Can you name the races from the 'Lord of the Rings'?

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LOTR: Races Quiz

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Published: January 27th, 2009
Category: Literature
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Tags: Lord of the Rings Quizzes, race, lord, ring

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	pete:	Jan 27th, 2009 at 20:01 GMT	34 points
	you can do better on the vague categories - there were plenty of named dragons: Smaug, Glaurung, etc. Some of the trolls and werewolves had names too. "Small four legs" is just way too vague - Bill the Pony?

	Uhlan:	Jan 27th, 2009 at 20:04 GMT	1 point
	Quite hard, I managed to get 10. A few are just mythical creatures, but still, good quiz.

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	Aaron:	Jan 27th, 2009 at 20:08 GMT	14 points
	Eldavo-- Gandalf is a an astari, which is a race of wizard-like beings-- he's not just a human.

	Fawkes:	Jan 27th, 2009 at 20:08 GMT	23 points
	The first column was great, but some of those hints in the second column were terrible.

	Kitnaz:	Jan 27th, 2009 at 20:13 GMT	23 points
	Wargs are medium, and crebain are small, anyone agree? Shadowfax is a horse, Meara is just the breed of horse... And on RotK, the book, Gothmog is a Nazgul, am I the only one who remembers? Since when has LotR had werewolves?? Goblins and Orcs are two seperate races, anyone agree?

	Nihuvo:	Jan 27th, 2009 at 20:20 GMT	23 points
	Um, where were the werewolves in the Lord of the Rings? They appear in the Silmarillion but not later. Also, weren't the Crebain the flocks of crows searching for the Fellowship? The flock may be large but the birds not so much.

	montecarlo:	Jan 27th, 2009 at 20:20 GMT	21 points
	(???): Tom Bombadil

	austin massachusetts:	Jan 27th, 2009 at 20:28 GMT	-1 points
	Goblins were different than orcs. If you need a reference, look at that fight scene by the coffin in the Dwarven place in The Fellowship. I don't remember werewolves ever being mentioned in any of the books either guys.

	Dorak:	Jan 27th, 2009 at 20:28 GMT	7 points
	Neat idea for a quiz, but it seems a little hastily assembled. Might I suggest adding "Sauron = Maiar"? I am assuming the quiz is using the films, using Lurtz as an example, but it appears in the 'Literature' section.

	Kitnaz:	Jan 27th, 2009 at 20:34 GMT	1 point
	and if it is using the films, where are the werewolves or ungoliant? shelob would be much more regognised... and does anyone agree with me about Gothmog or Wargs?

	pete:	Jan 27th, 2009 at 20:35 GMT	10 points
	There were werewolves in the Silmarillion. You could take this a long way, getting into the Maiar, the Valar, etc. Technically Sauron, Gandalf, and the balrogs are all Maia. Problem is that even Tolkein's writings aren't consistent on this stuff. Also, MusicRules, there were 2 Gothmogs, a balrog in the Silmarillion and then the probably Nazgul Gothmog in LotR.

	sevorak:	Jan 27th, 2009 at 20:43 GMT	8 points
	Good idea, very poor execution. The vague categories have to be replaced with more descriptive names. It's far too sloppy like this. Gandalf is a Maia or, more specifically, an Istari, the proper name for "wizard." Mearas is not a race, but a breed of horse.

	Kitnaz:	Jan 27th, 2009 at 20:47 GMT	2 points
	i agree with the Mearas, and the Maia i know about the Balrog in the silmarillion, im just stating that no one remembers the Nazgul. Why no Tom Bombadill? Or if your going to include things like Wargs and Crebain, why no include "Beasts of Gorgoroth" or Goblins. The BoG are the things that pull Grond btw.

	ajasperi:	Jan 27th, 2009 at 20:49 GMT	10 points
	bonus, bill the pony

	TheHeat:	Jan 27th, 2009 at 20:53 GMT	3 points
	any chance of including Oliphant (or however it's spelled) as an alternate for mumakil?

	swjm:	Jan 27th, 2009 at 20:59 GMT	3 points
	Some were good....some were really awful clues... Good idea for a quiz, not so great on the execution.

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	aerodynamic:	Jan 27th, 2009 at 22:56 GMT	-4 points
	wasn't Sméagol/Gollum something slightly different from a hobbit? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings:_The_Two_Towers_(film)#cite_note-2 Here it says he may have been, then was, but isn't a "Stoor", which it says is a kindred of Hobbits. So maybe it isn't exactly another race, but bonus answer at least, perhaps?

	SillyStokey92:	Jan 27th, 2009 at 23:15 GMT	1 point
	I got 9 from the films. I have to read the books.

	RavenEleni:	Jan 27th, 2009 at 23:33 GMT	5 points
	there arent any werewolfs in lotr; only other books, crebain are small, not large. its also confusing having gothmog for balrog, as the balrog in lotr isnt refered to as that and gothmog is a orc captiain. youve also missed out goblins, river folk, huorns (at least as a bonus answer), the 'watcher in the water' (sorry cant remember what else that is called), beornings (i think the count as another race anyway).

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	Chumley:	Jan 28th, 2009 at 02:03 GMT	14 points
	This should be called races from middle earth not lord of the rings. Lord of the Rings refers to the trilogy of books/movies and some of these creatures/ characters do not appear in those stories. Creatures from The Hobbit (Smaug) or the Silmarillion (Ungoliant & werewolves) that are not in Lord of the Rings should not be in this quiz or the title of the quiz needs to changed.

	Dorak:	Jan 28th, 2009 at 02:35 GMT	12 points
	@James: "Oliphaunt" is accepted as an alternate answer for mumakil. Not to start a nerd-war in relation to above comments, but Gandalf is by no means a man in any of Tolkein's works. Boromir snidely refers to "elves, half-elves, and wizards" as interfering with the hearts of true Men. Appendix B refers to the Wizards as Istari, sent to Middle Earth from the West.

	Oakenshield:	Jan 28th, 2009 at 04:36 GMT	5 points
	some hints are very vague

	Ryan:	Jan 28th, 2009 at 05:02 GMT	2 points
	Gandalf is not a man he is referred to as a maia of Valinor and he was known as Olorin. Thus he is of similar standing to Sauron also a maia. We know that the 5 wizards (only 3 are ever named) are sent from Valinor to confront sauron. My other concern is with Gothmog. In Tolkein's earlier writings, Gothmog is a Balrog and is titled Lord of the Balrogs. he is seen to be Morgoths champion in arms. It seems that there is some confusion between him and gothmog portrayed in the Return of the King is only talked about in one sentence and it is not mentioned after that. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gothmog_(Third_Age) This article provides that sentence

	danzam:	Jan 28th, 2009 at 05:24 GMT	2 points
	wow there are some major nerd comments on this one, lol.

	Jeremy:	Jan 28th, 2009 at 05:37 GMT	10 points
	This quiz should say races from "the world of Tolkien" or something because the Lord of the Rings just refers to the trilogy and not all these are in those novels.

	Ads:	Jan 28th, 2009 at 07:24 GMT	0 points
	my only beef is having about five cracks at uruk-hai and not getting it... I mean it's not a spelling bee. Urukai I think should be close enough...

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	Kitnaz:	Jan 28th, 2009 at 11:04 GMT	5 points
	Beorn was a Beorning, werewolves turn into wolves on a full moon, not into bears whenever they want :)

	Nicktroptopolis:	Jan 28th, 2009 at 11:09 GMT	1 point
	Oh yeah... Silly, that should have been obvious. I've not read the Silmarillian, so as far as I knew it was entirely possible Tolkien never stuck to the full moon thing. Tis too long since I've read the hobbit in any case.

	starjumper:	Jan 28th, 2009 at 12:19 GMT	0 points
	Why didn't the Eagles fly Frodo to Mt. Doom?

	Bizarity:	Jan 28th, 2009 at 12:19 GMT	3 points
	Beorn was a man who could turn into a bear - though there was a more common place name for it that escapes me momentarily. Shape-shifter?

	Ribhump:	Jan 28th, 2009 at 12:29 GMT	1 point
	beorn should definitely get a mention. With werewolves doesn't it get even more complicated when you consider Sauron turned into a huge werewolf to fight Huon (huge good wolf who dies with the most anticlimatical last words ever), and being a Maiar too etc...? i'd also go as far as to distuigh between aragon and normal humans, Aragorn being a Dunedain who are in effect a separate 'race' (and yes, race being the question in the sprocle quiz)

	montecarlo:	Jan 28th, 2009 at 13:16 GMT	4 points
	I had always hoped that JRR would've written some separate adventures of Radagast the Brown. He was always an enigma to me.

	OscilatingGibbon:	Jan 28th, 2009 at 13:47 GMT	1 point
	Bearing in mind that "horse" works for Mearas, it would be nice if something like "elephant" or "pachyderm" worked for Mûmakil as well as oliphaunt. A nice quiz though, had me picking my brain for a couple of those which is always good!

	RavenEleni:	Jan 28th, 2009 at 13:50 GMT	2 points
	@ribhump: yes but as different as dunedain are from other humans (gondorians and rohanians anyway) they are still classed as the race of man, if you seperated them you would then have to seperate wildmen of the wst, easterlings etc. @whole lotta sporcle: beorn is a man who can change into a bear at will. @ryan: gandalf is one of the istari, and he has many other names (all mentioned in LOTR) such as icanus. I also agree that the name of the quiz should be changed or some races taken out (such as dragons) as they are not in LOTR. also descriptions such as 'crossbreed' are not very useful, as there are many creatures in lotr which are crossbreeds (although im not sure if they all count as seperates races).