In celebration of the release of THE HOBBIT: THE
DESOLATION OF SMAUG on December 13th, we here at the Inkpot (HOBBIT loving fans
ourselves!) have a quiz to test your knowledge of the book, and
refresh your memory before the big release!
We will choose 5 winners and each winner will receive a signed copy of a book from an Enchanted Inkpot Author! And come back tomorrow, as we discuss how our books are like THE HOBBIT in a very fun post!
And here are thirteen Questions, one for each Dwarf, and because the movie comes out on December 13th:
1. What is Bilbo’s mother’s name?
2. What was the rumor about the Tooks?
3. How many are in the company, and of what races?
4. What does Bilbo decide to call
his sword?
5. What is the color of Bilbo’s Sword when enemies are close?
6. Where does the company first encounter the Elves?
7. What is the riddle that Bilbo stumps Gollum with?
8. What mountain are the Dwarves trying to reclaim?
9. Who discovers the Arkenstone?
10. What special item does
Thorin give to Bilbo from the treasure, that is featured again in LOTR?
11. Who kills Smaug?
12. After Smaug is defeated, what two races might go to war with the Dwarves over the treasure?
13. Who takes the Arkenstone
from Thorin?
The first five people to get all questions right win! (Hint - if you're stumped, the answer to some of the questions may be found in our Hobbit read along posts of last year) You will be asked to pick your first, second and third choice from one
of the following books (in alphabetical order by author) donated by Inkpot members. The book will be
signed by the author and mailed to you. Good Luck - and remember to come back tomorrow!
THE LAST KNIGHT, by Hilari Bell
Need a Hero? You've got one in Sir
Michael Sevenson. Although there hasn't been a knight errant in over two
hundred years, this young noble has decided to revive the trade. He's found
himself a reluctant partner in Fisk, a clever rogue who has been given the
choice of serving as Michael's squire or going to jail for a very long time.
Now Michael and Fisk are on a quest to right wrongs, protect the innocent, and
make the world a happier place. It's not going to be easy. On their
first attempt at rescuing a damsel in distress, they break a lady out of a
tower, only to discover she was there for good reason: awaiting trial for
poisoning her husband. Now the would-be heroes must find Lady Ceciel and return
her to justice or be condemned themselves
TEXTING THE UNDERWORLD, by Ellen Booraem:
A Kirkus Starred Review
Conor O’Neill always
thought spiders—and his little sister, Glennie—were the worst kind of monsters
life had in store. That was before an inexperienced young banshee named Ashling
showed up in his bedroom. The arrival of a banshee, as Conor soon learns, means
only one thing: Someone in his family is going to die. Not only will Ashling
not tell him who it is, it turns out that she’s so fascinated by the world
above that she insists on going to middle school with him. The more Ashling
gets involved in his life, the harder it becomes to keep her identity a secret
from his friends and teachers—and the more Conor worries about his family. If
he wants to keep them safe, he’s going to have to do the scariest thing he’s
ever done: Pay a visit to the underworld.
If only there were an app for that.
THE EXCEPTIONALS, by Erin Cashman
A Bank Street College of Education Best Book of The Year, 2013
In a famous family of
exceptionally talented people, fifteen-year-old Claire Walker is ordinary . . .
or so she leads everyone to believe. Yet the minute she steps out of line, her
parents transfer her to Cambial Academy: the prestigious boarding school that
her great-grandfather founded for students with supernatural abilities, or
“specials”. Although Claire can’t see ghosts or move objects with her mind like
the other students, she does have a special she considers too lame to admit:
she can hear the thoughts of animals. Just as she is settling in, one by one the
most talented students – the Exceptionals – go missing. After years of ignoring her special gift,
Claire decides the time has come to embrace her ability . . . before it’s too late.
WITCHLANDERS, by Lena Coakley
A high fantasy full of swords, snow monsters, and
singing magic. Kirkus, School Library Journal, and Publisher's Weekly Starred Reviews. High in their mountain
covens, red witches pray to the Goddess, protecting the Witchlands by throwing
the bones and foretelling the future. It’s all a fake. At least, that’s what Ryder thinks. He doubts
the witches really deserve their tithes—one quarter of all the crops his
village can produce. And even if they can predict the future, what danger is
there to foretell, now that his people’s old enemy, the Baen, has been
defeated? But when a terrifying new magic threatens both his village and the
coven, Ryder must confront the beautiful and silent witch who holds all the
secrets. Everything he’s ever believed about witches, the Baen, magic and about
himself will change, when he discovers that the prophecies he’s always scorned—
Are about him.
CITY OF A THOUSAND DOLLS, by Miriam Foster
Nisha
was abandoned at the gates of the City of a Thousand Dolls when she was just a
child. Now sixteen, she lives on the grounds of the isolated estate, where
orphan girls apprentice as musicians, healers, courtesans, and, if the rumors
are true, assassins. Nisha makes her way as Matron’s assistant, her closest
companions the mysterious cats that trail her shadow. Only when she begins a forbidden
flirtation with the city’s handsome young courier does she let herself imagine
a life outside the walls. Until one by one, girls around her start to
die. Before she becomes the next victim, Nisha decides to uncover the
secrets that surround the girls’ deaths. But by getting involved, Nisha
jeopardizes not only her own future in the City of a Thousand Dolls—but her own
life.
THE BINDING STONE, by Lisa Gail Green
Tricked into slavery by the man she loved, the Djinni Leela has an eternity to regret her choices.
Awakened in the prison of her adolescent body, she finds a new master in possession of the opal that binds her. But seventeen-year-old Jered is unlike any she's seen. His kindness makes Leela yearn to trust again, to allow herself a glimmer of hope.
Could Jered be strong enough to free her from the curse of the Binding Stone?
THE
EMERALD TABLET, by PJ Hoover
Benjamin is different from other kids—he can read minds and
use telekinesis. But it isn’t until he’s sent to summer school on a hidden,
underwater continent that he learns the truth.
It turns out, Benjamin isn’t
really human at all—and the powers he thought made him special, just make him
normal. But then the mysterious Emerald Tablet chooses him as its champion and
he’s thrust into a mission to save the world.
Thanks for entering and see you tomorrow!
P. J. Hoover
Erin Cashman
