Question 1

What mountain does Bilbo see as the group nears Rivendell?

Accepted Answer

The Misty Mountain

Answer

The Blue Mountain

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The Lonely Mountain

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The White Mountain

Question 2

What does "parapet" mean?

Accepted Answer

A wall to screen troops from frontal fire.

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What is left over

Answer

Mysterious or unfamiliar

Question 3

How long does the group stay in Rivendell?

Accepted Answer

Two weeks

Answer

A month

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Four days

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A week

Question 4

What does Elrond find on the map?

Accepted Answer

Moon letters

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A hidden path

Answer

Sun letters

Question 5

What does "shirk" mean?

Accepted Answer

Get out of doing

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A violent attack

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Things left over

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Impudence

Question 6

What is Durin's Day?

Accepted Answer

Dwarvish New Year

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The day on which The Lonely Mountain opens up

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The day on which Smaug is at his weakest and can be attacked

Answer

Thorin's. birthday

Question 7

What will happen on Durin's Day?

Accepted Answer

The moonlight will reveal a hidden keyhole.

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The dwarves will receive special powers and be able to retake their home.

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Smaug's guard will be down and he can be attacked.

Question 8

What does "pinnacle" mean?

Accepted Answer

the highest point

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a faint, unsteady light

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a violent attack

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a space in time between events

Question 9

What does "benighted" mean?

Accepted Answer

in a state of pitiful ignorance

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spread or turned out

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thoroughly unpleasant or disagreeable

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to walk or march steadily

Question 10

Which of the following is the name of one of the swords Thorin and Gandalf took from the troll's treasure room?

Accepted Answer

Orcrist

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Narsil

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Andúril

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Herugrim

Question 11

Which kingdom is located under the Misty Mountain?

Accepted Answer

The Mines of Moria

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The Iron Hills

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Mirkwood

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The Long Marshes

Question 12

Why does the group hide in the cave?

Accepted Answer

To avoid a thunderstorm

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To light a fire and cook dinner without being seen.

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To avoid a snowstorm

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To escape the goblins chasing them

Question 13

What do the goblins eat after capturing the group?

Accepted Answer

The ponies the group was using for transportation.

Answer

Nothing.

Answer

The food the elves gave the group for their journey.

Question 14

What does "palpitate" mean?

Accepted Answer

to move rapidly

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to adhere or cleave

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to search by moving things

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to be overcome by defeat

Question 15

What is obviously magical about Gandalf's sword Glamdring (Foe-hammer)?

Accepted Answer

It burns blue when goblins are nearby.

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It makes a high-pitched screeching sound when it kills goblins.

Answer

It becomes invisible when the owner is in danger.

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It cannot be taken out of the owner's hand unless the owner is killed.

Question 16

What light are the adventurers using to guide them inside the tunnels in Chapter 4?

Accepted Answer

The magical glow on Gandalf's staff.

Answer

The magical light given off by Orcrist and Glamdring when goblins are nearby.

Answer

A strange green glow given off by Gandalf's smoke rings.

Answer

A torch dropped by a goblin when Thorin killed one.

Question 17

What does "oddment" mean?

Accepted Answer

things left over

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something strange or weird

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something mysterious or unfamiliar

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a prolonged quivering sound

Question 18

What do goblins usually do with their human prisoners?

Accepted Answer

Use them as slaves.

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Make them fight each other.

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Use them as soldiers.

Answer

Cook them up and eat them.

Question 19

How did the goblins capture Bilbo and the dwarves?

Accepted Answer

A crack in the back of the cave opened into a secret doorway

Answer

They followed them into the cave and drug them out the front entrance

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There was a trap door in the floor of the cave

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There were no goblins that came

Question 20

Which dwarf carries Gandalf when the group flees the goblins?

Accepted Answer

Dori

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Ori

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Nori

Answer

Fori

Question 21

What does "clamor" mean?

Accepted Answer

noisy shouting

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to climb awkwardly

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to scrape or grope around

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to be disordered

Question 22

What does Gollum always call himself?

Accepted Answer

my precious

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my Gollum

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my treasure

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my special

Question 23

What does Gollum tell Bilbo he will do if he wins the riddle game?

Accepted Answer

Show him the way out of the cave

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Allow him to live

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Give him the ring

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Give him food

Question 24

What does "abominable" mean?

Accepted Answer

unpleasant or disagreeable

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extremely large

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the young of certain animals

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overtaken by darkness

Question 25

How does Gollum guess that Bilbo has his ring?

Accepted Answer

The ring is missing and Bilbo's riddle asked about what was in his pocket.

Answer

Bilbo puts it on in front of him and turns invisible.

Answer

Bilbo hints that he has jewelry in his pocket.

Answer

He sees the circular shape in Bilbo's pocket.

Question 26

What does Bilbo discover when he accidentally puts the ring on?

Accepted Answer

It makes him invisible

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It makes him incredibly fast

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It makes him stronger

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It allows him to control Gollum

Question 27

What is the answer to this riddle? Thirty white horses on a red hill, First they champ, then they stamp, then they stand still.

Accepted Answer

teeth

Answer

time

Answer

chesnuts

Answer

mountains

Question 28

Voiceless it cries, Wingless flutters, Toothless bites, Mouthless mutters.

Accepted Answer

wind

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a butterfly

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songs

Answer

a bat

Question 29

What does "splay" mean?

Accepted Answer

spread or turned out

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a large fern

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great age

Answer

enthusiastic

Question 30

How does Bilbo escape the cave?

Accepted Answer

By using the ring to slip by Gollum and the Goblins

Answer

By following the sounds of the dwarves' voices

Answer

By using his sword to fight the Goblins off

Answer

Gandalf saves him at the last minute

Question 31

A box without hinges, key, or lid, yet golden treasure inside is hid.

Accepted Answer

eggs

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a book

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a cup of tea

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a kettle boiling over

Question 32

What does "shamble" mean?

Accepted Answer

a condition of complete disorder

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mysterious or unfamiliar

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a shallow place in a stream

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thoroughly unpleasant

Question 33

Why do the dwarves have more respect for Bilbo when he rejoins them after being lost in the tunnels?

Accepted Answer

He was able to save himself

Answer

They don't, he should have been fighting with them

Answer

He saves them from the goblins

Answer

They are impressed by the ring

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