And I've you biting at my heels too. At the beginning of this month I estimated you would overtake me by the end of the month at around the 700 post mark. I've had a few breakdowns with the boats at work, however, so I've been here a bit more than normal this month.

I just suggested you cross referencing my past posts to slow you down a little

What! Grondy doesn't make up those questions on his own? Nope, oh maybe just once in a while when skiming through the text looking for something else, I will find something obscure and use it for a the daily quiz.

Our almost daily quiz (sometimes it takes longer to find the answer) can be found as Trivia: Barad-dur under General Discussion under J.R.R. Tolkien.

That is very weird. I had not noticed it until you said it Tom.

There were some peculiarity when Taz changed my username. I thought the change would go back and change my mramm's to Bain_Diamondhead, but I guess that they will not.

The last time I talked to Taz, he said that he deleted on of my username's and replaced the mramm with Bain. That could be part of the problem.

Michael

Pm them Mellie, I haven't had an e-mail from you.

Ahhh! Oh the humanity!! It's 2:36 am and I'm banging my head against the wall over two freakin' questions on this freakin' quiz!! Woe is me!!!


You are one cruel elf Valedhelgwath!

Ok Val, I PMed you with my answers.

But did you find #34, Grondy?

Okay Val, I PM'd you my answers tonight, Hallloween, and I hope they're not to late. I couldn't find the answers to two, but think I did okay on some of them. Thanks for the quiz, it was a lot of fun.

Well, here we are folks. Time for the answers, where you can all go, "aw yer, I knew that one," or words to that effect. We had double the turn out for this one, and considering the questions, you all did really well.
Well done to all of you who participated.

How many men did Eomer command in his Eored?
1) 120 was normal (but I will accept 120... 120 men plus Eomer, or 104 or 105 - the number he had when he met Aragorn)
Which dragon, slain by Earendil, was said to be the greatest of the winged dragons?
2) Ancalagon the Black
What was a Mumakil?
3) Oliphaunt
Which river flowed from the Barrowdowns, through the Old Forest and into the Brandywine?
4) The Withywindle
Who commanded Sauron's army at the Battle of Pelennor Fields after the fall of the Witch-king?
5) Gothmog
Who was King Theoden's son?
6) Prince Theodred
Which three Kingdoms arose in TA 861 after the sundering of Arnor between the three sons of King Earendur?
7) Arthedain
8) Cardolan
9) Rhudaur
Who was the mother of the Dwarven brothers, Fili and Kili?
10) Dis
Who slew the Petty-Dwarf, Khim?
11) Androg
Which of the Entwives was the beloved of Fangorn?
12) Fimbrethil (Wandlimb)
Who prophesied that the Witch-king would not fall by the hand of a man?
13) Glorfindel
Which Rohirrim Marshal arrived with four companies towards the end of the First Battle of the Fords of Isen and thus prevented the Isengarders from crossing the river?
14) Elfhelm
At the above battle, which Marshal defended the body of the fallen Prince until (14) arrived?
15) Grimbold
Which esquire of Isildur survived the Battle of Gladden Fields and brought the shards of Narsil back to Arnor?
16) Ohtar
Which three sons did Isildur lose at the battle of Gladden Fields?
17) Aratan
18) Ciryon
19) Elendur
Who was the spouse of Osse, revered by the Numenorians?
20) Uinen
What was the name King Elessar took for his house, and that of his successors?
21) Telcontar
Who forged the sword, Narsil, and the knife, Angrist?
22) Telchar of Nogrod
Where did the King of the Mountains swear his allegiance to Isildur and during the War of the Ring was summoned by Aragorn to fulfil his oath?
23) The Stone of Erech
What village did Gildor Inglorion's camp overlook the night he met Frodo?
24) Woodhall
What was Galadriel's gift to Legolas when the Fellowship left Lorien?
25) A longbow and a quiver of arrows
Which great jewel was found hidden in a secret cupboard in Isengard after Saruman had been defeated?
26) The original Elendilmir (Star of Elendil, Star of the Dunedain, Star of the North). This is the same jewel Aldarion gave to Erendis and was eventually lost by Isildur.
What was the name given to the burial mound of Finduilas?
27) Haudh-en-Elleth (mound of the elf-maid)
What was the name of the horse that Aragorn borrowed from Eomer?
28) Hasufel
What is the name of the Shire inn located at the west end of the Brandywine Bridge that later became a guardhouse?
29) Bridge Inn
What was the highest tower of Tirion in which a great silver lamp was set?
30) Mindon Eldalieva (Tower of Ingwe)
What was the last battle of the War of the Ring?
31) Battle of Bywater
What was traditionally sent to Rohan to indicate that Gondor needed its aid?
32) The Red Arrow
When was the only time that the secret door to Erebor could be opened?
33) When the setting sun of Durin's Day shone upon it
What is the name of Manwe and Varda's mansion and upon which mountain is it built?
34) Ilmarin
35) Taniquetil (Oiolosse, Amon Uilos, Mount Everwhite, the Holy Mountain, Elerrina)
Who was banished from Minas Tirith for leaving his post during the Siege of Gondor but was then made the first Captain of the Guard of Faramir?
36) Beregrond
Who led the scouts of the Army of the West?
37) Mablung
Who was the old wise woman who treated Faramir and the other wounded in the House of Healing during the War of the Ring?
38) Ioreth
In what year did Men awaken?
39) FA 1
Which Captain of the Guard was the first to meet Tuor and Voronwe as they entered the secret passage into Gondolin?
40) Elemmakil
What was the name given to the grotesque statues that lined the road between Edoras and Dunharrow?
41) Pukel-men
Which three mariners accompanied Earendil and Elwing on their voyage to Valinor?
42) Falathar
43) Erellont
44) Aerandir
Who led the Laiquendi into Beleriand and from which group of elves did they belong before this journey?
45) Denethor
46) The Nandor
What was the name of the pony that King Theoden gave to Merry?
47) Stybba
Who was the Usurper king who stole the Crown of Gondor in TA 1437?
48) Castamir
At the end of who's reign as Steward of Gondor did the White Tree die with no sapling to replace it?
49) Belecthor II
Which Gondorian King married a Northman woman thus sparking the Kin-strife civil war?
50) Valacar

The Hall of Fame

1) Melliot Sandybanks retains the title with 48
2) ProgHead777 47
3) Grondmaster 45
4) SamwiseGamgee 43
5=) Tom Bombadill 41
Mramm (Bain) 41

Well done to you all.
I'll post another when I find some more questions. I'm having to root a bit now to find areas I haven't covered.

Way to go Mellie, Prog, Sammie, Tommie, and Bain, and my special thanks to Val for another great quiz.

Congratulations, Mellie, Grondmaster, Prog777 and Tom Bombadil and Bain! And thanks Val for the great quiz.

Congratulations everyone!!!!!! Thanks for the quiz Val!!!!!!
These are the ones I missed.
#11 Who slew the Petty-Dwarf, Khum? I just said he was slain by an arrow shot by one of Turin's outlaws. I did not put a name. oh, well.

#28 What was the name of the horse that Aragorn borrowed from Eomer?
I answered this one off the top of my head and forgot to go check the answer. I should know better than to rely on my memory. I put Firefoot.

This really was a lot of fun.

And I learned from that too, Mellie. Silly me put Green Dragon under 29.

And you couldn't possibly tell me, could you?

Mellie, feel free to use some of my old Trivia questions, just don't use them in consecutive order, and for heaven's sake don't use any of my future ones.

Ooops Sorry Tommie, next time I will know better. lol.

So, ummmm Val, are you going to do another quiz? I really had a lot of fun doing the first 2.

I've been working on another one for a while, Mellie, but I've been a little pressed for time recently. I've got about halfway through the next one, but I am running out of good questions that will have you searching your books for the answers.

Ok, I am taking a poll. Do you want one that is 50 or 100 questions? I can do both. It is up to those of you interested in taking it. Let me know.

Either is fine. If you do a 50 question one, we and you will have to spend less time on it and a 100 question one is rather daunting; however, that doesn't mean as much as how easy it is for you to come up with the larger number of questions and still leave some for future quizes next year.

Awww, man! I missed another quiz! Drat! I want to show off my geekdom. Well, I'm up for any number of questions for a quiz. I just hope that I can get in on the next one. Do you all post on the main page one one comes up?

Oh, I have an idea for another trivial-like game. Eyespy of Middle Earth. You state the Area and the era and lettter of the person, place or thing that is found with in. I think you get 20 questions to try to figure it out.

What do you all think?

Ok, I went ahead and did that and set it up as Eyespy in Middle Earth in the Golden Perch. Thanks for the suggestions and support Grondy!

OK, so how I found you all is kind cool. And it all has to do with Val's big Quizz.

I was having it out in a friendly manner with another Tolkien Geek on who was the bigger geek on an email list and people started sending postBodys egging us on and choosing sides. One excellent fellow through out the quizz which he had found here. My buddy and I made a deal to answer it only from our heads. No references. He got 40 right. I answered 81 and got 78 right. So, now I feel appropriately Ultra-Geeky.

Anyway, I also rated what I felt the difficulty of each question was. So here are my answers.

Which two kings did the giant statues of the Argonath depict?
Easy!
1. Books: Isildur and Anarion ’ the sons of Elendil

2. Movie: Isildur and Elendil

What are the Hithaeglir better known as?
Big Toughy
3. there are actually some things that I don’t know

Which Dwarven king led the dwarves and lost an eye in the Battle of
Azanulbizar? Medium
4. Thrain II

Who was the Elven king of the Mirkwood Elves at the time of The Hobbit?
Easy!
5. Thranduil (the father of Legolas

By what name does Fangorn refer to Fangorn Forest?
Oooh really tough!
6. I don’t know but I bet it was a long name!

What was the name of the part of Gondor given to the Eotheod in TA 2510?
Tough, but I know it.
7. Calenardhon

Which grandson of Feanor forged the Elven Rings of Power?
Medium
8. Celebrimbor, Leader of the elven folk of Eregion AKA Hollin

Who became king of Lorien in SA 3434?
Trick question
9. Celeborn was only Lord of Lorien Galadriel was the queen, she was the last of the line of Finwe, the king of the Noldor, on Middle earth

Name the five Istari?
Easy to pretty hard
10. Gandalf the Gray, aka Mithrandir, aka Olorin, resurrected as Gandalf the White (easy)
11. Saruman the White, aka Curunir, aka Sharkey (Easy)
12. Radagast the Brown (easy)
13. Alatar (hard
14. Palando (hard)

Who slew Mim the Dwarf?
Hard
15. Hurin

Which outlaw did Turin slay to become leader of the outlaw band after
leaving Doriath? Ooh, really hard
16. I don’t know, must have been a bit part.

Which Elf guided Tuor to Gondolin after being the sole survivor of a
shipwreck? hard
17. Voronwe

In what year was Bilbo Baggins born? Easy!
18. 2890 September 22nd

Which orc led the orcs and wargs at the Battle of Five Armies?
Easy
19. Bolg

Who was the fifteenth Chieftain of the Dunedain of the North? Medium
20. Arathorn II, Strider’s daddy.

Which two Hobbit brothers were given permission by the king of Arthedain
to first settle the Shire? Hard
21. Marcho
22. Blanco

What were the names of the two Lamps of the Valar?
Hard. By the Valar, I suck at the first age
23. Nope, don’t know
24.

What were the names of the Two Trees of Valinor?
Easy
25. Laurelin
26. Telperion

Who were the first three keepers of Vilya, Narya and Nenya?
Medium
27. Gil Galad - Vilya
28. Galadriel - Nenya
29. Cirdan - Narya

Who was Elronds Mother-in-law?
Easy
30. Galadriel, mother of Celebrian who was the wife of Elrond and mother of Elladan, Elrohir and Arwen

Which city was home to Turgon prior to Gondolin?
Hard
31. Nope, don’t’ know

What was the name of Turins sister who died of pestilence when only three
years old? Hard
32. nope

Who was queen of Numenor at the time of its destruction?
Hard
33. Tar-Miriel

What is the dwarven name for Moria?
Easy
34. Khazad-Dum

What was the name of the great wolf that bit off Berens hand and swallowed
a Silmaril?
Medium
35. Carcharoth

What was the name of the lawn running from Nen Hithoel to the slopes of
Amon Hen? Damn hard
36. Don’t know

What was the name of Morgoths mace?
Easy
37. Grond, the Hammer of the Underworld. The Great ram used on the gates of Minas Tirith was named after it.

At what place did the Elves first awake?
Hard
38. on the shores of Cuivienen,

Who said, you were a man foresighted. Yet twice blessed is help unlooked for, and
never was a meeting of friends more joyful.>
Hard
39. Eomer

What was the maiden name of Samwise Gamgees mother?
Wow, toughy but I searched this out after it was asked last time
40. Her name was Bell Goodchild

What was the name of the twenty mile long hedge protecting Buckland from
the Old Forest? hard
41. The High Hay

Who led the Hobbits at the Battle of Greenfields?
Medium
42. Bandobras (Bullroarer) Took, at 4’5’ he was the tallest Hobbit until Pippin and Merry

What was the name of the watchtower on Weathertop where Frodo was attacked
by the witchking?
Easy
43. Amon Sul

Who was Gollums cousin?
Medium
44. Deagol

Who was the Black Sword of Nargothrond?
Medium
45. Turin

What slew King Folca of Rohan in TA 2864?
Real hard
46. don’t know

Who did Frodo buy Bill the pony from?
Improperly asked or trick question.
47. The pony Bill was purchased by Barliman Butterbur for 12 silver pennies from Bill Ferny (a wretched fellow). Barliman gave it to Frodo and gave Merry 18 more silver pennies

Where were the locations of the seven Palantiri that Elendil brought to
Middle Earth? Easy to hard,
48. Minas Anor, later Minas Tirith
49. Minas Ithil
50. Osgiliath
51. Orthanc
52. Annuminas
53. The Tower Hills of Elostirion
54. Amon Sul

At what fords did Boromir lose his horse when travelling to Rivendell?
Hard
55. No clue

What was the name of the Numenorian harbour at the mouth of the River
Gwathlo? Hard
56. No clue

Who was Dernhelm?
Easy
57. Eowyn

What name was given to Sauron by the Sindar of Beleriand?
Hard
58. Gorthaur the Cruel

Who was named Iarwain Ben-adar by the Elves?
Easy
59. Tom Bombadil

Who were the Eorlingas?
Medium
60. The Rohirrim, Descendants of the House Eorl

Whos cats were proverbial for their ability to find their way home?
Hard
61. I knew this, damn.

Who was the owner of the Prancing Pony Inn in Bree at the time of the War
of the Ring?
Easy
62. Barliman Butterbur

What was the name of Aragorns sword after it was reforged?
Easy
63. The Shards of Narsil were reforged into Anduril, the Flame of the West by elvish smiths of Rivendell who were probably original smiths of Eregion

What was the name of the sword that Thorin Oakenshield took from the
trolls and was later buried with him?
Easy
64. Orcrist, the Goblin Cleaver

Who was the original owner of Gandalfs sword, Glamdring?
Easy
65. Turgon, the high king of Gondolin

What substance did the Elves of Eregion make from Mithril that could only
be seen in starlight or moonlight?
Hard
66. Ithildin

Under which three mountains was Khazad-dum built?
Hard
67. Baranzinbar, aka Caradhras, aka Redhorn
68. Zirak-zigil, aka Celebdil, aka the Silvertine
69. I don’t rememer the 3rd

What name was given to the language of the Dwarves?
Medium
70. Kuzdul

Who took command of Minas Tirith after the death of Denethor II?
71. Prince Imrahil of Dol Amroth, one of my favorite characters.

Who were the three ambassadors chosen by Orome to visit Valinor prior to
the Great Journey?
Medium
72. Finwe
73. Elwe
74. Olwe

What was the name of Earendils ship?
Medium
75. Vingilot

Who drained the Wells of Varda?
Easy
76. Ungoliant

What was the name of the valley at the feet of the Ered Gorgoroth that was
infested with evil, giant spiders?
Hard
77. Don’t know

What was Oromes horse called?
Hard
78. Nahar, Possibly the father of Rohan’s great horses the Mearas

Which of Barahirs last twelve outlaws was tricked into betraying him?
Hard
79. Gorlim

What were the Valaraukar?
Hard (Unless you know a bit of Quenya, like me. then it’s easy)
80. They were the Balrogs. Valaraukar means Demons of Might

What was Khamul the Easterling?
Easy (though this is actually a guess)
81. he was a Man, Easterings are men

What was Karningul better known as?
Wow, hard.
82. Rivendell, aka Imladris

On what island did Beren and Luthien dwell after their return from the
Houses of the Dead?
Easy
83. Tol Galen

Who became High King of the Noldor after the fall of Gondolin?
Medium
84. Gil Galad, he was the son of Fingon who was brother Turgon

Who was the chieftain of the Woses at the time of the War of the Ring?
Medium
85. Ghan Buri Ghan, and he rocked, man!

What Elf haven was built close to Dol Amroth at the mouth of the
Morthond-Ringlo?
Hard
86. Don’t know

Who slew Gothmog, Lord of the Balrogs?
Easy!
87. Ecthelion, the elf, not the man that was Steward of Gondor and father of Denethor II. Ecthelion died in killing Gothmog

Who were the sons of Dior?
hard
88. Elured
89. Elurin

Which Elf fell to his death while fleeing from Turin in Doriath?
Hard
90. Don’t know

Who was Aragorns standard bearer during the Battle of the Pelinnor Fields?
Medium
91. Halbarad the Dunedan, he did in the battle

Who carved the steps and seat in the rock at Carrock?
Medium
92. Beorn

Which Elf escaped from 14 years of thralldom in Morgoths mines and was
found at Taur-nu-Fuin by Beleg Strongbow?
Hard
93. Don’t know

Which member of Thorins company was Gimlis uncle?
Easy
94. Oin, he was Gloin’s brother, Gloin being Gimli’s dad

Who was Aragorns mother?
Easy
95. Gilraen

Who said,
Hard (have to guess again)
96. Legolas

How many Nazgul attacked Frodo and his companions at Weathertop?
Easy
97. five

Which Marshal of Rohan commanded the third Eored in the Battle of Pelennor
Fields?
Hard (again a guess)
98. Elfhelm

Which Dwarven Lord was slain by Glaurung during the Battle of Unnumbered
Tears?
Medium
99. Azaghal, but he was a bad ass. He beat up Glaurung bad enough that he had to retreat before Azaghal died.

Who was Lieutenant of the Tower of Barad-dur at the time of the War of the
Ring?
Medium
100. The Mouth of Sauron

Who did Frodo sell Bag End to in TA 3018?
Easy
101. the Sackville-Baggins

It sure sounds like fun. Me is gonna have a look in the Golden Perch.

For convenient one stop shopping,Eyespy in Middle Earth has been moved to The Ivy Bush and topped along with all the other games.

Great, another quiz! Thanks Val, I look forward to answering this one.