Characters
A hobbit who is the main hero of the story
Bilbo Baggins
J.R.R. Tolkien
The name of the battle at the end of the story
The Battle of the Five Armies
Does The Hobbit occur before, after, or during the timeframe of the Lord of the Rings trilogy?
Before
The famous trilogy written by Tolkien that continues the story of The Hobbit.
The Lord of the Rings
A wizard who helps Bilbo and the dwarves on their quest.
Gandalf
The war that J.R.R. Tolkien fought in
World War 1
The name of the setting in which The Hobbit takes place
Middle Earth
The genre of the story, a genre that Tolkien is often credited with reviving and popularizing
Fantasy
Which of the following characters of The Hobbit does NOT appear in the Lord of the Rings trilogy: Bilbo, Gandalf, Gollum, Thorin, or Elrond
Thorin
The leader of the dwarves
Thorin Oakenshield
The famous author whose conversion to Christianity Tolkien played a significant role in.
C.S. Lewis
The "riddle" Bilbo uses to stump Gollum
"What have I got in my pocket?"
The connection between isolation and evil is demonstrated by these two characters
Gollum and Smaug
Both The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings were made into films by this director
Peter Jackson
The creature who lives in the caves of Moria and has a magic ring
Gollum
The type of story that Tolkien consistently said that The Hobbit was NOT
Allegory
In the Battle of the Five Armies, humans, elves, and dwarves unite to defeat armies of these two creatures
Goblins and Wargs
The Hobbit was originally published in this year
1937
A large collection of myths and stories written by Tolkien that take place in the same setting as The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings
The Silmarillion
The dragon that lives in the Lonely Mountain
Smaug
Tolkien's religion, which was very big part of his life
Catholicism
This is the purpose of Thorin's quest
To restore his people's home in the Lonely Mountain.
The "quest" theme of The Hobbit was likely influenced by Tolkien's well-known analysis of this classis quest story
Beowulf
A collection of Christmas letters Tolkien wrote to his children over a period of several years
Letters From Father Christmas