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Quiz about The Tale of Tom Bombadil
Quiz about The Tale of Tom Bombadil

The Tale of Tom Bombadil Trivia Quiz


"Old Tom Bombadil is a merry fellow; Bright blue his jacket is, and his boots are yellow." See if you remember this curious character from "The Fellowship of the Ring."

A multiple-choice quiz by Brego. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
Brego
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
157,282
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
9 / 15
Plays
1355
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Question 1 of 15
1. Which hobbit did not fall asleep in the Old Forest? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. Tom Bombadil is thought by many to be what kind of being? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. Goldberry is also called: Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. What did Tom pick out for each of the hobbits from the Barrow-wight's treasure?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 5 of 15
5. Tom Bombadil calls himself by all of the following names but what? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. Which hobbit told the others to put out the fire by Old Man Willow?

Answer: (first name only)
Question 7 of 15
7. Tom tells the tree to do all of the following except what? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. What is the name of the river that flows through the Old Forest? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. Tom seemed to hold what hobbit of the Shire in high esteem? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. Who told the hobbits not to heed the nightly noises? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. Tom is Master of all in his realm except what? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. The first night that the hobbits stayed at Tom's house, who did not recall his dream, if he dreamt at all? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. Tom threatened the hobbits with what kind of breakfast if they were late to table? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. Tom's pony was called by what name? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. What are the first words of the poem Tom taught the hobbits if they ever needed him? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which hobbit did not fall asleep in the Old Forest?

Answer: Sam

Sam didn't feel right about all four of the hobbits getting tired all at once. He managed to keep his eyes open until Frodo fell into the Withywindle.
2. Tom Bombadil is thought by many to be what kind of being?

Answer: a maia

This is not said in "The Fellowship of the Ring," but Tom was there before anything else, so we can conclude that he was probably a Maia. Read more about Tom Bombadil and others in David Day's "Tolkien: The Illustrated Encyclopędia."
3. Goldberry is also called:

Answer: River-daughter

The River-woman was Goldberry's mother, so she was called the River-daughter. She lived in the river until she met Tom Bombadil.
4. What did Tom pick out for each of the hobbits from the Barrow-wight's treasure?

Answer: dagger

"For each of the hobbits he chose a dagger, long, leaf-shaped, and keen, of marvellous workmanship, damasked with serpent-forms of red and gold." Tom knew the hobbits would run into trouble, and he wanted them to have some protection.
5. Tom Bombadil calls himself by all of the following names but what?

Answer: Weather-master

Tom was around before the elves or men came to Middle-earth. He is the Master of all things in his lands. He is not the weather-master, though. He cannot control whether or not it will rain, though he can keep his own body from getting wet.
6. Which hobbit told the others to put out the fire by Old Man Willow?

Answer: Merry

Sam and Frodo started a fire to force Old Man Willow to release Merry and Pippin, but the tree didn't like that. He would have just killed Merry and Pippin if the fire wasn't put out.
7. Tom tells the tree to do all of the following except what?

Answer: grow strong

Tom Bombadil hit Old Man Willow with a branch while instructing him, as Tom saved Merry and Pippin from the Willow-Man.
8. What is the name of the river that flows through the Old Forest?

Answer: Withywindle

Goldberry lived in the river Withywindle and bathed in the lilies. The hobbits originally tried to steer clear of the river, but were led there by the trees of the Forest, willing or no.
9. Tom seemed to hold what hobbit of the Shire in high esteem?

Answer: Farmer Maggot

Farmer Maggot had apparently visited Tom a lot and brought news of the Shire. Tom thought that Farmer Maggot had more wisdom stored in his head than he let on about.
10. Who told the hobbits not to heed the nightly noises?

Answer: all of these

Both Tom (the Master) and Goldberry (the River-daughter) told them not to be afraid. "For nothing passes door and window here save moonlight and starlight and wind off the hilltop," says Goldberry.
11. Tom is Master of all in his realm except what?

Answer: weather

Tom claims that he is not the weather-master. He cannot control the wind or rain. But Goldberry calls him the Master of wood, water, and hill.
12. The first night that the hobbits stayed at Tom's house, who did not recall his dream, if he dreamt at all?

Answer: Sam

Frodo had a dream about Gandalf being rescued by an eagle from Orthanc. Merry dreamt about flooding waters, and Pippin remembered Old Man Willow in his dream.
13. Tom threatened the hobbits with what kind of breakfast if they were late to table?

Answer: grass and rain-water

The hobbits weren't late (of course-what hobbit would be late to a meal?), although neither Tom nor Goldberry were dining with them.
14. Tom's pony was called by what name?

Answer: Fatty Lumpkin

Tom called Merry's ponies by new names, and these they took forever after and would respond to no other names. The hobbits lost them when they were frightened away by the Barrow-wight. The ponies found safety with Fatty Lumpkin and that was when Tom called them back to their masters by their new names.

When the ponies are scared off later in Bree, they return to Fatty Lumpkin and Tom Bombadil until they were sent back to Butterbur.
15. What are the first words of the poem Tom taught the hobbits if they ever needed him?

Answer: Ho! Tom Bombadil!

Frodo called out to Tom when he and his friends were trapped in the Barrow-downs. Tom came and vanquished the Barrow-wight for them and set them on the right path to Bree, and eventually Rivendell. "Ho! Tom Bombadil, Tom Bombadillo! By water, wood and hill, by the reed and willow, By fire, sun and moon, harken now and hear us! Come, Tom Bombadil, for our need is near us!"
Source: Author Brego

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