What a Character
He enjoys company (when he invites them) and is not overly fond of adventures.
Who is Bilbo Baggins
Hobbits often live in this type of home.
What are holes
Bilbo is surprised to see 13 of these in his home at the beginning of the story.
What are dwarves
This character tricks the trolls into letting the sunlight turn them into stone.
Who is Gandalf
This race is the shortest in the story.
Who are Hobbits
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
Bilbo and the party are captured by these hungry creatures who cannot decide how to cook them.
What are trolls
This character can turn into a bear.
Who is Beorn
The party receives this kind of welcome at the human settlement.
What is warm
You would think that this character spends most of his time singing songs (when he isn't slaying dragons).
Who is Bard
Called "Erebor" in the dwarven-tongue, everyone else calls it this kind of Mountain.
What is the Lonely Mountain
The party takes a brief rest at The Last Homely House, a settlement inhabited by this race.
What are elves
This character kills the first spider.
Who is Bilbo
The party is too tied-up to keep travelling when they encounter these beasts.
What are spiders
This cousin of Thorin comes to the aid of the dwarves when the men and elves surround the mountain.
Who is Dain
Beorn gives the party supplies before they enter this dark and deadly forest.
What is Mirkwood
The party escape this way when they find themselves prisoners of the Elvenking.
What is in barrels
This character loves riddles almost as much as jewelry.
Who is Gollum
This man kills Smaug.
Who is Bard
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
These two people come to get treasure, or fight Thorin and his people for it.
Who are the humans and elves
This character is the fattest dwarf.
Who is Bombur
This item is the best bargaining chip against Thorin.
What is the Arkenstone