Quiz on all 3 LOTR films

[Aragorn10123]

Quiz on the LOTR trilogy

[Aragorn10123]

the order ppl come in will decide who gets the first question

[Aragorn10123]

ne1 here?

[Gil-Galad]

usually its the maker who starts off the question...but i could if you want

[Aragorn10123]

all right pick from categories: Making the movie, Good characters, warfare , or evil characters

[The Saucepan Man]

Welcome to the Quiz Room, Aragorn10123. smilies/smile.gif Please read the Quiz Room (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=5&t=000386) rules, if you haven't done so already.

It's always better to put everything that you want to say into one post, rather than making consecutive posts. Also, don't expect immediate replies as this is a forum, rather than a chat room.

I suggest that you follow the usual format with this game and simply ask a question of your choosing about the films. Whoever gets it right can then continue with their own question.

[The Perky Ent]

Um...so...how does this work?

[The Saucepan Man]

Not very well, seemingly.

Anyone want to ask a question, or shall I just close the thread?

[The Perky Ent]

Well, seeing as how i hate to see a thread close, i'll start us off! Apparently, the way this is suppost to work is, someone picks a topic and Aragorn10123 askes you a question. that person has to answer the question from the categories.

Question #1: Evil characters - Tror was killed by this bad person

[Sleepy Ranger]

Tror was killed by this bad person
Whats a Tror?

[Eorl of Rohan]

I think he means Thor the Dwarf...

[The Perky Ent]

yes i do mean Thror. Sorry! WEll...answer!

[Amanaduial the archer]

Thror was killed by Azog.

[The Perky Ent]

right! yor turn!

[Amanaduial the archer]

Also, may I just add that that isn't a film question.

Ok, not too difficult a-question on Merry and Pippin: in one of the films, they sung a song about an Inn; which film was it in and which Inn were they singing about?

[The Perky Ent]

Um...how about 3rd movie? Green Dragon?

[Kath]

Return of the King
The Green Dragon

[Amanaduial the archer]

Yes indeed, your turn Kath :) Perky Ent, you needed to say what the film was called really.

[Kath]

OK I can't think of a good one so . . .

In one of the films Frodo uses a gift of light to protect himself.
Which film and what was the gift?

Thats easy though more cryptic than I thought it was going to be.

[The Perky Ent]

Return of the King
The light of Elendil

[Eorl of Rohan]

Certainly not! I have not yet heard that Elendil had any kind of light. It may be my ignorance...

Return of the King...

The light - Earendil's silmaril.

[Kath]

Well done Eorl of Rohan, your turn.

[Kath]

Hey Eorl of Rohan, are you planning on answering here?

[Eorl of Rohan]

Oh. Unfortunately, I know nothing about LOTR movies...

How about

Aragorn son of Arathorn had eight other names. Which three was used in the movie?

[Kath]

Strider
Elessar
Estel (though only in the EE)

[Eorl of Rohan]

Correct, continue

[Kath]

Okay
How long was the total journey - in months.
It does say in one of the films so I want the name too.

[Gil-Galad]

just to add on the the previous question, Longshanks was also used in the movie

[Kath]

Come on guys its not that hard!
Even if you can't remeber it from the film it's in the book.

[NightKnight]

12 months? The Return of the King?

[Kath]

Close but no cigar.
One half of your answer is right though.

[NightKnight]

Hmm, then I'll say 13 months, RotK.

[Sleepy Ranger]

14 months Rotk

[Kath]

And the winner is NightKnight.
Your turn.

[NightKnight]

How many times larger was Saruman's army than Theoden's during the Battle of Helm's Deep?

[Kath]

7 times larger - possibly.

[NightKnight]

Nope, it was more than that.

[Apocalypse_ForceS]

um, was it ten times as big?

[Sleepy Ranger]

33 times larger.

[Kath]

12 times?

[NightKnight]

Sleepy Ranger is correct. "300 against 10000." - Legolas

[Arvedui III]

*Bump*

Sleepy?

[Sleepy Ranger]

Sorry. From next time I'll pose a new one as soon as I answer. Heres the next one.
Which actor neary died while filming and how?

[Evisse the Blue]

Orlando fell off a horse, and broke a rib. That the one?

[Gil-Galad]

Boromir* refused to fly and climbed up the mountains, in full costume, to do the mountain shots, so i guess he could haev nearly died, Sean also cut his foot


*don't remember actors name

[Sleepy Ranger]

Nope. None of them.

[Arvedui III]

Gimli's scale double* nearly drowned when he and Orlando were shooting the Aragornath scenes, and the boat sank.

*Not good with names, don't remember his.

[Kath]

It could be Viggo Mortensen.
When he did the scene from The Two Towers where he floats down the river after falling off the cliff, he nearly drowned n one of the practices.

[Smeagol11]

dis probably isn't it but viggo also broke a toe when he kicked the orc helmet in TTT :eek:

[Evisse the Blue]

He also broke a tooth and then glued it back on but I too doubt this is it...:p ;)

[Sleepy Ranger]

Kath has it. It was Viggo. Good thing he didn't die. If he did I wonder what excuse they'd have for him lookin' different. Yes I'm starnge.

[Thorongil]

Was there even one of the actors that weren't in mortal danger?

[Gil-Galad]

probaly some of the hobbits, Sam could have gotten infection i guess.. but slim

[Kath]

OK since we're on the subject of actors getting hurt the question is:
Other than hurting his foot, what else happenned to Sam while filming?

[Arvedui III]

Herm...can't think of much. Andy Serkis ripped his wig off.

[The Perky Ent]

Um...also can't think of anything. He was paranoid about landing helicopters?

[rutslegolas]

i cant think of anything i think he could have tripped on emyn muil and broken his jaw or something :smokin:

[Kath]

Ardevui III has it.

[Arvedui III]

Thanks. Herm...How long did it take to shoot Helm's Deep?

[Mithisilien]

was it 6 weeks?

[rutslegolas]

i think it was 30 days:smokin:

[Kath]

Wasn't it something like 4 weeks.

[Eowyn Skywalker]

Wasn't it two months?
Ug, movie trivia is hard.
-Eowyn Skywalker

[The Perky Ent]

Um...3 months?

[Arvedui III]

So far as I know, it took 6 weeks to shoot Helm's Deep. Good job Mithisilien. Your go. :)

[Mithisilien]

Heh, I'd love to borrow the question from LOTR Trivial Pursuit- "How many legs does Shelob have?", but I won't :D

What happened to Billy Boyd when shooting the fireworks scene in the tent in FOTR? (there are 2 things)

[Eowyn Skywalker]

He peed his pants and screamed.
Why: he didn';t know that they really were going to explode the fireworks.
The scream in the movie is real!
-Eowyn Sywalker
Please tell me I'm right!

[Mithisilien]

That's about as right as you can get, Eowyn! Your turn!

[Eowyn Skywalker]

(Jumps up and down) Yay! I'm right!!!!!! I've always wanted to be right!

Okay, here goes nothing...
Which actor has a scar for life because of a mishap while shooting the Mines of Moria? Name the actor with the scar, and the actor who gave the scar to him.

I hope that's not too hard.
-Eowyn Skywalker

[Sleepy Ranger]

Hint please?

[rutslegolas]

ya we need a hint this is too hard

[Gil-Galad]

Wasn't it Gimli that gave a scar to Aragorn or Legolas? or Aragorn to Gimli or Legolas?

[Eowyn Skywalker]

Fine... a hint. Sorry, Gil Galad, but you are wrong...
Oh, yes. A hint...
The actor with the scar is one of the hobbits... the other was not a hobbit. But I'm not telling anytihng else at the moment save that the scar-giver was one of the 'Big people'!
So... name the hobbit's actor and the big person's actor.
-Eowyn Skywalker.
(Common, this isn't that hard. It was one of the first things I ever learned about... oops...)
Well? Answer me. I love coming up with hard questions!

[Phervasaion]

Did Orlando Bloom give it to Dom Monaghan?

[Arwen Imladris]

Viggo to Elijah?

I don't remember hearing about this one, I know Viggo managed to get a chipped tooth and a whole bunch of stuff, but hobbits?

[Eowyn Skywalker]

Sorry Arwen Imladris. You are wrong too.
Phervasaion, you are getting close... but not right yet either. I never thought that this would be this hard...
Can't anyone get it right for a chance?
-Eowyn Skywalker, the elf who stole Luke Skywalker's lightsaber and is thinking about finding a new trivia if no one gets it soon.

[Gil-Galad]

Sean Bean and....Sean Astin or Eijah

[Eowyn Skywalker]

Gil-Galad, you are sooooo close... but not. I'm sorry, but you're still wrong.
Come on peoples, can't you get this right?!
-Eowyn Skywalker

[Gil-Galad]

Sean bean and Dom, or that other guy(hobbit)

Viggo and AStin or that other guy? (hobbit)

[Eowyn Skywalker]

Gil-Galad, it's one of them... but which one...? Oh, and that other guy is Billy Boyd, if you didn't know.
One of those is right... but which one...?
-Eowyn Skywalker:)

[Gil-Galad]

i knew, just have bad memory


ooooooooohhhh.......
i think Sean and billy.....

[Eowyn Skywalker]

Nope, sorry Gil-Galad, but that's not it.
-Eowyn Skywalker:)

[Gil-Galad]

Sean and dom!

[Samwise]

Very interesting question...wish I knew the answer! :(

Sean Bean to Sean Astin?

[Eowyn Skywalker]

Samwise, I love your signature... to bad you didn't know it, ehh? Gil-Galad, by elimination, you have it... now you know another piece of triva. You seemed to really want to get this one... you have a really hard one, ehh?
Oh well, Gil-Galad, you have it.
Enjoy...
-Eowyn Skywalker:)

[Samwise]

Thank you, Miss Eyown....but since you're giving it to Mr. Gil-Galad anyway, what WAS the answer? :(

[Eowyn Skywalker]

Samwise, it was Dominic who ended up with the scar, and Sean Bean that gave it to him. Is that all right with you?
I still love your sig... I may have to borrow that last piece for one of my fanfiction.net spoofs...
Well, Gil-Galad, good luck. My eye is upon you now... we will see who gets yours now... me, the lady of Rohan who stole Luke Skywalker's lightsaber... or the dear hobbit, Samwise Gamgee.
(Theme music...)
-Eowyn Skywalker

[Samwise]

Is that all right with you?
Dunno why it would have to be, but certainly. ;)

Waitin' for the next question.

[Eowyn Skywalker]

I agree with Samwise... when's the next question?
Sam, I guess it'll be a battle beween us to answer the question right... when, of course, Gil-Galad posts it.
heh heh...
So, Gil-Galad, you have it right, it's your turn to post.
-Eowyn Skywalker

[Gil-Galad]

i remember Sean Bean did the scar to someone...
well next question!



Name the actor who did crazy things to get to the place for shooting AND name the other actor who used his camera to tape the actor.

[Lindir]

1. Sean Bean; he climbed up mts. and things to get to the set, because he didn't like flying in the helicopter.
2. Um.....Sean Astin? Dunno

[The Perky Ent]

1) Sean Bean
2)Elijah Wood?

[Samwise]

Sean Bean?
Viggo Mortensen?

[Lyta_Underhill]

How about a guess of Sean Bean and Orlando Bloom? *off the top of my addled head*

Cheers!
Lyta

[Gil-Galad]

Perky Ent has it!

[The Perky Ent]

Name the actor who disliked music in the morning! Easy, but fun!

[Phervasaion]

Ian McKellen. The Hobbits always annoyed him with their loud music that want to his taste:rolleyes: .

[The Perky Ent]

It's correct, It's correct It's correct!

[Phervasaion]

okay heres one. Who got involved with the police for wielding a weapon around a public area? Name the actor.

[symestreem]

I'm going to say Viggo Mortenson, because he carried his sword everywhere.

[Phervasaion]

Yep that was right symestreem. Your go.

[symestreem]

Give me a day or two. I don't know much actor trivia.

[symestreem]

I had a substance in my hair that would be considered a waste, because the starving people of the world could benefit from it. Which actor am I?

[The Saucepan Man]

Did Orlando Bloom have GM hair, then? :D

[Samwise]

Not a clue....Liv Tyler?

[Kath]

Cate Blanchett?

[Thorongil]

Viggo Mortensen?

[symestreem]

None of the above. ;) The substance is a food of some sort.

[The Perky Ent]

Is it Sean Asten? Because he kinda had lembas in his hair, which is something starving people would want

[Lindir]

Cate Blanchett?

[Thorongil]

Ian McKellen?

[Mithisilien]

Elijah Wood- didn't he have a piece of wheat stuck in his hair at one point, as Frodo in the movie?

[Orcrist]

Sean astin

[symestreem]

Nope. It was part of this person's costume.

[NightKnight]

Hugo Weaving?

[Samwise]

Uh......???......David Wenham?.....*still no clue...* :rolleyes:

[Orcrist]

John Rhys-Davies: he had crumbs in his beard

[symestreem]

None of those. I mean it was part of his costume for the entire movie(s?) And it was scalp hair, not facial hair. It was put there deliberately to look like something else. The food is a fruit or vegetable.

[Arvedui III]

Er, no idea, Sala Baker?

[The Saucepan Man]

Lawrence Makoare? After all, he did play Mr Potato-Head (aka Gothmog). :D

[symestreem]

No, but Mr. Man is on the right track.

[Orcrist]

How about a clue?

[Mad Baggins]

The right track? Hmm...Jed Brophy?

[Nimikôi Angarauko]

John Rhys Davies, because of his allergy to laytex they had to use a wheat based glue, instead of the standard laytex based, to bing his prostetics to his face

[symestreem]

No, it was in his hair. It was a replacement for another product that would have melted uner the lights.
The Making of the Movie Trilogy

[Nimikôi Angarauko]

During the filming of the the pass of the Caradhras sequence instead of using real snow they used a synthetic snow, I can't remember exactly what it was amde of thouigh.

[symestreem]

*shakes head* Something edible.

[Orcrist]

Was it gelatin? (I have no idea)

[Samwise]

It was New Zealand, so...it wasn't vegemite, was it? :p

[symestreem]

It was something you would go to the store, buy a box of, and prepare for dinner. So no vegemite. What is that, anyway?

[Samwise]

Vegemite is this really yucky "spread";p (for crackers and the like) that they use "down under".(No offense to any Aussies or NZers).

A can or a box....?

I want to say macaroni, but I never heard of macaroni in a can....or spaghetti sauce for some odd reason comes to mind, but never heard of that in a box... :rolleyes: :(

~Samwise, the clueless Hobbit.

[symestreem]

Erm... no... that would be kind of messy. You can eat this by itself, so it's not a sauce.

P.S. IMHO, the kind that comes out of the box is inferior.

[Samwise]

I guess it would be messy, wouldn't it....

Powdered or condensed milk? No, tat would be messy, too....

*takes another stab in the dark*

Mashed potatoes?

[Mithisilien]

I think another hint is in order. Is it a prominant feature? Like a nose or something?

[The Saucepan Man]

Come on folks, you're supposed to be guessing the actor not the type of food. :rolleyes: Identifying the food may help, but your guesses should be actors.

So far we've had:


Orlando Bloom
Liv Tyler
Cate Blanchett (twice)
Viggo Mortenson
Sean Astin (twice)
Ian McKellen
Elijah Wood
Hugo Weaving
John Rhys-Davies (twice)
Sala Baker
Lawrence Makaore (said to be on the right track)
Jed Brophy
So come on. There can't be too many more candidates...

[Mithisilien]

Andy Serkis? He had a lot of makeup in the "Gollum Transformation scene" in Rotk...

[Gil-Galad]

Billy Boyd or Dom?

[Orcrist]

Sean Bean?

[symestreem]

It wasn't Lawrence Makaore, it was the Mr. Potato-head that was on the right track. Samwise has the food, now just find the actor. :)
Who or what does Jed Brophy play??...

[Orcrist]

Brad Dourif(Wormtongue). He had potato flakes in his hair for dandruff. At first they used soap flakes but those wouldn't stick under the lights.

[The Perky Ent]

Bernard Hill, or however you spelll it. The guy who played Theoden

[symestreem]

Orcrist has it. This is also the guy who shaved off his eyebrows... (Brad Dourif, I mean, not Orcrist.)

[Orcrist]

Which main actor was not at the Fellowship Priemere(sp?)

[symestreem]

I believe it was Cate Blanchett; she had just had a child.

[Mithisilien]

I'm gonna say Viggo Mortensen, he's so anti social

[Samwise]

Christopher Lee? I know he boycotted one of the films because PJ cut out some of his scenes or something.

[The Perky Ent]

Andy Sercis (sp?) He's a main character and since he wasn't really in FORT, i guess he didn't show?

[Orcrist]

You got it symestreem. ( Ican see you read THe Making of the Trilog)

[symestreem]

*nods*
MUAHAHAHA, the thread is mine once more!!!!!!!!! *thunder crashes*
:p Sorry. I have to go hunt up trickssy questionses, Precious. I'll be back later.

[symestreem]

What was wrong with the scene in which the Ringwraiths pursue Arwen and Frodo? (It has nothing to do with the stunt doubles.)

[Orcrist]

On the first day of shooting, one of the Ringwraiths fell off his horse.

[symestreem]

Not what I'm looking for.
This "thing" is apparent if you watch the movie.

[Eowyn Skywalker]

I haven't watched that scene in so long... *grrrrrr*
Okay, but I think I've heard something about this... There weren't enough, or there were too many wraiths... something like that.
I really have no clue, beyond that possibility...
-Eowyn Skywalker

[Samwise]

Maybe hey couldn't make the sizes of "Arwen" and "Frodo" the right proportion?

[Orcrist]

One of the Ringwraiths' horses was brown instead of black?

[Samwise]

Well, for one thing, Arwen wasn't even supposed to be there.... :rolleyes:

Uh....Arwen spoke a line in English when it was supposed to be Elvish? :confused:

[Arvedui III]

In some parts of it, Frodo has that greenish nasty stuff around his mouth and in other parts he doesn't.

[Mithisilien]

The cloudcover keeps changing- sometime's it's a perfectly clear sky and othertimes it's completely overcast.

[symestreem]

No to all of the above. What do you mean about the line in English, Samwise?
This is a cinch. A blind man could get it. :D

[Samwise]

Just when she says "No, no, you must not." I don't really know what language that was supposed to be in; I was just throwing something out, 'cause I really have no clue. :confused:

[Orcrist]

In the middle of the sequence, when you can see them all in the field, there are only eight Ringwraiths. At the ford, when they are hit by the river, there are nine. :D

[Eowyn Skywalker]

Ummm... you can't hear the hoof beats?
I seriously need to rewatch that movie... I've seen it twice! :rolleyes:
Well, you did say that even a blind man could get it...
-Eowyn Skywalker

[Samwise]

Orcist is probably right. :p

Edit:(Re: Testing...) Yay! My avatar works!! :D

[symestreem]

You are on the right track with the hoofbeats, Ms. Skywalker, but it's not that simple. Keep with it.
Samwise, is the line you're thinking of possible "Noro lim, noro lim, Asfaloth!"? (Ride on, ride on, Asfaloth!)
The answer was listed as an "Easter Egg" in a newstand magazine shortly before RotK came out. Unfortunately, I don't remember which magazine :( so I can't help you there. I don't know if its available in other countries, either.

[Samwise]

You are on the right track with the hoofbeats, Ms. Skywalker, but it's not that simple. Keep with it.
Samwise, is the line you're thinking of possible "Noro lim, noro lim, Asfaloth!"? (Ride on, ride on, Asfaloth!)

That must be it.

Um.... :rolleyes: The sound of the hoofbeats didn't match the footfalls (hooffalls) of the horses? No...you said a blind man could get it....at one point the hoofbeats cut out?

[Mithisilien]

Hmmm.....listening to it, it sounds like there's about one or two horses galloping, when you can hear the hoofbeats at all. I'm gonna say there aren't enough hoofbeats for the number of horses.

[symestreem]

I'm going to give it to Samwise. What happened was when they filmed the scene, the horses were galloping, but the hoofbeats weren't picked up by the microphone. So they went back and added the sound in, but they accidentally added in the sound of cantering horses. (A canter is a bit slower than gallop, if I'm not mistaken. Plus, a canter is three beats and a gallop is four beats.) You can read about it here (http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3540652/).
The thread's yours!

[Orcrist]

Way to go Samwise :D

[Orcrist]

How many copies of Narsil did they make for the films?

[Lindir]

5? :p

[Orcrist]

You got it :mad:

[Lindir]

The props team made fake horses for the battles, how much did they cost each?

[Samwise]

:rolleyes: $50 ?

[The Perky Ent]

$150? Or whatever the quivilant is in Euros or Pounds or whatever the currency is! I'm not an accountant, so i have no clue.

[Lindir]

Nope. You both fall short there. But the answer I'm looking for is in dollars. Sorry for inclarification. :p

[Samwise]

$750?

[The Perky Ent]

$675

And i didn't mean to make a scene. Since the Downs is international, i didn't know!

[Samwise]

LOL...I feel like I'm at an auction....

$1000?

[Lindir]

Nope. Still short.

[Samwise]

$2500?

(Were the fake horses lined with mithril or something? ;)

[The Perky Ent]

$5400?????


Guessing by this post they were made out of mithril :D

[symestreem]

$2,000.00/horse. One was lost in a fire.

[Samwise]

:p Leave it to symstreem. ;) Just in case he's wrong though (which I doubt):
$5500?

[Lindir]

symestreem got it. 2000$, and one was lost in a Rohan scene.

[symestreem]

How wide was Boromir's sword?

[Samwise]

Two and a half inches, to throw out something random. :rolleyes: :p

[Mad Baggins]

I'll say three inches!

[symestreem]

Mad Baggins is right. The Lord of the Rings Weapons and Warfare book says... shoot. It's buried at the bottom of a huge pile of books.
Fine time to organize your library, symestreem.
Just what I need, I'm turning into Nilpaurion.
Anyway... LOTRWOW says something like it was three inches at its widest point. The actual blade, not the guard.

[Orcrist]

*poke* Baggins? You there?

[Orcrist]

When did preliminary shooting start on LOTR?(month and year) :D

[Samwise]

December 2000

(to throw a random month and year out there....) :p

[NightKnight]

April -98?

[Lindir]

Nov. '99?

[Thorongil]

June 2000?

[Anorial]

October 11th, 1999?

[Orcrist]

Anorial got it. I don't know if it was the 11th but I know 10-99 is right.

[Anorial]

Gandalf told me so :)
http://www.cucare.com/mckellen/cinema/lotr/991014.htm

[Anorial]

What did the actors who played Uruk-hai like to call the actors who played the Elves?

[Gil-Galad]

i saw thsi somewhere!!!all i remember is that they taunted them because they had to do their part longer then the elven extras...

[Anorial]

:D :D :D

[Gil-Galad]

umm...did i get it right?

[Anorial]

No, you didn't guess anything. Yes, they taunted them, but what did they call them?...they had a specific name with which they referred to them.

[Lindir]

Was it cupcakes?
I thought I heard that somewhere. :p

[Anorial]

Lindir got it! :)

[Kath]

Is Lindir going to answer?

[Anorial]

Lindir, now you've got to ask a question :)

[Samwise]

Lindir's got 6 more days to answer.

[Kath]

Yes but we're impatient.

[Sirithheruwen]

Try PMing Lindir. I have PMing disabled, so I can't, but that's the best way.

[Orcrist]

I PMed Lindir, so hopefully we'll get a question soon. This long wait probably means he has a really hard question :D

Edit: Hey folks, don't waste bandwidth with your impatience. (This is not aimed particularly at you Orcrist. I'm just editing to save making a new post.)

[Lindir]

Sorry to keep ya'll waiting. thank you Orcrist for PMing me, I haven't been able to get to the computer this week. OK

What did the art staff put on the leaves in Rivendell to make it look like autumn?

[Anorial]

Food coloring?

[Orcrist]

Blood? :D

[Samwise]

Paint? :confused:

[Kath]

Gold spray paint?

[Lindir]

Nope. (There's 3 things that I know of, but you'll only have to list one.)

Hint: 2 of them are spices.

[Anorial]

paprika!

[Orcrist]

Nutmeg :D

[Anorial]

Saffron! (though unlikely cause it would've cost a fortune). Curry powder!

[Samwise]

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme? J/K :D

Cinnamon?

[Lindir]

yep. Anoriel's right. paprika. They also used mustard powder, or something like that.
Your turn :p

[Anorial]

Very cool....who would've thought of that!?!? "We need the forest to look like autumn but we aren't allowed to do anything to harm the forest." "Let's use paprika!" Man, people can be very smart.

Okay, here's one for the mathematical set: What was the minimum amount of silicone Weta was using daily?

[Kath]

Was it something like two tonnes a day?

[Lindir]

Was it 3 tubs?
(I think they call it tubs...if not, barrels...oh whatever. :rolleyes: )

[Anorial]

Nope, not 2 tonnes and not 3 tubs or barrels. It's measured in gallons :rolleyes:

[Sleepy Ranger]

um, minimum..... 1 gallon?

[Kath]

OK 2 gallons then.

[Anorial]

Nope, not 1 or 2 gallons...isn't that like a milk jug or two? Think about what they were using it for (feet!) and how many of those they needed and were making. (lots!)

[Kath]

2000 gallons!

[Lindir]

150 or 200 gallons?

[Anorial]

Nope to all guesses ;) So how does this work? Do I let you guys struggle or spill the beans cause you're obviously guessing? :p

[The Saucepan Man]

I would have thought that people should be up to doing a bit of research. ;)

[Son of Númenor]

Well, I'm stumped. I searched google on 'weta silicone', 'weta lord of the rings silicone daily use', and about 1000 other combinations. I even went to www.lordoftherings.net and read all the production articles. :rolleyes: Short of calling a Weta executive, I can't think of much else to do! :p

[symestreem]

The Lord of the Rings: the Making of the Movie Trilogy by Brian Sibley yields the following information:

"Weta became the biggest users of silicone in New Zealnd," says Tania. "We were getting through at least a 44-gallon drum every single day!"
p. 128, Making Faces

[Anorial]

symestreem got it! :)

[Orcrist]

Who was Frodo's scale double?

[Bombadil]

i believe his name was Karen?

[Orcrist]

Wrong spelling, and I need his last name. ;)

[Anorial]

Kiran Shah :)

[Orcrist]

Go ahead Anorial ;)

[Anorial]

Weta had a mascot. To get the answer correct, you must provide ALL THREE of these:
- name
- gender
- type of animal

[Orcrist]

The mascot was a female Huntaway-Alsatian dog named Gemma.

[Anorial]

"Huntaway-Alsatian"!! Man you can't get more specific than that!! :rolleyes:
lol Okay Orcrist, back to you :)

[Orcrist]

What is the address of Weta Workshop?
I'll need the-
-#
-street
-town
(Hey everyone, it's my 100th post. CELEBRATE!!!! :cool: )

[Anorial]

Weta Workshop
Camperdown Studios
Camperdown Road
Miramar
Wellington 6003
New Zealand

[Orcrist]

No. Sorry. You got part of it.

[Anorial]

Okay, what about 208 Miramar Wellington?

[Orcrist]

No. And I need the street. ;)

[Orcrist]

It's been 11 days:eek:. Anyone up to a bit of research? This isn't too hard. Is it?

[Anorial]

I did man! Except for calling them directly to ask or sitting watching special features for a couple days hoping for a glimpse, I don't know how to get more specific than from the directory :p

http://www.ubd.co.nz/company-profiles/206692013/