"The Hobbit" - Answers to the Quiz

"The Hobbit" was written by J.R.R.Tolkien, and has become quite the cult classic. This is a quiz presented to my Tween after he finished reading the book. The answers are in red.



1. How many dwarves accompanied Bilbo Baggins on the journey? 13


2. What is the name of the wizard who helps the dwarves in their quest? Gandalf


3. How do the dwarves know which hobbit hole Bilbo lives in when they start their journey? Gandalf carved a marking on Bilbo's door.


4. What does Gandalf tell the dwarves that Bilbo is, and that Bilbo will be critical to their mission in this role? Burglar


5. How does Bilbo try to get away from Gollum? They have a contest of answering riddles.


6. Bilbo finds a ring. What magic does the ring do? Provides invisibility to whoever wears it.


7. Who or what is Smaug? He is the dragon that took up residence in the dwarves mountain.


8. What is the name of the archer who kills Smaug? Bard


9. An arrow strikes Smaug and kills him. Where does that arrow strike? In the chest where there was a missing "plate".


10. What did you like best about the book? Answers will vary.













Thank you!