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'Lord of the Rings' Trilogy Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz about director Peter Jackson's 'Lord of the Rings' movie trilogy based upon the books by J.R.R. Tolkien. I hope you enjoy this, my first ever quiz!

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

Author
Gwynston

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
58,056

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
24248

Last 3 plays: Guest 31 (8/10), Guest 76 (8/10), Guest 136 (8/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is the name of the first movie in the trilogy? Hint

The Two Towers

The Return of the King

The Fellowship of the Ring

The Hobbit

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who acts the role of Gandalf the wizard? Hint

Sean Connery

Sir Ian McKellen

Christopher Lee

Sir Ian Holm

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Question 3 of 10

3. Where were the movies filmed? Hint

Scandinavia

British Isles

New Zealand

Hollywood

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of these characters from Tolkien's novels controversially does not appear in the movies? Hint

Tom Bombadil

Arwen

Bill the pony

Peregrin Took

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which actor in the movies has a link to a BBC Radio production of 'Lord of the Rings'? Hint

Sir Ian McKellen

Bernard Hill

John Rhys-Davies

Sir Ian Holm

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who composed the musical score for the first movie in the trilogy? Hint

John Williams

Howard Shore

John Barry

Randy Edelman

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which female character's part, played by Liv Tyler, has been expanded for the movies from the original role in the novels? Hint

Arwen

Galadriel

Eowyn

Goldberry

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of these movie characters did not appear in Tolkien's 'Lord of the Rings' novels? Hint

Grima

Rosie

Hama

Morwen

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of these actors does not play the part of a Hobbit in the movies? Hint

Dominic Monaghan

Billy Boyd

Orlando Bloom

Elijah Wood

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of these actors plays two roles in the movies? Hint

John Rhys-Davies

Brad Dourif

Sean Bean

Sean Astin

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Nov 04 2024 : Guest 31: 8/10
Nov 02 2024 : Guest 76: 8/10
Nov 01 2024 : Guest 136: 8/10
Oct 30 2024 : Guest 38: 7/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the name of the first movie in the trilogy?

Answer: The Fellowship of the Ring

'The Two Towers' is the 2nd part. 'The Return of the King' is the 3rd part. 'The Hobbit' was the first of Tolkien's novels set in Middle-earth.

2. Who acts the role of Gandalf the wizard?

Answer: Sir Ian McKellen

Sean Connery was allegedly in the running for the role. Christopher Lee plays the wizard Saruman. Sir Ian Holm plays hobbit Bilbo Baggins.

3. Where were the movies filmed?

Answer: New Zealand

Peter Jackson's home country and an ideal setting for Middle-earth.

4. Which of these characters from Tolkien's novels controversially does not appear in the movies?

Answer: Tom Bombadil

'Controversial' to some fans of the novels who believe Tom Bombadil is a very important character.

5. Which actor in the movies has a link to a BBC Radio production of 'Lord of the Rings'?

Answer: Sir Ian Holm

Ian Holm played Frodo Baggins in the radio production, and plays Frodo's older cousin, Bilbo Baggins in the movies.

6. Who composed the musical score for the first movie in the trilogy?

Answer: Howard Shore

Howard Shore has previously composed scores for some David Cronenberg movies, amongst others.

7. Which female character's part, played by Liv Tyler, has been expanded for the movies from the original role in the novels?

Answer: Arwen

According to the film makers, this is to improve female interest in the story.

8. Which of these movie characters did not appear in Tolkien's 'Lord of the Rings' novels?

Answer: Morwen

This character was invented for The Two Towers movie (the Rohan mother who sends her children off on horseback). Tolkien did write about a character with this name in 'The Silmarillion' book.

9. Which of these actors does not play the part of a Hobbit in the movies?

Answer: Orlando Bloom

Bloom plays the Elf, Legolas. The Hobbits are Boyd as Pippin, Wood as Frodo and Monaghan as Merry.

10. Which of these actors plays two roles in the movies?

Answer: John Rhys-Davies

He appears in the role of Gimli the Dwarf, but is also the voice for the CGI character Treebeard.

Source: Author Gwynston

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