"Star Wars" Numbers Trivia Quiz

Answer: -3 and -6

Anakin Skywalker was 9 years old in "The Phantom Menace". Therefore, the quadratic equation is x^2 + 9x + 21 = 3, or x^2 + 9x + 18 = 0. When you factor the left side of the equation, it becomes (x + 3)(x + 6) = 0. This means that the first root or answer of the quadratic equation is x + 3 = 0, or x = -3.

The second root is x + 6 = 0, or x = -6. (SOURCE: StarWars.com - Anakin Skywalker Databank.)

Answer: -5/8

In the slope-y-intercept equation y = mx + b, b is the y-intercept, and m is the slope. Since the line passes through the point P(8,2), y = 2 and x = 8. Therefore, we now have the equation 2 = m(8) + b. The cost of the chuba (a frog-like food) which Jar Jar stole from the market of Gragra in Tatooine was 7 wupiupi. Since b is the y-intercept, b = 7.

The equation is now 2 = m(8) + 7, and we can solve for the slope, which is represented by m. This means that m(8) = -5, and finally, m = -5/8. (SOURCE: "Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace".)

Answer: 1

Coleman Trebor was the only Jedi Council member to die on-screen in "Attack of the Clones". In the equation n! = x, n! represents the factorial of the number n, or in other words, the product of all the positive integers up to the integer n. Therefore, the equation can be translated to 1! = x, and x = 1. (SOURCE: "Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones".)

Answer: 6

Padme was 24 years old during the time of "Attack of the Clones". Therefore, the sum of the digits of her age is 6, because 2 + 4 = 6. (SOURCE: StarWars.com - Padme Amidala Databank.)

Answer: 3

The Millennium Falcon was located on Docking Bay 94 in "A New Hope". In the equation res(n) = x (mod 7), x represents the "residue" or the remainder of the division of n by 7. Therefore, res94 = x (mod 7). Since 94/7 is 13 with a remainder of 3, x = 3. (SOURCE: "Star Wars:Episode IV - A New Hope".)

Answer: 6i + 1

First of all, the number of the trash compactor in "A New Hope" is 3263827, and its digital sum is 3+2+6+3+8+2+7 = 31. Therefore, the equation can be simplified to sqrt(-36) + 1. Since the square root of a negative number is the square root of the real number (in this case, 36) multiplied by the imaginary number, i, the expression can be further simplified to 6i + 1. (SOURCE: "Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope".)

Answer: 3

The Rogue number of Zev Senesca in "The Empire Strikes Back" is 2. Therefore, g(2) = 2^(-1) / 6^(-1). Using the negative exponent rule, g(2) = 6/2 = 3. (SOURCE: "Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back".)

Answer: 400/33

The number of the landing area of the Millennium Falcon in "The Empire Strikes Back" is 327, and its digital sum is 3+2+7 = 12. The formula for the sum of a geometric sequence with an infinite number of terms, if the absolute value of the common ratio, r, is less than or equal to 1, is a/(1-r) where a is the first term of the sequence. Since n = 12 is the first term of the sequence, and the common ratio is 0.01, a/(1-r) = 12/(1-0.01) = 12.121212... = 400/33. (SOURCE: "Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back".)

Answer: 42

"Return of the Jedi" was first released in theaters during the year 1983. Therefore, the length of the sides of the quadrilateral are A = 1*2 = 2, B = 9*2 = 18, C = 8*2 = 16, and D = 3*2 = 6. To determine the perimeter of the quadrilateral, add the lengths of its sides. Therefore, PERIMETER = 2 + 18 + 16 + 6 = 42. (SOURCE: "Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi".)

Answer: 9

Firstly, note that the expression ([n+87*2]/[3+2n])*0 + n can be simplified to n because ([n+87*2]/[3+2n])*0 is equal to 0. This indicates that you simply need to determine the number of letters contained in Yoda's last word before he died in "Return of the Jedi", and that word is "Skywalker" (The full line is, "there is another...Skywalker."). Since "Skywalker" has 9 letters, ([n+87*2]/[3+2n])*0 + n = n = 9. (SOURCE: "Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi".)