General Lore
Making of the Movies
Villains
Middle Earth Geography
Concerning Hobbits
Only in the Books
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The Elves of the seconds age, fearing change and the end of their natural power, created these artifacts to preserve magic in Middle Earth.
The Rings of Power
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This New Zealand sfx company created all the practical effects for the trilogy.
Weta Workshop
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Khamûl is the only named member of this group of villains.
The Nazgûl
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It's how long it took to destroy the ring, from the day Frodo and Sam left The Shire to the day they entered Mt. Doom. (Closest Answer)
6 Months, 3 Days
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Bilbo's ancestor Bandobras Took is credited with inventing this sport after knocking off the head of a Goblin king with a wooden club.
Golf
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Early in their journey, Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pippin are saved from a terrible fate by the song of this jolly magical man.
Tom Bombadil
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Excluding Sauron, this character possessed The One Ring for the longest amount of time.
Gollum
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Most of the Rohirrim in the films are played by these, who brought their own horses to shoots.
Women
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Sam Gamgee is the only known person to wound this ancient villain.
Shelob
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It's the name of Gondor's capital city, now fallen into ruin after decades of attacks from orcs and Uruk-hai.
Osgiliath
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This very popular variety of pipe-weed in The Shire is named after its discoverer Tobold Hornblower.
Old Toby
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This penultimate chapter of The Return of the King was not included in the film due to the "tonal whiplash" it would have caused.
The Scouring of The Shire
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The legendary score of the film trilogy was composed by this Canadian composter.
Howard Shore
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Though very powerful, Sauron started off as merely a lieutenant to this ancient personification of evil.
Morgoth (or Melkor)
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Bilbo Baggins was this age when he left The Shire for what he thought would be the final time.
Eleventy one
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During his rescue of Frodo from Cirith Ungol, Sam uses the Phial of Galadriel to ward off these evil guardian spirits.
The Two Watchers
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Not including the credits, it's the total runtime (in minutes) of all three extended edition movies. (Closest Answer)
656 minutes (10 hours and 56 minutes)
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Invented by Peter Jackson for the movie, it's the name of the Uruk-hai who kills Boromir with many arrows.
Lurtz
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In a reversal of what we do in our culture, Hobbits are expected to this on their birthdays.
Give gifts
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Contrary to popular belief, the second book's title The Two Towers actually refers to these two places.
Orthanc and Minas Morgul
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He's the only member of The Lord of the Rings cast to have met Tolkien in person.
Sir Christopher Lee