Hobbits and Dwarves and Dragons, Oh My!

     


In honor of the release of the movie, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, here are some Hobbit trivia questions. Please note that some of the questions can only be answered by reading the book!

1. Who wrote The Hobbit, Or There And Back Again?
2. Where does Bilbo live?
3. What is the name of Bilbo's home?
4. How many dwarves accompany Bilbo and Gandalf on the adventure?
5. Who was the first dwarf to arrive at Bilbo's home?
6. Who are the two youngest dwarves?
7. Who is the leader of the dwarves?
8. What is the name of the home where Elrond and his elves live?
9. What is the name of the forest that Bilbo and the dwarves enter?
10. How many trolls capture Bilbo and the dwarves, and what are their names?
11. What happens to trolls when they are caught in the sunlight?
12. Beorn can shape-shift in to what kind of creature?
13. Who does Bilbo meet in the goblin caves?
14. What does Bilbo find in the caves?
15. What is the name of the Dragon?
16. How much of the dragon's gold hoard was Bilbo promised in return for his services as a burgler?
17. How do the dwarves escape from the wood elves?
18. How many armies fight in the war at the end of The Hobbit?

Answers

1. J.R.R. Tolkein
2. The Shire
3. Bag End
4. 13
5. Dwalin
6. Fili and Kili
7. Thorin Oakenshield
8. Rivendell
9. Mirkwood
10. 3,  Bert, Tom and William
11. They turn to stone
12. Bear
13. Gollum
14. The Ring
15. Smaug
16. One fourteenth
17. Bilbo packs them in empty wine barrels
18. Five 

 I highly recommend The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogy (The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King) by J.R.R. Tolkein.  They are fantastic adventure stories with great characters.  The movies are good too!  You can check them out at the Kirtland Public Library.