Trivia II

[Spock]

There was a huge octagonal sign with " Wizard this way----> " :D

and signed photos at the entrance. :)

[TomthePilgrim]

Hey, I didn't get a signed picture! :eek:

[Spock]

8 days since the correct (?) answer was posted. I've PM'd DB yesterday and if he doesn't respond by this evening, I'll toss the question to someone.

[durinsbane2244]

terribly sorry, comrades! internet connection down! go, tom, go!

[TomthePilgrim]

OK . . . . hmm, I had a question in mind . . . . oh, well.

Whose cloak and hood did Bilbo wear on the journey?

[Telcontar_Dunedain]

Balin's?

[TomthePilgrim]

Nope.

[Spock]

Whose cloak and hood did Bilbo wear on the journey?

Dwalins?

[TomthePilgrim]

And Spock . . . . would be correct.

Next question, please . . . .

[Spock]

...falling down a wide steep slope, what saved the adventurers? :evil:

[TomthePilgrim]

Pine trees.

[TomthePilgrim]

Huh, somethin's goofy. I just posted an answer?!?

Pine Trees.

[Spock]

Yes there is something goofy with the board. I got an e-notice of your answer but could not reach this page..it simply didn't come up nor show in the thread. I had to go to your profile and search for all your posts and then click on this one. MOST annoying. :mad:

AT ANY RATE; GOOD GOING , you are correct. :D

[TomthePilgrim]

Cool! :cool:

So . . . . where did Bilbo acquire a loaf and a leather bottle of wine and a pie?

[Spock]

Pier One. :D

[durinsbane2244]

hmmm...in the elf kings- NO! i know where! lake-town! when he first got there and wandered about invisible and wet and took it from the cottage...window i think?

[TomthePilgrim]

Ummm . . . . . you're in the general geographic vicinity.

[Spock]

5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5 days and no one has answered....TTP...where are you??????

[TomthePilgrim]

Sorry.
The answer is a small village of wood elves. The barrels came up upon the bank and the elves lashed them together before sending them down the river to Long Lake.

How about another question . . . .

We know that the name Attercop is insulting to spiders. What name is insulting to anybody?

[Spock]

Tomnoddy. :)

[TomthePilgrim]

Correctamundo. Your up.

[Last Child of Ungoliant]

good to see my thread's still going...
(even if I am not the original starter of the thread...)

yes this is a pointless post, just to re-subscribe me to the thread

[Spock]

At what time of day did Bilbo discover the way to the door.?

[TomthePilgrim]

Just before sunset?

[Spock]

Sorry, no. :(

[Telcontar_Dunedain]

Dawn?

[Spock]

Sorry :(

[EarthBound]

ahh, that last moment of light (sunset) ;)

[Spock]

At what time of day did Bilbo discover the way to the door.? :cool:


and E.B. sorry, nope.

[Telcontar_Dunedain]

Noon?

[Spock]

Noon?


The *actual quote* is "midday".

So you get an A-. :p :cool:

YOU GO! :rolleyes:

[EarthBound]

come on TD, give us a good one! This is still fun....what's wrong with us?! :eek:

[Telcontar_Dunedain]

I'll only be able to post on Sunday, maybe tomorrow, so anyone else can go if they want to.

[EarthBound]

What 'event' or 'occurence' sent Gandalf returning to check on his cheeky dawves and Bilbo the night the Trolls were discovered?

[Spock]

What 'event' or 'occurence' sent Gandalf returning to check on his cheeky dawves and Bilbo the night the Trolls were discovered?

actually, "looking behind" to quote Gandalf himself when asked by Thorin.

...."looking behind I saw a fire in the distance and made for it".

....more detail, ok......he met two of Elrond's people on the road and they told him that the trolls were in the area.

[EarthBound]

actually, "looking behind" to quote Gandalf himself when asked by Thorin.

...."looking behind I saw a fire in the distance and made for it".

....more detail, ok......he met two of Elrond's people on the road and they told him that the trolls were in the area.


Hmmmm, that is like, soooo right :D Sorry if it was too easy...Your turn Spocker! :evil:

[Spock]

Which of the dwarves doubted that the dragon was still alive and in the halls?


......if this proves too hard, I'll submit a new question on Monday.......:D

[Acalewia]

Dori?

[Spock]

Nope. :(

[EarthBound]

jeepers, I can't figure it out....I like them tough, but someone else is going to have to get this one......it seems familiar, but I can't place it... :confused: I blame it on the pizza...the beer has nothing to do with it [extreme denile]

[Telcontar_Dunedain]

Bombur?

[Spock]

No. :(

[TomthePilgrim]

Thorin.

[Spock]

Of course there are thirteen dwarves...seems everyone is going through the ranks.

BTW, no. :(

[TomthePilgrim]

Thirteen dwarves. Don't forget, Bilbo was the lucky number.

[Spock]

Thanks, TTP, I was rushing out of the house when I posted that. Anyway, now people will continue to guess.higgledee pigeldee. :)

[TomthePilgrim]

Balin.
while on a scouting mission of the front gate with Bilbo

[Spock]

Balin.
while on a scouting mission of the front gate with Bilbo

WELL DONE- YOU GO! :)

[TomthePilgrim]

At one point, Bilbo mentions Gandalf's fireworks.
Where had Bilbo previously seen Gandalf's fireworks?

[Telcontar_Dunedain]

When Gandalf first told Bilbo his name and at the midsummer parties the Old Took used to throw.

[TomthePilgrim]

Correct. You're up!

[Telcontar_Dunedain]

When we first 'see' Smaug, how is he descriped?

[TomthePilgrim]

a vast, red-gold dragon, fast asleep . . .

[Spock]

When we first 'see' Smaug, how is he descriped?

smartly attired in a gold vest with matching slippers. :p

[Last Child of Ungoliant]

When we first 'see' Smaug, how is he descriped?
he is described in good detail, as are most of JRRT's characters :p

[Telcontar_Dunedain]

He is but TTP got it right.

[TomthePilgrim]

OK.

Where did the great dragon's breed?

[TomthePilgrim]

I am having a modem problem and may not be able to log on again until tomorrow.
I'll be back as soon as I can be.
Sorry for any delay.

[Telcontar_Dunedain]

In the North?

[TomthePilgrim]

No. :(
A specific location is mentioned.

my modem's ok; seems i'm having trouble with the phone line. i'm still here . . .

[TomthePilgrim]

A wee hint may be in order . . . . .
. . . . Thorin told of the location where the great dragon's breed.

[Spock]

Nagothrond was the home of Glaurung, who was bred by Morgoth out of the pits of Angband there issued the winged dragons

[TomthePilgrim]

yes, but all answers for questions on this thread must be from the Hobbit.

Since Thorin is the one who mentions the place, maybe we should consider that this particular question involves not what is absolute (per Tolkein), but what is considered true by the dwarves . . .

So, maybe the proper question should be, "Where do the dwarves, particularly Thorin, believe that the great dragons bred, as stated by Thorin in the Hobbit?"

[Spock]

Well Thorins explanation at the party says "there were a lot of dragons in the North in those days". but I don't see anything more specific. :(

[TomthePilgrim]

Oh, you're in the vicinity . . . . :D

[TomthePilgrim]

OK, I think it's time to call this question a bust. :(

During the Unexpected Party, Thorin states after glancing at the map, "I don't see that this will help much. I remember the Mountain well enough and the lands about it. And I know where Mirkwood is, and the Withered Heath where the great dragons bred."

Which character stated that he would never eat apples again?

[TomthePilgrim]

Doesn't look like this question is going well either . . . :(

hint: the character made the statement after being cooped up in a barrel . . .

[Spock]

Doesn't look like this question is going well either . . . :(

hint: the character made the statement after being cooped up in a barrel . . .
OK, since all are asleep; Fili. I tried. :)

[TomthePilgrim]

Yup. Take it away . . . .

[Spock]

Specifically:

What was lit by red-torch light?

[TomthePilgrim]

The Goblin Cavern/Hall?

[Spock]

not quite.

[Spock]

No takers in days.

Tom, how about you ask a new question?

[TomthePilgrim]

Well, certainly . . . .

How does Bilbo describe "Cram"?

[TomthePilgrim]

Huh . . . . . OK, we'll return to that one later.

Name the races that composed the five armies?

[Acalewia]

Elf, Dwarf, Man, Goblin, Warg.

[TomthePilgrim]

Not quite . . .

[Acalewia]

*slaps forehead*
Duh! How could I have forgotten that!
Elf, Dwarf, Man, Hobbit, and Goblin.

[TomthePilgrim]

Here's a hint . . . . . just because there are five armies doesn't mean only five race's took part . . . . .

And, no :evil:

[Acalewia]

Well, in that case
Elf, Man, Dwarf, Hobbit, Eagle, Warg, Goblin, Wizard, am I missing any?

[TomthePilgrim]

Very good. You're up . . .

[Acalewia]

*wiped sweat off brow*
I was worried bout that one :D
Ok The question:
What happens to the Master of Lake-Town after the Battle of the Five Armies?

[Butterbeer]

* .... who said that? .....*

echoes wavily drift into the hazy distance like so many good intentions ...

[Acalewia]

lol,BB.

[Butterbeer]

...um ... falls in the lake?

gets a cold?

becomes a nudist and runs off into the far off sunset butt-neked a skippin' an' a whistling?

gets kicked outta town?

mmm ... i'm close, aren't i? ... i can feel it ... oh dearie dearie moi! tis' a teaser and no mistake Acally!

[Acalewia]

well you got the running part right, but not the nudist part :D

[Spock]

*wiped sweat off brow*
I was worried bout that one :D
Ok The question:
What happens to the Master of Lake-Town after the Battle of the Five Armies?

He gets tossed out in favor of Bard the bowman?

[Gandalfthegray]

he ran off with the gold and died in the Waste

[TomthePilgrim]

I believe he rebuilt Laketown . . . . with help from part of Bard's share of the treasure.

[Spock]

ok 5 days since the question was answered.......Do we have a winner? Do we need a new question????? :confused:

[Spock]

6 DAYS NOW- anyone, post a new question please :(

[TomthePilgrim]

OK . . . . . Which of the original thirteen dwarves died at the Battle of Five Armies?

[Spock]

Sleepy. :) ..................oops, wrong book :D

[Acalewia]

Sorry guys. I totally forgot about this thread.
Thorin Okensheild, Fili and Kili.

BTW, Spock got my question right.

[TomthePilgrim]

And you got my question right, so you're up again. ;)

[Acalewia]

What caused Bilbo to awaken the night in the pass in the Misty Mountains?

[Spock]

What caused Bilbo to awaken the night in the pass in the Misty Mountains?

hmm, he dreamed that a crack opened in the back of the cave wall....and then that he was falling into goodness knows what.

[Acalewia]

Correct, Spock. The next question is your's

[Spock]

What was lit with red torch-light?

[Acalewia]

The goblin's "audiance chamber"?

[Spock]

Nope. :(

[Acalewia]

Beron's great room?

[Spock]

Nah. :(

[Acalewia]

The hall of the Master of Lake-Town?

[Spock]

Nope. I'll wait one more day before "retiring" this question for the second time this year. :)

[Acalewia]

The audance chamber of the Elf King? :confused:

[Spock]

The audance chamber of the Elf King? :confused:

CLOSE ENOUGH....it is 'the passages' leading to it that were the answer.


YOUGO! :cool:

[Acalewia]

When does Sting get it's name and how?

[durinsbane2244]

when bilbo kills the spiders he says "well, i have a sting of my own, yes, i shall call you sting" or something of the sort.

[Acalewia]

You got it, db!

[durinsbane2244]

righteous...er...are dwarves superstitious and why?

[Spock]

HEY GUYS AND GALS----------four days and no guess :(

[durinsbane2244]

i agree...it's really not that hard...

[Acalewia]

I'll take a stab at it.

Judging by the wording of the question I'll say yes but I have no idea why. :o

[Count Comfect]

Um, I don't know. But how about a "no, because Aule didn't remember to program that" ;)

[Spock]

Its Been A Week, 7 Days Since The Question Posted And No Correct Answer

'durin' Hasn't Been On In 48 Hrs.

Can Someone Please Post A New Question? :(

[durinsbane2244]

hi! i am here...i just have been waiting for a correct answer...yes, now why?

[Spock]

with no correct answer in 7 days perhaps you'd be kind enough to give us a new question.......? :)

[durinsbane2244]

alright then, what was bilbo's grand plan for the end of the quest, that he made in the beginning? [sorry, i couldn't think of anything good]

[Spock]

Well it's obviously a good question; three days and no one has guessed yet. :confused:

[Farimir Captain of Gondor]

I just started rereading 'The Hobbit' a few days ago and I have forgotten almost all of it, but I'll take a guess.

To show them what a great 'burglar' he is?

[durinsbane2244]

i shall reword it:
what did bilbo end up doing in the end, which he did because he said he would in the beginning...yeesh, that sounds confusing too...

[Count Comfect]

Rest?

[durinsbane2244]

nope...it's what he said he would do if they didn't know what to do...

[Telcontar_Dunedain]

Sit on the doorstep?

[Count Comfect]

Smoke?

[durinsbane2244]

yay telcontar! "sit on the doorstep and think"...i'm not picky...go ahead...

[Telcontar_Dunedain]

I'm Hobbitless at the moment so someone else can post.

[Spock]

Who doubted the dragon still lived?

[Farimir Captain of Gondor]

Edit- Cross-posted with Spock. :o

[Acalewia]

the Master of Lake town?

[Spock]

nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooo :p

[Acalewia]

The people of laketown? Am i anywhere in the ballpark?

[Spock]

you're not even in the right town :(

[tomstheman]

righteous...er...are dwarves superstitious and why?

i know this is late but i was wondering about the answer, they are superstitious because in the beginning when gandalf is talk about bringing bilbo along the dwarves didn't want to until gandalf pointed out that their party would be thirteen and they could have all the bad luck.

A guess at the new question now, was it the Elves of mirkwood.

[Spock]

and a grand, NO, is my reply :)

[Acalewia]

Beron?

[Count Comfect]

Elrond?

[Spock]

nope x2

[Farimir Captain of Gondor]

Well, if it was none of them....I'll say no one. :D

[anarion]

my guess is thorin

[Spock]

nope :(

[anarion]

The young people of laketown?

[Count Comfect]

Bilbo?

[Spock]

anarion:

I've posted this question three times in the past six months and no one has ever gotten it.

As a new member, I'm passing the baton to you; please post a new question of your choice based upon the book.

Thanks. :o

[anarion]

And thank you for the welcome spock!
Thanks to your last question, I am now re reading "The Hobbit" to my daughter!
She thanks you aswell!

[anarion]

Should I give a hint?

[Acalewia]

I don't know the name of the wine, but its the wine the butler(?) and the guard drank before the feast the night Bilbo sprung the dwarves

[anarion]

Since no one else has guessed, i think you should go on and ask a question Acalewia.
It was indeed the wine the butler and guard drank when bilbo freed the dwarves!
It is the wine of dorwinion!
You post the next one Acalewia!

[Acalewia]

How did Smaug know there were dwarfs on the Lonely Mountain.

[Count Comfect]

He ate the ponies, and he can tell a dwarf-ridden pony.

[Acalewia]

Yep your go!

[Count Comfect]

When Bilbo is riding on the eagle's back, what does the eagle say he looks like?

[Acalewia]

A rabbit
How long is 90 seconds?

[Count Comfect]

Indeed.
Forever

[Acalewia]

What happens to Bilblo after he yells "The Eagles are coming! The Eagles are coming!"

[Count Comfect]

Doesn't he get knocked on the head?

[durinsbane2244]

i'm not goin for a cheap victory, but he got hit by a rock, right?

[Acalewia]

Yes he did get knocked in the head.
I'll give it to the Count on the basis he posted the answer I was looking for.

[Count Comfect]

Alrighty then. Woohoo.

Who are the last three dwarves to come into Beorn's home?

[anarion]

Bifur, Bofur, and Bombur

[Count Comfect]

Yes. Your go.

[anarion]

In what way are Fili, and Kili related to Thorin?

[Spock]

like Hewey, Dewey and Louie, their Nephews. :D

[anarion]

right you are spock!
your turn

[Spock]

ok, quick and easy-what kind of trees do the fellowship obviously like to climb? :D

[Acalewia]

Fir trees
While beating the tar out of the 90 second rule

[Spock]

yes, it's true.

....patience for 90 seconds is just the beginning ...... :p

[Acalewia]

What did Smaug notice was missing when he awoke from his slumber?


Must... Be... Patient... :D

[Spock]

a great two handled cup.

[Acalewia]

Yep, your go, Spock

[Spock]

Who didn't like to be last?

[durinsbane2244]

hm...bombur? [hehe, i almost put fredeger]

[Spock]

hm...bombur? [hehe, i almost put fredeger]


Yes, Correctomundo! :)

[durinsbane2244]

righto then! how is the letter to bilbo on his mantle signed?

[Spock]

righto then! how is the letter to bilbo on his mantle signed?


we have the honour to remain yours deeply thorin & co. :p

[durinsbane2244]

righto than, take it away spocko!

[Spock]

How far across is the stream the dwarves & Bilbo must cross?

[durinsbane2244]

fellowship? hehe...

[durinsbane2244]

oh...edit it....fine...anyway, no idea...so...i guess this is a bump...

[durinsbane2244]

bump!!!!!

[Spock]

How far across is the stream the dwarves & Bilbo must cross?


Well if no one is going to guess, then DB, how about you coming up with a question?

[durinsbane2244]

gladly, anything to keep this alive...hm...to whom is "tomnoddy" and "attercop" offensive...that's one for each...

[Telcontar_Dunedain]

Tomnoddy - everybody
Attercop - Spiders

[durinsbane2244]

righto, carry on, Mr. Dunedain!

[Telcontar_Dunedain]

What were Gandalf's last words to the dwarves and Bilbo before leaving for the White Council?

[durinsbane2244]

hm...he rode off and shouted them, having to have the last word...so...something along the lines of "stay on the trail"?

[Telcontar_Dunedain]

Well it was "DON'T LEAVE THE PATH" but you were close enough. Your go.

[durinsbane2244]

kind, that...hm...from what does gandalf emit light? [i need exact-ness here, sorry :p ]

[jammi567]

his staff?

[durinsbane2244]

no...again...exactly what the text says...

[jammi567]

is it a trick question because if i'm looking in the right place (Ch 6), then it doesn't say anything about from what does gandalf emit light?

[Spock]

the crystal at the top of his staff?

[jammi567]

where is that said?

[Spock]

in chp. 6, "a sudden splendor flashed from his wand like lightning, as he got ready to sprind down from on high....."

in chp. 4 "Then Gandalf lit up his wand"...

[jammi567]

durinsbane,who's right. me for saying it came from his staff, or Spock for saying the crystal ontop of the staff.

[durinsbane2244]

spock! i was going for the wand...not my quote exactly, just what it said in the text exactly, which was wand. it was really the same thing as his staff, but i was going for the wand nonetheless... :p take it away, spocko.

[Spock]

How far was the opposite shore, when they had to cross the water?

[durinsbane2244]

isn't that the same question from before, in so many words? :p

[Spock]

....here's the thing......

I couldn't remember if anyone ever answered the question and so posted it in my new turn. :p

[Acalewia]

I don't think anyone ever did

Too far for a hobbit to jump

[Spock]

after double checking; right; no one ever did.

as for your answer "A", sorry, true but not the answer in the book.

[jammi567]

so...whose go is it?

[Spock]

so...whose go is it?


The question is as posted in post # 448. No one has answered correctly.

[jammi567]

twelve yards.

[Spock]

twelve yards.


How true, how true!

YUGO! :D

[jammi567]

what and when is Durin's Day?

[durinsbane2244]

the day of the year that the sun and moon are both in the sky, and the dwarve's cannot predict when it comes, and, if memory serves, the new year for dwarves...

[durinsbane2244]

PM dispatched. :cool:

[jammi567]

totally forgot, yes that's the right answer.

[durinsbane2244]

yay and such. what two animals play a key role in their entrance to the mountain?

[Acalewia]

A thrush and a snail?

[durinsbane2244]

got it. go ahead.

[Acalewia]

What made Bilbo uneasy as he and the dwarfs sat in the entrance of the hall

[durinsbane2244]

having the door open.

[Acalewia]

and...?

[durinsbane2244]

smaug being outside?!?!

[Acalewia]

And...?

[durinsbane2244]

not knowing where previously stated dragon was?!?!?!?!

[Acalewia]

Finally! :p Your go

[durinsbane2244]

hehe, quite. er...wow...i can't think...um...why is the carrock called the carrock?

[durinsbane2244]

bump. this is not very hard, you know. :rolleyes:

[Acalewia]

It a rock shaped like a car :D

[durinsbane2244]

nope. :p

[Count Comfect]

Because Beorn calls it that.

[durinsbane2244]

right you are. go ahead.

[Count Comfect]

Whose tub contained apples when they floated downriver?

[Acalewia]

Thorin, i think?

[Count Comfect]

Not quite...

[Acalewia]

Balin?

[Count Comfect]

No...

[jammi567]

Fili

[Count Comfect]

Yes, your go.

[jammi567]

what's the name of the butler?

[Spock]

OK, I'm lost :confused: there isn't any butler in the Hobbit ? :eek:

[jammi567]

There is, you just haven't looked hard enough.

[durinsbane2244]

in the elve's castle in mirkwood, yeah...but his name...

[Spock]

OH, Galion, you meant.

[jammi567]

Yesssssssssssssssssssssss. Your go.

[Spock]

how far was the drop from the third camp (when seeking the doorway)? :p

[durinsbane2244]

not that i know (i wish i did though) but this really shows, that moot efforts blow... ;)

[Spock]

Gadz Zooks, 5 Days And No One Even Guesses? Boo :(

[durinsbane2244]

i agree.

[Acalewia]

A long time to say good bye :p
I'm making a tolkien fan out of a coworker so she has my book.

[durinsbane2244]

mayhaps a new questions would be in order...

[Ireth]

150 feet?

[Spock]

DB-I'm giving up waiting--------------if you please, submit a new question. :(

[durinsbane2244]

right than, how does bilbo tell his companions he escaped?

[Curubethion]

He got Gollum to show him the way out, and then "sneaked" past all the goblins. That's a bit of a vague question...

[durinsbane2244]

yeah...take it...honestly couldn't think of a thing... :(