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101 Lord Of The Rings Trivia Questions To Rule Them All

Can you eat like a hobbit, drink like a dwarf, sing like an elf, and fight like a human? Test your knowledge of Middle Earth with these Lord of the Rings trivia questions  that only true fans will get. You don’t need the one ring or the sword of Elendil, but they couldn’t hurt.

As the Nazgul track Frodo and the One Ring across the vast lands of Middle Earth, it’s not easy to turn your eye from the action to elsewhere on the map. This Lord of the Rings quiz covers the horse lords in Rohan to the White City and all the lands between. Be you elf, dwarf, or man, there’s no safe space as long as orcs roam the land and the One Ring calls to its Master.

Take heed, my precious, for you know not what lies in the dark places of Middle Earth. But with these Lord of the Rings trivia questions and answers, you may have what it takes to make it through the fiery fields of Mordor! 

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What was Tolkien’s name for the territory in which he stories take place?

Middle-sex

Middle-brow

Middles-brough

Middle-earth

In ‘Lord of the Rings’, who is Frodo’s uncle?

Mungo

Bilbo

Bungo

Fosco

To what race did Aragorn belong?

Elves

Hobbits

Orcs

Men

To what race did Gimli belong?

Ainur

Hobbits

Dwarves

Giants

Who is the wizard in ‘The Lord of the Rings’?

Dori

Bilbo

Gollum

Gandalf

How many members make up the fellowship of the ring?

10

7

9

8

Who is the first member of the fellowship of the ring to be separated from the group?

Aragorn

Legolas

Boromir

Gandalf

In ‘Lord of the Rings’, the Lord of the Nazgul dwells in which city?

Glorfindel

Gimli

Old Forest

Minas Morgul

In ‘Lord of the Rings’, what is the name of the dwarf who joins fellowship and who is the father of Gimli?

Glamdring

Goldberry

Gloin

Glorfindel

Who was the cinematographer for the ‘Lord of the Rings’ movies?

Andrew Lesnie

Russell Boyd

Dion Beebe

Jabez Olssen

Who directed the Lord Of The Rings film trilogy released in the early 2000s?

James Cameron

Terry Gilliam

Peter Jackson

Ridley Scott

In ‘Lord of the Rings’, what was the name of Gandalf’s sword?

Glamdring

Eomer

Excalamir

Wandlax

What type of blade was Frodo stabbed with?

Mortal Blade

Mutual Blade

Murmol Blade

Morgul Blade

In ‘Lord of the Rings’, what do the elves call Gandalf?

Mithrandir

Ungoliant

Shadowfax

Deagol

What was Aragorn’s sword, Anduril’s, name before it was reforged?

Glamdring

Eomer

Narsil

Excalamir

In which modern-day country was J. R. R. Tolkien born?

Britain

South Africa

New Zealand

Australia

What did the Ents lose?

The ent food

The ent swords

The ent homes

The ent wives

In ‘Lord of the Rings’, who has been following Sam and Frodo?

Wormtongue

Smeagol

Theoden

Gollum

Who played the author of The Lord Of The Rings in the 2019 film Tolkien?

Taron Egerton

Jamie Bell

Alex Lawther

Nicholas Hoult

What is the name of the fictional world where ‘Lord of the Rings’ is set?

Nonestica

Middle-earth

Alphatia

Zothique

Who is the main antagonist of the ‘Lord of the Rings’?

Sharku

Smeagol

Sauron

Saruman

Who married Aragorn towards the end of The Return of the King?

Arwen

Eowyn

Galadriel

Shelob

Which author created the ‘Lord of the Rings’?

George R. R. Martin

J. R. R. Tolkien

C. S. Lewis

J. K. Rowling

Who is the only member of the ‘Lord of the Rings’ film cast who has met original author J. R. R. Tolkien?

Christopher Lee

Hugo Weaving

Ian McKellen

Ian Holm

When the pass of Caradhras is blocked, where does Frodo say the fellowship should go?

Lothlorien

Mina Tirith

Moria

Rivendell

Who was the screenwriter for the second movie in the ‘Lord of the Rings’ series?

Anthony McCarten

Danny Mulheron

Stephen Sinclair

Tim Balme

What was the name of ‘Lord of the Rings’ author J. R. R. Tolkien’s wife?

Edith

Verlyn

Jane

Janet

What was the name of Liv Tyler’s character in ‘Lord of the Rings’?

Rosie

Eowyn

Arwen

Lobelia

Gimli is the son of which Lord of the Rings character?

2001

2002

2004

2003

Which actor was originally going to be cast in the role of Gandolf in Lord of the Rings?

Sir Anthony Hopkins

Roger Moore

Sir David Jason

Sean Connery

In ‘Lord of the Rings’, who tells Frodo to keep the Ring secret and safe?

Sam

Denethor

Bilbo

Gandalf

In ‘Lord of the Rings’, who is Denethor’s father?

Saruman

Mungo

Ecthelion

Mufenwee

Sméagol was the original name of which character in The Lord of the Rings?

Saruman

Gandalf

Gollum

Boromir

Tolkien wrote The Lord Of The Rings while teaching at which university?

Cambridge

Oxford

Harvard

Edinburgh

What’s an alternative name for an orc?

Goblin

Gnome

Banshee

Troll

In ‘Lord of the Rings’, who is Frodo’s father?

Fosco

Bungo

Mungo

Drogo

How many films in The Lord of the Rings trilogy won the Oscar for Best Picture?

Three

Two

One

None

What race are Frodo and Bilbo Baggins?

Dwarves

Humans

Elves

Hobbits

Who do the hobbits encounter at the Prancing Pony?

Baromir

Strider

Gandalf

Legolas

Who was Sharkey?

Saruman

Gandalf

Bilbo

Rivendell

Who composed the music for The Lord Of The Rings film trilogy?

John Williams

Murray Gold

James Horner

Howard Shore

Who created the score for the ‘Lord of the Rings’ movies?

James Horner

John Williams

Hans Zimmer

Howard Shore

Where in Middle Earth are Bilbo and Frodo Baggins from?

Mordor

The Shire

Rivendell

Gondor

In what year was the first ‘Lord of the Rings’ book published?

1964

1944

1974

1954

How many years after the end of the Hobbit is Lord of The Rings book and movie set?

60

600

6

6000

In ‘Lord of the Rings’, what is the name of the Ent who befriends Merry and Pippin in Fanghorn forest?

Numenorean

Treebeard

Elrond

Sam

In ‘Lord of the Rings’, what does Eowyn mean?

Horse Joy

High Jumper

Precious One

Light Foot

Who directed the ‘Lord of the Rings’ and ‘The Hobbit’ trilogies?

Steven Spielberg

Guillermo del Toro

Andy Serkis

Peter Jackson

What is Imladris better known as?

Rivendell

Faramir

Binglebon

Old Forest

In what month were all the ‘Lord of the Rings’ movies released?

December

January

March

February

In ‘Lord of the Rings’, what alphabet (runes) is used by the language of Mordor?

Dwarven Alphabet

Elven Alphabet

Gnomen Alphabet

Impen Alphabet

In ‘Lord of the Rings’, Treebeard is a character who assists in the battle against Isengard. What race is Treebeard?

German

Ent

Sith

Smurf

How many Academy Awards did the ‘Lord of the Rings’ series win?

11

13

15

17

In ‘Lord of the Rings’, what elf came to the aid of Strider and the hobbits on their journey from Weathertop to Rivendell?

Shadowfax

Glorfindel

Hamfast Gamgee

Saruman

Who played the role of Bilbo Baggins in the ‘Lord of the Rings’ in the movie series?

Ian Holm

Hugo Weaving

Christopher Lee

Andy Serkis

In ‘Lord of the Rings’, who are Butterbur’s two workers?

Ron and Jon

Bingo and Mungo

Nob and Bob

Lightfoot and Wetfoot

What is the name of the elf in the fellowship of the ring?

Gimli

Merry

Legolas

Boromir

In ‘Lord of the Rings’, what is the full name of Pippin?

Percy Smulfax

Poppa Nippin

Peregrin Took

Pippin Scots

How many children did ‘Lord of the Rings’ author J. R. R. Tolkien have?

2

4

1

3

Who played Sam in the 2000s film trilogy based on The Lord of the Rings?

Sean Astin

Orlando Bloom

Ian Holm

Sean Bean

In ‘Lord of the Rings’, on arrival at Bilbo’s home and on being offered a drink by Bilbo. What does Gandalf request?

A sword

Just tea

A bed for the night

A book

Which character in The Lord Of The Rings is known as Sharkey?

Saruman

Elrond

Frodo

Gandalf

In ‘Lord of the Rings’, who is the king of Rohan?

Theoden

Eomer

Eowyn

Wormtongue

The ‘Lord of the Rings’ movie series was filmed in which country?

USA

Canada

England

New Zealand

In ‘Lord of the Rings’, whose foal was Snowmane?

Lightfoot

Saruman

Faramir

Nimulon

How many volumes are there in the ‘Lord of the Rings’ novels?

1

4

3

2

Which ‘Lord of the Rings’ character has the alias Strider?

Boromir

Pippin

Legolas

Aragorn

In ‘Lord of the Rings’, what is Strider’s real name?

Aragorn

Mithrandir

Deagol

Gandalf

In ‘Lord of the Rings’, who is Frodo’s wizard companion?

Gandalf

Belegorn

Baran

Cirion

Who played the role of Gimli in the ‘Lord of the Rings’ movie series?

Balin

Durin

Elrond

Gloin

In ‘Lord of the Rings’, the last bastion between Minis Tirith and Mordor was where?

Minas Morgul

Osgiliath

Old Forest

Newport

How old is Bilbo Baggins at the start of The Fellowship Of The Ring?

21

100

111

666

What is the name of the dwarf in the fellowship?

Merry

Legolas

Gimli

Boromir

In ‘Lord of the Rings’, Gollum killed his brother for the One ring. What was his brother’s name?

Estel

Deagol

Gondor

Bulbino

Which of these is *not* a book in the original Lord of the Rings trilogy?

The Fellowship of the Ring

The Return of the King

The Hobbit

The Two Towers

In ‘Lord of the Rings’, where is Saruman’s tower, Orthanc, located?

Mina Tirith

Helm’s Deep

Isengard

Rivendell

In ‘Lord of the Rings’, who is Tom Bombadil’s wife?

Rosie Cotton

Gandalf

Goldberry

Narsil

The Lord Of The Rings trilogy was filmed in which country?

Argentina

New Zealand

Kenya

USA

Who directed an animated version of The Lord of the Rings in 1978?

Ralph Bakshi

David Lynch

Nick Park

Hayao Miyazaki

In ‘Lord of the Rings’ who does Sam marry?

Faramir

Rosie Cotton

Gondor

Treebeard

In ‘Lord of the Rings’, who is Legolas’ father?

Farlas

Thranduil

Mingelias

Duplolas

In ‘Lord of the Rings’, what animal does Gollum give to Frodo?

Ferret

Mouse

Fish

Rabbit

In what country was J.R.R. Tolkien born?

Canada

India

South Africa

Australia

To what race did Legolas belong?

Men

Dwarves

Elves

Hobbits

In ‘Lord of the Rings’, where does Old Man Willow live?

Castle Greyskull

Hogwarts Tower

The Old Forest

The New Forest

Who is Frodo Baggins’s uncle?

Banjo Baggins

Bono Baggins

Bongo Baggins

Bilbo Baggins

Who possesses the ring of power at the start of ‘Fellowship of the Ring’?

Gandalf

Sauran

Bilbo

Frodo

In ‘Lord of the Rings’, who is Gandalf’s horse?

Shadowfax

Baran

Cirion

Maximus

In ‘Lord of the Rings’, who is Sam’s father?

Hamfast Gamgee

Ecthelion

Drogo

Asfaloth

Which of these is the name of a book in the ‘Lord of the Rings’ series?

The Order of the Phoenix

The Curse of the Black Pearl

The Two Towers

The Chamber of Secrets

In ‘Lord of the Rings’, how many Rings of Power were forged in the second age?

20

15

5

10

What is Gollum’s last word?

Ring

Him

Never

Precious

Who wrote the novels the ‘Lord of the Rings’ movie series is based on?

George R. R. Martin

Terry Pratchett

J. R. R. Tolkien

C. S. Lewis

Who wrote The Lord of the Rings?

J.R.R. Tolkien

Terry Pratchett

C.S. Lewis

J.K. Rowling

In ‘Lord of the Rings’, who was Shelob’s mother?

Ungoliant

Rosie Cotton

Dingledork

Goldberry

Who plays Frodo in The Lord Of The Rings film trilogy?

Tom Hiddleston

Elijah Wood

Eddie Redmayne

Shia LaBeouf

Which company distributed the ‘Lord of the Rings’ movie series?

New Line Cinema

MGM

Lionsgate Films

Weinstein Company

Who was originally cast as Aragorn in ‘Lord of the Rings’ but replaced during filming?

Vincent Perez

Jason Flemyng

Stuart Townsend

Shane West

In ‘Lord of the Rings’, what horse did Frodo ride to the Ford of Bruinen?

Cirion

Asfaloth

Shadowfax

Murmule

What is unusual about hobbits’ feet?

Very Smelly

No Toes

They’re Furry

Bright Blue

Who was the eldest son of Denethor II?

Pippin

Gimli

Grima Wormtongue

Boromir

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