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NEW YORK » We've traveled from the deserts of Tatooine to the forests of Endor to find the most impossibly difficult "Star Wars" trivia questions. May the Force be with you:

1) Luke and Leia:

a) Are twins

b) Were originally to have been played by Donny and Marie Osmond

c) Accidentally got together one night when they were really drunk

d) Were the inspiration for the characters Luke and Laura on "General Hospital"

2) Jar Jar Binks, the clumsy Gungan who went on to serve in the Galactic Senate:

a) Is perhaps the most despised character in the "Star Wars" universe

b) Was maligned as depicting a racial stereotype

c) Has inspired "Kill Jar Jar" Web sites

d) All of the above

3) Which "Star Wars" character was immortalized in the name of a store at the Springfield Mall on "The Simpsons"?

a) Boba Feet, shoe store

b) Java the Hut, coffee shop

c) Han Soloflex, exercise supplies

d) Chewbacky, smoke shop

4) True or false:

New York Yankees have surrendered to their characterization as the Evil Empire and have begun playing Darth Vader's theme song during the seventh-inning stretch.

5) Which of these "Cheers" actors appeared in "The Empire Strikes Back"?

a) George Wendt

b) Rhea Perlman

c) Bebe Neuwirth

d) John Ratzenberger

6) Chewbacca:

a) Is neither male nor female

b) Looks rough but is made of the finest cashmere Kashyyyk has to offer

c) Is 200 years old but doesn't look a day over 150

d) Secretly always wanted to live a quiet life as an area rug, but ended up as Han Solo's partner instead

7) Boba Fett froze Han Solo in what substance for delivery to Jabba the Hutt?

a) Lucite

b) Carbonite

c) Kryptonite

d) Ewok snot

8) Who's inside R2-D2?

a) 3-foot-8 British dwarf Kenny Baker

b) "Mini-Me" actor Verne Troyer

c) A series of agile, precocious children

d) No one -- he's operated entirely by remote control

9) At the end of Episode II, Anakin and Padme:

a) Broke up, but the split was amicable and they remain good friends

b) Are shacking up on Naboo

c) Have secretly married

d) Are planning to record an album of duets

10) True or false:

There are actual words to the "Star Wars" theme song.

11) What color is Yoda's lightsaber?

a) Red

b) Green

c) Blue

d) Yoda can't operate a lightsaber -- his hands are too small

12) Before training to become a Jedi, 9-year-old Anakin Skywalker:

a) Was a slave

b) Was a stud skateboarder

c) Wanted to be a fireman

d) Still wet his bed in the middle of the night

13) True or false:

George Lucas was inspired to create the "Star Wars" saga after watching Gabe Kaplan vs. Telly Savalas in the kayak competition on "Battle of the Network Stars."

14) Who provides the voice of C-3PO?

a) Tony Randall

b) Jude Law

c) Alec Guinness

d) Anthony Daniels

15) What was the formal name of President Reagan's proposed anti-missile system which became known as "Star Wars"?

a) The New Deal

b) The "Just Say No" plan

c) The Strategic Defense Initiative

d) A Thousand Points of Light

16) The Death Star:

a) Is an enormous, powerful weapon that the Empire created to destroy other planets

b) Initially was going to blow up the Earth but settled on Alderaan instead

c) Wasn't built in a day

d) Is the name of a new reality series on Fox in which ghosts compete against each other for a recording contract and instant fame

17) What happens to Obi-Wan Kenobi after he's cut down in a lightsaber duel with Darth Vader?

a) He goes to heaven

b) He's reincarnated as a tree in the swamp where Yoda is hiding

c) He's commemorated with a 37-cent stamp

d) He becomes one with the Force

18) The Ewoks:

a) Believe C-3PO is their god

b) Were patterned after the cuddly teddy bear from the Snuggle fabric softener commercials

c) Must never be fed after midnight

d) Make great pets

19) Frank Oz, who provides the voice of Yoda, also voices:

a) Miss Piggy

b) Fozzie Bear

c) Cookie Monster

d) All of the above

20) True or false:

Standing in line outside a movie theater for weeks, waiting for "Star Wars" tickets, is a great way to meet women.

Answers:

1-a, 2-d, 3-b, 4-false, 5-d, 6-c, 7-b, 8-a, 9-c, 10-true (Bill Murray sang them in a "Saturday Night Live" sketch), 11-b, 12-a, 13-false, 14-d, 15-c, 16-a, 17-d, 18-a, 19-d, 20-true (women can be "Star Wars" geeks, too)