Quiz: How Much Do You Really Know About Lord of the Rings?
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What is this place called?
Minas Tirith is the capital city of Gondor. It is the site of one of the climatic battles in The Return of the King, when the forces of Sauron lay siege to the walls.
How many members of the Fellowship originally set-out from Rivendell?
After the Council of the Ring, held at Rivendell, the Fellowship of the Ring sets out. It is made up of representatives for each of the free peoples of Middle Earth: 4 hobbits, an elf, a dwarf, 2 men, and a wizard. That makes a total of 9.
Who says this quote? “Nine companions. So be it. You shall be the fellowship of the ring.”
Elrond is the Lord of Rivendell, and it is he who calls the Council of the Ring, in order to determine who should carry the burden of destroying the Ring.
A Palantir is almost like a crystal ball crossed with a telephone. They can be used to communicate across vast distances, and to see (vaguely) into the future or past.
Who directed the most famous film adaption of the Lord of the Rings trilogy?
The Lord of the Rings trilogy was directed by the Peter Jackson. Before filming, Jackson was a relatively unknown director in Hollywood, having helped make only a few small films. After the trilogy's incredible box-office success, though... Well let's just say his life has probably changed somewhat...
Shelob, Lurtz, and Isildur are all named characters in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Only Griphook is not (it's the name of a goblin from J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series).
Each of the members of the Fellowship is given a gift by the Lady Galadriel, after their encounter in Lothlorien. Gimli asks her for one strang of her golden hair. She gives him three.
Frodo carries a sword that glows blue when orcs are near. What is it called?
Frodo's enchanted sword is called Sting. It was originally found by Bilbo, over the course of his adventures (depicted in The Hobbit). Technically, Sting is only a dagger (in the eyes of Men or Elves). But for a diminutive hobbit... It serves nicely as a sword.
The Ringwraiths, or Nazgûl, are the corrupted spirits of great Kings of Men who were turned dark by the power of the Ring. They answer only the call of Sauron. There are 9 Ringwraiths, one each for the 9 rings of power that Sauron gave them.
Which of these characters was played by an actor who also appears in Game of Thrones?
Sean Bean, who plays Boromir in the LOTR films, also plays Ned Stark in the first season of Game of Thrones. Indeed, his casting is part of what makes the first season of Game of Thrones so incredible. After all, what kind of show would kill off a character played by one of the only real, big-name actor they've got? Surely not Game of Thrones...
In which country was the entire Lord of the Rings trilogy filmed?
Peter Jackson, the director of the trilogy is a New Zealander... so it should come as no surprise that he pushed to use the stunning landscape of his homeland as the backdrop for his epic fantasy series. And based on the incredible uptick in tourism that New Zealand received after the films were released... I'd say it worked out well.
I'm sorry to say it, but with a performance like that, you must be a slave to the will of Sauron himself. What else could explain your responses here? Be gone, fiend!
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The Lord of the Rings is that rarest of things: a piece of fiction as fun as it is deep, and as moving as it is wildly entertaining. It's perhaps for that reason, beyond anything else, the series has had such monumental impact on the hearts of fans... as well as its outsized influence on fantasy fiction for the past 60-odd years.
But Tolkien didn't just set out to tell a genre-defining story—as much as anything else, the author wanted to build a world. At that, he truly excelled. The LOTR series is littered with information that alludes to a story going back hundreds and hundreds of years. Time to see how much of that information you know!
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