30 Lord of the Rings Trivia Questions and Answers
Lord of the Rings trivia about Tolkien's books and Peter Jackson's films: Frodo, Sam and the One Ring, the members of the Fellowship, Gandalf and Saruman, the places of Middle-earth from the Shire to Mordor, and the actors who played them. Each question was checked against its source. The answers are printed under the questions.
There are 30 questions on this page. They are free to use for quiz nights, classrooms and pub quizzes, and each one links to its own page.
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1.The Lord of the Rings began as a sequel to which 1937 children's book by Tolkien?
Answer: The Hobbit
Open this question2.Which hobbit inherits the One Ring and undertakes the quest to destroy it?
Answer: Frodo Baggins
Open this question3.Which hobbit, Frodo's gardener, travels with him toward Mordor?
Answer: Samwise Gamgee
Open this question4.Which Dark Lord forged the One Ring?
Answer: Sauron
Open this question5.Which volcano in Mordor is central to the destruction of the One Ring?
Answer: Mount Doom
Open this question6.Which wizard of The Lord of the Rings is known first as "the Grey" and later as "the White"?
Answer: Gandalf
Open this question7.What was Gollum's name before the One Ring corrupted him?
Answer: Sméagol
Open this question8.Who directed the Lord of the Rings film trilogy?
Answer: Peter Jackson
Open this question9.In which country were the Lord of the Rings films shot?
Answer: New Zealand
Open this question10.Which Lord of the Rings film won 11 Academy Awards, including Best Picture?
Answer: The Return of the King
Open this question11.Which actor played Gandalf in the Lord of the Rings film trilogy?
Answer: Ian McKellen
Open this question12.Which actor gave the motion-capture performance of Gollum in the films?
Answer: Andy Serkis
Open this question13.Which actor played Aragorn in the Lord of the Rings film trilogy?
Answer: Viggo Mortensen
Open this question14.Which inland area of Middle-earth is settled exclusively by hobbits?
Answer: The Shire
Open this question15.Where is the house of Elrond, also called the Last Homely House East of the Sea?
Answer: Rivendell
Open this question16.Which giant spider has her lair in Cirith Ungol, the pass leading into Mordor?
Answer: Shelob
Open this question17.What did Aragorn name the sword that Elvish smiths re-forged for him before the Fellowship's quest?
Answer: Andúril
Open this question18.Which giant, tree-like beings of Middle-earth are led by Treebeard?
Answer: Ents
Open this question19.Which dwarf is a member of the Fellowship of the Ring?
Answer: Gimli
Open this question20.Which Elf is a member of the Fellowship of the Ring?
Answer: Legolas
Open this question21.In which great city of the Dwarves does Gandalf confront the Balrog on Durin's Bridge?
Answer: Moria
Open this question22.What is the name of Saruman's tower in Isengard?
Answer: Orthanc
Open this question23.From which hobbit, the title character of The Hobbit, does Frodo inherit the One Ring?
Answer: Bilbo Baggins
Open this question24.What is the second volume of Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings?
Answer: The Two Towers
Open this question25.Which realm of the Dark Lord Sauron holds his main fortress, Barad-dûr?
Answer: Mordor
Open this question26.What is the name of the great horse that becomes Gandalf's mount?
Answer: Shadowfax
Open this question27.Who composed the music for the Lord of the Rings films?
Answer: Howard Shore
Open this question28.Which actress played Arwen in the Lord of the Rings film trilogy?
Answer: Liv Tyler
Open this question29.Who is the king of Rohan in The Lord of the Rings?
Answer: Théoden
Open this question30.Which character disguises herself as a man named Dernhelm to ride with the Riders of Rohan?
Answer: Éowyn
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