Orcs are to Uruk-hai as Trolls are to what
Thread: Trivia: Barad-dur
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Your are right Arwen*Evenstar*, your answer just recieved another Pseudo-Silmaril for your collection.
Orcs are to Uruk-hai as Trolls are to what
Orcs are to Uruk-hai as Trolls are to what
Alright Grondy....sorry for what I did....but I did not intend to cheat....I just wanted to make sure that you saw my nr 2 choice: Melkor....but then again I should’ve said: Melkor(but it was my nr 2 choice!).....
But I am going to follow your rule as a good padawan apprentice should
You just bagged a Vala as your personal padawan apprentice
But I am going to follow your rule as a good padawan apprentice should
You just bagged a Vala as your personal padawan apprentice
trolls are to balrogs?
Remi gets another Pseudo-Silmaril for "Olog-hai", the type of troll warriors that Sauron bred which could withstand the light of the Sun. 
What river marked the eastern boundary of The Shire
What river marked the eastern boundary of The Shire
The Withywindle?
Remi has the right one so he gets another shiny bauble.
And speaking of rivers, Deagol found the One Ring in which river
And speaking of rivers, Deagol found the One Ring in which river
Amarie want shiny stone!
He found it in the river Anduin.
He found it in the river Anduin.
Elfstone
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Posted Thursday 1st January 1970 (12:00am)
has made 1502 posts and is a Dunedain from Osgiliath and is not online.
Posted Thursday 1st January 1970 (12:00am)
Can't pass this one up Grondy, Ungoliant!
Amari’ gets a shiny stone for her correct answer.
Who built Barad Nimras and where
Who built Barad Nimras and where
Ringfacwen's "shimmered in multicolors everytime he moved" is the winner of the Pseudo-Silmaril this time, as she beat A’le by almost 8 hours. 
When I saw Aul’'s "Melkor" his other guesses had been removed and I just figured Perwing was quoting the source out of niceness and because he had bothered to look it up. I usually double check the answers by looking for the source in case I am ever challenged I can at least back it up rather than use the lame "That's what it says in my quiz book."
To preclude people taking advantage of the system by wrongly guessing and later when someone else provides the correct answer, going back and revising the earlier post with the correct answer, I will have to make a new rule"
New Trivia Rule: Revised trivia answers will not count; if you make a mistake, you may edit you old post to say so, but you must make a new unedited post with the correct answer for it to count.
Who or what did Sam have to leave behind at the Doors of Moria
When I saw Aul’'s "Melkor" his other guesses had been removed and I just figured Perwing was quoting the source out of niceness and because he had bothered to look it up. I usually double check the answers by looking for the source in case I am ever challenged I can at least back it up rather than use the lame "That's what it says in my quiz book."
To preclude people taking advantage of the system by wrongly guessing and later when someone else provides the correct answer, going back and revising the earlier post with the correct answer, I will have to make a new rule"
New Trivia Rule: Revised trivia answers will not count; if you make a mistake, you may edit you old post to say so, but you must make a new unedited post with the correct answer for it to count. Who or what did Sam have to leave behind at the Doors of Moria
Right Remi, another pretty pretty to you.
Can you find the Odd Man Out: Khazad-d’m, Gamil Zirak, Kheled-z’ram, Zirak-zigil, Kibil-n’la.
Can you find the Odd Man Out: Khazad-d’m, Gamil Zirak, Kheled-z’ram, Zirak-zigil, Kibil-n’la.
Wild guess: Khazad-dum cos if I remember rightly that's not a mountain. Don't shoot me if I just said something stupid, it happens all the time. 
Is it Kheled-z’ram?
I'm saying Gamil Zirak, who was a Dwarven Smith from Nogrod.
The rest are all places, Khazad-dum being a mine, Kheled-zaram a lake, Zirac-zigil a mountain and Kibil-n’la the source of a river.
The rest are all places, Khazad-dum being a mine, Kheled-zaram a lake, Zirac-zigil a mountain and Kibil-n’la the source of a river.
You got it Valedhelgwath, so you also get a Pseudo-Silmaril.
Who always acted as look-out for Thorin's Company
Who always acted as look-out for Thorin's Company
Balin it was, so Remi gets the Pseudo-Silmaril.
What was Morgoth's last desperate gamble in the Great Battle, the War of Wrath
What was Morgoth's last desperate gamble in the Great Battle, the War of Wrath
He let loose his winged dragons... the first time they had ever been seen.
Right as always Val, you get another bauble.
List any four four races of Northmen.
List any four four races of Northmen.
Off the top of my head: Galadriel, Elrond and Cirdan. 
Correct you are Remi, a Pseudo-Silmaril to you.
What great peak stood on the western side of Minas Tirith
What great peak stood on the western side of Minas Tirith
Mount Mindolluin?
Arwen*Evenstar* gets a Pseudo-Silmaril Mount Mindolluin.
Who hungered for and devoured light
(I entered this at 2:20 AM my time in hopes that our Old World members would get first crack at it. Often it has already been answered before they get up in the morning.)
Who hungered for and devoured light
(I entered this at 2:20 AM my time in hopes that our Old World members would get first crack at it. Often it has already been answered before they get up in the morning.)
Elfstone, the Californian, gave them a nine hour head start so he gets the Pseudo Silmarillion for his 'Ungoliant' answer.
Who was cast over the Caragd’r in Gondolin, at Turgon's command
Who was cast over the Caragd’r in Gondolin, at Turgon's command
Eol the Dark Elf, after he killed Turgon's sister with a poisoned dart.
Yup, The Teacher knows his Silmarillion, another shiny bauble to Val.
Who 'lived on a slimy island of rock' in the middle of a lake under the Misty Mountains
Who 'lived on a slimy island of rock' in the middle of a lake under the Misty Mountains
That was Gollum.
Yes, Elentari31 it was Sm’agol, aka: Gollum so you get the Pseudo-Silmaril.
Whom did the D’nedain teach to sow seed, grind grain, hew wood and shape stone
Whom did the D’nedain teach to sow seed, grind grain, hew wood and shape stone
No, this happened in earlier times.
They taught the men and women living on the mainland. Haven't read the silmarillion in a while, but I belive they where of the men who got used and tricked by Morgoth to fear and reject the elves. Because of this they lived a primitive life in Morgoths shadow.
*pets her cuddly badger given to her by Plastic in another thread*
*pets her cuddly badger given to her by Plastic in another thread*
That would be Aragorn Elessar, Son of Arathorn, Isildur's heir and bearer of the sword that was broken and forged anew... AKA Strider, Estel, Thorongil, Wingfoot, etc, etc.
Is that a thorough enough answer?
Is that a thorough enough answer?
Amari’ has got it right, she is awarded a Pseudo-Silmaril.
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?
That would be Anduril.
Renewed shall be blade that was broken
Renewed shall be blade that was broken
A Pseudo-Silmaril to Arwen*Evenstar* for her correct answer, (PJ misleads the movie goers on this one, as he still has Aragorn using his old ranger sword in Moria, rather than the reforged Narsil which Aragorn renamed Anduril, "Flame of the West".)
Name the Peredhil.
Name the Peredhil.
Right Perwing, you get the shiny bauble.
Who was Merry's Mother
Who was Merry's Mother
Okay, you waited a day, so you Perwing, can have the Pseudo-Silmaril.
What was the name of the dragon that Fram son of Frumgar slew
What was the name of the dragon that Fram son of Frumgar slew
Off the top of my head I would say that would be Scatha the Worm. Fram's victory was shortlived, however, as the local Dwarves claimed the dragon's hoard belonged to them and subsequently slew Fram to get it back.
Yup, Val has got himself another Pseudo-Silmaril for the answer that Tolkien squirreled away under Appendix A of RotK in Section 'II The House of Eorl'. Who was:
Quote:
A strange-looking weather-beaten man, sitting in the shadows near the wall, was also listening intently to the hobbit-talk. He had a tall tankard in front of him, and was smoking a long-stemmed pipe curiously carved.
A strange-looking weather-beaten man, sitting in the shadows near the wall, was also listening intently to the hobbit-talk. He had a tall tankard in front of him, and was smoking a long-stemmed pipe curiously carved.
And also he who would later be crowned King of both Gondor and Arnor, so Prog Gets the Pseudo-Sillmaril.
Where did Orcs and Elves fight the first battle of the Wars of Bereriand
Where did Orcs and Elves fight the first battle of the Wars of Bereriand
Elfstone
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Posted Thursday 1st January 1970 (12:00am)
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Posted Thursday 1st January 1970 (12:00am)
Hopefully this is right, but I'll say north of the Andram, and halfway between the rivers Aros, and Gelion.
That is a good enough answer for me, Elfstone, so you can have a Pseudo-Silmaril.
What food did the Men of Esgaroth make for long journeys
What food did the Men of Esgaroth make for long journeys
Perwing gets the pretty pretty this time.
What is a thangail
What is a thangail
Hint: It was something Gimli said. 
I think its the hard and pretty much tasteless buscuit called cram, which though quite bland was nevertheless very nutritional.
Val's got it right, so he gets the pretty bauble this time.
So then, of what were the Elven ropes made
Quote:
The food was mostly in the form of very thin cakes, made of a meal that was baked a light brown on the outside, and on the inside was the colour of cream. Gimli took up one of the cakes and looked at it with a doubtful eye.
'Cram,' he said under his breath, as he broke off a crisp corner and nibbled at it. His expression quickly changed, and he ate all the rest of the cake with relish.
'No more, no more!' cried the Elves laughing. 'You have eaten enough already for a long day's march.'
'I thought it was only a kind of cram, such as the Dalemen make for journeys in the wild,' said the Dwarf.
'So it is,' they answered, 'But we call it lembas or waybread, and it is more strengthening than any food made by man, and it is more pleasant than cram, by all accounts.'
'Indeed it is,' said Gimli. 'Why, it is better than the honey-cakes of the Beornings, and that is great praise, for the Beornings are the best bakers that I know of; but they are none too willing to deal out their cakes to travelers in these days. You are kindly hosts!'
-- From Book II of FOTR about four pages into Chapter 8 entitled 'Farewell to L’rien.'
The food was mostly in the form of very thin cakes, made of a meal that was baked a light brown on the outside, and on the inside was the colour of cream. Gimli took up one of the cakes and looked at it with a doubtful eye.
'Cram,' he said under his breath, as he broke off a crisp corner and nibbled at it. His expression quickly changed, and he ate all the rest of the cake with relish.
'No more, no more!' cried the Elves laughing. 'You have eaten enough already for a long day's march.'
'I thought it was only a kind of cram, such as the Dalemen make for journeys in the wild,' said the Dwarf.
'So it is,' they answered, 'But we call it lembas or waybread, and it is more strengthening than any food made by man, and it is more pleasant than cram, by all accounts.'
'Indeed it is,' said Gimli. 'Why, it is better than the honey-cakes of the Beornings, and that is great praise, for the Beornings are the best bakers that I know of; but they are none too willing to deal out their cakes to travelers in these days. You are kindly hosts!'
-- From Book II of FOTR about four pages into Chapter 8 entitled 'Farewell to L’rien.'
So then, of what were the Elven ropes made
Hithlain it was Perwing, you get the Pseudo-Silmaril.
What were Gandalf's last words to Sam, Merry and Pippin at the Grey Havens
What were Gandalf's last words to Sam, Merry and Pippin at the Grey Havens
I don't remember the exact words. something about three riding back together instead of one, and this is the end of the fellowship in ME. and uh....it's ok to cry sometimes, blah blah blah
Right, Komosot had the flavor of his speach which was good enough to win the Pseudo-Silmaril.
Melkor assigned to Sauron the command of which great ubderground fortress
Melkor assigned to Sauron the command of which great ubderground fortress
Perwing gets the Pseudo-Silmaril for the right answer.
What colour did Caradhras appear to be to the Fellowship
What colour did Caradhras appear to be to the Fellowship
Would that be red?
Red it was, so Peredhil gets the pretty bauble.
What was in the cover picture on Ballantine's 1965 American edition of The Hobbit
What was in the cover picture on Ballantine's 1965 American edition of The Hobbit
