The Tolkien Quiz Book. Andrew Murray

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:

       1 LET THERE BE LIGHT

       STARTER

      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?

       TIE BREAK

      What city stood in the Calacirya, the Pass of Light?

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       2 CONCERNING HOBBITS

       STARTER

      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 ‘Herblore of the Shire’, the ‘Reckoning of Years’ and the treatise ‘Old Words and Names in the Shire’?

       TIE BREAK

      How many hobbits climbed Mount Doom?

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       3 BILBO BAGGINS

       STARTER

      What was the name of Bilbo’s home?

      1 Who was Bilbo’s maternal grandfather?

      2 What phrase did he use for a lot of things?

      3 At what time was Bilbo expected to be at the ‘Green Dragon’?

      4 What couldn’t Bilbo do any more than fly like a bat?

      5 How did Bilbo know that Sting was an Elvish blade?

      6 What did he mean to say when he squealed ‘Time! Time!’?

      7 What did Bilbo spot on the far bank of the black stream?

      8 Who did he give the Arkenstone to?

      9 What did Bilbo find was going on when he arrived home?

      10 What major work of scholarship did Bilbo produce in Rivendell?

       TIE BREAK

      Where was Bilbo heading when he passed the Old Took’s record for longevity?

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       4 NUMBERS

       STARTER

      ‘Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky …’ How many rings are mentioned in this verse?

      1 How old was Bilbo when he gave his farewell birthday party?

      2 How many Black Riders assailed Frodo and his companions on Weathertop?

      3 How many dogs did Frodo and his companions encounter at Farmer Maggot’s farm, and what were their names?

      4 Which