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The Middle-earth Botany Part 1 quiz
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This is an expert-level quiz about the trees, flowers and plants of Tolkien's Middle-earth.
Athelas was a healing plant brought to Middle-earth by the Númenoreans. By what name was it known in the Westron tongue?
Kingsleaf
Kingsbloom
Kingsroot
Kingsfoil
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In the hands of the heirs of Elendil, the plant athelas had great powers for the curing of wounds. How did Aragorn use athelas to aid his stricken comrades?
Crushing and boiling the leaves and washing their wounds
Pounding the roots into a paste for a poultice
Having them breathe the steam from infused leaves
1 & 2
1 & 3
2 & 3
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What were the names of the Two Trees of Valinor?
Illuin and Ormal
Telperion and Laurelin
Isil and Anar
Tilion and Arien
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After Melkor and Ungoliant poisoned the Two Trees of Valinor, the last fruit of one and the last flower of the other were used to fashion what objects?
The Stars
The jewels, Elessar and the Arkenstone
The Moon and the Sun
The Silmarils
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What is the name of the golden flower that grew in the fields of Lebennin, the sight of which would awaken the sea-longing in the hearts of the Elves of Middle-earth?
Alfirin
Simbelmynë
Elanor
Athelas
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What is the name of the Vala who was also called Tauron, "Lord of Forests", because of his love for trees?
Ulmo
Manwë
Námo
Oromë
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The White Tree of Gondor was grown from a seed of a fruit stolen by Isildur from which tree, known as the White Tree of Númenor?
Lebethron
Culumalda
Nimloth
Celeborn
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The Olvar are living things that grow and are rooted in the earth. As the Olvar were unable to flee their enemies the Valar brought forth guardians to protect them called...
Ents
Elves
Ettens
Rangers
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Which plants are considered to be the highest of the Olvar?
Ents
Trees
Huorns
Entwives
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Made from the flowers of the gardens of Yavanna, what was the name of the nectar served at the festivals of the Valar?
Mead
Miruvórë
Soma
Entdraft
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In the poem "The Mewlips", composed by a Hobbit of the Shire, what plant grew from the branches of the spider-shadowed wood of hanging trees?
Gibbet-moss
Wabe-weed
Dead-man's-hair
Gallows-weed
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Pipe-weed, whose leaves were first smoked by Hobbits, was prized by the Elves for the fragrence of its flowers. By what name did the Elves know this plant?
Galenas
Elena
Nephredil
Brethil
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Which of these is NOT a variety of pipe-weed?
Old Toby
Longbottom Leaf
Brown Took
Southlinch
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One of the greatest of the Valar, what is the name of the Queen of the Earth?
Estë
Varda
Nienna
Yavanna
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After the battle at Isengard, Merry and Pippin were delighted to find a small piece of home in the form of a couple of barrels of pipe-weed from the Shire, bearing the Hornblower brandmark. What variety of pipe-weed did they find within the barrels?
Longbottom Leaf
Brown Took
Southern Star
Old Toby
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