Trivia - Page 17

ladyisme · 08-18-2002, 03:14 PM

The 3rd and 4th dwarves were Nori and Ori.

Quote:

"The road goes ever on and on down from the door where it began."

Khadrane · 08-18-2002, 03:40 PM

Yup. Your turn.

ladyisme · 08-18-2002, 07:54 PM

Very well then try this one.

In the riddle contest between Bilbo and Gollum, what was the first riddle that Bilbo asked?

Quote:

"The road goes ever on and on down from the door where it began."

P.S. you get bonus points if you include the riddle's answer.

barrelrider110 · 08-19-2002, 09:04 AM

Thirty white horses on a red hill,
First they champ,
Then they stamp,
Then they stand still.

Gollums answer: "Chestnuts, Chestnuts!"

barrelrider110 · 08-19-2002, 04:21 PM

Where is Faerie?

The Lady of Ithilien · 08-20-2002, 05:23 PM

Er, that's a tough question to answer without looking it up -- all that one has learned about Numenor, Eressea and Valinor gets in the way. And it was only mentioned very briefly in "The Hobbit," wasn't it?

Just a guess: in the West?

markedel · 08-20-2002, 10:24 PM

Its an oblique refernce to Valinor I figure...thoguh I don't whether Valinor as such existed in '37.

barrelrider110 · 08-21-2002, 08:33 AM

If that was a guess, Lady of Ithilien, it was a darn good one.

The brief reference is to the wood elves, [paraphrase] who unlike the high elves, never journeyed to Fairie in the west.

barrelrider110 · 08-21-2002, 08:35 AM

Your turn m'lady.

The Lady of Ithilien · 08-21-2002, 04:03 PM

Thanks, barrelrider 110! It was indeed a guess, but afterwards I spent an enjoyable couple of hours going back through and trying to find the reference - it wasn't easy. Was surprised to see it was exact . . . it's like a song, I guess: parts of the "lyrics" come back to you now and again.

Anyway, earlier I did just sort of jump in without answering a question and so have only just caught up. The turn passes to the next poster ---

The Lady of Ithilien · 08-22-2002, 07:39 PM

Here goes --

We all know about the elephants (Sam's Oliphaunts) in LOTR. Where can one find elephants (at least mention of them) in The Hobbit?

ladyisme · 08-23-2002, 11:59 AM

Now that is a good one!!!

barrelrider110 · 08-23-2002, 12:08 PM

I do remember a reference to elephants, not "oliphants"... elephants. Where it is in the book I havn't a clue. Now where did I put my old copy of TH or a better question is, who "borrowed" it? Hmmm.

barrelrider110 · 08-23-2002, 03:40 PM

Ah-ha! I found it.

Page 1

Quote:

what is a hobbit? I suppose hobbits need some description nowadays, since they have become rare and shy of the Big People, as they call us. ... There is little or no magic about them, except the ordinary everyday sort which helps them to disappear quietly and quickly when large stupid folk like you and me come blundering along, making a noise like elephants which they can hear a mile off.

What tree is the elves' favourite?

Christiana · 08-24-2002, 07:21 PM

beech?

The Lady of Ithilien · 08-24-2002, 07:36 PM

Do you know, I missed that first reference to elephants?

Was looking forward to saying the elephants were, in a manner of speaking, in Bilbo's dining room:

Quote:

"Great Elephants!" said Gandalf, "you are not at all yourself this monring--you have never dusted the mantelpiece!"

Beeches were the elves favorite trees -- the dwarves heard "disquieting laughter" and singing in the beech section of Mirkwood and it's spelled out in the description of Thranduil's palace (yes, I had to go look

)

Hmm. OK, name four species of birds who converse with characters in The Hobbit. (Hint: Am not counting Thranduil's informants, as no particular species is mentioned, and also not Beorn's owls, with whom he no doubt could talk, because we never see them hoo-hoo'ing back and forth.)

The Lady of Ithilien · 08-24-2002, 07:38 PM

I withdraw the question -- Christiana answered it first, and I missed her post until my own had gone up.

Sorry, Christiana!

Christiana · 08-24-2002, 08:26 PM

Thats ok.raven,eagle,thrush,hmm...crow?i cant think of a ?.

The Lady of Ithilien · 08-25-2002, 10:31 AM

Crow it is -- Balin commented that they had been calling Bilbo and the dwarves bad names as they explored near The Mountain's front gate. I think that gives you the right to ask two questions, if you want.

Agburanar · 09-10-2002, 09:59 AM

Nobody's posted for a while and I really like this game so I'm gonna ask a question, if nobody minds...

What was distinctive about Thror and Thrain when Thorin met them after Smaug's coming to the Lonely Mountain? (Particularly their dwarfish traits)

08-18-2002, 03:40 PM	#322
Khadrane Elf Lord Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Middle Earth (I wish) Posts: 670	Yup. Your turn. __________________ Few know whither their road will take them till they come to its end. -Legolas FRODO LIVES! ABORTION IS HOMICIDE

08-19-2002, 09:04 AM	#324
barrelrider110 Peer of the realm of Sanguine Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Hill, Marlton, NJ Posts: 798	Thirty white horses on a red hill, First they champ, Then they stamp, Then they stand still. Gollums answer: "Chestnuts, Chestnuts!" __________________ “"I am the friend of bears and the guest of eagles. I am Ringwinner and Luckwearer; and I am Barrel-rider," Fear Complacency! ___________________ Something under the bed is drooling Last edited by barrelrider110 : 08-19-2002 at 09:10 AM.

08-19-2002, 04:21 PM	#325
barrelrider110 Peer of the realm of Sanguine Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Hill, Marlton, NJ Posts: 798	Where is Faerie? __________________ “"I am the friend of bears and the guest of eagles. I am Ringwinner and Luckwearer; and I am Barrel-rider," Fear Complacency! ___________________ Something under the bed is drooling

08-20-2002, 10:24 PM	#327
markedel 'Sober' Mullet Frosh Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Queen's Posts: 1,245	Its an oblique refernce to Valinor I figure...thoguh I don't whether Valinor as such existed in '37. __________________ "Earnur was a man like his father in valour, but not in wisdom"

08-21-2002, 08:33 AM	#328
barrelrider110 Peer of the realm of Sanguine Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Hill, Marlton, NJ Posts: 798	If that was a guess, Lady of Ithilien, it was a darn good one. The brief reference is to the wood elves, [paraphrase] who unlike the high elves, never journeyed to Fairie in the west. __________________ “"I am the friend of bears and the guest of eagles. I am Ringwinner and Luckwearer; and I am Barrel-rider," Fear Complacency! ___________________ Something under the bed is drooling Last edited by barrelrider110 : 08-21-2002 at 08:37 AM.

08-20-2002, 05:23 PM	#326
The Lady of Ithilien Elven Warrior Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Right here in between yesterday and tomorrow. Posts: 357	Er, that's a tough question to answer without looking it up -- all that one has learned about Numenor, Eressea and Valinor gets in the way. And it was only mentioned very briefly in "The Hobbit," wasn't it? Just a guess: in the West?

08-21-2002, 08:35 AM	#329
barrelrider110 Peer of the realm of Sanguine Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Hill, Marlton, NJ Posts: 798	Your turn m'lady. __________________ “"I am the friend of bears and the guest of eagles. I am Ringwinner and Luckwearer; and I am Barrel-rider," Fear Complacency! ___________________ Something under the bed is drooling Last edited by barrelrider110 : 08-21-2002 at 08:36 AM.

08-21-2002, 04:03 PM	#330
The Lady of Ithilien Elven Warrior Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Right here in between yesterday and tomorrow. Posts: 357	Yippee! Thanks, barrelrider 110! It was indeed a guess, but afterwards I spent an enjoyable couple of hours going back through and trying to find the reference - it wasn't easy. Was surprised to see it was exact . . . it's like a song, I guess: parts of the "lyrics" come back to you now and again. Anyway, earlier I did just sort of jump in without answering a question and so have only just caught up. The turn passes to the next poster --- Last edited by The Lady of Ithilien : 08-21-2002 at 04:04 PM.

08-22-2002, 07:39 PM	#331
The Lady of Ithilien Elven Warrior Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Right here in between yesterday and tomorrow. Posts: 357	Nobody in 24 hours? OK, then . . . Here goes -- We all know about the elephants (Sam's Oliphaunts) in LOTR. Where can one find elephants (at least mention of them) in The Hobbit?

08-23-2002, 11:59 AM	#332
ladyisme Enting Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 92	Now that is a good one!!!

08-23-2002, 12:08 PM	#333
barrelrider110 Peer of the realm of Sanguine Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Hill, Marlton, NJ Posts: 798	I do remember a reference to elephants, not "oliphants"... elephants. Where it is in the book I havn't a clue. Now where did I put my old copy of TH or a better question is, who "borrowed" it? Hmmm. __________________ “"I am the friend of bears and the guest of eagles. I am Ringwinner and Luckwearer; and I am Barrel-rider," Fear Complacency! ___________________ Something under the bed is drooling

08-24-2002, 07:21 PM	#335
Christiana Elf Lord Join Date: May 2002 Location: Searching desperately for a swan boat to take to Valinor Posts: 1,231	beech? __________________ I take full responsibility for my actions, except for those that are somebody else's fault Having someone to blame is nearly as good as having a solution to the problem Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you are a mile away from them, and you habe their shoes. ~Frieda Norris

08-24-2002, 07:38 PM	#337
The Lady of Ithilien Elven Warrior Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Right here in between yesterday and tomorrow. Posts: 357	Oops! I withdraw the question -- Christiana answered it first, and I missed her post until my own had gone up. Sorry, Christiana!

08-24-2002, 08:26 PM	#338
Christiana Elf Lord Join Date: May 2002 Location: Searching desperately for a swan boat to take to Valinor Posts: 1,231	Thats ok.raven,eagle,thrush,hmm...crow?i cant think of a ?. __________________ I take full responsibility for my actions, except for those that are somebody else's fault Having someone to blame is nearly as good as having a solution to the problem Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you are a mile away from them, and you habe their shoes. ~Frieda Norris

08-25-2002, 10:31 AM	#339
The Lady of Ithilien Elven Warrior Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Right here in between yesterday and tomorrow. Posts: 357	Yep! Crow it is -- Balin commented that they had been calling Bilbo and the dwarves bad names as they explored near The Mountain's front gate. I think that gives you the right to ask two questions, if you want.

09-10-2002, 09:59 AM	#340
Agburanar Elf Lord Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Dorset Posts: 608	Nobody's posted for a while and I really like this game so I'm gonna ask a question, if nobody minds... What was distinctive about Thror and Thrain when Thorin met them after Smaug's coming to the Lonely Mountain? (Particularly their dwarfish traits) __________________ I would wish, were it to any avail, that the LORD OF THE RINGS FILMS had never been wrought. ROLLING STOCK, WE'RE ROLLING STOCK!!

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