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The Hobbit Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz for J.R.R. Tolkien's fantastic fantasy adventure, "The Hobbit".

A multiple-choice quiz by Lias444. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
Lias444

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
364,404

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
649

Last 3 plays: Guest 64 (8/10), Guest 66 (7/10), Guest 47 (5/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What was the name of Bilbo's father? Hint

Drogo

Bombo

Barbo

Bungo

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Question 2 of 10

2. What was the name of the goblins' home in the Misty Mountains? Hint

Goblin-city

Goblin-town

Goblinville

Goblin-hole

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of these had Bilbo just decided to do before hearing the dwarves' voices, after escaping the tunnels of the Misty Mountains? Hint

continue the journey alone

take off the ring

return home

return to the tunnels to find his friends

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Question 4 of 10

4. When Gandalf is telling Beorn of the company's adventures and introducing the dwarves in pairs, which of these is not a pairing? Hint

Fili and Kili

Balin and Dwalin

Bofur and Bombur

Thorin and Dori

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Question 5 of 10

5. When separated from the dwarves after leaving the track in Mirkwood, what did a miserable Bilbo come across first? Hint

Thorin

a spider

another elven party

the track

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was the name of the river that Bilbo and the dwarves were swept along with their barrels, after escaping the Elvenking's palace? Hint

Forest River

Enchanted River

River of Mirkwood

River Running

7. When the company finally discovers passage into the Mountain, Bilbo is sent in as a scout; he is then drawn to steal some treasure from under the nose of the sleeping dragon. Which of these did not alert Bilbo to think that Smaug might awake? Hint

Smaug's snoring changed its note.

Smaug stirred a wing.

Smaug flicked his tail.

Smaug opened a claw.

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Question 8 of 10

8. After days of silence, the company finds the treasure unguarded, and exiting via the Front Gate, find Dale as empty and desolate as ever. What does the company decide to do next? Hint

make for Lake-town and seek their tormented ponies.

wait at the Front Gate for news or movement.

make for an old look-out post.

return to the treasure-hoard.

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Question 9 of 10

9. Upon receiving the Arkenstone from Bilbo the night before, the men of the Lake and the Mirkwood elves believe they can break the stalemate imposed by Thorin. In addition to Bard and the Elvenking, who else of significance is present in the embassy before the Gate?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Some years after the journey's end, Bilbo is at home in his study when he receives a surprise visit from Gandalf and Balin. They quickly begin reminiscing of their times together and Balin updates Bilbo on the happenings about the Mountain. What does he say happened to the foolish Master of Lake-town? Hint

he found the error in his ways.

he died of starvation.

he continued to rule in Lake-town.

he was cast-out by Bard.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was the name of Bilbo's father?

Answer: Bungo

Bungo was the father of Bilbo and the builder of Bag End, Bilbo's home. He married Belladonna Took, hence Bilbo's 'Tookish' nature. Drogo was the father of Frodo from "The Lord of the Rings". The two others I made up.

2. What was the name of the goblins' home in the Misty Mountains?

Answer: Goblin-town

It is mentioned in the song sung by the goblins that capture Bilbo and the dwarves. After taking shelter from a terrifying thunderstorm, the company's calming cave is revealed to be a goblin-trap that swallows all but Gandalf, who disappears in a 'terrific flash'. Goblin-town is the residence of the Great Goblin.

3. Which of these had Bilbo just decided to do before hearing the dwarves' voices, after escaping the tunnels of the Misty Mountains?

Answer: return to the tunnels to find his friends

Bilbo is distraught after only just surviving the goblin tunnels and the creature Gollum; he comes out the other side of the Mountains with the ring on his finger but his friends are nowhere to be found.

4. When Gandalf is telling Beorn of the company's adventures and introducing the dwarves in pairs, which of these is not a pairing?

Answer: Bofur and Bombur

The dwarves arrive in pairs so as not to overwhelm Beorn with numbers. The final pair to arrive are Bifur and Bofur, with an impatient Bombur (who counts for two)'puffing up behind'.

5. When separated from the dwarves after leaving the track in Mirkwood, what did a miserable Bilbo come across first?

Answer: a spider

Bilbo kills a 'great spider' that is trying to ensnare him while he daydreams of home; he beats if off then kills it with two sword-strokes. Brimming with new-found courage, he names his sword 'Sting' after its great deed.

6. What was the name of the river that Bilbo and the dwarves were swept along with their barrels, after escaping the Elvenking's palace?

Answer: Forest River

Bilbo hatches the ingenious plan of escaping the palace inside empty wine barrels that are fed into the river that flows on to Lake-town, which sits nearby the Lonely Mountain and their quest's goal. Bilbo's idea isn't quite so well-received after the company endures the rumbling, tumbling wash of the Forest River.

Answer: Smaug flicked his tail.

Smaug did not flick his tail. Bilbo grasped a two-handed cup and immediately fled in fear of a stirring Smaug. Smaug did not wake up - not yet.

8. After days of silence, the company finds the treasure unguarded, and exiting via the Front Gate, find Dale as empty and desolate as ever. What does the company decide to do next?

Answer: make for an old look-out post.

Balin suggests making for an old look-out post at the South-West corner of the Mountain, where they can enjoy shelter and safety, and ponder the absence of Smaug.

Answer: Gandalf

Having been absent from the story since leaving the company at the entrance to Mirkwood, Gandalf makes an enigmatic return by surprising Bilbo in the encampment before the Mountain and joining the embassy that bargains with Thorin the following day.

Answer: he died of starvation.

Balin tells how the old Master had greedily taken his gold and fled with it, eventually dying of starvation in the Waste, and is happy to report that the new Master is of 'wiser kind' - Lake-town is prosperous once more.

Source: Author Lias444

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