Test your knowledge of the very first year of LEGO Star War sets.
This 20-question quiz covers LEGO Star Wars sets released in 1999. There is a 5 minute time limit.
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#1. How many total sets are included in the original 1999 LEGO Star Wars release, not including separate minifigs, keychains, or Mindstorms sets?
The 1999 debut came in two waves, with five original-trilogy sets followed by eight prequel sets timed to The Phantom Menace.
#2. Which set is the first to include B1 Battle Droids on Single Trooper Aerial Platforms (STAPs) in the original 1999 LEGO Star Wars series?
The STAPs first appeared in the 7121 Naboo Swamp set, which featured the Gungans’ first clash with the Trade Federation.
#3. The smallest set in the 1999 LEGO Star Wars series, the 7110 Landspeeder contains approximately how many pieces?
At just 49 pieces, the Landspeeder was the smallest set in the line.
#4. Outside of the main set of 1999 LEGO Star Wars releases, which minifig was released as a keychain?
The Darth Vader keychain was the very first LEGO Star Wars keychain, released in 1999.
#5. Which is the first ever LEGO Star Wars set released in 1999?
The X-wing was the very first LEGO Star Wars set ever and its booklet ended with a mini-comic of Luke crash-landing on Dagobah.
#6. A Jar Jar Binks minifig is included in three sets in the 1999 LEGO Star Wars release, 7121 Naboo Swamp, 7171 Mos Espa Podrace, and what other set?
The third set from the original 1999 LEGO Star Wars run to feature Jar Jar Binks was 7161 Gungan Sub.
#7. Often erroneously included in the list of 1999 LEGO Star Wars releases, which set was actually released in 2000?
The unofficial LEGO Star Wars Wiki lists the set as a part of the 1999 LEGO Star Wars release calendar.
#8. Set 7130 Snowspeeder includes minifigs of Luke Skywalker, Dak Ralter, and a Hoth Rebel Trooper. How is Dak’s first name misspelled in the Building Instructions?
Dak Ralter was Luke’s gunner at the Battle of Hoth, making his LEGO debut in this Snowspeeder as “Dack”.
#9. Which character appears as a minifig once in the 1999 LEGO Star Wars series?
Darth Vader appeared just once in 1999, piloting his TIE Advanced in the TIE Fighter & Y-wing set.
#10. Besides Luke Skywalker, what other Rebel Alliance pilot is included by name in the Building Instructions in the 1999 LEGO Star Wars releases?
Biggs Darklighter, Luke’s boyhood friend, rides along in the X-wing booklet’s mini-comic. Although some sources say that Jon “Dutch” Vander is included in 7150 TIE Fighter & Y-wing, his character name is not specifically named on the box or in the Building Instructions
#11. Set 7128 Speeder Bikes includes two speeder bikes, two Scout Troopers, and what other minifig?
Although Leia Organa rode a speeder bike in Return of the Jedi, Luke Skywalker is the other minifig included in the 7128 Speeder Bikes set.
#12. Set 7111 Droid Fighter contains pieces for what type of droid unit?
You can build a Vulture droid with the 7111 Droid Fighter set.
#13. The first LEGO Star Wars sets came out in stores in what month of 1999?
The first LEGO Star Wars sets came out on February 22, 1999. Some sources erroneously claim they were released in March because the January 1999 LEGO Shop At Home catalog says “Available to Ship March 1999.”
#14. How is Padmé’s minifig credited in the Building Instructions for set 7171 Mos Espa Podrace?
The minifig is listed as “Padmé Naberrie.” Naberrie was Padmé’s family name on Naboo, while Amidala was her royal name as queen.
#15. The first LEGO Star Wars collaboration included two distinct waves of sets, including one for the Prequel Trilogy and another for what other era of Star Wars stories?
The first wave of LEGO Star Wars focused on the Original Trilogy before a second wave of Prequel Trilogy sets were released.
#16. Qui-Gon Jinn is one of two minifigs that appear in four distinct sets in the 1999 LEGO Star Wars series. Who is the other character?
Qui-Gon Jinn was the primary character in the 1999 Prequel Trilogy wave, while Luke Skywalker was the main character in the 1999 Original Trilogy wave.
#17. Set 7131 Anakin’s Podracer includes minifigs of Anakin Skywalker, a Pit Droid, and what other character?
Padmé Amidala joins Anakin Skywalker and a Pit Droid here, one of her earliest LEGO minifigure appearances.
#18. Not part of the core LEGO Star Wars series, the 1999 Mindstorms set, 9748 Droid Developer Kit, let builders construct which droid?
This Mindstorms kit used a programmable Micro Scout brick to bring R2-D2 to life with no computer needed.
#19. Set 7171 Mos Espa Podrace includes the minifigs Anakin Skywalker, Sebulba, and what other podracer?
At 907 pieces, 7171 Mos Espa Podrace was the biggest set in 1999, with Minifigs for podracers Anakin Skywalker, Sebulba, and Gasgano.
#20. Set 7101 Lightsaber Duel features what two minifigs?
The 7101 Lightsaber Duel features Qui-Gon Jinn & Darth Maul. Qui-Gon Jinn featured the first new LEGO minifigure hairpiece in 20 years.