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Songs of Arda Trivia Quiz

Fill in the next line of some of these poems, mainly from 'Lord of the Rings' with a couple from 'The Silmarillion'.

A multiple-choice quiz by Eowyn2. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
Eowyn2

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
102,940

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
16 / 25

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733

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Question 1 of 25

1. We'll start with an easy one..."Three Rings for the Elven-Kings under the sky..." Hint

Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die

One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them

One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne

Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone

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Question 2 of 25

2. "In the black wind the stars shall die
and still on _____ here let them lie"

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 3 of 25

3. "Renewed shall be blade that was broken.." Hint

The crownless again shall be king

The king shall return to his land

The lost shall again be reclaimed

The ranger shall come to his own

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Question 4 of 25

4. "Snow-white! Snow-white! O lady clear!" Hint

O stars that in the Sunless Year

O Elbereth! Gilthoniel!

O Queen beyond the Western Seas!

O Light to us that wander here

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Question 5 of 25

5. Another easy one...."Far over the Misty Mountains cold
To dungeons deep and _____
_____"

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 6 of 25

6. "The Worm of Dread is slain and dead..." Hint

O! Wandering folk, the summons heed!

The king is come unto his hall

And ever so our foes shall fall!

Here at the Gates, the king awaits

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Question 7 of 25

7. "For east or west all woods must fail..." Do we ever find out the next line of this song?

Yes

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Question 8 of 25

8. "Old Tom Bombadil is a merry fellow..." Hint

Bright red his tunic is, and his boots are yellow

Bright green his jacket is, and his boots are yellow

Bright blue his jacket is, and his boots are yellow

Bright green his tunic is, and his hat is yellow

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Question 9 of 25

9. "Lost and forgotten be, darker than the darkness..." Hint

Where gates stand forever shut, till the world is mended

Out into the barren lands far beyond the mountains

Shrivel like the cold mist, like the winds go wailing

Come never here again! Leave your barrow empty!

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Question 10 of 25

10. "Gil-galad was an Elven-king
Of him the harpers _____
_____"

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 11 of 25

11. "ASH NAZG DURBATULUK..." Hint

ASH NAZG THRAKATULUK

ASH NAZG GIMBATUL

AGH BURZUM-ISHI KRIMPATUL

None of these

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Question 12 of 25

12. "Seek for the sword that was broken..." Hint

For Elendil's Heir shall be woken

In Rivendell it dwells

In Imladris it dwells

In Elrond's House it dwells

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Question 13 of 25

13. "Annon edhellen, edro hi ammen..." Hint

Ereth mordinen, ninen sich hathen!

Arnin erendis, gwathnin morannon!

Gondo nath duinen, fennas mithannen!

Fennas nogothrim, lasto beth lammen!

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Question 14 of 25

14. "Gondor! Gondor, between the Mountains and the..."

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 15 of 25

15. "O Orofarne,..." Hint

Carnimirie, Lassemista!

Lassemista, Carnimirie!

Lassemista, Eldarinie!

Carnimirie, Vanyinirie!

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Question 16 of 25

16. "Beneath the stars of Ever-eve in Eldamar it shone,
In Eldamar beside the walls of Elven _____"

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 17 of 25

17. "Where now are the Dunedain, Elessar, Elessar?"....Who are the Dunedain? Hint

Moredain

Numenoreans

Men of the East

Sindarin Elves

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Question 18 of 25

18. "Galadriel! Galadriel!..." Hint

Clear is the water of your well

Bright are your eyes and soft your breath

In Dwimordene where she doth dwell

Nathrim eren lathdurel

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Question 19 of 25

19. "Let horse be bridled, horn be sounded!..." Hint

Forth Eorlingas!

Ride to Mundburg!

Ride to Gondor!

Forth Rohirrim!

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Question 20 of 25

20. "From the North shall he come, need shall drive him:
he shall pass the Door to the Paths of the _____"

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 21 of 25

21. "Arise, arise, Riders of Theoden!..." What is the last word of this poem?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 22 of 25

22. "Under Men's dominion Middle-earth shall seek.." Hint

until Dagor Bragollach and Mandos reclaims

until Dagor Nuinen and the Doom cometh

until Dagor Dagorath and Mandos reclaimeth

until Dagor Dagorath and the Doom cometh

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Question 23 of 25

23. "Farewell! Maybe thou shalt find Valimar..." Hint

Now lost, lost to those from the East is Valimar!

Onen i-Estel Edain, u-chebin estel anim

Namarie!

Maybe even thou shalt find it. Farewell!

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Question 24 of 25

24. "No tidings Elven-folk have heard..."

Answer: (Three Words)

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Question 25 of 25

25. Last one! I'll give it to you for free... "Cormacolindor, a laita tarienna!" Hint

None of the above

Kill the Ring-bearers

Praise them! The Ring-bearers, praise them with great praise!

Eat the Ring-bearers

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. We'll start with an easy one..."Three Rings for the Elven-Kings under the sky..."

Answer: Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone

"Three Rings for the Elven-Kings under the sky/ Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone/ Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die/ One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne/ In the land of Mordor where the shadows lie/ One Ring to rule them all...."and so on. This poem is found at the beginning of LOTR.

2. "In the black wind the stars shall die and still on _____ here let them lie"

Answer: gold

Sung by the Barrow-wight when the four hobbits are on the Barrow-downs in the Barrow. Tom Bombadil rescues them....what a great guy.

3. "Renewed shall be blade that was broken.."

Answer: The crownless again shall be king

This song is about Aragorn. The 'blade that was broken' is Narsil, later reforged into Anduril. And the 'crownless' is obviously Aragorn.

4. "Snow-white! Snow-white! O lady clear!"

Answer: O Queen beyond the Western Seas!

Elbereth/Gilthoniel was another name for Varda, spouse of Manwe. Varda was revered among the Elves as she created the stars, which were the first sight the Elves beheld when they awoke at Cuivienen in the First Age. This song is sung by the Elves seen by Frodo and Sam on their journey to Crickhollow, led by Gildor Inglorion.

5. Another easy one...."Far over the Misty Mountains cold To dungeons deep and _____ _____"

Answer: caverns old

This is sung by Thorin and Co in 'The Hobbit', when at Bilbo's house...it's all about the Dwarves of Erebor, the Lonely Mountain, and how Smaug the dragon took over- they are desperate to get their wealth back- greedy dwarves!

6. "The Worm of Dread is slain and dead..."

Answer: And ever so our foes shall fall!

This is sung by the Dwarves after Smaug is shot down by Bard. If only they knew the controversy that incident would cause.

7. "For east or west all woods must fail..." Do we ever find out the next line of this song?

Answer: No

This song is sung by Frodo when in the Old Forest. It is sung to try and lighten their spirits, but the trees are so oppressive that the hobbit trails off, leaving the song unfinished.

8. "Old Tom Bombadil is a merry fellow..."

Answer: Bright blue his jacket is, and his boots are yellow

Tom is such an interesting character, it's a shame he was left out of the film. Tom sings this in the Old Forest.

9. "Lost and forgotten be, darker than the darkness..."

Answer: Where gates stand forever shut, till the world is mended

Sung by Tom Bombadil when rescuing the hobbits from the Barrow-wight.

10. "Gil-galad was an Elven-king Of him the harpers _____ _____"

Answer: sadly sing

Gil-galad was son of Fingon, and led the Last Alliance along with Elendil; they were both slain on Orodruin when battling Sauron.

11. "ASH NAZG DURBATULUK..."

Answer: ASH NAZG GIMBATUL

This is in the Black Speech of Mordor and translates to 'One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the Darkness bind them'. It is written on the Ring, but is only visible when the Ring is very hot.

12. "Seek for the sword that was broken..."

Answer: In Imladris it dwells

Imladris is, of course, Rivendell, meaning 'Deep Dale of the Cleft'..or something along those lines. And the 'sword that was broken' is the aforementioned Narsil, later reforged into Anduril. Narsil was broken when Elendil fought Sauron. This poem is the one heard by Boromir in his dream that prompted him to journey to Rivendell, seeking the meaning of the words.

13. "Annon edhellen, edro hi ammen..."

Answer: Fennas nogothrim, lasto beth lammen!

Gandalf says this when trying to open the gate of Moria. In the film the second line is left out, but I bought the extended version and it is included in that, which was nice. I don't know the translation, but 'annon edhellen' means gate of the Elves, and 'lasto beth lammen' means 'hear my voice'. The other three phrases were made up and don't mean anything.

14. "Gondor! Gondor, between the Mountains and the..."

Answer: Sea

This poem is great- 'O proud walls! White towers! O winged crown and throne of gold!'

15. "O Orofarne,..."

Answer: Lassemista, Carnimirie!

Sung by an Ent...I forget which. Possibly Treebeard or Quickbeam.

16. "Beneath the stars of Ever-eve in Eldamar it shone, In Eldamar beside the walls of Elven _____"

Answer: Tirion

This song is about the sadness of the Elves at the 'fading' of Lothlorien, and the fact that they will soon depart over the sea from Mithlond, the Grey Havens.

17. "Where now are the Dunedain, Elessar, Elessar?"....Who are the Dunedain?

Answer: Numenoreans

Dun- meaning West, -edain being the plural of man ie men. Singular Dunadan. The Dunedain are the men of the West, from Numenor (although that land was destroyed and the Dunedain have to live their lives as Rangers).

18. "Galadriel! Galadriel!..."

Answer: Clear is the water of your well

Galadriel's well is, of course, her Mirror that Frodo and Sam look into.

19. "Let horse be bridled, horn be sounded!..."

Answer: Forth Eorlingas!

I love this one- it really gives an impression of the courage and loyalty of the Rohirrim.

20. "From the North shall he come, need shall drive him: he shall pass the Door to the Paths of the _____"

Answer: Dead

This one is about how Aragorn will summon the Oathbreakers at the Stone of Erech. And it's a good thing he does, or the whole War of the Rinf might have had a different outcome.

21. "Arise, arise, Riders of Theoden!..." What is the last word of this poem?

Answer: Gondor

This may have fooled a few people- this poem is not to be confused with the one that begins 'Arise now, arise, Riders of Theoden'. The last word of that poem is 'Eorlingas'.

22. "Under Men's dominion Middle-earth shall seek.."

Answer: until Dagor Dagorath and the Doom cometh

Dagor Dagorath translates to 'Battle of Battles'- what a great name! This line is from a poem found in 'The Silmarillion'.

23. "Farewell! Maybe thou shalt find Valimar..."

Answer: Maybe even thou shalt find it. Farewell!

Valimar is the capital of Valinor, home of the Valar in Aman. 'Namarie' is simply farewell in Elvish...not sure whether Sindarin or Quenya. The other one is what Gilraen (Aragorn's mother) says about Aragorn. It means 'I gave Hope to the Dunedain, I have kept no hope for myself'. Estel, of course, is the name Aragorn was known by in his youth, meaning Hope.

24. "No tidings Elven-folk have heard..."

Answer: Of Amroth evermore

This song is about the love of Amroth and Nimrodel. They were going to leave Middle-earth together, but Nimrodel was lost on the way to the Havens. Amroth wanted the ship to wait but a storm caused it to be swept away. Amroth dived off and swam towards the shore, but no-one knows what became of him.

25. Last one! I'll give it to you for free... "Cormacolindor, a laita tarienna!"

Answer: Praise them! The Ring-bearers, praise them with great praise!

:) I couldn't resist. What a fitting way to end the quiz- 'Praise them! The Ring-bearers, praise them with great praise!'

Source: Author Eowyn2

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