Below you will find a 20 question quiz. Each question is a single word. You must determine in the ten second time limit if the word references a location in Middle Earth (taken from novels, atlases, and indexes by Tolkien) or is a regional food from the real world written in the language of the region where it is eaten. Let us know your score on Facebook, but don't give anything away! If the quiz does not appear properly below you can click here.
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Frikadeller - Meat patties made of ground beef, milk, and eggs from Denmark
Barbagiuan - Pastries stuffed with chard, ham, and cheese from Monaco
Verna - Verna was an obscure location in southwest Beleriand near the Mouths of Sirion
Mamaliga - Maize porridge cooked into bread from Moldova
Dal Bhaath - Stewed lentils topped with clarified butter and chili tempering from Nepal
Yozayan - a name for the island of Elenna or Númenor, meaning 'The Land of Gift'.
Pavlova - a meringue-like dessert with a crisp cornstarch-based outer crust from New Zeland
Hithlum - Hithlum was a region north of Beleriand near the Helcaraxë.
Andunie - Andúnië was an important city and port in the realm of Númenor.
Bigos - A stew of white cabbage, sauerkraut, and several different meats from Poland.
Kibbeh - Deep-fried meat dumplings from Syria
Karningul - Rivendell in Westron (language of the Dúnedain)
Mittalmar - Mittalmar was a pastoral region of grassland and pasture that lay in the central parts of the island of Númenor.
Rhosgobel - The "old home" of Radagast the Brown
Ambuyat - Thick tapioca starch eaten after wrapping it around long bamboo prongs from Brunei
Verivorst - Shallow-fried blood sausage with sour cream from Estonia
Farikal - Mutton pieces cooked with cabbage in a pot from Norway
Tolfalas - Tolfalas was a large island, that stood beyond the Ethir Anduin in the Bay of Belfalas.
Thieboudienne - Fish, rice, tomato sauce cooked in a pot from Senegal
Kiril - An alternate spelling for Ciril, the third of the Seven Rivers of Gondor.
Saltah - Brown meat stew served with rice from Yemen
