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Quiz: The Hobbit

Test your knowledge of The Hobbit. Every question is backed by a chapter reference.

Series · The Hobbit, Introductory20 questions
  1. In which city did Bard live?

    Source: The Hobbit, Chapter 14, Fire and Water

  2. What was Thorin's plan?

    Source: The Hobbit, ch. 1, An Unexpected Party

  3. Where did the exchange take place in which Smaug is called both 'the Magnificent' and 'the Chiefest and Greatest of Calamities'?

    Source: The Hobbit, ch. 12, 'Inside Information'

  4. Who introduced Bilbo Baggins to Thorin's company as a burglar?

    Source: The Hobbit, ch. 1, An Unexpected Party

  5. According to the record, how old was Aragorn in the year 2933?

    Source: The Hobbit, ch. 3 'A Short Rest'

  6. Who pressed Bilbo Baggins, against his own wishes, into joining Thorin's company?

    Source: The Hobbit, ch. 1, An Unexpected Party

  7. Bard was said to be descended, in a long line, from which former Lord of Dale?

    Source: The Hobbit, Chapter 14, Fire and Water

  8. When did Gandalf return to Bilbo Baggins's door after their first meeting?

    Source: The Hobbit, ch. 1, An Unexpected Party

  9. The smiths of the Lonely Mountain worked in alliance with whom?

    Source: The Hobbit, ch. 1, An Unexpected Party

  10. In which direction did a great glow rise, lighting the sky above the Lonely Mountain?

    Source: The Hobbit, Chapter 14, Fire and Water

  11. Where did Bilbo kill the giant spiders that had bound the dwarves in webs?

    Source: The Hobbit, ch. 8, Flies and Spiders

  12. From which direction did Smaug come?

    Source: The Hobbit, ch. 1, An Unexpected Party

  13. How did Smaug fly over the rooftops of Lake-town?

    Source: The Hobbit, Chapter 14, Fire and Water

  14. What role did Bilbo Baggins hold in Thorin's company?

    Source: The Hobbit, ch. 12, Inside Information

  15. What effect did the ring Bilbo found have on its wearer?

    Source: The Hobbit, ch. 5, Riddles in the Dark

  16. How did Smaug destroy the hidden door?

    Source: The Hobbit, ch. 14, Fire and Water

  17. What did Thorin refuse to do when the army confronted him at the Mountain?

    Source: The Hobbit, Chapter 17, The Clouds Burst

  18. What title applied to Bilbo after he found Gollum's ring?

    Source: The Hobbit, ch. 19, The Last Stage

  19. Which town, built of wood over water, was burned down by Smaug's fire?

    Source: The Hobbit, ch. 14, 'Fire and Water'

  20. Who is said to have kept to the agreement made regarding Erebor's treasure?

    Source: The Hobbit, Chapter 18, The Return Journey

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