Stupendously Silmarillion Trivia Quiz

Answer: Sauron

Sauron conferred these titles upon himself. During the making of Arda he lived on the island of Almaren as one of the Maia of Aule called Gorthaur. When he returned from the drowning of Numenor and tried to buy the loyalty of the Elves with gifts he was known as Annatar. When he forged the Rings of Power he was called Artano.

Answer: Nimloth

Nimloth was an elf-maid of Doriath who married Dior, Thingol's heir, and was the mother of Elwing. She was the daughter of Galathil and great-grand daughter of Elmo who was a relatively unknown brother of Elwe and Olwe.

Answer: Orome

Orome of the Valar was a great warrior and he was known as 'Lord of the Forest'. His own dog of War was Huan, the strongest wolfhound in the world. A Doom lay upon Huan that he would be vanquished only by the most powerful wolf that had ever walked the earth. Huan slew the great wolf but was himself killed in the fight. The Silmaril was reclaimed from the belly of Carcaroth, thus fulfilling Beren's promise to Thingol.

Answer: Elendilmir

The Elendilmir was borne by Elendil when he was waging the battle against Sauron. After Isildur inherited it and was going to Imladris to meet Elrond, it was seemingly lost along with his body after he perished by the arrow of an orc. It was found again at the end of the Third Age in the Tower of Orthanc where 'Saruman had kept it along with a small case attached to a fine chain which had once been around Isildur's neck and was used without doubt to contain the One Ring'.

Answer: Manwe and Varda

Gandalf was summoned by Manwe to go to Middle-earth and help the people against Sauron. At first Gandalf said that he was afraid of Sauron but finally heeded the words of Manwe and Varda. Saruman and Radagast were already chosen and Manwe wanted to send Olorin as the third wizard.

But Varda intervened and said that he should not go as the third. Saruman who was supposed to be the first to go, remembered these words and this seems to be the cause of his fear and hostility towards Gandalf in later years.

Answer: Yes

'The reviving cordial of the Elves, Miruvor, was a clear and cloudless liquor with a pleasant fragrance and the power to grant renewed vigour and strength'. The Dunedain and the orcs had their own versions but this was the most powerful of the lot.

Answer: Elured and Elurin

Of the brothers of Elwing no tale tells except that they were lost in the forest and never found again. 'But tradition among the Nandor of Ossiriand held that Elured and Elurin were led to the safety of the woodlands by birds and beasts, and survived'.

Answer: Wooden, Stone, Bronze, Iron, Silver, Gold, Steel

These gates to the Hidden City were intricately decorated and embellished. At each gate there wre guards in different costumes. Due to the intricacy of this security Gondolin was the only city which stayed the longest against the might of Morgoth but was finally destroyed due to the treachery of Maeglin.

Answer: Gothmog

Gothmog's personal weapon was a great black axe. He was responsible for slaying many Elvish heroes such as Feanor, Fingon and Ecthelion. In the great battle between Gothmog and Ecthelion they were both slain.

Answer: Eldarion

Eldarion was the only son of Aragorn and Arwen, but he had many sisters. 'Eldarion means 'Son of the Eldar'. In the year 120 of the Fourth Age, Aragorn perceived that his life was coming to an end and that his son was ready to assume kingship of Gondor and Arnor. Eldarion accompanied his father to the House of Kings in the Silent Street and received the Winged Crown of Gondor and the Sceptre of Arnor from him.

Then Eldarion said goodbye to his father and Aragorn died. Eldarion's mother Arwen then bid him farewell and went to Lothlorien where she died a year later'. Eldarion was the second King of the Reunited Kingdom'.