Dial-a-Nerd

[word_geek]

Well, that doesn't happen every day. Elora and Sparky went to some event at the Lego Store in King of Prussia this morning; I stayed here to finish some work. Just now I get a phone call, with no preamble at all..."Quick! Name four Jedi and the actors who played them! I've got Ewan McGregor." So I provided Mark Hamill, Sam Jackson, and Frank Oz

Comments

[_kent]

For bonus points, it should be pointed out that Mark Hamill only plays a Jedi for a very short time, as Yoda claims that he only graduates after he has faced Vader.

I always thought this was a pretty tough graduation test. I can't help thinking that in the days of the Old Republic, Padawan weren't routinely expected to complete a final assignment as tough as "defeat the Sith Lord who singlehandedly destroyed the entire Jedi order." Kind of like making winning the Paris-Dakar rally a condition of passing your driving test.

[captain_squid]

I figured the final test had always been "Kill your father," and Luke was just unluckier than most kids.

[hells_satans]

Was Alec Guinness not obscure enough? Granted, not as clever as Oz but still...If I'm dropping any of those it's Hamill for sure.

[fluffiana]

Off the top of my head I came up with Alec Guinness only. Other than that, I'm not great with names: "It's that guy! Who was in the Star Wars films!"