LOTR Quiz

While out for some sheesha with a couple of friends, I dared them to ask me any question from LOTR – the book as well as the movie – and challenged them that for every question that I got wrong, I would pay them Dhs. 10 (with, of course, the understanding that they knew the answers too). Except for one question which had to do with a bit of the movie’s trivia, I got all answers right, even to the extent of correcting the questions themselves. The other two gave up on it and decided to go online in order to stump me. To their dismay, the net showed up nothing close to tough questions – except of for one quiz which had to do with the years in which things happened. So here it is, my own LOTR, Hobbit and Silmarillion quiz – and I’m going to make it as tough as I can! 

Enjoy!

Questions I

1. While camping for the first time after Rivendell, Saruman sends a band of flying crows as spies to the Fellowship’s camp to find out their plans. What are these crows called and where are they from?
2. How does the Orc army at Pelennor Fields better know the Hammer of the Underworld?
3. What is the House of Aragorn called after he is declared King at Minas Tirith?
4. The Mouth of Sauron, who is seen in the last book (an the movie) is sent as an emissary of Sauron to meet the Last Alliance at Morgul Vale. In the book, what does Tolkien say is his ultimate intention?
5. Name the only three of the Istari mentioned in the book.
6. Name the City of Trees where Galadriel and Lord Celeborn reside.
7. When the Fellowship is touring Lothlorien, what do they see for the first time from atop Cerin Amroth?
8. Before it was calle ‘Lothlorien’, what was the city’s original name?
9. Before symbiotically pairing up with Sauron to guard the pass of Cirith Ungol, whom did Shelob serve?
10. Who captains the ship at the Grey Havens, which ferries elves from Middle Earth to Valinor?

Answers I

1. Crebain from Dunland
2. Grond (or, the Wolf’s Head)
3. Telcontar
4. To obtain the keys of Isengard
5. Saruman, Gandalf and Radagast
6. Caras Galadhon
7. Dol Guldur
8. Laurelindorenan
9. Morgoth Bauglir
10. Cirdan

Questions II

1. Name Arwen’s two elder brothers, who are not mentioned in the movie.
2. Who prophesized that the Witch King of Angmar wouldn’t die at the hands of a man?
3. Gwaihir is the Lord of the Eagles. Who is his lieutenant?
4. Feanor crafted the Silmarils, which trapped for eternity the light of which two trees?
5. In the Mines of Moria, Gimli finds the tomb of Balin son of Fundin in which room?
6. Gandalf falls down fighting against a Balrog of Morgoth over the bridge of ______. Fill in the blank.
7. Who slew the first dragon, Glaurung, that was born from the desires of Morgoth Bauglir?
8. Ancalagon the Black was slain by which forefather of Elrond?
9. While Elrond chose immortality, which brother of his became one of the Men of Middle Earth?
10. Name the island where Sauron was imprisoned before he returned to set up fort in Mordor.

Answers II

1. Elladan and Elrohir
2. Glorfindel
3. Landroval
4. Laurelin and Telperion
5. Chamber of Mazarbul (or, the Chamber of Records)
6. Khazad Dum
7. Turin
8. Earendil the Mariner
9. Elros
10. Numenor

Questions III

1. In the first instalment of the movie, when the four hobbits are camping at night with Strider keeping watch, Frodo asks Strider who the woman is whom he is singing of. Who is the woman and who is her lover?
2. Galadriel possesses the Ring of Adamant. What is it called in the Elvish tongue? 
3. Who possesses the Ring of Water?
4. Which is the first month of the Shire calendar?
5. At the Council of Elrond, Gandalf vetoes the idea that the Ring be given to ___ _____. When asked why, he says ___ _____ will never understand the importance of the Ring, and it will lie with him, unable to tempt him, and eventually, when the Nazgul come to his doorstep, he will perhaps hand the Ring over to them. Fill in the blank.
6. Name the only two Ents mentioned by name in the book.
7. Morgoth, in his hatred of the Elves of Valinor, bred which race of cannibalistic warriors as a mockery?
8. Who is described in ‘The Silmarillion’ as the Supreme Being who created the Universe?
9. To which breed of horses does Shadowfax, Gandalf’s prized steed, belong?
10. Amongst the plunder of the trolls, Thorin Oakenshield and Gandalf find two famed swords. Gandalf takes for himself the one named Glamdring; which one does Thorin claim?

Answers III

1. Luthien, Beren
2. Nenya
3. Galadriel
4. Afteryule
5. Tom Bombadil
6. Treebeard and Quickbeam
7. Orcs
8. Eru Iluvatar
9. Mearas
10. Orcrist

Questions IV

1. Who takes up the Stewardship of Gondor after Denethor?
2. Name Theoden’s father.
3. Aragorn is also known in the Westron tongue as ‘Dunedain’. What does it mean?
4. Connect the following: Amon Amarth and Sammath Naur.
5. Who is the Numenorean king who first set foot upon Valinor, causing Numenor to be drawn into the oceans?
6. Name the mountains where the Army of the Dead reside.
7. Whom do Elladan and Elrohir rescue from a band of Orcs – a feat mentioned specifically in Rivendell by Arwen when asked about her family?
8. What is the Elvish name of Rivendell?
9. Name Legolas’ father.
10. Name Aragorn’s grandfather.

Answers IV

1. Faramir
2. Thengel
3. Man of the West
4. ‘Amon Amarth’ means ‘mountain of fate’, which is a reference to Mount Doom. ‘Sammath Naur’ means ‘cracks of doom’, a chasm located deep beneath Mount Doom.
5. Ar Pharazon
6. Dunharrow
7. Their mother.
8. Imladris
9. Thranduil
10. Arador

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Well, that’s about it. I’ll put up more soon.

Cheers!