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  1. What subterranean traps and perils does Indiana Jones face in order to get the golden idol?
    Tarantulas; lightbeam/grill-with-spikes; chasm; corridor with pressure pads/arrows from walls; giant stone ball; chasm with closing door on the far side.

  2. What is the name of the only other professor from Indy's college that we meet?
    Dr. Marcus Brodie.

  3. Who is Mr. Katanga?
    The captain of the tramp steamer on which Indy and Marian leave Egypt.

  4. What, historically speaking, were the fanatical devotees of KAli called, and what common English-language term is derived from it?
    Thuggees; thug.

  5. How do we know that the guy who tried to strangle Indy at the young Mahraj's palace was in fact an Official Assassin of Kali (in other words, what action or item appearing in that scene shows us that Mr. Spielberg did his homework re:Kali)?
    The assassin tried to use a crimson strangling cord, which was only used by the consecrated assassins of Kali.

  6. What delicacies were served at the Maharaj's banquet?
    Chilled monkey brain; stuffed snake; beetles; lamb's eye soup.

  7. What scout rank does young Indy hold at the the time when he first finds the Cross of Coronado?
    Life Scout (as indicated by badge).

  8. What explanation does Indy give for throwing the Nazi off the blimp?
    "No ticket."

  9. What are the three tests that one must pass to reach the Holy Grail?
    The Breath of God; The Word of God; The Path of God.

  10. What does the TIE in TIE-Fighter stand for?
    T-win I-ion E-ngines.

  11. What is the Millenium Falcon's exact claim to fame, and what is odd about it?
    The Millenium Falcon made the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs-- but the parsec is a measure of distance, not time.

  12. How does Obi-Wan initially describe the Mos Isley Spaceport?
    "A wretched hive of scum and villainy."

  13. How did Han acquire the Millenium Falcon?
    He won it from Lando Calrissian in a card game.

  14. We know that Darth Vader granted "early retirements" to Admiral Ozzell and Captain Needa, for their particular services performed while commanding the Imperial Flagship. What, specifically, had each done to deserve (in Darth's opinion) such a no-frills retirement?
    Ozzell had "come out of lightspeed too soon" during the attack on Hoth. Needa had allowed the Millenium Falcon to "escape" as it was being chased back out of the satellite belt.

  15. We also know that during the attack on the original Death Star, Wedge was "Red Two," and that during the attack on the second Death Star, Wedge was "Red Leader." What designation did Wedge have during the Empire's attack on Hoth?
    Rogue Three.

  16. According to the rebel briefing, many of WHAT had died to get both the new Death Star plans and the information that the emperor was aboard it, to the Rebellion?
    Bothans.

  17. As they approach the forest moon of Endor, how does Han tell Chewie to fly the shuttle Tiderion so as not to attract undue attention?
    "Fly casual."

  18. What was the reason that Lando thought he was made a general by the Rebellion?
    "Somebody must have rold them about my little maneuver at the Battle of Tenab."

  19. What is the name of the company that Vito Corleone uses as a front?
    The Genco Pura Importing Company.

  20. In "The Godfather," we meet many with non-WASP names, such as Luca Brasi, Moe Green, McClusky, Tessio, and Khartoum. Who is Khartoum?
    The race horse whose head ends up in the bed.

  21. What are the names of Vito Coreleone's children?
    Sonny, Fredo, Michael, Connie, and Tom Hagen.

  22. How does the Corleone family cement its relationship with Senator Pat Geary?
    Geary wakes up in a brothel next to a dead prostitute. Circumstance (and Tom Hagen) force him to use Michael Corleone as his alibi. He is thus permanently under the Corleone thumb.

  23. For how long has Hyman Roth loved baseball?
    Ever since Arnold Rothstein fixed the 1919 Series.

  24. Who is the only person in "Godfather 2" to die of natural causes?
    Mama Corleone.

  25. What is the real reason that Tom Hagen is reported dead in "Godfather 3"?
    They were unwilling to pay Robert Duvall's salary demands.

  26. What is the opera that is performed in "Godfather 3"?
    "Cavaliere Rusticana," by Pietro Mascagnia.

  27. What is the name of the corporation that Michael Corleone wants to control?
    International Immobiliare.