Frodo Baggins
SackVille-Baggins
How old is Bilbo Baggins turning at his birthday party
111
Name a river that flows in the Shire?
Brandywine
Where did Tolkien go to college
Oxford
When is Hobbit coming of age?
33
How old is Frodo when he leaves for Rivendell?
50 years old
Where does Bilbo Baggins retire?
Rivendell
What is the Scouring of the Shire?
the take back after the destruction and industrialization of the Shire under the rule of Saruman
what is J.R.R. Tolkien's full name
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
True or False
Hobbits hate mushrooms
Hobbits love Mushrooms so
Fasle
Frodo has four friends that are with him in the shire before he leaves for Rivendell. Name three of them for points, name all four for triple points.
Pippen Took
Meri Brandybuck
Samwise
Fatty Bolger
True or False
Bilbo is the only creature ever to willingly give up the ring before the start of Frodos journey
True
What is the best Tobacco in the Shire
Long Bottom Leaf
double points if you can name where it grows
triple points if you can name name who grows it
Tolkien married a women in 1916. What was her name?
Edith
what is unique about Hobbit birthday gift giving?
you give gifts on your birthday instead of getting them.
What is given to Frodo upon meeting Bilbo after his going away.
Chainmail made from Mithril and Sting
Why do the eagles come to the aid of Bilbo and company when they are being attacked by wargs?
They owe Gandalf a favor for healing their chief
Name towns/villages in the Shire. 200 points for each one named. (if over 5 then only 100 per)
Buckland
Hobbiton
Bywater
Stock
Tuckborough
Michel Delving
Tolkien was part of an informal literary group, what was it called?
The Inklings
double the points if you can name two other members
How many meals a day do Hobbits eat?
6 (or 7)
bonus points if you name them all
How many times does Frodo put on the one ring before reaching Rivendell?
Three!
double points if you can name all three times (or two if I feel nice)
What does Bilbos ring reveal when heated up
words saying "One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all, and in the darkness bind them."
Most famous pub in the Shire?
Green Dragon
How was the story of the Hobbit birthed? (What is the story of Tolkien coming up with the idea)
scribbled the opening line on the back of an exam. "in a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit"
What is the "Mathom House"