*Appendix Trivia*

[Count Comfect]

Hmmm, since I said dusk, that would make it my turn, no?
What was the only issue on which Thorongil and Denethor disagreed before Thorongil departed towards Mordor?

[Valandil]

Originally posted by Count Comfect
What was the only issue on which Thorongil and Denethor disagreed before Thorongil departed towards Mordor?

Thorongil always advised Ecthelion to trust in the counsel of Gandalf, while Denethor preferred the counsel of Saruman.

??

[Count Comfect]

Yessir. Never said it was hard.

[Valandil]

Who was the only female dwarf mentioned by name in these histories of Middle-earth?

[Count Comfect]

Dis, mother of Fili and Kili, sister of Thorin

[Valandil]

Originally posted by Count Comfect
Dis, mother of Fili and Kili, sister of Thorin

Yes! ergo, your go!

[Count Comfect]

How many generations are between Thorin II Oakenshield and Durin VI (including the two of them)?

[Radagast The Brown]

8?

[Valandil]

11?

[Count Comfect]

Close, but no cigar.

[Radagast The Brown]

10?

[Count Comfect]

Indeed. Your go!

EDIT: Sorry as I am to say this, I appear to have counted wrong. The correct answer was actually 11, and so Valandil actually had it.
As Radagast has not posted, I could suggest Valandil do so, but whichever way works for you two, as the mistake is mine.
Sorry for the trouble. I really should know how to count.

[Valandil]

No problem... I'll bet it was the slide that got you, not the counting! Ooo... VERY tempted to make a very bad pun about your name and 'counting' - but I'll spare us all.

OK - sticking with the dwarves: of the thirteen dwarves who went on the quest for Erebor, only one is known to have been a father at the time. Which one was he?

[Count Comfect]

Let's see - poor Thorin was childless, Fili and Kili were young... gah. *wills not to look up* Something in me wants to say Dwalin.

Btw- I just started counting from Thrain II instead of Thorin II. Doh. And thank you for your humourous forbearance.

[Valandil]

You're welcome - and like I said, no problem.

(my first two tries on the 'Hobbit Trivia' thread I asked TOTALLY bad questions... I was trying to go from memory - and I completely mis-remembered the first - and the second actually was told in FOTR instead of 'The Hobbit' - boy was I embarrassed!)

Not Dwalin though.

[Count Comfect]

Well, I do not want to be the only guesser here, but ...
Bombur?

[Valandil]

It's OK... but no, not Bombur!

[brownjenkins]

gloin was gimli's father, who should have been alive at the time... though i am not sure if this would be considered 'known at the time' or not

[Count Comfect]

*ticks off dwarf names* hmm... Dori?

[Valandil]

Originally posted by brownjenkins
gloin was gimli's father, who should have been alive at the time... though i am not sure if this would be considered 'known at the time' or not

Gloin, father of Gimli is correct! And by 'known at the time' - I meant, from the appendices, known to have been a father at that time - not necessarily known from reading 'The Hobbit'. Gloin is the only one on the charts with any offspring shown - though some of the others might have had some as well - we're just not told about it.

Your turn Mr. Jenkins (or is it Mr. Brown - the famous character from 'Hop on Pop'?)!