Who Won BU Today’s Rogue One Quiz?
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Check below to see the correct answers to our Rogue One: A Star Wars Story trivia quiz and to find out who won the free tickets. Poster courtesy of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
To mark the release of the hotly anticipated Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, opening today across the country, BU Today announced a trivia contest earlier today. When it ended at 1 p.m., we entered the names of everyone who answered all the questions correctly in a drawing for two free tickets.
The winner is Ryan Sullivan, program coordinator for the College of Arts & Sciences religion department religious studies graduate division.
The questions and correct answers to our quiz are below. Thanks for playing.
- Rogue One, the first of three announced Star Wars Anthology films, focuses on Rebel efforts to bring down the Empire. The next two films in the series are slated to focus on the origins of what two iconic Star Wars characters? Han Solo and Boba Fett
- This is the first Star Wars film whose score was not composed by Oscar winner John Williams (Hon.’85). Who is the Oscar-winning composer of the Rogue One score? Michael Giacchino (Up, Lost)
- What two famous sisters did Felicity Jones beat out for the lead role of Jyn Erso? Rooney and Kate Mara
- Rogue One is only the third film directed by Gareth Edwards. He was tapped as director based on his work on what recent blockbuster? Godzilla
- Which of the film’s stars is not only an Oscar winner, but also the fourth recipient of the Boston University Martin Luther King, Jr., Fellowship? Forest Whitaker
- The Star Wars films have code names during production, most famously Blue Harvest for A New Hope for the first film. What was the code name for Rogue One during filming? Los Alamos
- Actor Ben Mendelsohn, no stranger to major film franchises, plays Orson Krennic, a director in the Imperial Military. He appeared as a villain in what 2012 hit superhero film? The Dark Knight Rises
- The eighth Star Wars film, set to premiere in 2017, is directed by what filmmaker known for AMC’s Breaking Bad? Rian Johnson (“Fly,” “Ozymandias”)
- In the film, Felicity Jones’ father is played by Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen, who starred in what movie featured in a previous BU Today ticket giveaway? Doctor Strange
- The new film marks the return to the franchise of what iconic movie villain? Darth Vader
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