Lotro
What is the starting area for Hobbit characters in LOTRO?
The Shire
In The Two Towers, who is the first member of the Fellowship to speak to King Théoden after he is freed from Saruman’s influence?
Gandalf
What is the name of the inn where Frodo, Sam, Merry, and Pippin first encounter Aragorn in The Fellowship of the Ring?
The Prancing Pony
J.R.R. Tolkien was a professor of Anglo-Saxon at which university?
Oxford University
In The Fellowship of the Ring, what type of creature tries to drag Frodo into the water at the gates of Moria?
the Watcher in the Water
In LOTRO, which major city serves as the hub for Men of Bree-land and is often the first meeting place for players?
Bree-town
In The Fellowship of the Ring, what elvish word does Frodo see written on the doors of Moria, meaning “friend”?
mellon
In the books, Tom Bombadil rescues the hobbits twice. The second time, from what creature does he save them?
Barrow-wights
Tolkien fought in which major historical conflict, said to have influenced his writings?
World War I
In The Fellowship of the Ring, what unnatural feature of the Black Riders’ horses hints at their corruption?
That their eyes are red and they do not tire, as they are enslaved to Mordor.
Which instance cluster in LOTRO is themed around the ancient dwarf-city of Moria?
the Mines of Moria expansion
In the extended editions, which character gives Aragorn the reforged sword Andúril before the Paths of the Dead?
Elrond
In The Scouring of the Shire, who is revealed to be ruling the Shire under the name “Sharkey”?
Saruman
Tolkien considered The Lord of the Rings a sequel to which earlier published work of his
The Hobbit
In The Two Towers, Treebeard refers to young Ents who have become tree-like and no longer move or speak. What are they called?
Huorns
What faction must players ally with in order to gain access to Lothlórien in the game?
the Galadhrim
During the Council of Elrond, Boromir suggests using the Ring. What exact line does he say that later becomes a meme?
One does not simply walk into Mordor.
In The Return of the King, who composes the poem “Where now the horse and the rider?” lamenting the fall of Rohan’s glory?
Aragorn (reciting the Lay of the Rohirrim)
The languages Quenya and Sindarin are based on real-world inspirations. Which two languages most influenced them?
Finnish (for Quenya) and Welsh (for Sindarin)
In The Return of the King, the Witch-king rides a fell beast. What is the only description Tolkien gives of its origin?
That “not even its kindred know whence it came,” bred by the Dark Lord in Mordor.
LOTRO features the hidden fortress of the Witch-king in Angmar. What is its name?
Carn Dûm?
In the Return of the King Extended Edition, the Mouth of Sauron confronts Aragorn’s army at the Black Gate. What proof of Frodo’s capture does he show them?
Frodo’s mithril shirt (chainmail)
In The Fellowship of the Ring, Gandalf cites an ancient verse about the One Ring that begins “Three Rings for the Elven-kings…” What is the final line of this inscription?
In the land of Mordor where the shadows lie.
Tolkien referred to himself as a “sub-creator.” What did he mean by this term?
The idea that humans, made in God’s image, reflect divine creativity by inventing secondary worlds (like Middle-earth).
what are the Two Trees of Valinor?
Telperion and Laurelin