Quiz: The Lord of the Rings Trivia (basic)

The full name of the author of The Lord of the Rings is ________Tolkien.

1. Clive Staples
2. Christopher John Reuel
3. John Ronald Reuel
4. Owen

Tolkien’s occu­pation was:

1. a politician
2. a soldier
3. a university professor
4. an illustrator

The Lord of the Rings has:

1. 1 volume
2. 2 volumes
3. 3 volumes
4. 6 volumes

Which Tolkien’s book was published before the Lord of the Rings?

1. The Hobbit (or There and Back Again)
2. The Children of Húrin
3. The Silmarillion
4. The Unfinished Tales

When was the Fellowship of the Ring first published in the UK?

1. in 1948
2. in 1949
3. in 1954
4. in 1955

The Fellowship of the Ring was formed to:

1. awake the Ents
2. destroy the Ring
3. save Minas Tirith
4. stop Saruman's armies

The writing system that Tolkien invented for his stories and was used in the LotR is called:

1. Sarati
2. Sindarin
3. Tengwar
4. Westron

The Fellowship of the Ring was a group of:

1. 13 Dwarves and a Hobbit
2. 2 Men, 4 Hobbits, an Elf, a Dwarf and a Wizard
3. 4 Hobbits, 2 Elves, 2 Dwarves and a Man
4. 4 Men, 2 Hobbits, a Wizard and an Elf

How many members of the Fellowship lived to see the end of the War of the Ring?

1. eight
2. fourteen
3. nine
4. seven

Tolkien described himself as being:

1. a Dwarf
2. a Hobbit
3. a Wizard
4. an Elf