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Tuesday, 17 December, 2002, 12:26 GMT

Quiz: Test your Rings knowledge

Viggo Mortensen, Orlando Bloom and Ian McKellen

Are you fit to join Aragorn, Legolas and Gandalf?

You have read all Tolkien's books and know your Elvish from your Orcish - but how well do you know Peter Jackson's Rings films?

Test your knowledge of the two films and see if you are fit to become one of the legends of Middle-earth.

How much money has the first film, The Fellowship of the Ring, made worldwide?


	A: �543m


	B: �354m


	C: �268m

How many screens did the first film open on in the United States?


	A: 3359


	B: 2107


	C: 5456

In the second film, The Two Towers, what or who supplied the cries of the Orcs?


	A: Rugby fans


	B: Lord of the Rings fans


	C: Cricket fans

Who played Aragorn for the first four days of shooting before being replaced?


	A: Pierce Brosnan


	B: Sean Bean


	C: Stuart Townsend

Who out of the nine actors who made up the Fellowship refused to have a tattoo to mark the experience?


	A: John Rhys-Davies


	B: Viggo Mortensen


	C: Elijah Wood

What supposed goof in the first film has been strongly denied by director Peter Jackson?


	A: The sighting of a car


	B: Frodo wearing a watch


	C: Gandalf wearing trainers

How long did it take to film all three movies simultaneously?


	A: 24 months


	B: 16 months


	C: 10 months

How long did the original cut of the first film last?


	A: 3 hours and 35 minutes


	B: 4 hours and 40 minutes


	C: 5 hours and 5 minutes

Peter Jackson's children play what in the first film?


	A: Cute Hobbit children


	B: Ugly Orc children


	C: Beautiful Elf children

How many times was the official trailer of the first film downloaded from the net on the first day?


	A: 3.5 million


	B: 2.3 million


	C: 1.6 million

How many Oscar nominations did The Fellowship of the Ring receive?


	A: 13


	B: 10


	C: 6

How many Oscars did it actually win?


	A: 4


	B: 3


	C: 2

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