The Hobbit Chapter 5

1.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

How does Bilbo know his sword was made by Elves?

The metal is one that only Elves use.

It has Elvish writing on the blade.

It has the Elven trademark near the handle.

It glows near goblins/orcs.

2.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

How does Gollum guess that Bilbo has his ring?

The ring is missing and Bilbo states he has something in his pocket.

He sees the circular shape in Bilbo's pocket.

Bilbo hints that it is jewelry in his pocket.

He knows Hobbits have a fondness for jewelry.

3.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What does Gollum always call himself?

'my special'

'my Gollum'

'my treasure'

'my precious'

4.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What does Bilbo do when he hears Gollum behind him?

Pulls out his sword

Runs away

Gives him the ring

Calls for help

5.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

After being defeated in the first riddle, what does Gollum discover missing?

His prescious

His sword

His gold

His goblet

6.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What does Gollum tell Bilbo he will do if he wins the riddle game?

Show him the way out of the cave

Allow him to live

Eat him

Kill him

7.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

What does Bilbo discover when he accidently puts the ring on?

It makes him invisible

It makes him incredibly fast

It makes him stronger

It allows him to control Gollum

8.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

How does Bilbo escape the cave?

By using the ring to slip by Gollum and the Goblins

By using his sword to fight the Goblins off

By following the sounds of the dwarves' voices

Gandalf saves him at the last minute

9.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What does Gollum eat?

Fish and goblins

Fish and mushrooms

Ponies and goblins

bats and spiders

10.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

What has roots as nobody sees,
is taller than trees,
Up, up goes,
And yet never grows?

Teeth

A mountain

The wind

White horses

11.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

What will happen if Bilbo loses the riddle contest?

Bilbo will become Gollum's slave.

He will have to give the ring back to Gollum.

Gollum will hand him over to the goblins in return for food.

Gollum will eat him.

12.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

What is the answer to this riddle:
Thirty white horses on a red hill,
First they champ, then they stamp, then they stand still.

chestnuts

mountains

stampede

teeth

13.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Voiceless it cries,
Wingless flutters,
Toothless bites,
Mouthless mutters.

A bat

Wind

A butterfly

A song

14.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

An eye in a blue face saw an eye in a green face.
"That eye is like to this eye" said the first eye, "But in low place not in high place."

Sun on the daisies

A man looking into a mirror

A mother looking at her child

The eye of a hurricane

15.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

A box without hinges, key, or lid, yet golden treasure inside is hid.

a kettle boiling over

eggs

chestnut

a book

16.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

This thing all things devours:
Birds, beasts, trees, flowers;
Gnaws iron, bites steel;
Grinds hard stones to meal;
Slays king, ruins town,
And beats high mountain down.

water

wind

ice

time

17.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What makes goblin's legs wobble and heads giddy?

rain water

wine

wizards

sun

18.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Why do the dwarves have more respect for Bilbo when he rejoins them after being lost in the tunnels?

He was able to save himself

He had the ring

They don't, he should have been fighting with them

He saved them from the goblins

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