The Lord of the Rings Trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien has sold over 150 million books and grossed over $2.92 billion at the box office.[1][2] The Bible is in print in an estimated 6 billion copies and has had hundreds of movies made based on it and its stories and events. [1][2]
In addition to being popular books and movies, the Bible and Lord of the Rings Trilogy boast another striking similarity:
Their characters have some crazy sounding names.
So in honor of the Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, I thought I would throw together a quick quiz testing your knowledge of both the Bible and Middle Earth. (The answers are provided if you scroll to the bottom)
1. Gamaliel
2. Galadriel
3. Nimrod
4. Boromir
5. Eowyn
6. Phineas
7. Jethro
8. Sisera
9. Sauron
10. Witch of Endor
11. Bilbo
12. Gimli
13. Halbarad
14. Shamgar
15. Absalom
Bible: 1 (from Acts 5:34), 3 (Genesis 10), 6 (Numbers 25:7), 7 (Exodus 3), 8 (Judges 4), 10 (1 Samuel 28), 14 (Judges 3:31-), 15 (1 Samuel 13
Lord of the Rings: 2, 4, 5, 9, 11, 12, 13
If you guessed 0 right, you’re doing pretty awesome, and yes I mean that. With a 50-50 chance of getting each question right, this means you either: (1) Knew the right answers and chose the wrong ones to stick it to the man, or (2) have incredibly bad luck, in which case I feel sorry for you.
If you guessed 1-6 right, you have worse luck than most, and do not know either the minor characters of the Bible or Lord of the Rings story very well.
If you guessed 7-11 right, you’re above average and ready to be a part of the dwarf army selected to kill Smaug (hopefully not this guy).
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