5 Question Literature Quiz: Lord of the Rings | J. R. R. Tolkien

Answer: Bag-End

In the book Frodo sold his home before leaving--and sold it to the Sackville-Bagginses, relatives of Bilbo's (and Frodo's) who hated the Bagginses because they wanted to live in Bag-End so much, but it had always been in Bilbo's family instead.

Answer: Fire

Orcs from different regions cannot understand each other's Orc-speech, so when tribes mix the Orcs must speak in the Common tongue to communicate. Without saying too much, it comes in handy from time to time. : )

Answer: Mirkwood

Mirkwood was once called Greenwood the Great. It was renamed when Sauron left Mordor and gathered his evil into the forest, and resided in a tower to the South of Mirkwood.

Answer: Gloin

In the movie an old dwarf accompanies Gimli to the Council of Elrond. Presumably it is Gloin, although in the book Bombur, who also shared Bilbo's adventure, is present.

Answer: Some were destroyed by dragons and some were recovered by Sauron

The three Elven rings are explained, if one knows where to look. Their keepers, their names, and their powers are all eventually revealed. The seven Dwarf rings, however, are barely detailed. They have no names and no powers listed anywhere that I have found, and therefore I've always wondered exactly what Sauron got out of those that he recovered. Oh, there's that too: it does not say anywhere how many he recovered and how many were destroyed by dragons. I've always wondered, so if anyone has any information on this, please e-mail me--and if you have a reference, please list it in your e-mail! Thank you!