"His Name Was Baggins"
1. Name the thirteen Dwarves that Bilbo Baggins accompanied on their adventure to Erebor.
Answer Dwalin, Balin, Kíli, Fíli, Dori, Ori, Nori, Óin, Glóin, Bifur, Bofur, Bombur, and Thorin Oakenshield.
2. Who were the three Trolls the company first ran into and what did they do to the Dwarves?
AnswerTom, Bert, William. They put the Dwarves into sacks while deciding how to eat them.
3. What are moon-letters?
AnswerRune-letters that can only be seen when a moon of the same shape and season as when they were written shines behind them.
4. When is Durin’s Day?
AnswerThe first day of the dwarvish New Year, only if the last moon of autumn and the sun are in the sky at the same time.
5. Who rescued the company from the Wargs?
AnswerThe Eagles of Misty Mountains.
6. What was the name of the skin-changer and what did he change into?
AnswerBeorn; a huge black bear.
7. Gandalf didn’t make the entire journey to Erebor with Thorin and Company. Where did he leave them?
AnswerAt the very edge of the forest of Mirkwood.
8. All the Dwarves but Thorin were captured by the great spiders of Mirkwood. What happened to him?
AnswerThorin fell asleep upon entering the Wood-Elves' circle of light. The Wood-elves then imprisoned him in the king's dungeon.
9. What happened when Bombur fell into the water of the stream in Mirkwood?
AnswerHe fell asleep and could not be wakened. The other Dwarves took turns carrying him through the forest for six days until the rain woke him.
10. Upon first encountering the dragon hoard, what did Bilbo take to prove to the Dwarves that he really was a burglar?
AnswerA great two-handled cup