Thread: Trivia: Barad-dur
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If my memory isn't bad, Frodo thought he saw two pale points of light like flickering green laterns in the dark. I think he also fancied hearing the soft patter of webbed feet.
Uruk Slayer has the correct answer as well as the Pseudo-Silmaril. 
Who sang:
Who sang: Quote:
Cold be hand and heart and bone,
And cold be sleep under stone:
never more to wake on stony bed,
never, till the Sun fails and the Moon is dead.
Cold be hand and heart and bone,
And cold be sleep under stone:
never more to wake on stony bed,
never, till the Sun fails and the Moon is dead.
I know this like college students know how to take a free meal whenever available. It's the Barrow Wight!
And it was also one of my quiz questions, so that shouldn't have been a hard one... 
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And it was also one of my quiz questions, so that shouldn't have been a hard one...
And no doubt I had already used it here once before. And it was also one of my quiz questions, so that shouldn't have been a hard one...
Anyway Uruk Slayer gets the Pseudo-Silmaril for the answer.
How did Frodo and Sam escape from the Ors-band marching to Udun
Elfstone
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How did Frodo and Sam escape from the Ors-band marching to Udun ?
How did Frodo and Sam escape from the Ors-band marching to Udun ?
I can't believe nobody has answered this one yet, and that it's sat here this long! This one is way too easy! I'll give someone else a chance for another day, but then I pounce!
Yea Elfstone, the Dog Days of Summer have come a month early this year. Our members are probably lying in the shade drinking lemonade or panting up a storm. 
Elfstone
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Well for the sake of keeping the trivia thread rolling along, Frodo and Sam escaped from the Orc band marching to Udan by capitalizing on the confusion caused by several Orc companies all trying to get to the gate first. In all of the confusion, and jostling for position, some scuffles broke out amongst the Orcs, and Frodo and Sam seized the opportunity by falling to the ground, and then they slowly crawled on their hands and knees out of the turmoil, until at last unnoticed they dropped over the further edge of the road. They were somewhat hidden by the high curb on the edge of the road, and they crawled away a little further until they came to a shallow pit, which they crawled into, and then dear Sam used the Elven cloaks to cover them.
Keerect! Elfstone, so have another pretty bauble.
And tell me: Why was Sauron taken to N’menor
And tell me: Why was Sauron taken to N’menor
He commanded Sauorn to come before him and swear to him fealty. . . But Ar-Pharazon was not yet deceived, and it came into his mind that, for the better keeping of Sauron and of his oaths of fealty, he should be brought to Numenor, there to dwell as a hostage for himself and all his servants in Middle-Earth.
You got it Mellie, and the Pseudo-Silmaril.
What did Frodo cry as he struck at the feet of the Nazg’l Lord
What did Frodo cry as he struck at the feet of the Nazg’l Lord
'A Elbereth Gilthoniel!' I think
Yes those were Frodo's words, so Peredhil get the Pseudo-Silmaril.
Who was the Dark Elf of Nan Elmoth
Who was the Dark Elf of Nan Elmoth
Aaarrgghh! Give us a minute, I'll find it for you. I know exactly who you mean, but I just can't find his name. It's on the tip of my tongue!!
E’l! Tadaaah!
E’l! Tadaaah!
That's it Tommie; you get the Pseudo-Silmaril.
Who defeated whom in the Battle of the Camp
Who defeated whom in the Battle of the Camp
Ok I could go ahead and post the answer here right now, because I have all my Tolkien books right here with me, but I won't. I'll wait another bit for someone else to come along and post here.
The question remains:
Who defeated whom in the Battle of the Camp
Okay, two hints: Third Age and found in UT.
Who defeated whom in the Battle of the Camp
Okay, two hints: Third Age and found in UT.
E’rnil II of Gondor (the 32nd King) defeated the Wainriders of Ithilien in the Battle of the Camp. This occurred in T.A. 1944.
Arcormacolind’va has got it right, and gets the Pseudo-Silmaril.
NOTE: The Pseudo-Silmarils awarded here are ephemeral in that the sublimate while in transit and thus all you really receive is bragging rights.
What road crossed the River Poros
NOTE: The Pseudo-Silmarils awarded here are ephemeral in that the sublimate while in transit and thus all you really receive is bragging rights.
What road crossed the River Poros
Yes, the Harad Road crossed the River Poros, so Ringfacwen gets the Pretty Bauble.
What did Beren rescue at Rivil's Well above the Fen of Serech
What did Beren rescue at Rivil's Well above the Fen of Serech
Right again Ringfacwen, another Pseudo-Silmaril to you.
What was the Shire's prison in Michel Delving called
What was the Shire's prison in Michel Delving called
I think it is Whiteholes, or Whitelock...
Samwisegamgee: I think I'll perform some magic Al-Zebra on your answers and give you the Pseudo-Silmaril.
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Assuming your two answers are of equal value:
Whiteholes = Whitelock, factoring yeilds:
(White)holes = (White)lock, dividing both sides by White yeilds:
holes = lock, as holes are absences of material they are negative
(- holes) = lock, subtracting one side from the other yeilds:
1 = lock - (- holes), a double negative is positive so:
1 = lock + holes, let 1 = "The Answer" and combine terms yeilding:
The Answer = lockholes
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What does Mordor mean in English
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Assuming your two answers are of equal value:
Whiteholes = Whitelock, factoring yeilds:
(White)holes = (White)lock, dividing both sides by White yeilds:
holes = lock, as holes are absences of material they are negative
(- holes) = lock, subtracting one side from the other yeilds:
1 = lock - (- holes), a double negative is positive so:
1 = lock + holes, let 1 = "The Answer" and combine terms yeilding:
The Answer = lockholes
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What does Mordor mean in English
Dark Land or Black Land.
I was looking for 'Black Land" so you get the Pretty Bauble Peredhil.
What did Bilbo spot on the far bank of the black stream
What did Bilbo spot on the far bank of the black stream
A small boat
Now, if only they could have kept Bombur from taking that bath.
Anyway, Amari’ gets the Pseudo-Silmaril.
What kind of beings were Finglas and Fladrif
Anyway, Amari’ gets the Pseudo-Silmaril.
What kind of beings were Finglas and Fladrif
They were Ents.
Correct Peredhil, a Pseudo-Silmaril to you.
The Orc who speared Frodo in Khazad-d’m was slain with which sword
The Orc who speared Frodo in Khazad-d’m was slain with which sword
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Um.....wasn't Frodo speared by a great cave troll which was then killed by Legolas' arrow???
Not in J.R.R.Tolkien's book. Um.....wasn't Frodo speared by a great cave troll which was then killed by Legolas' arrow???
Elfstone
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ANDURIL!!! The Flame Of The West!!!!
You got it Elfstone and a Pseudo-Silmaril to boot.
There were only three named blades in the that skirmish and we know it wasn't "Sting" which means it had to be either Glamdring, Foe Hammer weilded by Gandalf or Anduril, renamed and reforged from the shards of Narsil and now weilded by Aragorm.
Shelob's Lair was called what in Sindarin
There were only three named blades in the that skirmish and we know it wasn't "Sting" which means it had to be either Glamdring, Foe Hammer weilded by Gandalf or Anduril, renamed and reforged from the shards of Narsil and now weilded by Aragorm.
Shelob's Lair was called what in Sindarin
The name of Shelob's Lair in Sindarin was Torech Ungol .
Yay! My 50th post.
Yay! My 50th post.
Arcormacolind’va has the right answer and the Pseudo-Silmaril.
'But our need is for aid in battle,' said ’omer. 'How will you and your folk help us?' To whom was ’omer speaking
'But our need is for aid in battle,' said ’omer. 'How will you and your folk help us?' To whom was ’omer speaking
Either Merry or Pippin. Pippin, I think.
You're wrong I'm afraid. It was Ghan-buri-Ghan he was talking to.
Really? I didn't know that.
Tommie was right, so she gets the pretty bauble.
Why did Niggle fall off his bicycle
[Edited on 9/8/2003 by Grondmaster]
Why did Niggle fall off his bicycle
[Edited on 9/8/2003 by Grondmaster]
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Really? I didn't know that.
Really? I didn't know that.
Neither did I, Peredhil. Had to look it up as well.
By the way, nice avatar Grondy!
Hrmm. Why did Niggle fall of his bicycle? lol I only know the name "Leaf by Niggle" so my guess is: because a leaf fell from a tree right on his head. lol I'm nuts, I know.
Close, but no cigar Tommie. 
Yes, I had been looking for my little Dwarf friend since we started having the custom avatars and I finally found the right box last week.
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By the way, nice avatar Grondy!
By the way, nice avatar Grondy!
Yes, I had been looking for my little Dwarf friend since we started having the custom avatars and I finally found the right box last week.
Okay, as there currently aren't any posting members who have read Tolkien's Leaf by Niggle, I will give you another one to mull over.
Can you name the chapter as well as its book, which begins with the following words
Can you name the chapter as well as its book, which begins with the following words
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Of old there was Sauron the Maia, whom the Sindar in Beleriand named Gorthaur.
Of old there was Sauron the Maia, whom the Sindar in Beleriand named Gorthaur.
Elfstone
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That would be from Of The Rings Of Power And The Thrid Age, the last part in The Silmarillion.
Correct Elfstone, you get the Pseudo-Silmaril.
What did Sam cast into the air at the Three Farthing Stone
What did Sam cast into the air at the Three Farthing Stone
The remainder of the dust from Galadriel's gift.
Correct Arcormacolind’va, you get the pretty bauble.
How many Black Riders did Frodo espy from the summit of Weathertop
How many Black Riders did Frodo espy from the summit of Weathertop
This is a total guess: I think 5? There were 3 / 5 Nazg’l @ Amon S’l (I can't remember), but I don't know if Frodo even saw all of them. So, my guess is: 5
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Siddenly he was aware that two black specks were moving slowly along it going westward; and looking again he saw that three others were creeping eastward to meet them. He gave a cry and clutched Strider's arm. - from 'A Knife in the Dark' Chapter XI, Book 1, FotR.
So Arcormacolind’va's 5 gets him the Pseudo-Silmaril. Siddenly he was aware that two black specks were moving slowly along it going westward; and looking again he saw that three others were creeping eastward to meet them. He gave a cry and clutched Strider's arm. - from 'A Knife in the Dark' Chapter XI, Book 1, FotR.
Of what was the Tower of Orthanc made.
Did it actually say this somewhere? I've never seen that. It's just...some hard, black unyielding material that the Numen’reans had, like obsidian or something. But it wasn't obsidian, bcuz that would be 2 fragile.
My answer: no clue, but I'd love 2 find out
My answer: no clue, but I'd love 2 find out
This is the best I can come up with (which, I'll admit, is not very good...):
From the Sil:
'Isengard' means iron enclosure, so maybe it's all made of iron, but that doesn't seem likely. (It'd get kind of rusty, wouldn't it?) And I think Orthanc was built differently from Isengard anyhow. What's an unbreakable stone? Have we got any geologists around here who knew their stuff?
From the Sil:
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...in the circle of Agrenost, which Men called Isengard, they made the pinnacle of Orthanc of unbreakable stone.'Isengard' means iron enclosure, so maybe it's all made of iron, but that doesn't seem likely. (It'd get kind of rusty, wouldn't it?) And I think Orthanc was built differently from Isengard anyhow. What's an unbreakable stone? Have we got any geologists around here who knew their stuff?
"Unbreakable stone" is the answer or which I was looking, so Chikakat gets the Pseudo-Silmaril.
The above Simarillion source is the best I have been able to come up with. Merry and Pippin's conversation with the three hunters in TTT gives an example of its unbreakability, but doesn't say of what it is actually made. It is possible that one of the HOME books has more info on the construction of the Numenorian Towers, but as I haven't read them, I can not say.
I suppose it the base of the Tower of Orthanc could be the core of an extinct volcano where the stone and earth have erroded away, leaving a free standing column or plug of solidified metal. However, I have always felt it was a special form of tempered black obsidian that wouldn't chip and was too slippery for the Ents to glomb-a-hold.
Who made the least obvious target at the Battle of Five Armies, and why
The above Simarillion source is the best I have been able to come up with. Merry and Pippin's conversation with the three hunters in TTT gives an example of its unbreakability, but doesn't say of what it is actually made. It is possible that one of the HOME books has more info on the construction of the Numenorian Towers, but as I haven't read them, I can not say.
I suppose it the base of the Tower of Orthanc could be the core of an extinct volcano where the stone and earth have erroded away, leaving a free standing column or plug of solidified metal. However, I have always felt it was a special form of tempered black obsidian that wouldn't chip and was too slippery for the Ents to glomb-a-hold.
Who made the least obvious target at the Battle of Five Armies, and why
