Are you ready to take on this Lord of the Rings challenge? Only the brave may enter and participate to call yourself the Ultimate King!
1. In the books, exactly how many years pass between Bilbo’s 111th birthday party and Frodo’s eventual departure from Bag End with the Ring?
2. Which of the Valar (the "gods" of Middle-earth) was responsible for the secret creation of the Dwarves before the Elves had awakened?
3. When Éowyn disguised herself as a soldier of Rohan to ride into the Battle of the Pelennor Fields, what name did she use?
4. The sword Glamdring, wielded by Gandalf, was discovered in a Troll-hoard, but it was originally forged in the First Age for which Elven King?
5. Gandalf the Grey fought the Balrog atop the peak of Celebdil. What was the name of the ancient staircase that led from the depths of Moria to that summit?
6. Who was the father of Gimli the Dwarf, and what was his significance in Bilbo Baggins' original adventure?
7. Which of these stars, set in the sky by Varda (Elentári), was known as the "Burning Wheel" and served as a sign of doom for Melkor?
8. In the books, who is the powerful, enigmatic being who rescues the Hobbits from Old Man Willow and the Barrow-wights, yet was left out of the films?
9. What was the name of the ancient, massive spider from whom Shelob is a distant descendant?
10. Before his mind was twisted by the Ring, what was Gollum’s original name, and to which branch of Hobbit-kind did he belong?
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