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Development of "The Lord of the Rings"

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : J. R. R. Tolkien
Development of The Lord of the Rings game quiz
"This is a quiz about the original ideas Tolkien had for "The Lord of the Rings". (Taken from "The History of Middle Earth" books, written by J.R.R. Tolkien and edited by Christopher Tolkien)"

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1. What was the first name for the character later known as Frodo Baggins?
    Frodo Took
    Bingo Bolger Baggins
    Odo Took
    Frodo Took Baggins


2. Frodo also had two other names before he finally became Frodo, what were those?
    Haramond and Balbo
    Taramond and Folco
    Faramond and Folco
    Garamond and Balbo


3. What was the original name for the character who developed into being Aragorn?
    Button
    Titus
    Trotter
    Boffer


4. What race was the character which developed into Aragorn, at first?
    Hobbit
    Dwarf
    Man
    Elf


5. In the first version of the book, in the part where Frodo first encounters a Black Rider, there wasn't a Black Rider coming by the road. Who was it?
    Radagast
    Tom Bombadil
    Gandalf
    Galdor


6. What were the names for the four hobbits in the first version?
    Frodo, Peregrin, Odo, Meriadoc
    Frodo, Odo, Peregrin, Bingo
    Bingo, Folco, Frodo, Odo
    Bingo, Frodo, Odo, Marmaduke


7. Saruman was intended to be the husband of Galadriel.
    True
    False


8. What were the three first names Tolkien made for the Landlord of The Prancing Pony before he became Barliman Butterbur?
    Tim, Titus and Bargas
    Bargas, Tim, Barnabas
    Timothy, Barnabas and Trotter
    Titus, Timothy and Barnabas


9. In one of the earlier drafts of the story, does Bilbo Baggins die?
    Yes
    No


10. Who held Gandalf as a prisoner, before Saruman entered the story?
    Bill Ferny
    The Barrow-Wight
    Treebeard
    The Witchking

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