Lord of the Rings Quiz

1. Who wrote The Lord of the Rings?

1. C.S. Lewis
2. George R.R. Martin
3. J.R.R. Tolkien
4. Terry Pratchett

2. Where must the One Ring be destroyed?

1. Minas Tirith
2. Mount Doom
3. Rivendell
4. The Grey Havens

3. Who is Frodo's gardener and most loyal companion on the quest?

1. Gandalf
2. Merry
3. Pippin
4. Samwise Gamgee

4. What creature had possession of the One Ring for centuries before Bilbo found it?

1. A dragon
2. Gollum
3. Saruman
4. Sauron

5. What is the elvish realm where Frodo recovers after being stabbed by a Morgul blade?

1. Lothlórien
2. Mirkwood
3. Rivendell
4. Valinor

6. Who is the dark lord and creator of the One Ring?

1. Morgoth
2. Saruman
3. Sauron
4. Shelob

7. What is the name of Gandalf's legendary horse?

1. Arod
2. Asfaloth
3. Hasufel
4. Shadowfax

8. Which actor plays Gandalf in Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings films?

1. Christopher Lee
2. Hugo Weaving
3. Ian McKellen
4. Viggo Mortensen

9. What is the name of Aragorn's sword, reforged from the shards of Narsil?

1. Andúril
2. Glamdring
3. Orcrist
4. Sting

10. What is the name of Frodo's short sword that glows blue when orcs are near?

1. Andúril
2. Glamdring
3. Orcrist
4. Sting

11. Who gives Frodo the mithril coat of rings that saves his life?

1. Bilbo Baggins
2. Elrond
3. Gandalf
4. Sam

12. What is Legolas?

1. A Dwarf
2. A Hobbit
3. A Man
4. An Elf

13. Who is Gimli's father — also a dwarf who accompanied Bilbo in The Hobbit?

1. Bombur
2. Fíli
3. Glóin
4. Thorin

14. Which act does Boromir commit before dying heroically?

1. Betrays the Fellowship to Sauron
2. Surrenders Minas Tirith
3. Throws the Ring into Mt Doom
4. Tries to take the Ring from Frodo

15. Which actor plays Aragorn in Peter Jackson's films?

1. Karl Urban
2. Orlando Bloom
3. Sean Bean
4. Viggo Mortensen

16. The ancient tree creatures (Ents) who march on Isengard are led by whom?

1. Leaflock
2. Quickbeam
3. Tom Bombadil
4. Treebeard

17. What are the small folk of the Shire called?

1. Dwarves
2. Halflings
3. Hobbits
4. Hobbits and Halflings — both names are correct

18. In the films, what creature guards Shelob's lair that Frodo and Sam must face in Cirith Ungol?

1. A Balrog
2. A Nazgûl
3. Shelob, a giant spider
4. The Watcher in the Water

19. What is the underground realm of the dwarves where the Fellowship encounters a Balrog?

1. Erebor
2. Moria (Khazad-dûm)
3. Nogrod
4. The Iron Hills

20. What does Gollum call the One Ring when he speaks of it obsessively?

1. 'My love'
2. 'My precious'
3. 'My ring'
4. 'My treasure'