The Tolkien Quiz Book
A revised and expanded reissue containing over 1,200 brain-teasing questions on the legendary works of J.R.R. Tolkien, published to coincide with the release of the third and final The Lord of The Rings movie.How many Hobbits joined the Fellowship of the Ring?What colour is the Orcs’ skin?Why did Gandalf have difficulty in opening the West-door of Khazad-dum?Who betrayed Berien and Luthien to Thingol?What was Farmer Giles’ full name?The worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien, from the saga of Middle-earth to a brief visit to Wootton Major, are so rich and varied that they inspire legions of followers of different ages. This peerless revised and expanded quiz book offers over 1,200 questions and answers, including easy starter questions and more difficult tie-breakers, to test the range and depth of your knowledge. And whereas every right answer will confirm your mastery over your subject, every wrong answer will be a learning experience all of its own!
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CONTENTS
21 J. R. R. Tolkien: A Biography – I
24 Miscellaneous Middle-earth – I
39 Miscellaneous Middle-earth – II
54 J. R. R. Tolkien: A Chronology
81 J. R. R. Tolkien: A Biography – II
88 Miscellaneous Middle-earth – III
100 The Writing of Middle-earth
The otherness, grandeur and heroic scope of J. R. R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth seem to have filled a void in so many modem lives that it’s rare to find someone who doesn’t at least know that The Hobbit has a dragon in it somewhere and that The Lord of the Rings is the first really fat book young teenagers like to read and re-read again and again. Professor Tolkien is one of that select band of writers who can claim to have almost single-handedly created a literary genre and has carved himself such a distinctive niche in mainstream culture that there are plenty who haven’t read a word of his books but know they don’t like them.
Perhaps you have just second-hand impressions of the world of Bilbo, Gandalf and the Ring through friends’ enthusiasms, in which case the Starter question in each section is there to help ease you into the subject – after that, you’re probably on your own, with only your friends’ knowing smiles to taunt you for every mis-pronunciation and missed accent. Don’t worry – there are plenty of tough ones with which to get your own back (and no, you must be joking, I couldn’t answer all of these if I were put on the spot). And, while the Starters are generally easier than the main questions, the Tiebreakers are not necessarily harder but are there for when the competition gets nail-bitingly close.
The questions are drawn not only from the Middle-earth canon but from the short stories Smith of Wootton Major, Farmer Giles of Ham and Leaf by Niggle, and from biographical material. If you haven’t yet explored the delights of these peripheral lands, I hope that the questions will encourage you to pack your rucksack and lose yourself in Tolkien’s world – it’s so preferable to our own. It’s also a world, thank goodness, enjoyed by millions outside that young teenage clique, and the older you get, the more you come to love the richness of Tolkien’s creations.
Andrew Murray, 1996
QUESTIONS:
Who gave Bilbo Baggins riddles in the dark?
1 What were Illuin and Ormal?
2 Which respective Maiar guided the Sun and the Moon?
3 What were collected in the Wells of Varda?
4 How did Sam pass the Two Watchers of Cirith Ungol?
5 Who did Frodo see in a dream with the Moon shining in his hair?
6 What did the setting sun of Durin’s Day reveal to Bilbo?
7 Who sailed the heavens with a Silmaril upon his brow?
8 Who was the Lady of the Stars?
9 Who were the Moriquendi?
10 Where was the Rath Celerdain, and what did it mean?
How many Hobbits joined the Fellowship of the Ring?
1 Who was Bilbo Baggins’ mother?
2 According to Hobbit records, who were the only hobbits to surpass Bullroarer in height?
3 Name the three strains of hobbits.
4 Who first cultivated Pipe-weed?
5 By what name were hobbits known in the Grey-elven tongue?
6 Which hobbit first discovered the One Ring?
7 Where were hobbits said to have lived before they settled in the Shire?
8 What colours were hobbits notably fond of?
9 Which hobbit-clan had a reputation for adventurousness Weven before Bilbo’s adventures?
10 Which famous hobbit compiled the ‘
