Snowy battlefields, terrifying Imperial walkers, asteroid fields, Yoda’s wisdom, and one of the most unforgettable revelations in movie history make The Empire Strikes Back a treasure trove of details for Star Wars fans.
This free online Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back trivia takes you back to the second chapter of the original trilogy and challenges you to remember what happened across Hoth, Dagobah, and Cloud City.
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This 60 questions and answers quiz about Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back mixes well-known moments with details that are much easier to miss. You’ll encounter questions about the characters, planets, battles, starships, creatures, and dialogue that define the movie.
Expect everything from:
❄️ The Battle of Hoth and the Rebel evacuation 🧘 Luke’s training with Yoda on Dagobah ☁️ Han, Leia, Chewbacca, and C-3PO on Cloud City ⚔️ Darth Vader and Luke’s climactic confrontation 🚀 Ships, pilots, Imperial forces, and hidden movie details
The challenge gets progressively tougher, moving from Easy questions to Medium trivia and finally to Hard questions for fans who know the film inside and out.
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There are 60 questions divided into 6 blocks of 10. Each block follows the overall Easy, Medium, and Hard progression, so the deeper you go, the more precise your Star Wars knowledge needs to be.
After each block, click the Show Answers button at the end to uncover the correct answers and check your score.
Easy Questions
1. On which ice planet is the Rebel base located at the start of the movie?
The Rebel Alliance has established Echo Base on the desolate frozen world of Hoth.
2. What animal does Luke Skywalker ride while patrolling the Hoth plains?
Tauntauns are snow-lizards indigenous to Hoth that the Rebels use as mounts for patrolling.
3. What is the name of Han Solo’s famous starship?
Han Solo pilots the heavily modified YT-1300 light freighter known as the Millennium Falcon.
4. What type of creature attacks Luke and drags him across the frozen plain?
A Wampa is a large, carnivorous white-furred hominid predator native to the planet Hoth.
5. Who appears as a vision to Luke while he is collapsing in the snow?
The spirit of Obi-Wan Kenobi appears to Luke in a vision to give him his next directive.
6. Which Jedi Master does Ben Kenobi tell Luke to find?
Obi-Wan's spirit instructs Luke to travel to the Dagobah system to be trained by Jedi Master Yoda.
7. Who is the gold-plated protocol droid that travels with R2-D2?
C-3PO is the nervous, fluent-in-millions-of-languages protocol droid paired with R2-D2.
8. What is the name of the swampy system where Yoda lives?
Yoda lives in self-imposed exile amidst the misty swamps and bayous of the Dagobah system.
9. Who is the administrator of Cloud City?
Han Solo's old friend Lando Calrissian serves as the Baron Administrator of the mining facility.
10. Which bounty hunter tracks the Millennium Falcon to Bespin?
Boba Fett outsmarts Han Solo by tracking the Falcon after it detaches from the Star Destroyer.
1. In what substance is Han Solo frozen for his journey to Jabba the Hut?
Darth Vader tests a carbon-freezing chamber on Han Solo to ensure a human can survive the process.
2. What shocking secret does Darth Vader reveal to Luke during their duel?
During their intense lightsaber duel, Darth Vader reveals to Luke Skywalker that he is actually his father, famously stating, "No, I am your father".
3. What is the name of the furry Wookiee who serves as Han Solo's copilot?
Chewbacca is Han Solo's loyal and fiercely protective Wookiee co-pilot and first mate.
4. Which Imperial leader uses the Force to choke his officers?
Darth Vader frequently uses the Telekinetic Force Choke to execute officers who fail him.
5. What is the name of the city that floats among the clouds on Bespin?
Cloud City is a massive, floating gas-mining colony suspended in the clouds of the planet Bespin.
6. What does Han Solo use to cut open a Tauntaun to keep Luke warm?
Han uses Luke's fallen lightsaber to slice open the beast's stomach, utilizing its body heat to save Luke.
7. What is the call sign for Luke Skywalker’s snowspeeder group on Hoth?
Luke commands the snowspeeder pilots under the call sign Rogue Leader during the Battle of Hoth.
8. Why does Han Solo say he must leave the Rebel base?
Han Solo says he must leave the Rebel base on Hoth in The Empire Strikes Back because he owes a massive debt to the gangster Jabba the Hutt. A bounty hunter is tracking him, so he needs to pay Jabba off to save his own life.
9. What are the giant four-legged Imperial battle machines called?
The giant four-legged Imperial battle machines in Star Wars are called AT-AT walkers, which stands for All Terrain Armored Transport. Standing over 20 meters tall, these massive armored vehicles are famously featured in the Battle of Hoth in The Empire Strikes Back.
10. What three emotions does Yoda say are part of the dark side of the Force?
In The Empire Strikes Back, Yoda explicitly identifies anger, fear, and aggression as the dark side of the Force, telling Luke Skywalker, "Anger, fear, aggression; the dark side of the Force are they."
Intermediate Questions
1. What is the name of the manufacturer of the Millennium Falcon?
2. What is the "Space Slug" doing when the Falcon barely escapes its jaws?
The giant Exogorth emerges from its asteroid cave, forcing the Falcon to blast out just before the jaws shut.
3. What does Luke see inside the helmet of the vision of Vader in the tree cave?
The mask breaks open to reveal Luke's own face, warning him of his potential descent to the dark side.
4. What does Boba Fett tell Vader regarding Han Solo’s survival?
Boba Fett expresses concern over the carbon-freezing process because he needs Han alive to collect his bounty.
5. What is Lando’s primary reason for betraying Han Solo to the Empire?
Lando explains to Han that Vader arrived before them and threatened to leave an Imperial garrison if he didn't cooperate.
6. Who is Lando’s aide that helps release the Rebels from their guards?
Lobot is Lando's cybernetically implanted aide who receives the silent command to ambush the Imperial stormtroopers.
7. How does Luke Skywalker lose his right hand?
During their climactic lightsaber duel on Bespin, Darth Vader slices off Luke's right hand at the wrist.
8. What system on the Falcon does R2-D2 fix to allow the final escape?
R2-D2 discovers that the Cloud City mechanics deactivated the hyperdrive, and he quickly repairs it to let the crew escape.
9. What is the name of the General who commands the Echo Base on Hoth?
General Rieekan is the military commander of the Rebel Alliance forces stationed at Echo Base on Hoth.
10. What rank is Luke Skywalker given during the Hoth campaign?
Luke holds the rank of Commander in the Rebel Alliance, leading Rogue Squadron during the Battle of Hoth.
1. What does Han Solo use to destroy the Imperial probe droid?
Han Solo and Chewbacca corner the Viper probe droid, and Han blasts it before it triggers its self-destruct mechanism.
2. What is the name of the Admiral Vader kills for coming out of light-speed too close to Hoth?
Darth Vader executes Admiral Ozzel via Force choke for his clumsy tactical mistake that alerted the Rebels of the fleet's arrival.
3. Which pilot uses the call sign "Rogue Two" and finds Han and Luke at dawn?
Zev Senesca pilots the snowspeeder that successfully locates Han and Luke after they survive a freezing night in the snow.
4. What are the specific "odds" C-3PO gives for navigating an asteroid field?
C-3PO calculates that the mathematical probability of successfully navigating an asteroid field is approximately 3,720 to 1.
5. How many years has Yoda been training Jedi?
Yoda tells Luke that he has personally trained Jedi Knights for eight hundred years before meeting him.
6. What leathery creatures are found chewing on the Millennium Falcon's power cables?
Mynocks are flying, silicon-based parasites that attach themselves to starships to feed on their electrical energy.
7. What is the name of the lead Super Star Destroyer in the Imperial fleet during the pursuit?
The Executor is Darth Vader's personal, colossal Super Star Destroyer that serves as the flagship for the Imperial fleet.
8. What does Luke throw inside the AT-AT walker after cutting open its underside?
Luke uses his lightsaber to cut open a hatch on the underside of the AT-AT walker, then throws a thermal detonator inside.
9. What is the name of the gunner in Wedge Antilles' snowspeeder "Rogue Three"?
Wes Janson serves as the gunner for Wedge Antilles, successfully shooting the harpoon cable around an AT-AT's legs.
10. What type of gas is mined on the planet Bespin?
Cloud City is a specialized industrial mining facility built exclusively to extract valuable Tibanna gas from Bespin's atmosphere.
Hard Questions
1. What is the name of the system Luke feels is familiar upon landing on Dagobah?
Luke notes a strange sense of familiarity when he crashes into the swampy terrain of the Dagobah system.
2. What is the name of the Captain who replaces Admiral Ozzel after his execution?
Darth Vader instantly promotes Captain Piett to the rank of Admiral right after executing Ozzel for his failure.
3. What is the name of the gunner who dies in Luke's snowspeeder during the battle?
Dak Ralter is Luke's young, enthusiastic rear gunner who gets killed when their snowspeeder is struck by Imperial fire.
4. Which bounty hunter does Vader specifically warn with the phrase "No disintegrations"?
Darth Vader says the famous line "No disintegrations" to Boba Fett in Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980) before the group of bounty hunters boards their ships to track down the Millennium Falcon.
5. What is the name of the device Luke is submerged in to heal his wounds on Hoth?
Luke is placed inside a liquid-filled Bacta tank in the Echo Base medical bay to recover from his brutal Wampa attack wounds.
6. What does Han say has been polarized on the negative axis?
Han commands Chewbacca to check the negative axis of the power coupling, realizing it has been polarized and needs manual resetting.
7. What is the specific landing platform number assigned to the Falcon in Cloud City?
The Cloud City control tower instructs Han Solo to guide the Millennium Falcon to landing platform number 327.
8. What are the small, hog-like creatures that work in the Cloud City junk room?
Ugnaughts are the porcine humanoids who operate the waste processing and junk reclamation facilities on Cloud City.
9. What is the name of the creature Han says Luke is strong enough to "pull the ears off"?
Han jokingly tells a recovering Luke that he looks strong enough to pull the ears off a fierce Gundark by himself.
10. What does Luke call the Dagobah landing site when he is frustrated?
Luke expresses his intense frustration to Artoo, stating that they will never get their ship out of this slimy mudhole.
1. Which Star Destroyer is hit in the conning tower by the ion cannon bolts?
The Imperial Star Destroyer Tyrant takes direct hits to its bridge area from Echo Base's surface-to-space planetary ion cannon.
2. What is the name of the object Yoda uses to walk?
Yoda uses a rustic walking cane crafted from the bark of a local gimer bush, which contains natural nutrients he can chew on.
3. What is the specific Echo Station number Luke reports from at the beginning?
Luke uses his comlink to report to Echo Base while patrolling on his Tauntaun, identifying his position as Echo Three.
4. What is the "K-one-zero" signal used for by the head controller during the retreat?
The Rebel controller announces that the K-1-0 evacuation sequence is in effect as the Imperial ground forces breach Echo Base.
5. What specific sector is the Star Destroyer fleet in when they exit hyperspace?
General Rieekan informs Princess Leia that the Imperial fleet has just dropped out of hyperspace directly in Sector Four.
6. What is the name of the "Hobbie" pilot Luke addresses when his speeder is hit?
Derek "Hobbie" Klivian is the Rebel pilot Luke checks on via radio transmission right before his own snowspeeder crashes into the snow.
7. Who is the officer keeping watch with the Princess?
Major Derlin stands beside Princess Leia in the command center, ultimately giving the order to close the heavy blast doors at nightfall.
8. What is the call sign of Wedge Antilles' snowspeeder during the Battle of Hoth?
During the Battle of Hoth in The Empire Strikes Back, Wedge Antilles flew his T-47 snowspeeder under the call sign Rogue Three.
9. What is the name of the system Han considers before settling on Bespin?
Han checks his charts and decides to limp over to the nearby Anoat system to hide from the pursuing Imperial forces.
10. What does Captain Needa do after the Millennium Falcon disappears?
After the Millennium Falcon vanishes from his ship's scopes, Captain Needa takes a shuttle to Darth Vader's Super Star Destroyer. He personally confesses his failure, assumes full responsibility for losing the Rebel ship, and offers an apology. Vader accepts the apology by using the Force to choke him to death.
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