What a Character
He enjoys company (when he invites them) and is not overly fond of adventures.
Who is Bilbo Baggins
A quaint village where very small folk called Hobbits make their home.
What is Hobbiton
The opening of the book, where a party of dwarves drops in unannounced on our hero.
What is An Unexpected Party.
The dwarves sing about their adventure taking them "far over..." this cold place the night they recruit their burglar.
What are the Misty Mountains
The party is this number strong when it departs from Bywater.
What is 15
This would-be King Under the Mountain leads a band of dwarves and a single hobbit on their journey.
Who is Thorin Oakenshield
Bilbo and his friends receive a warm welcome in this aptly named Human settlement.
What is Lake-Town
This chapter title features two sets of critters which harass the party in Mirkwood.
What is Flies and Spiders
The dwarves threaten to do this to Bilbo's glasses and plates after a raucous dinner party.
What is chip and crack
What treasure does Thorin want more than any other?
What is the Arkenstone
You would think that this character spends most of his time singing songs (when he isn't slaying dragons).
Who is Bard
Called "The Lonely Mountain" in human-tongue, the dwarves call it this.
What is Erebor
A man-bear's animal servants provide for the party in this chapter.
What is Queer Lodgings
Fifteen birds in Five Fir Trees is the song about the party being trapped in trees by these enemies.
Who are the Wargs and the Goblins
With the aid of these characters the party escapes the treetops.
Who are the Eagles
This cousin of Thorin comes to the aid of the dwarves when the men and elves surround the mountain.
Who is Dain
Beorn is responsible for guarding this piece of land.
What is the Carrock
The chapter title "Inside Information" is an apt description for this event from the book.
What is Bilbo talking to Smaug
This song features the pejorative nicknames this name, which is rude for spiders, and Tomnoddy, which is rude for anyone.
What is Attercop
The sword Gandalf found bore this name in runes.
What is Glamdring
This character is hardly mentioned, apart from his presence in southern Mirkwood, but will play a much larger part in later books.
Who is The Necromancer
This is the home of Elrond, and a place of refuge, however brief, for the party.
What is the Last Homely House
In this chapter Bilbo wins a game against a nasty creature called Gollum.
What is Riddles in the Dark
A party of elves sing:
Roll—roll—roll—roll,
roll—roll—rolling down the hole!
Heave ho! Splash plump!
Down they go, down they bump!
during this exciting scene.
What is the barrel escape
Bard knew about Smaug's weakness due to this character's message.
What is the Thrush.