Q 01/05

Under what name is Aragorn first introduced in The Lord of the Rings?

A) Strider

B) Longshanks

C) Wingfoot

D) Estel

Answer · why

A) Strider

Strider is what the Men of Bree call the Ranger for his long-legged pace; Longshanks is a ruder local jibe he hears later. The hobbits go on using the...

Q 02/05

Who fostered the young Aragorn in Rivendell?

A) Glorfindel

B) Elrond

C) Círdan

D) Celeborn

Answer · why

B) Elrond

Elrond raised the boy as his own son after orcs killed his father, and kept his lineage secret even from him, because the last heir of Isildur would h...

Q 03/05

At his coronation, whom does Aragorn ask to crown him?

A) Faramir

B) Frodo

C) Gandalf

D) Éomer

Answer · why

C) Gandalf

Gandalf: Faramir offers the ancient crown, but Aragorn surprises the crowd by handing it back, and has Frodo carry it to the wizard to set on his head...

Q 04/05

What was the nickname of the hobbit character who evolved into Aragorn?

A) Padder

B) Hopper

C) Stomper

D) Trotter

Answer · why

D) Trotter

Trotter began as a hobbit Ranger, at one stage a runaway relative of the Bagginses called Peregrin Boffin. Tolkien clung to the name long after the ch...

Q 05/05

On which hill does Aragorn drive off the Black Riders after their leader stabs Frodo?

A) The Carrock

B) Weathertop

C) Amon Hen

D) Bree-hill

Answer · why

B) Weathertop

Weathertop: he leaps out of the darkness with a flaming brand in either hand. The ruin on its summit was once Amon Sûl, the great watchtower of the no...