The Silmarillion Trivia

1. Which instance in "The Silmarillion" was regarded as the "firstfruits" of the Doom of the Mandos?

From Quiz The Doom of Mandos

Answer: The burning of the ships at the Firth of Drengist

Fëanor realized in Araman that he had too few of the Teleri ships to depart with all of the Noldor to Beleriand. Therefore, he gathered his closest followers and departed via the waters of Belegaer to confront Morgoth- in Middle-earth. Upon landing at the Firth of Drengist, Fëanor dubs those he left behind as "needless baggage," and promptly burns the white Teleri ships as a sign of betrayal to Fingolfin. As for the other choices; Fingon is not slain in Araman, and the other two options occur later in the history.

From Quiz The Silmarillion

Answer: Maedhros

Maedhros the Tall was rescued by Fingon from the Peaks of Thangorodrim. His people lived in the lands around the hill of Himring. He died when he cast himself into a chasm of fire with a Silmaril.

From Quiz Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age

Answer: Lindon

Lindon (Harlond) was the country around the newly formed Gulf of Lhûn. This area came under the kingship of Gil-Galad, son of Fingon. Eregion, or Hollin, was founded on the western side of the Misty Mountains. Mithlond was the Grey Havens, ruled by Círdan. Himling was a mountain peak in Beleriand which became an island after the War of Wrath.

From Quiz Silmarillion Obscure Facts

Answer: Dwarves

Aulë made the Dwarves because he could not wait to see the children of Iluvatar. However, the Dwarves were a little slow on the up-take, being nothing more than mindless automatons. So Iluvatar took them as his "adopted" children granting them lives of their own. Thus Aulë was humbled by the reality that he could never create any beings except mindless, obedient, slaves and yet could never make his wife be obedient at all. So things became very disappointing on many levels.

From Quiz "The Silmarillion" Battles and Deaths

Answer: Turin

Glaurung was the first of the Uruloki, the dragons of fire. Turin Turambar, son of Hurin Thalion, killed him at Brethil. Because of his action, on his tomb it was written the title "Dagnir Glaurunga", which means "Glaurung's Bane".

From Quiz Valaquenta

Answer: 14

The seven Valar are Manwë, Ulmo, Aulë, Oromë, Mandos, Lórien, and Tulkas. The seven Valier are Varda, Yavanna, Nienna, Estë, Vairë, Vána, and Nessa.

From Quiz Ainulindalë

Answer: Eru

"There was Eru, the One, who in Arda is called Ilúvatar, and he made the first Ainur, the Holy Ones, that were the offspring of his thought, and they were with him before aught else was made."

From Quiz The People of the Silmarillion

Answer: Tilion

Tilion was the Maia who was the steersman of the moon, while Arien was the steersman of the fearsome sun.

From Quiz Battle of Gondolin, from the Book of Lost Tales

Answer: 12

The people of Gondolin were arrayed in the form of the 11 houses of Gondolin and there was also an elite bodyguard led by Tuor, which is also called the House of the White Wing. The Houses of Gondolin were: the King's kinsmen led by Turgon himself; Heavenly Arch; Swallow; Sable Mole; Pillar; Tower of Snow; The Tree; Golden Flower; Fountain; Hammer of Wrath; and the Harp.

From Quiz Number Seven in The Silmarillion

Answer: Gelion

Ossiriand was home of the Green-elves. The seven rivers were Gelion and its tributaries: Ascar, Thalos, Legolin, Brilthor, Duilwen and Adurant. They flowed from the Blue Mountains. Gelion was Ulmo's (who was nicknamed the Lord of Waters) second favourite river, after Sirion, of the western world. On the Green Isle in the river Adurant Beren and Luthien lived after their return from the Dead.

From Quiz A Word For Mortal Men

Answer: Hador

Nicknamed so because of his fair hair, he was the head of the House of Hador, one of the Three Houses of Edain that swore fealty to Fingolfin and settled in Dor-Lomin. Both Hador and his son Gundor fell in Dagor Bragollach, defending Eithel Sirion on the borders of his lord's land of Mithrim from Morgoth's assault.

From Quiz The Silmarillion

Answer: Valar

Eru is Iluvatar, and the Eldar are the firstborn Children of Iluvatar.

From Quiz Ainulindalë Quiz

Answer: Ainur

The Ainur was created from the thought of Ilúvatar, were the Holy Ones. The Valar were those of the Ainur that became the powers of the world. The Maiar were also of the Ainur, larger in number but lesser in power. Olorin (Gandalf) and Curunir (Saruman) were of the Maiar. The elves were the Firstborn of the Children of Ilúvatar, who was born at the rising of the stars.

From Quiz The Fall Of Gondolin

Answer: Echoriath

In fact Edoras wasn't a mountain - it was the main city in Rohan.

From Quiz Valaquenta

Answer: of his thought

"There as Eru, The One, who in Arda is called Iluvatar; and he first made the Ainur, The Holy Ones, that were off-springs of his thought..."

From Quiz The Silmarillion

Answer: Tolkien's son

'The Silmarillion' was published 4 years after the death of J.R.R. Tolkien and it fell to his son Christopher to bring the work into publishable form.

From Quiz The Silmarillion

Answer: Black

Originally this sword was owned by Beleg Stronbow but when Turin killed him he took the sword as his own. The sword is called Anglachel and was made by Eol who gave it to Thingol who passed it on to Beleg Strongbow.

From Quiz Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age

Answer: Lord of gifts

Sauron appealed to the Noldor's love for craft and beauty, and also to their unrest about lingering in Middle-earth. His name for himself was true, in a way: following his teaching, they achieved enough skill to make Rings of Power.

From Quiz Silmarillion Obscure Facts

Answer: The Sourthern Lamp of the Valar

In the beginning there was no light in Middle Earth except the stars. Thus, darkness was over all the world because the flashlight hadn't been invented yet. This posed a problem for the Valar, who were constantly stubbing their toes on boulders and bruising their shins on trees. So, Aulë Built two Great Lamps to light the world, one in the north, Iluin, and one in the south, Ormal. Side Note: The tax auditor from Menegroth was actually a team of two Sindarin Elves; Lindros Merrill and Mador Lynch.

From Quiz Peoples of the First Age

Answer: Curufin

Curufin was the fifth son of Feanor and the father of Celebrimbor. Feanor was the only child of Finwe and his first wife Miriel, who died after giving birth to Feanor. He was originally called Curufinwe (curu meaning 'skill'), but was called Feanaro ('spirit of fire') by his mother. This was changed into its Sindarin from 'Feanor'. Feanor was responsible for the creation of the Silmarils and the Feanorian script.

From Quiz "The Silmarillion" Battles and Deaths

Answer: A werewolf

Finrod was the King of Nargothrond. He went with Beren to help him take a Silmaril from Morgoth. Sauron arrested them and put them in prison. There he sent a werewolf to kill all their companions firstly and then Beren. But when the werewolf came for Beren, Felagund broke his chain and fought with him. Finally they killed each other.

From Quiz The Silmarillion

Answer: Angrod was Curufinwe's nephew.

Angrod was the son of Finarfin. Finarfin and Feanor (Curufinwe) were brothers.

From Quiz Valaquenta

Answer: Elbereth

Elbereth is a Sindarin name which means 'star-lady'. Varda is known by this name in Middle-earth.

From Quiz Ainulindalë

Answer: Melkor

Melkor tended to travel alone in the void, so he started to think his own thoughts of Arda. He desired to create things that Ilúvatar did not have planned for Arda. Melkor then created a war of sound between himself and Ilúvatar, but Ilúvatar overpowered him, and ended it. "...Mighty are the Ainur, and mightiest among them is Melkor..." -Ilúvatar

From Quiz The People of the Silmarillion

Answer: Mahanaxar

Mahanaxar was where the Valar pondered many things outside Valmar in the early ages of Arda.

From Quiz Battle of Gondolin, from the Book of Lost Tales

Answer: House of the Fountain

Ecthelion, the Guard of the Fountain led the people of the House of the Fountain. According to the book of Lost Tales, "...silver and diamonds were their delight; and swords very long and bright and pale did they wield, and they went into the battle with the music of flutes." Ecthelion would of course be immortalized(pun unintended)in song for his great achievement of killing Gothmog single-handedly. Despite having been badly wounded in a previous skirmish, he managed to drown his enemy in the basin of the king's fountain, before he himself drowned in the pool.

From Quiz The Sons of Feanor

Answer: Maglor

Maglor's voice was rich and deep and his songs some of the best Arda had ever heard. Maedhros and Curufin were his brothers, Fingolfin, their uncle.

From Quiz Number Seven in The Silmarillion

Answer: Gondolin

Seven Gates barred the way to the Hidden Kingdom of Gondolin, surrounded by the Encircling Mountains, where Turgon, High King of Noldor, ruled. Gondolin was ultimately attacked by Morgoth and destroyed.

From Quiz A Word For Mortal Men

Answer: Hurin

Hurin Thalion ("The Steadfast") got his nickname in honor of his last stand in Fen of Serech at the Battle of Unnumbered Tears, where he sacrificed the last of the House of Hador to cover High King Turgon's retreat towards Gondolin. Turin was his son. Beor was the head of the First House of Edain, while the famous Beren was, of course, his descendant.

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