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Quiz about Actors in The Lord of the Rings

Actors in "The Lord of the Rings" Quiz

Welcome to my "Lord of the Rings" quiz. I will give you a sentence or two and you tell me which character is played by the cast member I am describing. Most of this information can be found on the extended edition DVD. Corrections are welcome!

A multiple-choice quiz by leading_lady. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
leading_lady

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
121,245

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
12165

Last 3 plays: Guest 207 (7/10), Guest 46 (7/10), Guest 207 (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. In the commentary, it was noted that he passed gas in the scene where the four hobbits ran from Farmer Maggot's field and fell. Hint

Peregrin Took

Meriadoc Brandybuck

Frodo Baggins

Samwise Gamgee

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Question 2 of 10

2. He stepped on a piece of glass, hurting his foot and delaying shooting of a scene in "The Fellowship of the Ring." Hint

Aragorn, son of Arathorn

Meriadoc Brandybuck

Samwise Gamgee

Boromir, son of Denethor

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Question 3 of 10

3. He was 30 years old when "The Lord of the Rings" started shooting and is the oldest of the four actors playing the hobbits in the Fellowship. Hint

Peregrin Took

Frodo Baggins

Samwise Gamgee

Meriadoc Brandybuck

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was acquired for his or her role in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy at literally, the last minute? Hint

Gollum, Smeagol

Galadriel

Aragorn, son of Arathorn

Bilbo Baggins

5. The member of the cast of "The Lord of the Rings" that had based his character on J.R.R. Tolkien (the man, not his written character descriptions). This included the way he talked, his posture, etc. Hint

Gandalf the Grey

Saruman

Bilbo Baggins

Gimli, son of Gloin

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Question 6 of 10

6. He was most afraid of taking helicopters to the filming locations, particularly the mountain scenes in "The Fellowship of the Ring". Hint

Legolas Greenleaf

Frodo Baggins

Gimli, son of Gloin

Boromir, son of Denethor

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Question 7 of 10

7. She said she loved playing in "The Lord of the Rings" because she thought her character brought a "real touch of femininity to Middle-Earth." Hint

none of the above

Galadriel

Arwen Evenstar

Eowyn

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Question 8 of 10

8. He was the only member of the Fellowship to have his boat sunk twice, while shooting and rehearsing the boat scenes in "The Fellowship of the Ring". Hint

Aragorn, son of Arathorn

Gimli, son of Gloin

Legolas Greenleaf

Boromir, son of Denethor

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Question 9 of 10

9. The prosthetics worn for his role had harsh effects on the skin around his eyes; it peeled off and turned pink! Hint

Gimli, son of Gloin

Boromir, son of Denethor

Frodo Baggins

Gandalf the Grey

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Question 10 of 10

10. He is the mastermind behind such classic games as 'Tig' and 'Cup'. (These were games being played by some of the cast in between scenes while shooting "The Fellowship of the Ring".) Hint

Meriadoc Brandybuck

Frodo Baggins

Legolas Greenleaf

Aragorn, son of Arathorn

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In the commentary, it was noted that he passed gas in the scene where the four hobbits ran from Farmer Maggot's field and fell.

Answer: Frodo Baggins

Played by Elijah Wood. He remarked that it was "pressure gas." It wouldn't have happened if Dominic Monaghan had not have landed on him.

2. He stepped on a piece of glass, hurting his foot and delaying shooting of a scene in "The Fellowship of the Ring."

Answer: Samwise Gamgee

Played by Sean Astin. Dominic Monaghan had also stepped on something during a rehearsal. It was a splinter, during the Buckleberry Ferry scene, and not nearly as serious as Sean Astin's injury in the scene where he runs to Frodo's boat in the water.

3. He was 30 years old when "The Lord of the Rings" started shooting and is the oldest of the four actors playing the hobbits in the Fellowship.

Answer: Peregrin Took

Pippin is of course played by Billy Boyd.

4. Who was acquired for his or her role in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy at literally, the last minute?

Answer: Aragorn, son of Arathorn

Played by Viggo Mortensen. He was asked to do the movie one day before he was required to be in New Zealand. (Where the film was shot.)

Answer: Gandalf the Grey

Played by Ian McKellen. Director Peter Jackson had shown the actor some tapes of readings that Tolkien had done, and he apparently had received some inspiration from that.

6. He was most afraid of taking helicopters to the filming locations, particularly the mountain scenes in "The Fellowship of the Ring".

Answer: Boromir, son of Denethor

Played by Sean Bean. Although Sean Astin also felt uneasy in them, it was Bean who only went once and afterward went by other means of transportation (including ski lifts and mountain climbing) to get there.

7. She said she loved playing in "The Lord of the Rings" because she thought her character brought a "real touch of femininity to Middle-Earth."

Answer: Arwen Evenstar

Played by Liv Tyler. I'll admit it, I only gave "none of the above" as one of the answers because there are only 3 main females in the trilogy.

8. He was the only member of the Fellowship to have his boat sunk twice, while shooting and rehearsing the boat scenes in "The Fellowship of the Ring".

Answer: Legolas Greenleaf

Played by Orlando Bloom. Once with John Rhys-Davies and once with his scale double.

9. The prosthetics worn for his role had harsh effects on the skin around his eyes; it peeled off and turned pink!

Answer: Gimli, son of Gloin

Played by John Rhys-Davies. John had a hard time with the makeup and developed an allergy to some of it.

10. He is the mastermind behind such classic games as 'Tig' and 'Cup'. (These were games being played by some of the cast in between scenes while shooting "The Fellowship of the Ring".)

Answer: Meriadoc Brandybuck

Played by Dominic Monaghan. The hobbit actors talked about playing a game called 'Cup' on set with a paper cup, hitting it, trying to keep it in the air. 'Tig' was a made up game that he, Billy and Sean Astin tricked Elijah Wood into playing (and losing). All of this was mentioned on the cast commentary on the DVD.

Source: Author leading_lady

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