Lord of the Rings

Answers

 

1) Complete the following couplet: "Better is Beer if drink we lack"

"Belt is slack" is a plausible hobbit song, just not one in the book. (3pts)

Bilbo's favorite bathing song praises "Water Hot, down the back." (10pts)

Consult your local AA chapter if you answered "six-pack." (0)

You may have confused Tolkien with Cecilia Tan if you answered "babe in the sack" (0)

2) What did Sam do when Frodo awoke in Rivendell

Frodo was too weak to have his bones jumped. Close, though. (3pts)

Sam contented himself with stroking his arm and blushing. Honest. Look it up. (10pts)

No doubt Sam said "Good morning" other times, but at this time he was distracted. (0pts)

Gandalf saw Frodo first, so there was no need to yell for him (0pts)

3) Who is Durin's bane?

Durin was a dwarf lord of Moria, who was slain by a balrog. (10pts)

The One Ring was known as Isildur's bane (2pts)

Durin's bane was created by Morgoth, not Furin's bane. (0pts)

A healing herb would be a balm, not a bane. (0pts)

4) Who is the Dúnadan?

The Dúnadan's father is Arathorn, not Gúnadan. (0pts)

Paul Atreides is a character in Dune, by Frank Herbert. (-5pts)

Boromir was never so addressed. (0pts)

Bilbo's pet name for Aragorn comes from the elvish for "man of the West." (10pts)

5) What goes "ever on and on"

"The road goes ever on and on" is the first line from Bilbo's walking song (10pts)

Shadow and fire is what the balrog is made of (0pts)

Scandalous! The movie indeed!. (-20pts)

It may be true regarding the glory of Tolkien, but you ought to know the song (0pts)

6) What does Aragorn (Legolas) name the birds?

here come birds... good grasp of the obvious, you have. (0pts)

there's nothing wrong with Aragorn's tunic (0pts)

crab loins... hungry or horny? (0pts)

crebbain are a species of birds known in Dunland. (10pts)

7) What is the inscription on the One Ring

One Ring to rule them all is the most famous poem in the book. (10pts)

The ring is often addressed as "precious," but that isn't written on it. (0pts)

Yes, the One Ring was the property of D. L. Sauron, but he didn't write that on it. (0pts)

Whether Frodo and Sam had a ring inscribed "Frodo and Sam 4 ever" or not, it wasn't the One Ring (0pts)

8) Who does Sam marry at the end of the book?

Rose Cotton is a fine hobbit woman who bears many fine children for the happy hobbit couple. They name their firstborn son "Frodo." (10pts) 

Goldberry is Tom Bombadil's wife, and bigamy is not legal in Middle Earth (0pts)

Barliman Butterbur is the innkeeper at the Prancing Pony (0pts)

After his wife dies, Sam follows Frodo to the Grey Havens, so one can say that he was always dearest to his heart, but he is not known to have married him. (2pts)

9) Which of the following is not a character?

Flammifer is a name for Earendil, father of Elrond (0pts)

Thingol is an ancestor of Elrond (0pts)

Dildo is a plastic object of particular purpose, not an ancestor of Bilbo (10pts)

Lobelia Sackville-Baggins was a Bracegirdle before she married. (0pts)

10) Which of the following did Gandalf not say to Pippin

At the doors of Moria, Gandalf threatened to "knock on the doors with your head" (2pts)

When Pippin dropped a stone in the well in Moria, Gandalf told him to "throw yourself in next time" (0pts)

In Rivendell, Gandalf overheard Pippin comment on the need for intelligent people, and told him "you certainly will not be chosen." (0pts)

When preparing for a bath in Buckland, Frodo told Pippin he was last either way. (10pts)

 

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