Alan Dean Foster Trivia

1. What was the name of the Star Destroyer that brought the stormtroopers to Jakku in the first chapter?

From Quiz The Force Awakens

Answer: Finalizer

Starting off with a question you couldn't answer if you've only seen the movie. The name of the ship wasn't mentioned in the film. The Finalizer was mentioned by name early in the first chapter. The ship was described as being better than anything the Empire had ever had, and as likely better than anything the New Republic might have had.

From Quiz The Force Awakens

Answer: Leia Organa

Of the four options, only Leia is in the novel. The scene in the book was not in the movie at all, but serves as a prelude to the opening scene of the film. In the scene Leia ponders where Luke has gone off to, and decides to send Poe Dameron to Jakku to talk with a trusted friend who has helpful information on her brother. At that point Poe was unknown to the readers, having never popped up in the "Star Wars" novels before.

From Quiz Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday

Answer: Ghost One

Megatron was the leader of the Depticons, frozen on Earth. The Ark was the name of the Autobot transport that Optimus Prime used to search the galaxy for the Allspark. The Nemesis was the Depticon transport that they used to search for their lost leader. Ghost One was the human ship that was created by reverse engineering components from Megatron. This resemblance to Cypertronian technology is what encouraged both the Autobots and Decepticons to investigate the ship.

From Quiz "Splinter of the Mind's Eye"

Answer: X-wing and Y-wing

And if Leias Y-wing had not developed engine trouble ... we wouldn't have such an interesting story!

From Quiz The Force Awakens

Answer: BB-8.

Unkar Plutt was the trader who ran the outpost at Niima on Jakku. Rey was a scavenger who made her living by trading in pieces of crashed ships and other things that she found. When she stumbled upon BB-8 she was on her way to trade with Plutt. He initially offered her 60 portions, and rather than sell or rebuff the offer she bartered with him until the offer was 100 portions. After agreeing, she changed her mind and pulled out of the deal.

From Quiz Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday

Answer: We don't know

According to "Transformers: The Movie Prequel" (A comic book), Bumblebee's vocal processors are destroyed by Megatron when he was being interrogated. A biography on one of the Transformers toys said that Hardtop, an old rival of Bumblebee's, was the Decepticon that damaged his vocal processors. In this book, however, it is not stated who damaged him, and that he had already sustained this injury before the events in this book took place.

From Quiz "Splinter of the Mind's Eye"

Answer: Incom T-65 Space Superiority Fighter

OK OK The Gunstar is from a totally different movie....quick, anyone remember which movie? ( The book for it was written by the same person who wrote this one....)

From Quiz "Splinter of the Mind's Eye"

Answer: A large Force-magnifying crystal

Also known as the Kaiburr Crystal, this item greatly enhanced one's Feel of the Force, especially the Healing aspects.

From Quiz The Force Awakens

Answer: Korr Sella

Korr Sella spoke to the Galactic Senate on behalf of Leia, who instead was working as a general with the Resistance. While Sella wasn't shown in the film, a key scene in the book was with Leia sending Sella to Hosnian Prime to speak with the Senate prior to the attack on the planet. This scene explained to the reader that the New Republic and the Resistance were in fact two separate entities.

From Quiz Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday

Answer: Starscream

Bumblebee had landed on the planet and was walking towards the human ship when Starscream came down and attacked him, chasing Bumblebee off. Starscream then made first contact with the humans and convinced them to help him destroy the "evil" Autobots. After helping Starscream attack Optimus, the humans decided to have a quick discussion under the guise of having to repair their ship. They decided that Starcream was not trustworthy, and agreed to try to sneak away, but accidentally fell into the underground tunnel system. Here, Starscream revealed his plan to destroy the humans so they could not tell his fellow Decepticons the location of Megatron. If the Decepticons did find Megatron, then Starscream would be replaced as leader.

From Quiz "Splinter of the Mind's Eye"

Answer: She is Luke's serving girl

And oh, the mudfight outside the bar has to be one of the funniest scenes ever written!

From Quiz The Force Awakens

Answer: Unkar Plutt

Plutt and some of his cronies joined the fight while attempting to kidnap Rey and BB-8. Chewbacca stepped in and fought briefly with Plutt, who had an arm ripped off and he angered the Wookiee.

From Quiz Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday

Answer: Optimus Prime

After Bumblebee fell into the underground tunnel system, Optimus Prime elected to go and save him, with Jazz, Ironhide, and Ratchet remaining on the Ark. Optimus found Bumblebee, and together they fought off many of the indigenous worm creatures. They eventually encountered the human ship, and offered them aid to get out of the tunnels. For this act of kindness, Walker, the ship's captain, decided to help the Autobots in their struggle against the Decepticons.

From Quiz "Splinter of the Mind's Eye"

Answer: Yuzzem & yuzzem

Interestingly enough, in the creature guide there are actually two species called Yuzzem: the one in this novel and a second, entirely different, species that live on the forest Moon of Endor.

From Quiz The Force Awakens

Answer: Ben Solo

Ben Solo, who had become known as Kylo Ren, was struggling with his desire to stay on the Dark Side of the Force. His father, Han Solo, was trying to return him to the Light, and thought he had as he approached his son. Instead during what would have been a touching moment, Kylo turned on his lightsaber and impaled his father. The scene played out in the book just as emotionally as it did on the screen.

From Quiz Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday

Answer: Jensen

There were five people aboard the Ghost One: Sam Walker, the captain, Jacob Thompson, the pilot, Micheal Avery, the chief science officer, Craig Clarkson, the engineer, and Maria Gonzalez, the communications expert and secretary for the mission. Lieutenant Jensen was part of the SSAB and was in charge of the military forces there.

From Quiz "Splinter of the Mind's Eye"

Answer: Wandrella & wandrella

It's huge, it's fast, it's nasty, and it eats anything.

From Quiz The Force Awakens

Answer: D'Qar

All four planets had key roles to play in the story. Jakku was the homeworld of Rey, and where she met up with Finn and BB-8. Hosnian Prime was the base of the New Republic, which was destroyed by the First Order. Ahch-To is the planet where Luke Skywalker was seeking out an ancient Jedi Temple. D'Qar was home to the Resistance.

From Quiz Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday

Answer: The Ice Man

Megatron was the transformer that had crash landed in the ice above the Arctic Circle (hence the name: Ice Man). Most human technology was, apparently, reverse engineered by studying him. The humans, after finding him, wanted to move him to a new location: the Hoover Damn in Nevada, where he could be studied along with the Allspark, which had similar markings on it. The humans later, after the events in this book, adopted the name NBE 1 (Non-biological extraterrestrial).

From Quiz "Splinter of the Mind's Eye"

Answer: Coway tunnels

Which they get to through an opening in an old Thrella well.

From Quiz The Force Awakens

Answer: R2-D2

BB-8 had most of the map after Poe Dameron picked it up in the beginning of the story. However once the Resistance is able to look at it, there was a section missing. R2-D2, who had been dormant in a corner of the Resistance Base, finally came to life and rolled into the room. He had the missing piece, and plugged it into the map. C3PO was also in the book but had nothing to do with the map. IG-88 was not in the story at all.

From Quiz Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday

Answer: Nolan

Throughout the book, Tom Kinnear and Philip Nolan think back and remember when they were fighting in Vietnam together. They had to endure injuries and hardships, and had still managed to pull through. They had started to notice how working at a desk job had made them out-of-shape, and how the effects of age were taking their toll (even though it was only three years after they had been in Vietnam).

From Quiz "Splinter of the Mind's Eye"

Answer: He uses the Force to hurl a rock at his head

Not bad for a half-trained padewan, eh?

From Quiz "Splinter of the Mind's Eye"

Answer: A kenetite

And after Vader gets back up his only comment is "Not possible...Such power..in a child....Not Possible!" Of course he gets a little more surprised a couple of minutes later...when Luke cuts off his right arm! (that makes at least three times he lost that hand!Talk about unlucky.)

From Quiz Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday

Answer: Jazz

While Optimus is busy saving Bumblebee, Jazz, Ironhide, and Ratchet try their own plans to cripple the Decepticons. While Ratchet stayed on the Ark and provided covering fire, Jazz, being small and nimble, distracted the Decepticons while Ironhide made his way to disable the Nemesis' engines. During the fight, Jazz was unable to maneuver out of the way in time, and was hit by a blast from Blackout, dead center. Then Starscream returned, and Jazz broadcast to Ironhide to abort his mission. In his hesitation, Jazz was speared by Bonecrusher's pointed tail. He then tried to make quick repairs for the final battle, but was still not up to 100% when it came, and he was again paired off with Frenzy for the fight.

From Quiz Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday

Answer: Blackout

Scorponok fits into a special compartment in Blackout, and can be deployed at Blackout's leisure. Scorponok and Blackout work better together because of their symbiotic relationship, than the other Decepticons. Barricade also has a compartment for Frenzy, but Frenzy seems to have a more independent attitude than Barricade.

From Quiz Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday

Answer: Russians

When the Americans were moving Megatron in the convoy, on a snow-covered road, a KGB agent, Sergei Tasarov, who was driving the lead vehicle, swerved and caused the entire convoy to crash. It was then made known that a submarine was nearby, full of Russian forces ready to take whatever secret the Americans had, which turned out to be Megatron. The Americans had to deal with a severe blizzard, which disabled communications, and advancing Russian forces.

From Quiz Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday

Answer: Blackout and Starscream

Starscream's ultimate goal was to prevent the Decepticons from finding Megatron, for as long as Megatron was absent, Starscream would be in command. Starscream ordered all his comrades to stay in orbit while he went to check out the ship so he could destroy it and create his own story to present to the Decepticons. His fellows were extremely doubtful of the tale he told them, and Blackout issued a challenge for leadership. Starscream beat Blackout and continued to injure him to "teach him a lesson" and then, once again with the combined power of the Decepticons, minus Blackout, following his orders, he attacked the Autobots.

From Quiz Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday

Answer: Scorponok

While Starscream was down on the surface of the planet, Blackout sent Scorponok aboard the Ark in order to disable its engines. When Starscream returned, he tried to get the Decepticons to attack the Ark before it escaped, without having to explain what had transpired down on the planet. With Scorponok aboard to disable the engines, and with Optimus Prime and Bumblebee still on the planet, the other Decepticons knew that the Autobots would not leave. This forced Starscream to quickly spin up a tale (which was partially true) that would satisfy the Decepticons, which it didn't. This was when Blackout issued his challenge for leadership of the Decepticons.

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