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Tolkien Freaks Only Trivia Quiz

This quiz is only for the serious, obsessed Tolkien fans. Take at your own risk! The material in the questions can be found in 'The Lord of the Rings' Trilogy and 'The Silmarillion'.

A multiple-choice quiz by elvenchick. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
elvenchick

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
70,734

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
3180

Last 3 plays: Lux-Dragon (3/10), Guest 173 (5/10), Guest 206 (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What do the elves call Gandalf? Hint

Grey cloud

ominle

grey pilgrim

Mithrandir

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who began the line of the Numenor kings in the second age? Hint

Elrohir

Elladain

Elros

Earendil

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Question 3 of 10

3. How old is Aragorn when the 'One Ring' is finally destroyed? Hint

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Question 4 of 10

4. What are the names of the brothers of the elf Haldir?

Answer: (two words separated with 'and')

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is the area south of Rivendell where an ancient race of elves lived called? Hint

Ithlien

Dorian

Moria

Hollin

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Question 6 of 10

6. When did the famous pipe weed of the hobbits begin its cultivation? (Shire Reckoning) Hint

1834

1607

1070

1420

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Question 7 of 10

7. What creature is Sauron? Hint

Elf

Valar

Wizard

Maia

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Question 8 of 10

8. How is Pippin related to Frodo? Hint

Cousin by marriage

Brother in law

Nephew

His cousin twice removed

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is Galadriel's relation to Arwen? Hint

Great Aunt

Mother

Grandmother

Aunt

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Question 10 of 10

10. What was the special kind of bow Galadriel gave to Legolas? Hint

Bow of the Galadhrim

Bow of the Teleri

Bow of the Noldor

Bow of the Gondolin

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Dec 19 2024 : Lux-Dragon: 3/10
Dec 16 2024 : Guest 173: 5/10
Dec 07 2024 : Guest 206: 9/10
Dec 02 2024 : Guest 38: 8/10
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Oct 29 2024 : Guest 173: 4/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What do the elves call Gandalf?

Answer: Mithrandir

It's one of his many names.

2. Who began the line of the Numenor kings in the second age?

Answer: Elros

Elros chose to be with the race of men, since he had human blood in him and so started the numenor race of men who are wiser, taller, and fairer than normal men. He was the first of their kings.

3. How old is Aragorn when the 'One Ring' is finally destroyed?

Answer: 88

Look in the appendixes to find his birthday recorded in the timeline and then subtract that from the year the ring was destroyed to find out that he was 88.

4. What are the names of the brothers of the elf Haldir?

Answer: Rumil and Orophin

'My brothers, Rumil and Orophin speak little of your tongue.' - Haldir from 'The Fellowship of the Ring'.

5. What is the area south of Rivendell where an ancient race of elves lived called?

Answer: Hollin

'the elves of this land were a race strange to us of the Silvan folk and the trees and the grass do not remember them....they sought the havens long ago.' - Legolas from 'The Fellowship of the Ring'.

6. When did the famous pipe weed of the hobbits begin its cultivation? (Shire Reckoning)

Answer: 1070

'It was Tobold Hornblower who first grew the true pipe weed in his gardens, about the year 1070 in our reckoning.' - Pippin from 'The Two Towers'.

7. What creature is Sauron?

Answer: Maia

'Sauron: greatest of the servents of Melkor, in his origin a Maia of Aule.' - Taken from the appendix of names found in 'The Silmarillion'. The Maiar were 'Ainur of a lesser degree than the Valar' (also from the appendix in 'The Silmarillion').

8. How is Pippin related to Frodo?

Answer: His cousin twice removed

'he's my cousin! twice removed on his mother's side.' - Pippin from 'The Fellowship of the Ring'. For more verification, look at the family trees in the appendixes.

9. What is Galadriel's relation to Arwen?

Answer: Grandmother

Look in the family trees in the appendices.

10. What was the special kind of bow Galadriel gave to Legolas?

Answer: Bow of the Galadhrim

Look in 'The Fellowship of the Ring' in the chapter 'Farewell to Lorien'.

Source: Author elvenchick

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