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Directed by Peter Jackson and beginning their release in December 2001, The Lord of the Rings film series is without a doubt one of the most fantastic trilogies in cinematic history. Starring an amazing cast including Ian McKellen, Elijah Wood, Orlando Bloom, Sean Bean and countless others, the film adaptations of J.R.R Tolkien's fantasy world of Middle Earth is a true masterpiece. The films combined to win 17 out of their 30 Academy Award nominations, including Best Cinematography, Best Picture, Best Director, Best Visual Effects, and countless other awards. The culminating The Return of the King holds the record for most Oscars at 11 (though it is tied with Titanic and Ben-Hur). In total, the film series won 475 out of 800 possible awards, making The Lord of the Rings (LoTR) the most awarded film series of all-time. Test your trivia knowledge on the vast world of Middle Earth with our quiz!When Aragorn claims the throne of Gondor, he founds the House of Telcontar. Telcontar is “Strider” in the Elven language Quenya.
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The word is “mellon."
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Bilbo’s cousin Frodo celebrates his 33rd birthday on the same day.
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The entire trilogy was shot over a span of eight years in director Peter Jackson’s native New Zealand.
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“The world is changed. I feel it in the water. I feel it in the earth. I smell it in the air. Much that once was, is lost....."
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John Rhys-Davies has also done voice work for the 'Justice League' and 'Gargoyles' animated series, as well as a variety of video games.
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Aragorn is heir to Isildur, King of all the Dunedain, King of Gondor, and the one who cut the ring from Sauron's hand, thus defeating him.
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Merry and Pippin have the same grandfather and so they are first cousins. Merry is also Frodo’s second cousin, once removed.
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Peter Jackson reveals this in the “Cameras in Middle-earth” bonus material on 'The Fellowship of the Ring' Special Extended Edition DVD.
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Smeagol doesn't know what 'taters' are and asks a grumpy Sam for an explanation. This is the answer he got.
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Peter Jackson directed all three of the films in the 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy, along with the entire 'Hobbit' trilogy of films.
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The men who bore Sauron's rings of power were tricked and controlled by his master ring. They became the Nazgul after being corrupted.
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Merry deliberately unclasps his brooch in the hope that Aragorn will discover it.
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Grima Wormtoungue was Cheif Advisor to King Theodon of Rohan, before being exposed as an agent of Saruman. He eventually kills Saruman.
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“Flame of Udun” is what Gandalf calls the Balrog.
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Sam wounds Shelob, but her ultimate fate is unknown.
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Mount Doom, also known as Oroduin, was the volcano in which Sauron the Deceiver forged the One ring, and where it was destroyed by Frodo.
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After the council of Elrond, the elves of Rivendell took the shards of Narsil and reforged them into Anduril -- "The Flame of the West."
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Following the events of the first film, the second part of the trilogy was released on December 18, 2002.
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As a man with royal Númenórean descent, Aragorn is blessed with a naturally long life and is in his prime during the events of the trilogy.
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The Witch King of Angmar was Sauron's second in command, and led the Nazgul. He was initially one of the 9 men to gain a ring from Sauron.
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In the first film Pippin lists all their seven meals: breakfast, second breakfast, elevenses, luncheon, afternoon tea, dinner, and supper.
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Nenya’s power was preservation, protection, and concealment from evil. Galadriel uses these powers to create and sustain Lothlórien.
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Three for the Elven Kings, seven for the Dwarven Lords, nine for Mortal Men doomed to die, and one ring to rule them all for the Dark Lord.
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Faramir, while serving as Captain of the Rangers of Ithilien, captured Frodo, Sam, and Gollum as he believed them to be spies of Sauron.
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The third age began after the first defeat of the Dark Lord Sauron, and lasted until he was defeated again, 3021 years later.
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The Hobbit's storyline is based on a memoir written by Baggins, about his adventures with Thorin Oakenshield called 'There and Back Again'.
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For Dwarves, the rings only amplified bad traits like greed, but didnt give Sauron control like with Men. Hobbits were the most resistant.
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Throughout the film series, Boromir is the only one who remains dead in the end (although Gandalf doesspends a brief time in the afterlife).
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"...but I swear I will not let the White City fall, nor our people fail.” As Boromir dies, Aragorn makes him this promise.
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Osgiliath was founded by Isildur in the late second age, and served as the capital of Gondor until it was ruined by the forces of Mordor.
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The home to the Ents is known as Fangor. They joined the war when Saruman began cutting Fangorn down to fuel his war machine.
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Celeborn is the Lord of Lothlórien and is said to be one of the wisest elves in Middle-Earth.
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Bilbo was given the coat during the Battle of the Five Armies by Thorin Oakenshield. He passed it to Frodo during his adventures.
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After assisting Thorin retake Erabor, Balin traveled to Moria to renew the former dwarf kingdom, but is overthrown and killed by goblins.
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In an effort to keep Saruman alive as an informant, Legolas shoots Grima with an arrow, but Grima had already stabbed Saruman to death.
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The Tooks are known as great Hobbit scholars, so Pippin’s foolish actions in the Mines of Moria exasperate Gandalf all the more.
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Minas Morgul, or the tower of dark sorcery, is taken by the Witch-king of Angmar and the Nazgûl during the Third Age.
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Wenham plays Faramir, the second son of Denethor and younger brother to Boromir. After Boromir's death he became Captain of The White Tower.
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After Morgoth was defeated, one of his Balrogs fled to overthrow the greatest dwarven kingdom to ever be, thus named 'Durin's Bane'.
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This is Gandalf's description of the afterlife to Pippin when the forces of Mordor move to attack Minas Tirith in the War of the Ring.
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Townsend got four days into shooting before director Peter Jackson decided the 29-year-old was too young to play the heir of Isildur.
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Their father was named Éomund. He was the Chief Marshall of the Mark of Rohan under Theodon King, until Éomund was killed by Orcs.
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Only appearing in the films, Lurtz was the first of Saruman's Uruk-Hai. He was the smartest, strongest, and most prestigious of the Uruks.
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Although he plays one of the shortest characters (Gimli), John Rhys-Davies is the tallest of the actors in the Fellowship at 6'1".
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Billy Boyd played Peregrin Took, one of Frodo Baggins' cloests friends from the Shire, and another member of the Fellowship of the Ring.
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"They are not all accounted for, the lost seeing stones. We do not know who else may be watching," said Gandalf, warning of their use.
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Galadriel and Celeborn had a daughter Calabrian who married Elrond. Arwen is Elrond's daughter, meaning Galadriel is her grandparent.
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The Tower of Orthan stands 500 feet tall and no known weapon can damage it. It acted as Saruman's base during the War of the Ring.
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The book was written by Bilbo and Frodo Baggins collectively. It contains both their stories of adventure from outside the Shire.
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