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"The Lord of the Rings" Hodgepodge Quiz

My first quiz! Random bits of trivia. Based on the books by J.R.R. Tolkien. I would greatly appreciate any corrections.

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

Author
janeyan

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
190,107

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

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Last 3 plays: Johnmcmanners (10/10), Guest 60 (5/10), Guest 73 (6/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of the following is incorrect? Hint

The musical crackers from Bilbo's 111st Birthday Party came from Dale.

Merry's name in true Hobbitish is Kalimac.

The four hobbits took 27 days to reach Imladris from Crickhollow.

Aragorn II, son of Arathorn II, son of Arassuil.

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of the following years of the Third Age are of particular significance to Aragorn and Arwen? Hint

131, 2890, 2942, 3021

109, 2509, 2941, 3018

442, 1697, 3320, 3434

241, 2933, 2951, 2980

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who prophesized that the Witch-king would not fall by the hand of Man? Hint

Glorfindel

Malbeth

Elrond

Gil-Galad

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of these events occurred on the same day? Hint

Treebeard meets Merry and Pippin, Frodo meets Gollum, Faramir sees the funeral boat of Boromir

Frodo lured into Shelob's Lair, Minas Tirith is besieged, the Rohirrim answer the plea from Gondor and ride out, Aragorn takes the Paths of the Dead

Battle of Pelennor Fields, Denethor's Death, Faramir becomes the 27th Steward of Gondor, Witch-king slain by Eowyn

Frodo passes through the Dead Marshes, Aragorn meets Gandalf the White, Entmoot begins

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Question 5 of 10

5. How many years was Durin's Bane present Khazad-dum from when the dwarves awoke it to when it encountered Gandalf the Grey and the Fellowship of the Ring? Hint

2401

1039

3018

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Question 6 of 10

6. What colour were the slippers worn by the hobbits in Tom Bombadil's house? Hint

red

green

blue

yellow

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Question 7 of 10

7. How many Rohirrim did Eomer lead after their battle with the Orcs and Uruk-hai that held Merry and Pippin captive? Hint

100

105

115

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Question 8 of 10

8. What was Lobelia Sackville-Baggins' maiden name? Hint

Burrows

Bracegirdle

Boffins

Brockhouse

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of the following is (are) not associated with Celebrimbor? Hint

Vilya, Narya, Nenya

Palantiri

Eregion

West Door of Moria

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Question 10 of 10

10. How many generations of kings separate Isildur and Aragorn? Hint

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of the following is incorrect?

Answer: Aragorn II, son of Arathorn II, son of Arassuil.

Arassuil is father of Arathorn I and is subsequently "Strider" Aragorn's great-great-great-grandfather. Incidentally, Samwise's name in true Hobbitish is Banazir, Ban for short.

2. Which of the following years of the Third Age are of particular significance to Aragorn and Arwen?

Answer: 241, 2933, 2951, 2980

The other sets of numbers are significant to Bilbo (131=age he sailed to the Undying Lands, 2890=birth year, 2942=year returned from Erebor, 3021=year sailed to Undying Lands), the Second Age (442=death of Erros, 1697=death of Celebrimbor, 3320=Sauron returns to Mordor and founding of Arnor and Gondor, 3434=Battle of Dagorlad, 2nd defeat of Sauron), and Elrond (109=year wed Celebrian, 2509=Celebrian is waylaid by orcs, 2941=year Thorin and Co pass through Imladris on their way to Erebor).

Incidentally, Arwen is 2690 years older than Aragorn.

He was definitely ahead of his time!

3. Who prophesized that the Witch-king would not fall by the hand of Man?

Answer: Glorfindel

Glorfindel made this prophesy during the Battle of Fornost TA 1975, when the elves waged war against the Witch-king of Angmar.

During the Battle of the Pelennor Fields, Eowyn commanded the Lord of the Nazgul, "Begone, foul dwimmerlaik, lord of carrion! Leave the dead in peace!" The term 'dwimmerlaik' means 'work of necromancy' in Rohirric.

4. Which of these events occurred on the same day?

Answer: Treebeard meets Merry and Pippin, Frodo meets Gollum, Faramir sees the funeral boat of Boromir

These events occurred on February 28 TA 3019. It's in the Appendices, if you want to check. The Battle of the Pelennor Fields and the deaths of Denethor and Theoden occurred on the Ides of March. Julius Caesar would have been sympathetic.

5. How many years was Durin's Bane present Khazad-dum from when the dwarves awoke it to when it encountered Gandalf the Grey and the Fellowship of the Ring?

Answer: 1039

The Balrog was awoken by the Dwarves in TA 1980 when they mined for mithril and went too deep. The battle between the Balrog and Gandalf occurred in January of 3019. "65" is the number of years of friendship between Aragorn and Gandalf before Gandalf sailed to the Undying Lands. "2401" is the number of years that Elrond and Celebrian were married before she sailed to the Undying Lands. "3018" naturally refers to the year that Frodo's adventures began in the books.

6. What colour were the slippers worn by the hobbits in Tom Bombadil's house?

Answer: green

It's called "trivia" for a reason. Tom Bombadil is suspected to be a Maia "gone native." The elves called him Iarwain Ben-adar.

7. How many Rohirrim did Eomer lead after their battle with the Orcs and Uruk-hai that held Merry and Pippin captive?

Answer: 105

There were 105 that met Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli. There were also three riderless horses.

8. What was Lobelia Sackville-Baggins' maiden name?

Answer: Bracegirdle

The other names were mentioned in Bilbo's Speech.

9. Which of the following is (are) not associated with Celebrimbor?

Answer: Palantiri

The followers of Celebrimbor are called the Gwaith-i-Mirdain (Jewel Smiths). After Eregion was destroyed, many helped Elrond build Imladris. Feanor is credited with the creation of the Palantiri.

10. How many generations of kings separate Isildur and Aragorn?

Answer: 38

So, you can just imagine the number of generations separating Aragorn and Arwen. They were betrothed for 39 years. I don't think I could wait that long for any guy. :P Again, any mistakes are mine alone. Hope the extra bits of trivia were amusing.

Source: Author janeyan

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