher—Carrie Fisher, who played Princess Leia, was the daughter of Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds, and was known for her candid discussions about bipolar disorder and drug addiction. She passed away from cardiac arrest in 2016 and was posthumously honoured as a Disney Legend. Fisher’s mother, Debbie Reynolds, a celebrated actress and singer, had a career spanning nearly 70 years, appearing in films like Singin’ in the Rain and The Unsinkable Molly Brown. She passed away from a haemorrhagic stroke in 2016, one day after her daughter’s death. According to her son, Todd Fisher, Debbie Reynolds died to be with her daughter Carrie, not from a broken heart. Reynolds was entombed with a portion of Carrie’s ashes. The remainder of her, Carrie’s, ashes are held in a giant, novelty Prozac pill.

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4. Grand Moff Tarkin, the Death Star’s commander, ordered the super-weapon to be fired at Princess Leia’s home world, completely destroying it and killing all its inhabitants.
   • Which actor played the role of Grand Moff Tarkin?
     • Peter Cushing—was an English actor known for his roles in Hammer horror films as well as his role in Star Wars. His career spanned over six decades, including stage, television and radio roles.

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   • What was the name of Princess Leia’s home world that he destroyed?
     • Alderaan—Leia, daughter of Padmé Amidala and Anakin Skywalker, is adopted as a newborn baby by Bail Organa and Queen Breha on Alderaan. She becomes a Resistance General, fighting against the First Order, and, with Han Solo, has a son, Ben, who becomes Kylo Ren, a First Order warlord.

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5. The first Star Wars film was released in 1977, what episode number was it?
   • IV—was followed by the sequels The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return of the Jedi (1983), so the original trilogy were episodes IV, V and VI. The prequel trilogy, episodes I, II and III, consisted of the films The Phantom Menace (1999), Attack of the Clones (2002) and Revenge of the Sith (2005). A sequel trilogy, episodes VII, VIII and IX, with The Force Awakens (2015), The Last Jedi (2017), and The Rise of Skywalker (2019) completed the nine films. The chronological order of the story is I to IX but the release order was IV, V, VI, I, II, III, VII, VIII, IX.