How Well Do You Know the 'Star Wars' Droids?

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How Well Do You Know the 'Star Wars' Droids?
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About This Quiz

If you're an aspiring Jedi, you know that some of the most compelling characters in the "Star Wars" fictional universe are intelligent machines. But how well-versed are you in droid trivia? Find out by taking this quiz!
What is R2-D2's job?
fighter pilot
mechanic
nurse
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Wrong Answer

R2-D2 fixes starships and is a fighter pilot's assistant.

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Who originally built C-3PO?
Anakin Skywalker
Han Solo
Jabba the Hutt
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Wrong Answer

Anakin Skywalker built C-3PO, a protocol droid, to help his mother.

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Before C-3PO got his shiny metallic exterior, what did he wear?
plastic artificial skin
nothing
steel armor
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Wrong Answer

C-3PO was built with nothing covering his parts.

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What was R3-S6's secret?
He was a double-agent.
He was R2-D2's father.
He wasn't really a droid.
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Wrong Answer

R3-S6, aka Goldie, was reprogrammed as a double-agent to work against Anakin Skywalker.

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What was battle droid 513 made of?
titanium alloy
salvaged parts
carbon nanotubes
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Wrong Answer

Battle droid 513 was built from a Retail Caucus droid, a standard battle droid and a crab droid and served as a robotic gladiator.

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Is droid army commander Gen. Grievous a droid?
yes
No, he is a cyborg.
No, he is a human.
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Wrong Answer

Gen. Grievous commanded a droid army, but he is Kaleesh with mechanical prostheses.

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What is the ID9 seeker droid's defining feature?
a glowing red eye
It barks like a dog.
It is made of molten metal.
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Wrong Answer

ID9s have other significant features, like their ability to imitate other droids, but their glowing red eye is the most prominent.

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How many legs did the Octuptarra droids have?
two
three
eight
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Wrong Answer

Octuptarra droids have a 360-degree field of vision.

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What sound do mouse droids make when they are frightened?
hiss
low rumble
squeal
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Wrong Answer

Mouse droids beep when going about business, but they squeal when they are confused.

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Which of these features do homing spider droids use to attack the enemy?
laser cannon
pinchers
razor fangs
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Wrong Answer

Spider droids have a dish-shaped laser cannon between their legs.

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Which of these droids performs surgery on people?
astromech droids
2-1B droids
GNK droids
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Wrong Answer

The 2-1B droid is a surgical machine with modular limbs that allow it to use different instruments.

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What do Sith probe droids look like?
snakes
boomerangs
globes
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Wrong Answer

Darth Maul used Sith probe droids to locate Queen Amidala.

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Droid gunships have what function in the Clone Wars?
air support for infantry
strategic bombing
surveillance
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Wrong Answer

Droid gunships are powerful machines with missiles and droid deployment units.

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Astromech droids are known for which of these traits?
congeniality
stubbornness
incompetence
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Wrong Answer

Astromech droids are very vocal with their opinions.

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What do droids fear on the planet Tatooine?
solar flares
Jawas
killer droids
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Wrong Answer

Droids on Tatooine fear being stripped down and repurposed by Jawas.

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What shape can droidekas change into?
sphere
bird
disc
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Wrong Answer

Droidekas can change into a disclike shape that is faster and more agile than its three-legged form.

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Who said, "These aren't the droids you're looking for"?
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Han Solo
Luke Skywalker
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Obi-Wan Kenobi manipulates the minds of two imperial troopers, telling them, "These aren't the droids you're looking for."

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The homing spider droids fought on what side?
the Separatists
the Republic
the Empire
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Wrong Answer

The homing spider droids fought for the Confederacy of Independent Systems and against the Republic during the Battle of Geonosis.

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How do imperial interrogation droids get prisoners to talk?
beatings
drugs
persuasion
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Wrong Answer

Imperial interrogation droids use hallucinogens and truth serums to coax the truth out of their victims.

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Where do Count Dooku's Separatists manufacture their droids?
underground factories on Geonosis
the mountains of Alderaan
on the Death Star
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Wrong Answer

Count Dooku's Separatists manufacture their droids in the hives of Geonosis.

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Which droid from the upcoming "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" already has a toy version?
BB-8
Z-12
D97
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Wrong Answer

BB-8 is Resistance fighter Poe Dameron's astromech droid.

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True or false: Buzz droids are capable of destroying entire starfighters with their missiles.
true
false
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Wrong Answer

Buzz droids have destructive tools that can disable, but not destroy, starships.

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B-1 battle droids have what shape?
round
short and boxy
tall and thin
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Wrong Answer

B-1 battle droids resemble their Genosian creators but lack intelligence.

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Why are battle droids effective in combat?
awesome firepower
sheer numbers
strength and speed
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Wrong Answer

Battle droids win in combat by overwhelming opponents.

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WED Treadwell droids serve what function?
combat
surveillance
maintenance and repairs
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Wrong Answer

WED Treadwell droids have many arms equipped with tools.

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Why were hailfire droids originally created?
to collect debts
for long-range attacks
as mind-control droids
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Hailfire droids were made by the InterGalactic Banking Clan, but the Separatists used them for their speed and fire power.

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True or false: Humans need a translator to understand droid language.
true
false
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Wrong Answer

Most humans need a translator to understand Binary, the droid language, but some people who have worked with droids for a long time can understand it.

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What is a droid popper?
popcorn for droids
a grenade
a tool for opening a droid
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Wrong Answer

Droid poppers give off an electromagnetic pulse to destroy droids.

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What is the astromech U9-C4's disposition?
feisty
timid
talkative
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Wrong Answer

U9-C4 served with Jedi Thonglas Jur during the Clone Wars and with the Republic's D-Squad.

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How many droids were in the Republic's D-Squad?
three
five
17
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The five droids on the D-Squad were QT-KT, U9-C4, R2-D2, M5-BZ and Corporal WAC-47.

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