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1 trivia quiz  Elvish Vocabulary from FOTR icon
Some Elvish vocabulary, taken from the first part of "The Lord of the Rings" - book and movie. See how much you remember. Elen s?la lumenn' omentielvo!
 Average 10Q
1779 plays
 Jan 02 03
PearlQ19
2 trivia quiz  Tolkien's use of Old English icon
This is a quiz about Old English, a language I have learned to love. I have mixed the Old English with some Tolkien knowledge to make it more interesting.
 Difficult 10Q
318 plays
 Jun 18 05
Elenaran
3 trivia quiz  The Lore of Middle-Earth icon
Like all fantasy worlds, Middle-Earth has its own language and lore. Here are some words, terms and names used in the book 'Fellowship of the Ring'. Let's see how much you know about them. Okay? Let's start!
 Average 20Q
1911 plays
 Feb 17 03
layadriel
4 trivia quiz  Tolkien Translations icon
I'm going to present you with the name of a person, place or thing from any of J.R.R. Tolkien's works and you have to tell me what it means. Don't worry, it's multiple choice!
 Tough 10Q
1365 plays
 Jun 18 02
H0lyAerith
5 trivia quiz  Tolkien's Words icon
Tolkien used Anglo-Saxon extensively in his works. Let's see how well you know your Old English!
 Very Difficult 15Q
915 plays
 Jun 18 02
wordnerd
6 trivia quiz  Quenya Meets Music icon
Choose the appropriate missing Elvish word. The rest of the lyrics are in English.
 Difficult 10Q
414 plays
 Jul 04 03
Ilona_Ritter gold
7 trivia quiz  The Elvish Language
A quiz on the languages Tolkien created for his Elves. This quiz may be difficult for some. All questions are about the Quenya language unless otherwise specified. All references taken from http://hem.passagen.se/noldo/quenya.html
 Tough 10Q
903 plays
 Jul 09 02
SkiersDream
8 trivia quiz  Language of the Silmarillion icon
This is a quiz to test your knowledge of the book's language.
 Average 10Q
864 plays
 Dec 12 02
PennylovesMerlin
9 trivia quiz  Quenya Vocabulary
Have you studied? Here's a mutliple choice quiz on the Quenya language - I'll give you a word, and you tell me what it means. Good luck! (All definitions taken from http://hem.passagen.se/noldo/queneng.html)
 Tough 15Q
543 plays
 Aug 12 02
SkiersDream
10 trivia quiz  Elvish Dictionary icon
This is a quiz on the Elvish language that was created by J.R.R. Tolkien. This is a series of questions about what English words are in Elvish. There are two dialects of Elvish, Quenya and Sindarin. This quiz is only on Quenya. All multiple choice.
 Tough 10Q
375 plays
 May 27 04
LOTRfangirl
11 trivia quiz  LOTR Alphabet/Language quiz icon
Ah the language of LOTR...This quiz isn't intended to be difficult. I recommend this quiz to only those who have thorughly read the appendices of the LOTR trilogy. Enjoy friends!
 Average 10Q
399 plays
 Jun 27 04
CatWoman911
12 trivia quiz  Languages of Rohan and Rhovanion icon
This quiz tests your knowledge of Tolkien's Rohirric and the related words from Rhovannion, actually based on Old English and Norse. All of this info is in Ruth S. Noel's book, "The Languages of Tolkien's Middle Earth". NOTE: No accents are used.
 Difficult 15Q
408 plays
 Nov 17 02
Mojo69
13 trivia quiz  Quenya and Noldorin icon
How well do you know the difference between Quenya (Q) and Noldorin (N)? Test yourself. References to "The Etymologies" ("The Lost Road and Other Writings").
 Difficult 15Q
372 plays
 Aug 18 02
VARDA

Some sample questions from this category:

* King Theoden's hall is called Meduseld. What does that name mean?
* What does Henneth Annun mean?
* Alright, here's an easy one: what does Ainur mean?
* What does Nirnaeth Arnoediad mean?
* A nice, easy one to end the quiz: what does Avari mean?
* A position of authority in the Shire was the Thain. From what country did Tolkien get this name?
* Samwise, while a loyal friend and servant, was a bit of a bumpkin. What does his name mean in Anglo-Saxon?
* And while we're on the subject of Ents, let's turn from Anglo-Saxon for a moment and see how well you know your Shakespeare. The Attack of the Ents on Isengard is believed by some to be derived from which Shakespearean play?
* While dressed as a man to fight with the Rohirrim, Eowyn calls herself Dernhelm. What does this name mean?
* What two languages does the name Beorn seem to be derived from?
* What does 'Orthanc' mean in Anglo-Saxon?
* Grima Wormtongue deceives Theoden and almost causes the destruction of Rohan (and indirectly, Gondor and Middle-Earth as a whole). What does his first name mean?
* Speaking of literal translations, what does 'eored' mean?
* And another split-it-into-two word! The Rohirrim's name for Merry was Holdwine. What does this name mean?
* Shadowfax was one of the mearas: the best horses in Rohan-or the world, for that matter. What does his name mean?
* What is the literal translation of this sentence from 'The Two Towers': "Westu Theoden hal!"?
* What would the plural of leaves (lasse) be?
* Which syllable is accented in "culuina?"
* Which of these words would be closest to the translation for "am"?
* Which of these is something you could do to a noun to make it a noun in the locative case?

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