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The Lord of the Rings quiz
How well do you really know The Lord of the Rings? These 8 questions start easy and end with a Boss round. There are no multiple choice options: you type what you know, and every answer is checked against the key facts.
60 seconds a question, one 2x boost, and a leaderboard. Playing with friends writes a fresh set of The Lord of the Rings questions for your group.
The questions
- Warm-up
On the long road to Mount Doom, which hobbit bears the One Ring, and what is his home region called?
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- Frodo Baggins carries the One Ring
- His home region is the Shire
- Warm-up
Which wizard guides the Fellowship, and what color is he known by at the start of the journey?
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- Gandalf guides the Fellowship
- He is known as Gandalf the Grey at the start
- Easy
Which loyal hobbit gardener travels with Frodo, and what village does he call home?
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- Samwise Gamgee is Frodo’s loyal gardener and companion
- He lives in Hobbiton
- Easy
Before Aragorn reveals his royal roots, what name does he go by, and in which town do people know him by it?
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- Aragorn is known as Strider
- He is known by that name in Bree
- Easy
Where does the Fellowship form in an Elvish refuge, and who leads that refuge?
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- The refuge is Rivendell, also called Imladris
- Elrond leads the refuge
- Medium
What is the giant spider’s name, and in which mountain pass does she attack Frodo?
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- The spider is Shelob.
- She attacks Frodo in the pass of Cirith Ungol.
- Medium
What is the name of the inn where the hobbits meet Aragorn in Bree, and who keeps it?
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- The inn is the Prancing Pony.
- It is kept by Barliman Butterbur.
- Boss
At the story’s end, what are the three Elven Rings called, and who carries each one?
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- Vilya is carried by Elrond.
- Nenya is carried by Galadriel.
- Narya is carried by Gandalf.
How scoring works
- Each question has 2 or 3 key facts. Each one earns full, half or no credit, so a wrong answer scores zero.
- Later questions are worth more, fast answers earn a bonus, and great answers in a row build a streak.
- A famous myth or a clear factual error halves the points.
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