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Elvish Dictionary Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz on the Elvish language that was created by J.R.R. Tolkien. This is a series of questions about what English words are in Elvish. There are two dialects of Elvish, Quenya and Sindarin. This quiz is only on Quenya. All multiple choice.

A multiple-choice quiz by LOTRfangirl. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
LOTRfangirl

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
180,907

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
622

Last 3 plays: Guest 1 (1/10), Guest 24 (5/10), Johnmcmanners (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is the Quenya word for "fire"? Hint

flor

Iith

nar

andur`al

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the Quenya word for "serpent"? Hint

lhug

rith

loke`

fea

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the Quenya word for "children"? Hint

hini

adu`

hin

rhun

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is the Quenya word for "flower"? Hint

mirith

lote`

loth

quesse`

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is the Quenya word for "gold"? Hint

bril

glor

laure`

la'it

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is the Quenya word for "home"? Hint

bar

mar

aure`

lesse`

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is the Quenya word for "nightingale"? Hint

girith

lye

mir

lomelinde`

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Question 8 of 10

8. What are two Quenya words for "brilliance"? Hint

erith; erin

rinde; rille

minia; gon

menel; flore

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is the Quenya word for "shadow"? Hint

irith

lumbule

nante

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is the Quenya word for "river"? Hint

hir

duine

duin

s�r�

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the Quenya word for "fire"?

Answer: nar

The Sindarin word for "fire" is naur. Sometimes the words in Quenya and Sindarin are very similar, other times they are not.

2. What is the Quenya word for "serpent"?

Answer: loke`

A slightly different Quenya word for "serpent" is hloke, but loke is more widely used. Lhug is the Sindarin word for "serpent"

3. What is the Quenya word for "children"?

Answer: hini

Hin is the Sindarin word for "children". Rhun and adu are other Quenya words.

4. What is the Quenya word for "flower"?

Answer: lote`

Loth is the Sindarin word for "flower" and quesse is another Quenya word. In Tolkien's Middle Earth, the month that is closest to May, is called "Lotesse`" in Elvish. Since "lote`" is the word for flower, "Lotesse`" would mean something like, "flower-month".

5. What is the Quenya word for "gold"?

Answer: laure`

Glor is the Sindarin word for "gold". Bril and lait are other Quenya words. Glorfindel's name means "Golden-haired" You can tell because "glor" means gold, and "fin" means hair. If you were just to say "del" you would be saying "horror", but when it is added onto a name, it does not mean anything.

6. What is the Quenya word for "home"?

Answer: mar

Bar is the Sindarin word for "home". Aure` and lesse` are other Quenya words. "Bar-en-Danwedh" is the name of a cave that is home to a dwarf lord, and "Bar" -the Sindarin word for home- is used in the name.

7. What is the Quenya word for "nightingale"?

Answer: lomelinde`

Tindomerel is another Quenya word for nightingale, but it is not usually used. "Linde`" means "singing, or to sing" and "Lome`" menas "dusk". So Lomelinde` technically means "dusk singing", and is used to mean "nightingale".

8. What are two Quenya words for "brilliance"?

Answer: rinde; rille

Many words have more than one Quenya equivalent. Sometimes one Quenya equivalent is used more often that the other, but often (as in "brilliance") both or all of the Quenya words are used interchangeably.

9. What is the Quenya word for "shadow"?

Answer: lumbule

Lumbule is the only Quenyan word for "shadow".

10. What is the Quenya word for "river"?

Answer: s�r�

Hir, duin, and duine are all Sindarin words for "river".

Source: Author LOTRfangirl

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