Q 01/05

The Rings of Power streams on which service?

A) Prime Video

B) Netflix

C) HBO Max

D) Disney+

Answer · why

A) Prime Video

Jeff Bezos, a Tolkien fan, was personally involved in the rights negotiations.

Q 02/05

In which Age of Middle-earth is The Rings of Power set?

A) the First Age

B) the Second Age

C) the Third Age

D) the Fourth Age

Answer · why

B) the Second Age

Thousands of years before The Hobbit; the events are compressed into a short span for TV.

Q 03/05

The series draws its story mainly from which part of Tolkien's writings?

A) the text of The Silmarillion

B) Unfinished Tales of Númenor

C) The History of Middle-earth

D) the appendices of The Lord of the Rings

Answer · why

D) the appendices of The Lord of the Rings

Amazon only bought rights to The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, so the Silmarillion was off limits.

Q 04/05

Who are the two showrunners of The Rings of Power?

A) J. D. Payne and Patrick McKay

B) David Benioff and D. B. Weiss

C) Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens

D) Bryan Cogman and Dave Hill

Answer · why

A) J. D. Payne and Patrick McKay

They had only unproduced or uncredited work before; J. J. Abrams championed them.

Q 05/05

Which director championed Payne and McKay after working with them on an unmade Star Trek film?

A) Peter Jackson

B) Guillermo del Toro

C) J. A. Bayona

D) J. J. Abrams

Answer · why

D) J. J. Abrams

The pair beat more than 30 writers, including the Russo brothers, for the job.

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