Friends and Foes
Bilbo encountered this miserable creature on a slimy island in the heart of the mountains.
Who is Gollum
Bilbo discovered this "small, cold metal thing" on a tunnel floor, which granted him invisibility.
What is the magic ring
This is the location of the Last Homely House, ruled by Elrond.
What is Rivendell
Which sentence is using the word AERONAUTIC correctly? A or B?
A. They want to hire an aeronautic engineer.
B. Aeronautic is a developing business.
What is A. They want to hire an aeronautic engineer.
Cline
lean
These evil giant wolves often ally with goblins and roam the Edge of the Wild.
What are Wargs
This beautiful white gem is known as the "Heart of the Mountain" and was sought by Thorin above all else.
What is the Arkenstone
This dark and oppressive forest is filled with giant spiders and an enchanted black stream.
What is Mirkwood
Which sentence is using the word AMBIVALENCE correctly? A or B?
A. The positions are surprising because France has often expressed ambivalence toward NATO
B. The democratic convention seemed to be ambivalence.
What is A. The positions are surprising because France has often expressed ambivalence toward NATO
Anthrop/o
human
This descendant of Girion used a black arrow to kill Smaug.
Who is Bard
These rune-letters on Thorin’s map can only be read when held up to a moon of the same shape and season as when they were written.
What are moon-letters
This is the specific day of the year when the secret door to the Mountain can be opened.
What is Durin’s Day
Which sentence is using the word MICROCOSM correctly? A or B?
A. I used the microcosm to solve the problem of genetic mutation.
B. This small group of characters was a microcosm of the real world.
What is B. The internet has become a microcosm of our society.
Astro, Aster
stars, outer space
This skin-changer can take the form of a great black bear
Who is Beorn
This silver-steel mail coat was given to Bilbo by Thorin as the "first payment" of his reward.
What is Mithril
This town of Men is built on bridges over the surface of a lake for protection against the dragon.
What is Lake-town (or Esgaroth)
Which sentence is using the word ASCERTAIN correctly? A or B?
A. And for all last year’s hype about digital nomads giving up altogether on big cities and hanging out a shingle in rural idylls, what actually happened was a faster pace of ascertain migration patterns.
B. Currently, an official trying to ascertain road damage in the aftermath of an earthquake might have to keep one eye on the TV news while listening to both radio traffic reports and the police scanner.
What is Currently, an official trying to ascertain road damage in the aftermath of an earthquake might have to keep one eye on the TV news while listening to both radio traffic reports and the police scanner.
Arch/i
What is chief, most important, rule
These ancient elvish swords were discovered in a troll-hoard and were known to goblins as "Biter and Beater."
What are Orcrist and Glamdring
Sentence using the word centrifugal
What is moving outward from a center (noun or adjective).
Which sentence is using the word Anthozoan correctly? A or B?
A. Anthozoan veins in the body run in ventricular patterns.
B. Examples of other colonies are anthozoan soft corals and most reef-forming hard corals.
What is B. Examples of other colonies are anthozoan soft corals and most reef-forming hard corals.
Apo, Apho
away, off, separate