The Hobbit Flashcards
Level 1
our main character - the hobbit
(full name)
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Bilbo Baggins
Level 1
the wizard that helps the group
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Gandalf
Level 1
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
Level 1
the peaceful homeland of the Hobbits
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The Shire
Level 2
the hobbit-hole where Bilbo lives
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Bag-End
(or Bag-End Under-Hill)
Level 1
The world in which the whole adventure takes place
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Middle Earth
Level 1
The large, dumb creatures that turn to stone in daylight
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Trolls
Level 1
Another name for goblins
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Orcs
Level 1
The birds that help win the battle in the end
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Eagles
level 2
Where does Bilbo meet the dwarves to start their journey?
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The Green Dragon Inn
level 2
In what village in the Shire is the Green Dragon Inn located?
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Bywater
level 2
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
level 2
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
level 2
What was Bilbo’s mom’s name?
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Belladonna Took
level 2
What was Bilbo’s grandfather’s name?
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The Old Took
level 2
How many dwarves went on the journey?
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13
level 2
the wolf-like creatures that the Goblins ride
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Wargs
level 2
the secret valley of the elves
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Rivendell
level 1
Where does Smaug live?
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The Lonely Mountain
Level 3
After leaving the shire, the group crosses these desolate and dangerous lands.
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The Lone-Lands
Level 3
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
Level 3
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
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Mirkwood
Level 3
The human settlement near the Lonely Mountain
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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?
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Mithril
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.
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The Lord of the Eagles
Level 3
who captured Bilbo and the dwarves when they got lost in the forest?
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the wood-elves
Level 3
What was the leader of the wood-elves called?
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the Elvenking
Level 4
What is the name of Bilbo’s sword?
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Sting
Level 4
Who kills Smaug?
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Bard the Bowman
Level 4
What weapon is used to kill Smaug?
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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?
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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?
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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?
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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.
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The Arkenstone
Level 4
What is the name of Gandalf’s sword, found in the trolls’ cave
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Glamdring
Level 4
What was the name of Thorin’s sword, found in the trolls’ cave
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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?”
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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.
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Thror
Level 5
Name the 12 dwarves on Bilbo’s adventure who aren’t Thorin Oakenshield
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Fili &Kili
Oin &Gloin
Dwalin & Balin
Bifur, Bofur &Bombur
Dori, Nori &Ori
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.)
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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?
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Dwalin
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What is the name of the hill where Bilbo lives and why is the name important?
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The Hill
The name indicates the simple way Hobbits think about the world
Level 5
Which brothers are the youngest of the dwarves?
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Fili and Kili
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What treasure does Bilbo take from Smaug while Smaug is sleeping?
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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?
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Goblins & Wargs
vs
Humans, Elves, Dwarves
Level 5
What 4 other species participate in the battle?
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Eagles, Hobbit, skin changer, wizard
Level 5
What sort of creature is Bard the Bowman?
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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?
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a thrush
Level 6
Bard the Bowman is the descendent of the lord of what great city that was destroyed by Smaug.
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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.
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Erebor
Level 6
Bilbo’s father?
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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
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
- Trolls
- Elves
- Goblins
- Wargs
- Spiders
