Fans of Middle-earth can put their knowledge to the test with a new online quiz that asks takers to guess whether a name is a Tolkien character or an antidepressant. For fans of The Lord of the Rings, this quiz is a fun way to pass the time and see just how much they know about all those Middle-earth names. While you might assume it's easy to tell characters from prescription drugs apart, it's much harder than you'd think.
The Antidepressant or Tolkien quiz is 24 questions long, and even hardcore fans who have read books like The Silmarillion might struggle to get all of the questions right. The only really obvious name is Bilbo, while some of the other choices feature names like Narmacil, which might sound a lot like an antidepressant, but is actually a Tolkien name.
This quiz is a lighthearted way to challenge Tolkien-loving fans to see who has the most obscure naming knowledge. It's definitely fascinating to see how many of the names sound similar. Even the accents over certain letters look similar to the linguistic choices Tolkien made, making this test even harder. Perhaps some of the people in charge of naming antidepressants and other prescription drugs were secret Tolkien fans and took inspiration from his large name library.
If you think you can ace this quiz with no issues, you are encouraged to challenge yourself and take it yourself