Sci-Fi Trivia Quiz

16309.  Good info to know.  If the enemy "catches you with yer britches down" because you didn't follow procedures, give 'em a wedgie they'll never forget.

You know, when I had written this:

Jagdwolf wrote:

I'm surprised Boba Fett hasn't ventured forth a guess yet.

it was as a subtle hint. I was hoping that mentioning Boba Fett's name would have made them think Star Wars, and then maybe...just maybe...they would have thought X-wing. Four guns, four engines, and using all four guns on the Starfury would have had people comparing the two.

Jagdwolf wrote:

You know, when I had written this:  Jagdwolf wrote: I'm surprised Boba Fett hasn't ventured forth a guess yet. it was as a subtle hint. I was hoping that mentioning Boba Fett's name would have made them think Star Wars, and then maybe...just maybe...they would have thought X-wing. Four guns, four engines, and using all four guns on the Starfury would have had people comparing the two.

Yeah. I saw the question was Babalyon 5, so I didn't even try. Then I was curious to see if anyone got it, so I read the question. It definately would look like an X-wing though...

Having both the (R-M) Starfury and (resin) Thunderbolt kits, I've been at a loss how to paint them up. Well, being Mohawk on my mom's side, I figured why not: either paint the entire craft in purple with our appropriate symbols done in white, or leave the bodies in grey with the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois Confederacy) and Mohawk tri-feather symbols in their right places, and the Tree of Peace in the centre behind the cockpits. One of my relations suggested adding our clan totems as well around the Tree, or just the three major clans representing the Five Nations (Wolf = Mohawk/Seneca, Bear = Onondaga, and Turtle = Oneida/Cayuga).

Feedback?

Haudenosaunee flag

Jagdwolf wrote:

Having both the (R-M) Starfury and (resin) Thunderbolt kits, I've been at a loss how to paint them up. Well, being Mohawk on my mom's side, I figured why not: either paint the entire craft in purple with our appropriate symbols done in white, or leave the bodies in grey with the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois Confederacy) and Mohawk tri-feather symbols in their right places, and the Tree of Peace in the centre behind the cockpits. One of my relations suggested adding our clan totems as well around the Tree, or just the three major clans representing the Five Nations (Wolf = Mohawk/Seneca, Bear = Onondaga, and Turtle = Oneida/Cayuga). Feedback? Haudenosaunee flag

I like the second option best. Seems to represent a meeting of two worlds, to turn a phrase.

I really like the idea of tribal markings on a spacecraft. High tech and spiritualism, blended to a higher purpose. Man, I wish I had thought of that first. I'm totally gonna have to steal that idea.

I think it's Kugai's turn to ask a question.

Actually, Cosmic J, we have such a representation of both worlds. When the Haudenosaunee first encountered the representatives of certain European nations, initially the Dutch in 1613, the latter were not aware that we practiced very sophisticated, yet simple, diplomatic principles in our dealings with other (first) nations. This had the potential for disrupting the peaceful ways that Haudenosaunee people wished to live. Because our cultures and lifeways were so different, it was essential that a relationship be established based on mutual respect. Therefore, we proposed a treaty of peace, respect and peaceful co-existence, known as the Kaswentha, or Two Row Wampum belt. The belt was made with two parallel rows of purple wampum on a bed of white beads. The white was meant to symbolize the purity of the agreement. The two separate rows of purple beads, were made to symbolize and encompass the spirits of Haudenosaunee and non-Haudenosaunee people and ancestors. Between the two rows of purple beads, three rows of white beads, were placed. These were made to stand tor the friendship, peace and respect between the two nations.

The specific meaning of the belt is as follows, in the form of a Haudenosaunee reply to the initial Dutch treaty proposal:

You say that you are our Father and I am your Son. We say we will not be like Father and Son, but like Brothers. This wampum belt confirms our words. These two rows will symbolize two paths or two vessels, traveling down the same river together. One, a birch bark canoe, will be for the Indian people, their laws, their customs and their ways. The other, a ship, will be for the white people and their laws, their customs and their ways. We shall each travel the river together, side by side, but in our boat. Neither of us will make compulsory laws or interfere in the internal affairs of the other. Neither of us will try to steer the other's vessel.

FYI, the Haudenosaunee still hold many international treaties with the Netherlands, France, Great Britain, and other countries that colonized North America.

Cosmic J wrote:

Man, I wish I had thought of that first. I'm totally gonna have to steal that idea.

*COUGH, COUGH* Our lands weren't enough, Cosmic J?

Ok, easy Ster Wars one ( I'll try to think of something better for next time ).

How many Star Destroyers were named on-screen in Eps 4 through 6, and what were their names?

OK, I hope I didn't goof on this.  I only remembered Executor being referred to as a "command ship" or "Super Star Destroyer" in the movies, never by name.  I kinda meant it as a trick question and if someone could let me know what scene Executor was named in, I'll admit the joke's on me and I'll take the penalty set in the Trivia Quiz rules.  Sorry in advance if I was wrong.

I have a good question, so I'm going to jump on it.

Were there any Tusken Raider Jedi, if so, how many, and name them.

In a nutshell, after Executive Order 66:

- A'Sharad, believing himself the only surviving Jedi, rejoins the Tusken Raiders, becoming a warlord to several Tusken clans and leading them against the human settlements until he finally comes up against Obi-Wan Kenobi. Old Ben takes him down a few notches and as a result of being humiliated by having his mask removed, the Tuskens turn on A'Sharad, forcing him to leave.

- Becoming a bounty hunter, he soon feels the voice of the specter of the ancient female Sith Lord XoXaan, who offers to teach him the ways of the Sith. 

- After resurfacing from the catacombs, A'Sharad discovers that the Emperor is dead, and he goes off to the Unknown Regions.

- Captured by a Yuuzhan Vong scout ship, A'sharad is tortured by the Embrace and subjected to experiments by the Shapers. Vergere teaches him to use his agony to open himself to the dark side. Escaping and destroying the scout ship, A'Sharad takes the name of Darth Krayt and rebuilds the cult of the Sith.

- After many years, Krayt lets loose the Sith-Imperial War, deposes the Emperor and brings about the murder of the current Jedi Order. Krayt rules the galaxy for seven years until he is murdered by his most trusted advisor, Darth Wyyrlok, who believes Krayt was leading the Sith Order to destruction.

That help any, smeagol?