THE HOBBIT RIDDLES

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Here's a quick collection of facts about The Hobbit and the Lord of the Ring's series:
  • The chapter featuring riddles in The Hobbit is fifth chapter in the book and is titled "Riddles in the Dark."
  • Tolkien was credited with the creation of the word 'hobbit' after much controversy.
  • The sequel to 'The Hobbit' was originally titled 'The New Hobbit.'
  • German nazi's refused to publish the book in the 1930's until the author's race was revealed.
  • The Hobbit was originally written by J.R.R. Tolkien as a gift for his children.
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    1. What do you call a dwarf who's just returned from a long day of mining in Moria? A tired-yin!

    2. Why did Gandalf bring a magician's hat to the Lonely Mountain? To create a dragon-scarer-crow's-nest!

    3. What was the Orc's favorite mode of transportation in Mirkwood? A spider-man-powered web-slinging glider!

    4. How did Smaug stay fit while hoarding all that treasure? He did dragon-squats!

    5. What do you call a Bilbo who's feeling down in the dumps? A Hobbitsy-turvy!

    6. What did the dwarves say when they finally found the ark of the covenant in the Misty Mountains? "This belongs in a museum!"

    7. What's the difference between an Elf and a piece of toast? One's a Lothlórien wizard, the other's a toast Lore-master!

    8. Why did the Wargs cross the Misty Mountains? To get to the other Wyld-style packs!

    9. Why do some people call Smaug "the fire-breathing dragon"? Because he's got a bit of a hot temper!

    10. What's the difference between a Dwarf and a squirrel? One hoards nuts, the other hoards gold!

    11. What did Radagast the Brown say when he saw a flying dog? "That's a swooping talon-lasc!"

    12. What do you call a Bilbo who's been drinking too much ale? A Hobbit-stirred!

    13. Why did the trolls wait until dusk to attack the dwarves? So they could catch them by surprise during the Heptathlon-moon!

    14. How do you know when a Wizard's been feasting on too many Hobbit-lamb cupcakes? When they start to speak in Mordor-mouth!

    15. What's the difference between a goblin and a troll? One's a grinning grimace, the other's a trolling grin!

    16. What did the ringwraith say when he saw a flying bird? "That's a get-out-there-our-own-flying-hell!"

    17. Why did the Eagles take so long to arrive at the Battle of the Five Armies? They had to armor-up their "beaks of battle" first!

    18. How did the spiders in Mirkwood get so big? They had access to the finest Forest-Mushrooms in all of Middle-Earth!

    19. What did the Wargs say when they realized the dwarves had escaped their clutches? "We never saw them coming - our Sightless Eye was turned to stone!"

    20. What do you call a dwarf drive-thru restaurant? A Take-A-Ganderin!

    21. What's an Orc's favorite pick-up line? "Are you from Mordor? 'Cause you've got me under your spell!"

    22. Why did the dwarves refuse to eat the mushrooms in the goblin-caves? They were too scared that they'd end up "shroom and doom" as well!

    23. What do Hobbits knit in their spare time? Mittens of Men-ace!

    24. Why did Sauron travel all the way to the Lonely Mountain? To get a good view of his Dark-Lord-manor's future location, of course!

    25. What's the difference between a Dwarf and a tasty burger? One's full of beef, the other's full of Dwarven-strength cheese!

    26. What did the giant spider say to the hobbit trapped in her web? "You're in quite the web-mess now, aren't you?"

    27. Why did the ent refuse to eat the plate of elf-food? Because it was all leafy-greens and he was in more-of-a-bark-mood!

    28. What did Galadriel say when she saw Sam's gardens in The Shire? "These plants are so beautiful they could make me forget about Lothlórien...Nah, still looks better!"

    29. How do you know when an Elf's having a bad day? When they start to speak in Sylvan-tears!

    30. What do you call a Hobbit athlete who's not very good at running? A plodder-shire!

    31. What's the difference between a Dragon and a Thunderstorm? One breathes fire, the other breathes Thors!

    32. What did Gimli say when he found the Elven ropes? "This is some great material - I'll be Dwarven it for days!"

    33. Why did Saruman fail as a pastry chef? He always used too much "flour-power", and nobody wanted hobbit-flatcakes!

    34. What's the difference between a Dwarf and a bedbug? One is hairy and likes to dig, the other is Dwarven!

    35. Why did the orcs always walk in single file? So they could follow their Legolas-laiting!

    36. What did the spider say when the hobbit started singing in his web? "Please, stop it - you're making me cob-web-tose!"

    37. What did the dwarf say when he saw the giant squid coming? "I'm tentacle-of-frightened right now!"

    38. Why did Gandalf never learn to drive a car? Because he always preferred to travel by walking-staff-of-guidance-power!

    39. What do you call a Hobbit who makes great bread? The bread-winner!

    40. What did Legolas say when he saw a screaming fiery chariot heading straight at him? "Oh no, I'm going to get a Rohan-nose from this!"

    41. Why did the goblins always keep their fire-breathing stove under lock-and-key? They didn't want anybody else to steal their Smorgasborg!

    42. What did Smaug say when he saw the Bilbo coming into his lair? "You're putting me in quite the fire-bug mode!"

    43. What's the difference between a Dwarf and a can of soda? One has a big crown on its head, the other is just sippin' a cool, refreshing Dwarven-ale!

    44. Why did the Ravens in the Lonely Mountain prefer to fly instead of walk? They thought flying was the crow-nosed way to get around!

    45. What do you call a Hobbit who's great with a bow? Arrow-err!

    46. What did the Wargs say when they found the Elves running through Mirkwood? "Let's get em' with our Paws of Darkness!"

    47. Why did Frodo make a terrible football player? He could never get around the ring of scrimmage!

    48. What's the difference between an Orc and a bad dream? One is just a thought, the other is a thoughtless Orc-battle-cry!

    49. What did Gandalf say when he saw the Eagles coming to his aid? "Eagle be-damned, we're about to win this battle after all!"

    50. Why did the spiders in Mirkwood not like the taste of Dwarf meat? Because it always gave them a cold, biting frost-curse!
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