Q 01/05

Legolas's royal line descends from which kindred of Elves?

A) Noldor

B) Sindar

C) Vanyar

D) Avari

Answer · why

B) Sindar

Sindar. His grandfather came east from Doriath to rule the Silvan Wood-elves, which is why Legolas can speak of 'us of the silvan folk' while Tolkien ...

Q 02/05

Legolas first appears at the Council of Elrond carrying news of whose escape?

A) Saruman

B) Bill Ferny

C) Gollum

D) Wormtongue

Answer · why

C) Gollum

Gollum. Aragorn had caught him and the Wood-elves were his jailers, but they were too kind to keep him shut in the dark, and an Orc raid gave him the ...

Q 03/05

Which guard of Lothlórien's border challenges the Fellowship, leaving Legolas to answer for the company?

A) Haldir

B) Celeborn

C) Círdan

D) Gildor

Answer · why

A) Haldir

Haldir. He would let Gimli pass only blindfolded, the Dwarf refused, and the quarrel ended only when the whole Fellowship agreed to walk blindfolded, ...

Q 04/05

On Caradhras, how does Legolas scout ahead while Aragorn and Boromir plough through the drifts?

A) He runs on top of the snow

B) He climbs along the cliff

C) He rides Bill the pony

D) He tunnels underneath

Answer · why

A) He runs on top of the snow

He runs on top of the snow. Light-footed in mere shoes, he goes ahead and comes back to tell the labouring Men that the great drift barring their way ...

Q 05/05

Which Rider of Rohan lends Legolas the horse Arod, which he rides with Gimli seated behind him?

A) Théoden

B) Éowyn

C) Éomer

D) Háma

Answer · why

C) Éomer

Éomer. Arod had lost his own rider in the fight with the Orcs, and letting three strangers ride off free broke the law of Rohan, which helped get Éome...