Lord of the Rings: A Journey Through Middle-earth!

#86 Week 18

Author

Sigrun Sørumgård
April 30, 2025

How well do you know the books, characters, places, and epic events of Lord of the Rings?

  1. What is the name of the author behind The Lord of the Rings?

  2. What is the name of the hobbit who in the book The Hobbit finds the ring, and who in The Lord of the Rings still has the ring – the hobbit celebrates his 111th birthday?

  3. What is the name of the main character who is tasked with destroying the ring?

  4. What is the name of the mountain where the ring must be thrown to be destroyed?

  5. What is the name of the elven city where Elrond lives?

  6. What is written on the One Ring?

  7. What are the names of the three books that make up The Lord of the Rings?

  8. What year was the first film in Peter Jackson's trilogy released?

  9. What was Gollum's name before he was transformed by the ring?

  10. What is the name of Gandalf's horse?

The Wonder Wall

  • The Lord of the Rings has sold over 150 million copies. If considered as a single book (as it was originally intended to be) this would make it either the #1 or #2 selling English work of fiction of all time.

  • If you do not own an illustrated edition of The Lord of the Rings you should. And while many artists have tried their hand at bringing the authors words to life through the visual arts, Alan Lee and John Howe have probably been the most influential. Their work is so iconic that they were brought to work on the art direction of the blockbuster Lord of the Rings films. And if you’ve seen those movies, you’ll recognize their inspiration in practically every frame.

  • The author was reading various Middle-Earth genealogies and appendices to his friend C.S. Lewis long before there were any stories to go along with them. The author was perfectly content with focusing on that sort of thing, but it was Lewis who urged him to put things into novel form. The author once confided in Walter Hooper, a mutual friend, “You know Jack (Lewis’ nickname). He had to have a story! And that story—The Lord of the Rings—was written to keep him quiet!”

Yesterday´s Questions & Answers

  1. What does the MMR vaccine protect against?

    The MMR vaccine is for measles, mumps and rubella.

  2. What is the name of the vaccine against cervical cancer?

    HPV vaccine (Human papillomavirus).

  3. What kind of disease does the BCG vaccine protect against?

    The BCG vaccine is a suspension of Bacille Calmette Guérin, which is a weakened version of the bacterium Mycobacterium bovis, which in turn is a relative of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, better known as the tuberculosis bacterium or the tubercle bacterium. BCG is the only approved vaccine against tuberculosis.

  4. Which childhood disease with high fever and rash has been virtually eradicated in Europe due to vaccination, but is making a comeback in the United States?

    Measles

  5. What is the name of the disease you get vaccinated against if you are going to certain tropical regions and need to have an international vaccination card?

    Yellow fever is a viral disease transmitted by mosquitoes.

  6. What is the name of the global organization that distributes vaccines to low-income countries?

    The GAVI Foundation (Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance)

  7. What disease does the RTS,S (Mosquirix) vaccine, which was approved by the WHO in 2021, protect against?

    Malaria

  8. What disease is the rotavirus vaccine used to vaccinate children against in many countries?

    Diarrhea, stomach problems, and vomiting caused by rotavirus (which is in the name of the vaccine).

  9. What was a common misconception about the smallpox vaccine in the 19th century?

    That people could get cow heads or traits from cows.

  10. What was the name of the first mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine approved in the West?

    Pfizer-BioNTech (BNT162b2)