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Think it's time for a new question Pip! No one seems to know the answer to this one...

I agree, Misty. We can't let these threads die because of impossible questions. I think that if no one answers your question correctly within 48 hours you should ask another one.

Yea, well don't worry Pip will ask another question! I hate to see the Lord of the Rings forum die We need to get it active again!!

Somebody ask another question!

ok I nominate Shadow! (Sorry Pip, if I get one right, you can take it for me! )

Allright, what does Sauron's name literally mean?

Ummm...I have no idea the lord of the rings? just kidding I have no idea....and were not allowed to use any referances?

no references, though just to let you know, i got this one from the Arda encyclopedia, but know cheating now!

ok...just checking, and don't worry I won't cheat!

I'm not exactly sure, It isn't one of the thing I normally look into, but I suppose I could just guess...how about Deceiver (I really have no Idea)

Oh oh oh oh oh!!!!!! I was looking at this yesterday! The Abhorred?

Oh! And the answer to my question was:

Pippin: Oh yes, its a quality establishment. I hear the staff are very good!

Pip almost had it. Sauron means "Lord of Abomination" not exactly a title i'd want to be stuck with...

Couldn't he choose something better? No wonder he lost the war. Stupid Sauron.

Alright then, at least I learned something new Pip why don't you ask the next question

Alrighty then!

Um...What are the words above the door in the Dimholt?

oh lets see...something about the way being shut and the dead keeping the path...something disturbing like that...

The words from the movie, its not that hard, i can hear Legolas saying them in my head!

Because you saw it like 10 times, Pip!

Because you saw it like 10 times, Pip!

oooo let's see something like "The way is shut, it was made by those who are dead, and the dead keep it, the way is shut..." Is that it?

Yep! Your go!!!!!

Following Pip's theme, what did Gimli say after Aragorn and Legolas entered the Door to the Paths of the Dead?

Well this is a thing unheard of! An elf will go underground, when a dwarf dare not! Oh, i'll never hear the end of it!

that it?

Affirmative

My go for a question....ummm.....
What is the first thing you hear Gandalf say as 'the white'?

I believe he says something in referance to Merry and Pippin, like "You are looking for two Hobbits" or something My memory is terible for that part.

Almost! Anyone want to have another guess?

I only want the first sentence

Sorry that all I can think of

thats ok! Anyone else?

"You are tracking the footsteps of two young hobbits."

I know he says some other lines after this. But are those his first ones?

M.

yeah mahesh, i'm pretty sure thats it.

I have most of the first two movies memorised. The third one would also be done if I watch it one or two more times.

Same is true for all of my other favorite movies.

M.

OKay, ask a question, Adi!

Just to confirm....that was right! Well done Adi!

Okay, time for me to ask something.

What are the only lines Gandalf says to Wormtongue in The Two Towers?

M.

Be silent! Keep your forked tongue behind your teeth. I have not passed through fire and death to bandy crooked words with a witless worm.

Sorry don't know that

Excellent. I think we share similar arts of being able to memorise whole movies Pip.

Ask a question.

M.

Woohoo!!!!!

What is the first word you hear Pippin say in the FOTR movie?

Okay, done!!! (When he lights the firework.) I think Merry does all the talking when Pippin is trying to find the biggest one.

Am I right?

M.

I'll give you that! It was without the 'Okay' but close enough!!! Your go Adi!!!!!

I am glad I was so close.

Okay, my question is:

What does the tomb of Balin read?

M.

Here lies Balin, son of Fundin, Lord of Moria.

Excellent Pip. Your turn.

M.

Yaaaay!

Ummmm....What was the original name of Minas Morgul?

Minas Ithil

Yep! Your go!

What is the name of Kind Brand of Dales son?

I don't have the faintest idea! I don't even know who that is!

I'll clue you in,

King Brand of Dale is the son of King Bain of Dale who in turn is the Son of King Bard of dale (more commonly known as Bard the Bowman).

King Brand fell with Dain Ironfoot at Erebors Gates in the Battle of Dale.

Ahhhhh. Still no clue about the answer, but that did give me insight into the question!

Sorry I cant give you any more but if I tell you more it would give the answer away.

I suppose we need Shadow Stalker or Neodammerung now.

M.

Yep!! Shaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaadoooooooooooow! Neeeeeeeeeeeeoooooooooooo!

Is it that Hard?!

I thought it was an easy question, but then I am a fanatic.

I think only Shadow Stalker and Neo can match you there.

M.

Yep!

Do you want me to tell you or would you prefer to wait for someone to answer it?

I dont mind, whatever you want to do.

Ok I'll answer my own question to get off of it.

The son of Brand of Dale was named after his Great-grandfather, Bard the Bowman. Brands son was King Bard II of Dale

Do you want to ask another question?

I think I can think of one but the question is, could you answer it?

I dont know, ask and i'll see if i can!

I'll do an easy one this time, asked an easy and hard way.

Hard first:

What was the name of Mariner who went to Valinor asking for aid against Morgoth?

Easy:

What is the name of the Elves most beloved Star?

(You should know this if you know the movie dialog well)

I know the easy one! Earendil! And i would know the harder one but i have lost my copy of the Silmarillion and havnt finished it!!!!

Correct and just for general knowledge Earendil now wares a Silmaril upon his brow.

Your turn Pip.

Ok.....ok ok ok ok ok ok....ummmm....

Tom Bombadil gave Merry's ponies new names. There were 5 ponies, what were 2 of them renamed?

Sorry, only Ponies I know the names of are Fatty Lumpkin and Bill and I know that Both were not 'given' to the hobbits. They had to pay for Bill and Fatty Lumpkin was Tom Bombadils

That's ok! The answer is in one of Toms little rhymes.

I know it now but the problem is I cant put it up, Thanks for the info Pip.

I have no idea I should know...

Do you want me to post the answer???

I know Bumpkin is one of them, but I don't remember the rest. They were names that described the ponies.

Yep, Bumpkin is right...i just need one more!

Swish-tail, Bumpkin
*looks in book* the others are: White-Socks, Sharp-ears, and Wise-knows

the poem is this:
Hey! now! Come hoy now! Whither do you wander?
Up, down, near or far, here, there or yonder?
Sharp-ears, Wise-nose, Swish-tail and Bumpkin,
White-socks my little lad, and old Fatty Lumpkin!

Yep! Your go!

all right then...lets see now..
ah yes. why does Gandalf call the Balrog in Moria "Flame of Udun"?

That is where the Balrogs were created by Morgoth.

I thought balrogs were maia. Am I wrong?

M.

Wernt they made in mockery of the Maiar?

They were Maiar. So Morgoth didn't really "make" them. Bad choice of words. He corrupted them.

and no, thats not the right answer. i'm almost 100% certain that the only one who could get this is White Tiger.

Udun is where Morgoth lived, isn't it?

Udun is where Morgoth lived, isn't it?

no
Utumno is where Morgoth's first fortress was. His second one, and the one most mentioned in the Quenta Silmarillion, is Angband.
Udun is also the name of the basic right behind the Black Gate of Mordor

I am not 100% certain on this shadow but I'll give it a shot.

Udun is what the area around the gates of Mordor (which I can't remember the name of) is found, unless I am mistaken. So it is quite probable that once Morgoth was captured by the Valar the Balrog of Moria served, in some way or other, Sauron.

Anyway the only Udun that I know of is the area around the Gates of Mordor so that is my only guess.

(p.s. Angband was in Thangorodrim wasn't it?)

thats not right either, excellent guess though. to be honest the answer is from the Arda encyclopedia, and even they say its based mostly on speculation, so Tiger your answer could be right.
what the encyclopedia says is that Udun, is the root of the word Utummno. The Balrogs, servants of Morgoth, lived in Utummno, so essentially what Gandalf called the Balrog was servant of Morgoth. if that doesn't make any sense, check the encyclopedia..its under balrogs i believe.

and Thangorodrim was part of Angband. I think Tiger should ask the next question.

Go ahead, Tiger!

What are the names of the three men who led the houses of the elf-friends into Beleriand?

Erm, not to interrupt, but isn't this supposed to be just LOTR trivia, not overall Tolkien?

sorry only one I could think of at the time.

Right, scrap my last question and I'll ask a different one.

What is the Dwarven name for the Mine of Moria?

Khazad-dûm?

Correct. I thought that was an easy one and I am happy to be proved right, oh the answer to me question that I scrapped was, Beor, Marach, Haldad.

Your question pip

This question would be very hard if it wasn't coming from me, but as it is, it is pretty obvious!!
What is the first word of the first chapter of the Return of the King??

i dunno...i'll guess Pippin

Your go!

hmmm...what does Minas Morgul mean?

Tower of dark...something I can't remember what Gul means in Elven

Tower of Dark Sorcery.

Right Heather, your go!

What item from the movies was a birthday gift to Elijah Wood?

i believe it was The One Ring, or one of about 3 they made for the movies

Nice try Shadow, but no. He didn't get the Ring for his birthday. He got that at the end of the shoot. I'm looking for the prop that he recieved for one of his birthdays.

Was it a LOTR book with everyone's signature?

Sting?

No. I'll give you a hint. It was a Bag End prop.

Okay, the answer is a map of Middle Earth. Somebody else ask a question.

what does osgiliath mean in english?

Fortress of stone

Fortress of stone

nope thats wrong. good try though

I can't remember the translation for "gil"

Fortress of starlight?

close enough. its citadel of the stars.
I'm impressed that most of you seem to know enough elven to be able to translate these. impressive! I think I'll have to start learning some Elven then.

I'll ask a question then,

which Durin ruled Moria when Durins Bane was found?

Durin V?

nope

Balin?

no the question was which Durin

Durin VI?

Durin III?

Shadow has the ringt answer

what was the chief city of Angmar?

Was it Cairn Dum or something like that?

Yup, your go tiger

How many elven realms were there in Middle-Earth before eregion was destroyed?

I'll answer it again, the answer is 4.

Lindon,
Eregion,
Mirkwood,
Lothlorien

Right someone else go.

In the movie what is the first thing said at the council of Elrond? Doesnt have to be prefect...just close

Strangers from distant lands. Friends of old. You have been called here to answer the call of Mordor.


I can hear Hugo Weaving in my head saying it.

I've watched FOTR wayyyy too many times.

And actually it isn't the call of Mordor, it's the threat of Mordor.

Yes, that's right heather Your turn

Name two LOTR co-stars that have worked on the same movie other than LOTR.

Orlando Bloom and Sean Bean. they are both involved in the movie Troy I think (though come to think of it, Bean hasn't been mentioned in any of the trailers)

Orlando Bloom and Elijah? I heard that Pirates of the Carribean 2 will feature both of tem.

Pirates of the Caribbean 2, with Elijah Wood? Now thats something that I havent heard...that would be interesting though

Yes, Shadow is correct, Sean Bean and Orlando Bloom will both be in Troy (Bean has a much smaller part, that is why he is not mentioned. I haven't heard anything about Elijah Wood in POTC though. I'll have to check on that. Billy Boyd and Brad Dourif will be working on the next Child's Play movie.

Allright then

name the locations of 4 of the 7 Palantir

Mordor, Isengard, Minas Tirith, and um....................

Minas Ithil, Osgiliath, Orthanc...

It is not known where the palantiri are because it was not said (I think). We know that Sauron, Saruman and Denethor had one each. so that is Ortanc, Barad-dur and Minas Tirith. We also know that Osgilliath had one of the master stones of the Palantiri. Amon Sul, supposedly, had a master stone.

allright tiger! your go!

Who are the Statues at the Argonath suppose to be?

Now thats a question I would like to know the answer to! I have no idea though...My first thought was kings...Wild guess though

An easy one for once tiger! Elendil and Isildur

Wel I thought I would do a general knowledge question for once Shadow. Your go.

Sorry I dont know what got into me, my brain doesn't work that time of night.

It is still shadows go because it wouldn't be fair for me to give someone else a go and one of the answers shadow gave was right.

The answer is Isldur and Anarion because they landed in the south and made Gondor and Elendil landed in the north and made Arnor.

seriously?! aww man...i could've sworn Aragorn or somebody had said it was Elendil and Isildur. oh well anyway

Why did Saruman desolate Isengard?

I'm not sure about this but was it to create his war machines. You know explosives and the ladders used to climb up Helms Deeps walls.

Yeah. Also it had to with Sauron's influence. Deep down Saruman was trying to rival Sauron. He failed utterly, but he gave it the old college try though.

Interesting...

I'll ask two questions this time you choose what one to answer, the answer will not be the same.

1. What is the name of the lutenant of the Nazgul?

2. What does Gandalf say when he reads the inscription on the doors to Moria?

1. Gothmog. (The spelling might not be correct).

Am I right?

M.

You are correct. your go if you want to

I will ask a super-easy one:

Which ring does Gandalf wear?

M.

Narya isn't it?

That is correct. Your go Tiger.

M.

Name the three Elven swords that were in both the Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings.

(Easy for us that have read the books )

Sting, Glamdring, and Narsil

Sting- correct
Glamdring- correct
Narsil- no wrong.

I'll tell you and you can go shadow becuse you got two out of three. It was Legolas' swords because he is an elf of Mirkwood so he took part in the battle of Five armies.

It is your go Shadow, whenever you're ready.

Oh right

What is the name of the Sauron's Door (in elven) into Mount Doom?

well for the sake of keeping this moving, the answer is Samath Naur
some one else go

Ok then..Easy one

How and where did Saruman get killed?

He was killed in hobbiton by wormtounge. Anyway since it is now officially my birthday I feeling generous, so if I am right someone else can go.

Course you are right Tiger...Hey and Happy Birthday!!

No kidding Tiger, it's my birthday today too! Have you noticed the bar up-top changing yet? 'INReview wishes you a Happy Birthday.'

Okay, I'll ask a question then, a nice easy one... What's are the two most common names for the building on Weather Hills?

Weathertop and Amon Sul.

I have notice the top changing actually, nice to know that they put the effort into that kind of thing isn't it?

Ah well, it has for me, perhaps you haven't entered your DOB in the 'My INReview' section.

Anyways, thats right, your turn.

Sorry must have come out wrong, yes the top has changed, I was saying that I had noticed it and that it was nice for the effort to be put in.

What is the elven name for Rivendell?

Nope, it's me being the idiot Tiger, I must've read it in a hurry. Sorry

Anyway, Rivendell is Imladris, I think.

Close enought it's Imaldris but there you go.

your turn

Okie dokie, to where does Anduin flow? Apart from the sea, obviously