Jakob Sam presents: The unofficial quiz for Star Wars fans
Jakob Sam
YouTuber & Author
Hier ist für jeden Star Wars Fan etwas dabei!
Probably the biggest German-speaking YouTuber “Star Wars Stories“, who is also known by his real name Jakob Sam, published his first book entitled “The unofficial quiz for Star Wars fans” on April 16, 2024. The beautifully designed book offers the reader 300 questions on 144 pages in which the reader can put their knowledge of Star Wars to the test.
Prove is a good keyword, because the YouTuber organized a big quiz show at this event, where visitors could win numerous prizes (including Star Wars Lego toys, Star Wars figures, etc.). Numerous Star Wars fans gathered on the 2nd floor of Thalia on Mariahilferstraße in Vienna and were eager to answer the questions that Jakob Sam had written down in his book.
Chapter 1
Hard facts about the event
22 May 2024
19:00 – 20:00
Thalia Vienna
Mariahilferstraße 99
1060 Wien
For free
- Personal dedication and autograph on your own copy
- Meet & Greed with Star Wars Storries
- Live act lightsaber fight as intermission programme
Chapter 2
Preparation of the event room
The staff at the Thalia branch on Mariahilferstraße did a great job of staging their premises for the quiz show. Several rows of seats were provided with an aisle to go to the front, which was placed in the middle. On the left side of the stage was a large monitor on which the current question was displayed. From the audience’s perspective, Jakob was to the left of the monitor. He had a high table on which his Macbook and a glass of water were placed.
Chapter 3
Let the show begin
Jakob Sam was received with thunderous applause by the visitors to the quiz show. As the YouTuber and now also book author did not have to introduce himself to the visitors, he began the quiz after a brief questioning of the audience.
At the beginning of each round, a question was asked in the room. Whoever could answer the question correctly the quickest by raising their hands was allowed to enter the stage. There, after correctly answering 3 questions from the newly published book “The unofficial quiz for Star Wars fans”, the visitor received a gift, which the candidate was allowed to choose for themselves, presented on a table (of course, the products were limited). The items to be won in the quiz show were original licensed Star Wars merchandise provided by Thalia and Jakob Sam. Among the contestants was a young boy who was very excited but did a great job with the questions.
The way Jakob interacted with the candidates is extremely positive. With his friendly and helpful manner, he helped the candidates with subtle hints to find out the correct answers to incorrectly answered questions. It was not an isolated case, for example, that the host of the show and author of the book used jokers and subtle hints to help the candidates answer all the questions correctly, so that the candidate was able to get their prize. Jakob was not too harsh with his viewers and often gave them the chance to improve their answers, gave the candidates 50:50 and audience jokers (which he subtly influenced :P) and even showed one candidate the solution on his Macbook!
Chapter 4
Show interlude during the break
After about half an hour, the quiz show was interrupted by a short breather. But the entertainment didn’t stop even during the break, as the LSBS Lightsaber Battleshow gave a live performance to keep the visitors entertained!
A woman and a man, who were supposed to represent Sith and Jedi, fought a short duel on stage. Plastic laser swords were used as weapons. The spectacle was accompanied by well-known Star Wars music.
Chapter 5
final quiz round
After the short show, Jakob started the quiz for the final round. The last visitors had the same selection process as before (answering a question correctly as quickly as possible) and the chance to win great prizes in the quiz.
At the beginning of the round, a question was asked in the room. The fastest person to answer the question correctly by raising their hands was allowed to enter the stage. There, after correctly answering 3 questions from the newly published book “The unofficial quiz for Star Wars fans”, the visitor received a gift, which the candidate was allowed to choose for themselves, presented on a table (of course, the products were limited). The items to be won in the quiz show were original licensed Star Wars merchandise provided by Thalia and Jakob Sam.
Chapter 6
Fanservice - autographs and photos
After the quiz show, you could buy the book for €16 at one of the Talia cash desks and have it signed by Jakob Sam. What I found really remarkable was that Jakob took time for each person and had a short conversation with them and, if they wanted, took a photo with them as well as signing the book.
I told him that his YouTube channel with its interesting videos was one of the main reasons why we started the starwarsuniversum web project, which was still known as Star Wars Fan at the time. He then asked me for the URL of this page and that I should send it to him via Instagram direct message. In addition to the fact that I was extremely pleased with the thoughtful gesture, it also shows me that he really cares about his fans. Afterwards, he signed an autograph card and my book.
Chapter 7
Our opinion
To summarize, I am very enthusiastic about the event. Jakob did a great job running the event and responded sensitively to the respective candidates. I particularly liked the fact that the visitors were not just quickly dispatched when signing their personal copy of the book, but that everyone had the opportunity to have a brief chat with the content creator. I also took the opportunity to exchange a few words with Jakob and realized that the Viennese is a really likeable and empathetic person who really cares about his fans. So I drew his attention to the starwarsuniversum.com web project, whereupon he asked me to send him the domain via instagram. The mere fact that he is interested in the interests of his fans shows us that we are dealing with a kind-hearted person. In conclusion, we left the Thalia store on Mariahilfer Straße very enthusiastic and are looking forward to putting our knowledge of the Star Wars universe to the test with the new questions and, in the best case, expanding it.
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