eric (05/29/82)
Well, here it is. As this is the first
undertaking of this type I have ever attempted,
I would appriciate your comments along with
your answers.
Rules:
- closed book. please.
- answer all questions in each section,
I will have an overall winner, and
winners in each sections.
- All questions, even ones with multiple
responses are scored equally.
- try to keep from writing to me for
questions of interpretation
- Answers due before 6:00pm Saturday ,
June 15.
ENJOY, eric holtman.
..!harpo!whuxlb!eric
Part I. The Silmarillion
1. After the sack of Gondolin by Morgoth's forces,
what elf gave his life in a fight with a
Balrog?
2. What did Ungolian demand of the Valar?
3. Name the two trees of Valinor.
4. Who (what) slew Feanor?
5. Name Feanor's two sons who stole the
Silmarils.
6. By whom was the hound of Valinor slain?
7. Who compiled the original text of the
Silmarillion? (NOT Tolkien)
8. Name the great hunter of the Valar.
9. Who was the herald of Manwe?
10. Name the Maiar who was the wife of Thingol.
Part II The Hobbit.
11. What was Thorin's last name?
12. How were Fili and Kili related to Thorin?
13. Name two of the three trolls the party met.
14. What special ability did Beon have?
15. What was the name of the great forest the
party passed through.
16. Give the answers to any two of the riddles
given in Bilbo's 'game' with Gollum.
17. What was Bilbo going to get if he won the
game?
18. What were "beater" and "biter"
19. How did Bilbo help the dwarves escape from
the elves of Mirkwood?
20. What animal (specific) helped the party
find the secret door to Smaug's lair?
21. What was the first item Bilbo stole from
Smaug?
22. What did Bilbo 'steal' from Thorin and give
to the 'other side'?
23. Who killed Smaug?
24. How many chests of treasure did Bilbo take
home from Smaug's lair?
25. What was happening at Bilbo's house when he
returned?
Part III The Lord of the Rings.
26. How old was Bilbo at his party?
27. How many Rings of Power were there
(counting the One)?
28. What was Sam doing while Frodo and Gandalf
were discussing the Ring?
29. WHat was Merry's full first name?
30. Who was Galadriel?
31. What did she give to Frodo? Sam? Gimli? (3
answers to this one)
32. Who were the two humans in the Fellowship?
33. What happened to on of these humans at the
end of "the fellowship of the ring" that
made it impossible to appear in the second
book?
34. What happened to Merry and Pippin at the
end of "the fellowshipof the ring"?
35. What monster did Gandalf fight in Moria
separated him from the rest of the party?
36. What race of beings befriended Merry and
Piipin near the beginning of "the two
towers"?
37. Where did Saruman hide following the
destruction of his fortress?
38. What was Gollum's REAL name? what race was
he, most probably?
39. What attacked Frodo and Sam in the pass
into Mordor?
40. Who put the ring in the fires of Mt. Doom?
41. What did Frodo lose at Mt. Doom?
42. What did Strider become after the
destruction of the Ring?
43. Why was the next spring so prosperous in
The Shire?
44. Where did Frodo go at the end of the
Trilogy?
45. What is Tolkien's FULL name?eric (05/29/82)
question number 14, the person in question is BEORN, not BEON