The Hobbit Flashcards by alex bassos

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our main character - the hobbit
(full name)

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Bilbo Baggins

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the wizard that helps the group

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Gandalf

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the leader of the dwarves
(first name)

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Thorin
Oakenshield

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the dragon

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Smaug

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the small creature who had the one ring and lost it to Bilbo

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Gollum

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the peaceful homeland of the Hobbits

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The Shire

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the hobbit-hole where Bilbo lives

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Bag-End
(or Bag-End Under-Hill)

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The world in which the whole adventure takes place

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Middle Earth

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The large, dumb creatures that turn to stone in daylight

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Trolls

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Another name for goblins

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Orcs

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The birds that help win the battle in the end

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Eagles

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Where does Bilbo meet the dwarves to start their journey?

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The Green Dragon Inn

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In what village in the Shire is the Green Dragon Inn located?

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Bywater

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Bilbo wakes up the morning after the long meeting with the dwarves at his house and everyone is gone. He thinks he’s free. How does he realize he’s supposed to be at the Green Dragon Inn.

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There’s a letter from Thorin Oakenshield

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Once he reads the letter, how much time does Bilbo have to get to the Green Dragon?

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10 minutes
to get there by the 11:00 time of departure

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What was Bilbo’s mom’s name?

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Belladonna Took

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What was Bilbo’s grandfather’s name?

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The Old Took

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How many dwarves went on the journey?

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the wolf-like creatures that the Goblins ride

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Wargs

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the secret valley of the elves

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Rivendell

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Where does Smaug live?

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The Lonely Mountain

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After leaving the shire, the group crosses these desolate and dangerous lands.

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The Lone-Lands

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Where the group is captured by Goblins. Also where Gollum lives.

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The Misty Mountains

The goblin tunnels and gollum’s lake are in the Misty Mountains

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the group rests and resupplies at the house of this skin changer, who can change into a great black bear

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Beorn

# Level 3 the forest where they are captured by giant spiders then wood-elves | The Hobbit

Mirkwood

# Level 3 The human settlement near the Lonely Mountain | The Hobbit

Lake-Town

# Level 3 What was the material of the protective shirt that Bilbo wore in the final battle and took home with him to the Shire? | The Hobbit

Mithril ## Footnote In a later book we find out that the mithril shirt is so valuable that it's worth more than the entire shire and everything in it.

# Level 3 who had eyes that could look at the sun unblinking and could see a rabbit moving on the ground a mile below, even in the moonlight. | The Hobbit

The Lord of the Eagles

# Level 3 who captured Bilbo and the dwarves when they got lost in the forest? | The Hobbit

the wood-elves

# Level 3 What was the leader of the wood-elves called? | The Hobbit

the Elvenking

# Level 4 What is the name of Bilbo's sword? | The Hobbit

Sting

# Level 4 Who kills Smaug? | The Hobbit

Bard the Bowman

# Level 4 What weapon is used to kill Smaug? | The Hobbit

Bard the Bowman uses a black arrow to pierce a weak spot in Smaug's armor

# Level 4 What are the first names of the 3 trolls that capture Bilbo and the dwarves? | The Hobbit

Tom, Burt and William

# Level 4 There is a riddle on Thorin's map that leads to the secret entrance to the Lonely Mountain. What is the only way to read the riddle? | The Hobbit

to read the map when the moon is shining through it. The hidden letters are called moon letters.

# Level 4 Who reads the riddle on Thorin's map? | The Hobbit

Elrond the leader of the Rivendell elves

# Level 4 What is the name of the large, beautiful gem that Thorin really wanted but Bilbo already had. | The Hobbit

The Arkenstone

# Level 4 What is the name of Gandalf's sword, found in the trolls' cave | The Hobbit

Glamdring

# Level 4 What was the name of Thorin's sword, found in the trolls' cave | The Hobbit

Orcrist

# Level 4 In the riddle contest between Bilbo and Gollum, what is the answer to the last riddle asked by Bilbo, which he asked unintentionally: "What have I got in my pocket?" | The Hobbit

the ring

# Level 5 What is the name of Thorin's grandfather, the lord of the dwarves who was driven out of his kingdom by Smaug. | The Hobbit

Thror

# Level 5 Name the 12 dwarves on Bilbo's adventure who aren't Thorin Oakenshield | The Hobbit

Fili &Kili Oin &Gloin Dwalin & Balin Bifur, Bofur &Bombur Dori, Nori &Ori ## Footnote Memorize them in 5 groups of rhyming dwarves.

# Level 5 Why is it significant that Bilbo is a Took? (his mom is Belladonna Took and his grandfather is the Old Took.) | The Hobbit

hobbits don't like adventure. except for one family, the Tooks, who had many grand adventures. So this is why it makes sense that he becomes the hero even though he didn't want to.

# Level 5 Who is the first dwarf to arrive at Bag End? | The Hobbit

Dwalin

# Level 5 What is the name of the hill where Bilbo lives and why is the name important? | The Hobbit

The Hill The name indicates the simple way Hobbits think about the world

# Level 5 Which brothers are the youngest of the dwarves? | The Hobbit

Fili and Kili

# Level 5 What treasure does Bilbo take from Smaug while Smaug is sleeping? | The Hobbit

the silver cup | Bilbo later takes the Arkenstone but that's when Smaug is gone.

# Level 5 The climactic scenes of the book involves the Battle of Five Armies. Who are the five armies? | The Hobbit

Goblins & Wargs vs Humans, Elves, Dwarves

# Level 5 What 4 other species participate in the battle? | The Hobbit

Eagles, Hobbit, skin changer, wizard

# Level 5 What sort of creature is Bard the Bowman? | The Hobbit

He's a human. From the human settlement of Lake-Town.

# Level 6 Bard the Bowman can speak to birds and hears from an ancient bird how to kill Smaug. What kind of bird flies to Lake-Town to tell Bard that Smaug is coming and he has a weak spot? | The Hobbit

a thrush

# Level 6 Bard the Bowman is the descendent of the lord of what great city that was destroyed by Smaug. | The Hobbit

Dale

# Level 6 What is the Elvish name for the Lonely Mountain - the location of the dwarves ancestral homeland from which they were driven out by Smaug. | The Hobbit

Erebor

# Level 6 Bilbo's father? | The Hobbit

Bungo Baggins

when, according to the map (and what happens) is the only time you can find the keyhole to the secret door to the Lonely Mountain?

the last light of the setting sun on Durin's Day ## Footnote Durin's Day is a dwarven holiday at the end of Fall, just before winter.

Put these species in order of when Bilbo first encounters them: a. Goblins b. Spiders c. Trolls d. Wargs e. Elves

1. Trolls 2. Elves 3. Goblins 4. Wargs 5. Spiders