Quiz on The Lord of the Rings

Which race did Frodo Baggins belong to?

• Hobbit ✓ (Correct answer)
• Dwarf
• Elf
• Wizard

Source: Hobbits are small, peace-loving folk Tolkien based partly on the rural English he grew up among.

Who is the wandering grey wizard who guides the Fellowship?

• Saruman
• Gandalf ✓ (Correct answer)
• Radagast
• Elrond

Source: Gandalf is one of the Istari, immortal spirits sent to Middle-earth disguised as old men.

What is the dark land ruled by Sauron called?

• Rohan
• Gondor
• Mordor ✓ (Correct answer)
• Moria

Source: Mordor's name means 'Black Land' in Tolkien's invented Elvish tongue Sindarin.

Which creature obsessively calls the Ring 'my precious'?

• Gollum ✓ (Correct answer)
• Isildur
• Saruman
• Wormtongue

Source: Gollum was once a hobbit-like creature named Smeagol, twisted by centuries of owning the Ring.

What metal is the One Ring made from?

• Gold ✓ (Correct answer)
• Mithril
• Silver
• Iron

Source: The band looks like plain gold, but fiery Elvish script only appears when it's heated.

Where must the One Ring be destroyed?

• Weathertop
• Misty Mountains
• Lonely Mountain
• Mount Doom ✓ (Correct answer)

Source: Only the volcanic fires where the Ring was forged are hot enough to unmake it.

What is the peaceful hobbit region that Frodo calls home?

• The Shire ✓ (Correct answer)
• Bree
• Rivendell
• Rohan

Source: The Shire's calm, pastoral fields were inspired by Tolkien's own boyhood in England's West Midlands.

What kind of being is Legolas, the Fellowship's master archer?

• Elf ✓ (Correct answer)
• Man
• Dwarf
• Half-elven

Source: Elves in Tolkien's world are immortal and keen-sighted, which makes Legolas a peerless bowman.

Which kingdom is famous for its horse-riding warriors?

• Gondor
• Rohan ✓ (Correct answer)
• Lothlorien
• Dale

Source: Tolkien modelled the Rohirrim partly on Anglo-Saxon culture, but gave them a love of horses.

Who is the heir of Isildur destined to become king of Gondor?

• Boromir
• Faramir
• Aragorn ✓ (Correct answer)
• Denethor

Source: Aragorn spent decades as a wandering Ranger called Strider before claiming his throne.

Which forest is home to the Lady Galadriel?

• Fangorn
• Mirkwood
• Lothlorien ✓ (Correct answer)
• Old Forest

Source: Galadriel's golden wood is lit by mallorn trees whose leaves turn gold but never fall in autumn.

What weapon does Eowyn use to slay the Witch-king?

• A spear
• A sword ✓ (Correct answer)
• An arrow
• A dagger

Source: The prophecy said no man could kill him, so a shield-maiden and a hobbit did the deed instead.

What ancient evil do the dwarves awaken deep in Moria?

• A Nazgul
• A Balrog ✓ (Correct answer)
• A dragon
• A Troll

Source: The Balrog is a Maia, the same order of spirit as Gandalf, which is why their duel is so even.

What are the giant tree-herders led by Treebeard called?

• Elves
• Huorns
• Trolls
• Ents ✓ (Correct answer)

Source: Ents are slow to anger, but once roused they tear apart Saruman's fortress of Isengard.

Who ultimately destroys the One Ring at Mount Doom?

• Frodo
• Sam
• Gandalf
• Gollum ✓ (Correct answer)

Source: Frodo claims the Ring at the last moment; it is Gollum's greed, biting it off, that destroys it.

Which gift from Galadriel later gives Frodo light in Shelob's lair?

• A glass phial ✓ (Correct answer)
• Three strands of hair
• An elven cloak
• A wooden box

Source: The phial holds the light of Earendil's star, captured in water from Galadriel's fountain.

Who first reforges Aragorn's ancestral broken sword?

• The dwarves of Erebor
• The Rohirrim
• The smiths of Gondor
• The elves of Rivendell ✓ (Correct answer)

Source: The reforged blade is renamed Anduril, the 'Flame of the West', in Elrond's house.

Which metal makes Frodo's lightweight, near-indestructible mail shirt?

• Adamant
• Galvorn
• Mithril ✓ (Correct answer)
• Ithildin

Source: Bilbo's mithril shirt was worth more than the entire Shire, yet it weighed almost nothing.

Who composed the score for Peter Jackson's film trilogy?

• Hans Zimmer
• James Horner
• John Williams
• Howard Shore ✓ (Correct answer)

Source: Shore wrote over ten hours of leitmotif-driven music, winning three Oscars across the trilogy.

What was Aragorn's name among the elves of Rivendell as a boy?

• Estel ✓ (Correct answer)
• Thorongil
• Elessar
• Telcontar

Source: Estel means 'Hope'; he was raised in secret under that name to hide his royal lineage.