Characters
Who is the leader of the company and a king to his people?
Thorin Oakenshield
Where is the land of rolling green hills, cozy cottages and fertile farms, where the adventure begins?
The Shire
Become invisible
Who are little, quiet people who live in quaint holes underground and are afraid of adventures?
Hobbits
What is the name of the greedy dragon that came to claim the Dwarvish treasure-hoard and has since desolated the landscape?
Smaug
What is Tolkien's world called (drawn directly from Old English and Old Norse-Icelandic)?
Middle-earth (OE: Middaneorð; ON-I: Miðgarðr "Midgard")
How does Gandalf recommend that the Dwarves introduce themselves to their shape-shifting host so not to overwhelm him?
Come out in pairs (and be very polite).
What is the magic gem, known as the "heart of the mountain" and the king's jewel, is Thorin hunting for in the treasure hoard?
The Arkenstone
Who are the grumpy, wandering, bearded people who are scattered across Middle-earth and wish to reclaim their homeland?
Dwarves
Who is creepy cave-dweller that loses both a riddle contest and his magic ring?
That is the name of the Elvish city where Elrond lives and where he reads the riddle of the moon-runes to the company?
Rivendel (Imladris)
What does Bard of Laketown do in order to win the trust and support of his people and that results in his kingship?
He slays the dragon.
What is the powerful arrow that is able to ultimately slay the dragon Smaug called?
The Black Arrow
Who are the brutish and mean people who live in caves beneath the Misty Mountains?
Goblins (orcs)
Who is the skin-changer that offers the company food and rest shortly after they've been rescued by giant eagles?
Beorn
What is the name of the enchanted forest that bewitches the company's mind and where they are ensnared by giant spiders and later captured by Elves?
Mirkwood (formerly "Greenwood")
How does Bilbo try to settle the conflict between the Elves, Dwarves and Men (humans) of Laketown?
Steals the Arkenstone (as his share of the treasure) and gives it to Bard to use to barter with Thorin.
What name does Bilbo give his blade after he uses it to kill a giant spider in Mirkwood?
Sting
Who are the immortal and ancient peoples who reside in hidden valley and magic forests?
Elves (High Elves & Wood Elves)
Who captures and imprisons the company in his underground dungeons after the Dwarves refuse to tell them about their quest?
Thranduil (The Elf-king)
What is the Dwarvish name of the Lonely Mountain, under which the Dwarf kingdom amassed the hoard later plundered by the dragon?
Erebor
What fives groups fight in the Battle of Five Armies?
What are the names of the two Elvish swords Thorin and Gandalf take from the troll's hoard?
Orcrist (Goblin-cleaver) & Glamdring (Foe-hammer)
Who are the peoples that live upon a lake and work primarily as fishermen and merchants?
Men (humans) of Laketown