The World's Toughest The Hobbit Quiz Book

By Shaun Finnie

Since the first edition was released in 1937, The Hobbit has become a publishing phenomenon with almost 100 million books in print. The adventures of Bilbo have enthralled readers around the world as they followed the story of the little hobbit caught up an a great adventure that (despite the Tookish side of him) he wished to have no part in.

So you think you’re a fan of The Hobbit? You’ve absorbed every detail Bilbo’s adventures? You know all about how he, the wizard Gandalf and a party of dwarves planned to travel ‘there and back again’ in the quest for treasure?

Then take the challenge or, better still, challenge your Tolkien-loving friends. Try The World’s Toughest The Hobbit Quiz Book. It’s stuffed with hundreds of questions and answers to test even the most ardent fan’s knowledge.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Shaun Finnie
• Release date: Oct 24, 2012
• ISBN: 9781301646944

Shaun Finnie

Shaun Finnie lives in the North of England. When not writing short stories or working on his perpetually 'soon-to-be-finished' debut novel he likes travelling, other people's cats and the Disney theme parks.

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Introduction

Since the first edition was released in 1937, The Hobbit has become a publishing phenomenon with almost 100 million books in print. The adventures of Bilbo have enthralled readers around the world as they followed the story of the little hobbit caught up an a great adventure that (despite the Tookish side of him) he wished to have no part in.

So you think you’re a fan of The Hobbit? You’ve absorbed every detail Bilbo’s adventures? You know all about how he, the wizard Gandalf and a party of dwarves planned to travel ‘there and back again’ in the quest for treasure?

Then take the challenge or, better still, challenge your Tolkien-loving friends. Try The World’s Toughest The Hobbit Quiz Book. It’s stuffed with hundreds of questions and answers to test even the most ardent fan’s knowledge.

A quick note before you begin though. I’ve used the 1978 fourth edition so you won’t, for example, find questions about Bilbo winning the ring from Gollum in their riddle contest or other details found in earlier editions.

So, if you’ve finished your second breakfast, let’s begin…

Chapter 1 – Question Set 1

CH1-1-1) What is the subtitle of The Hobbit Chapter I?

CH1-1-2) What is the famous first sentence of the opening chapter of The Hobbit?

CH1-1-3) What colour was Bilbo’s door?

CH1-1-4) What did people call the hill in which Bilbo lived??

CH1-1-5) Why were all Bilbo’s best rooms on the left hand side of the hall (going in)?

CH1-1-6) How do hobbits refer to humans?

CH1-1-7) What was Bilbo’s mother called?

CH1-1-8) What was Bilbo’s father’s name?

CH1-1-9) At the start of The Hobbit approximately how old was Bilbo?

CH1-1-10) What colour scarf did Gandalf wear?

Chapter 1 – Answers to Question Set 1

CH1-1-1) The Hobbit Chapter I is subtitled ‘An Unexpected Party’.

CH1-1-2) The book opens with