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All About Pippin Trivia Quiz

From 'The Lord of the Rings' by J.R.R. Tolkien. See how well you know this character. Correct answers are from the books, not necessarily the movie.

A multiple-choice quiz by megn1. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
megn1

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
65,070

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
11 / 15

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3777

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Question 1 of 15

1. Let's start off with the obvious: what kind of being was Pippin? Hint

Elf

Hobbit

Human

Dwarf

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Question 2 of 15

2. What was Pippin's full name?

Answer: (first and last name - first name has 8 letters)

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Question 3 of 15

3. How was Pippin related to Frodo? Hint

They were cousins.

Frodo was Pippin's uncle.

They were brothers.

They were not related.

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Question 4 of 15

4. On the journey from Hobbiton to Crickhollow, the hobbits met an old friend of Pippin's. Who was it? Hint

Hob Hayward

Tom Bombadil

Farmer Maggot

Fatty Bolger

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Question 5 of 15

5. Which of these songs did Pippin sing? Hint

There is an inn, a merry old inn

Sing hey! for a bath at close of day

Troll sat alone on his seat of stone

Old Tom Bombadil is a merry fellow

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Question 6 of 15

6. What did Pippin hear in his dreams as he slept in Tom Bombadil's house? Hint

Nothing

Falling water

The scraping of tree branches against a wall

Galloping horses' hooves

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Question 7 of 15

7. In Rivendell, once the decision was made that Frodo would take the ring to Mordor, what did Elrond want Pippin to do? Hint

Join the fellowship of the ring and travel with Frodo

Return to the Shire and warn the hobbits of the danger

Stay at Rivendell and keep Bilbo company

Go on a search for Gollum

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Question 8 of 15

8. What 'mistake' did Pippin make in Moria, that angered Gandalf? Hint

Knocked armor down a well

Dropped his sword

Sang a loud hobbit song

Dropped a stone down a well

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Question 9 of 15

9. Which of the following shared a boat with Pippin and Merry on the journey down the Anduin? Hint

Boromir

Aragorn

Sam

Legolas

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Question 10 of 15

10. Which of the following did Pippin NOT do? Hint

He gave Gimli a spare pipe he was carrying.

He grew taller after drinking the Ent draft.

He got his hands free when he was captured by the orcs.

He swore an oath of allegiance to the King of Rohan.

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Question 11 of 15

11. Which of the following did NOT happen to Pippin? Hint

He was healed in the Houses of Healing.

He saved Faramir by warning Gandalf of Denethor's madness.

He was taken by Gandalf to Minas Tirith.

He became a soldier of Gondor.

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Question 12 of 15

12. What happened to Pippin in the battle before the Black Gate? Hint

He killed the Lord of the Nazgul.

He killed a troll, who fell on top of him.

He was wounded by an orc arrow.

He was taken captive.

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Question 13 of 15

13. Which of these quotes is from Pippin in the Scouring of the Shire? Hint

'But remember, there is to be no slaying of hobbits, not even if they have gone over to the other si

'If I hear 'not allowed' much oftener, I'm going to get angry.'

'You won't rescue Lotho, or the Shire, just by being shocked and sad, my dear Frodo.'

'I am a messenger of the King... You are a ruffian and a fool.'

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Question 14 of 15

14. What position did Pippin hold in the Shire in his later years? Hint

Prince

Mayor

Thain

Master

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Question 15 of 15

15. What was the final end of Pippin's life? Hint

He was killed in a battle with a remnant of orcs in the north.

He lived out his days in the Shire and died in his sleep.

He travelled to Gondor and died there.

He sailed over the sea, looking for Frodo.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Let's start off with the obvious: what kind of being was Pippin?

Answer: Hobbit

2. What was Pippin's full name?

Answer: Peregrin Took

3. How was Pippin related to Frodo?

Answer: They were cousins.

To be precise, Frodo was second cousin to Pippin's father Paladin, so he and Pippin are second cousins once removed.

4. On the journey from Hobbiton to Crickhollow, the hobbits met an old friend of Pippin's. Who was it?

Answer: Farmer Maggot

Frodo was afraid of Farmer Maggot, because Frodo had been caught on his farm stealing mushrooms when he was a young hobbit.

5. Which of these songs did Pippin sing?

Answer: Sing hey! for a bath at close of day

He sang it as they were bathing in Crickhollow, after their journey through the Shire.

6. What did Pippin hear in his dreams as he slept in Tom Bombadil's house?

Answer: The scraping of tree branches against a wall

Merry heard water, Frodo heard horses' hooves, and Sam heard nothing.

7. In Rivendell, once the decision was made that Frodo would take the ring to Mordor, what did Elrond want Pippin to do?

Answer: Return to the Shire and warn the hobbits of the danger

Elrond said 'The Shire, I forebode, is not free now from peril; and these two (Merry and Pippin) I had thought to send back there as messengers, to do what they could, according to the fashion of their country, to warn people of their danger. In any case, I judge that the younger of these two, Peregrin Took, should remain. My heart is against his going.'

8. What 'mistake' did Pippin make in Moria, that angered Gandalf?

Answer: Dropped a stone down a well

In the book he was drawn to the well by curiosity, and dropped a stone down it to see how deep it is. Nothing so dramatic as in the movie.

9. Which of the following shared a boat with Pippin and Merry on the journey down the Anduin?

Answer: Boromir

Boromir showed definite signs of stress on this trip - muttering to himself and biting his nails.

10. Which of the following did Pippin NOT do?

Answer: He swore an oath of allegiance to the King of Rohan.

Merry swore allegiance to the King of Rohan.

11. Which of the following did NOT happen to Pippin?

Answer: He was healed in the Houses of Healing.

Again, it was Merry who was healed.

12. What happened to Pippin in the battle before the Black Gate?

Answer: He killed a troll, who fell on top of him.

13. Which of these quotes is from Pippin in the Scouring of the Shire?

Answer: 'I am a messenger of the King... You are a ruffian and a fool.'

Merry told Frodo that being sad wasn't enough, Frodo wanted to prevent all killing of hobbits, and Sam got tired of being told things were 'not allowed.'

14. What position did Pippin hold in the Shire in his later years?

Answer: Thain

Twelve years after the War of the Ring Pippin became the Took and Thain of the Shire. Sam was Mayor, and Merry was Master of Brandybuck Hall.

15. What was the final end of Pippin's life?

Answer: He travelled to Gondor and died there.

When they were very old, Pippin and Merry rode south, visit Rohan, and lived out their last years with Aragorn in Minas Tirith.

Source: Author megn1

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