Only concerning Hobbits trivia

[Banazîr]

Did Frodo ever said something to Pippin concerning his behavior at the Prancing pony(of revealing the name of Baggins and almost about the Ring) after this event occured?
If he did, what did he say to Pippin?

[Gwaihir the Windlord]

I'll hazard a guess at No, he didn't say anything to Pippin after the events at the Pony.

[Narya]

I think so either, although I´m more a Elf than a hobbit smilies/smile.gif
I´m not sure, but I say no because Frodo was maybe too ashamed about what he did and because there was no time.

[Nefwathiel Teleri]

He never said anythihg to pippin after the incedent in the Prancing Pony. Not in the movie and not in the book. smilies/tongue.gif

[Mr. Frodo]

I don't remember him saying anything to Pippin about it. I mean, what would he say? 'Pippin, I, the guy who just put on the ring and dissappeared after falling off a table in a bar, am very dissappointed in you for almost attracting attention to us.'

[Susan Delgado]

Point!, Mr Frodo smilies/smile.gif

[Elven-Maiden]

I've always imagines Hobbits looking somewhat similar to dwarfs, but without beards and cute feet. How come no one seems to know what a hobbit is along the journey?

[Arwen Imladris]

It seems to me that dwarves tended to travel more. They would to go from their mountains to other places to show off their gold and jewls, and sometimes sell or trade them. hobbits rarely traveled, but prefered to stay in their own little area (the shire).

P.S. was that a trivia question?

[Dior]

No, that was not a trivia question, it belonged in "the books", so, um I'll ask.

What is Farmer Cotton's wife's name?

[Hanna_Gamgee]

She is called Mrs. Cotton. I cant find her first name.

[ May 03, 2002: Message edited by: Hanna_Gamgee ]

[Lómelindi]

Farmer Cotton's wife's name is Lily, isn't it?

[Dior]

Correct, Lomelindi.

[Lómelindi]

Cool. Well, since I'm rereading TTT right now, I'll spring a question from that. Good luck, fellow periannath.

While he is with Merry in the Fangorn Forest, Pippin talks of a peculiar behavior of one of his relative to describe how the forest makes him feel. Who was the relative, and what act of his did Pippin describe?

[Hanna_Gamgee]

Pippin says the forest makes him feel dim and stuffy. It reminds him of the old room in the great place of the tooks away back in the Smials at Tuckborough: a huge place, where the furniture has never been moved or changed for generations.

[ May 06, 2002: Message edited by: Hanna_Gamgee ]

[Lómelindi]

Correct.
Your turn to post a question…but don't let our heads get too big for our hats, here.

[Hanna_Gamgee]

How do the Hobbits evade the Ringwraiths at the Prancing Pony?

Hope nobodys asked this yet.

[Arwen Imladris]

Hmm, I'll take a stab at it.
They put stuff in their beds to make it look like they were in them, and then went out into the hallway, or room of somesort and barred the door. They slept there with Strider keeping watch.

[Hanna_Gamgee]

That was right. Your turn to ask a question.

[Arwen Imladris]

Oppps. sorry

How about

What is the name of a cousin of Sam's that supposedly saw a tree walking around (entwife?)

[Lómelindi]

It was Halfast "Hal" Gamgee, Samwise's cousin, who said that he encountered a "Tree-man" while hunting in the Northfarthing.

[Merry]

earlier in this thread someone asled if Frodo said anything to Pippin when Pippin started talking too much. Everybody said he didn't say anything. Actually he does say something. He says "Pippin" I think to get his attention. O.k maybe I'm getting too technical but I just wanted to say he does say something in the movie.

[ May 10, 2002: Message edited by: Merry ]

[Arwen Imladris]

Yup Lómelindi, you are correct!

Your turn smilies/biggrin.gif

[Lómelindi]

We need something slightly different for the little hobbitses, yesss my preciousssss…

What is Meriadoc (Merry) Brandybuck's true name?

[Dior]

Kalimac something or other.

[Lómelindi]

That's the first name, correct Dior, but I'm going to be picky and say I want the full name because it's not that difficult to find or figure out.

[Lindolirian]

Funny pic Lomelindi. What is Merry licking though?

[Dior]

Fine then, Kalimac Brandagamba.

[Lómelindi]

Fine then, Dior. You're correct…all the way ths time.

Lindolirian: Merry's licking his sword. It's from an article in some Swedish magazine. (I just hope it's a candid and not a screencap.)

[ May 18, 2002: Message edited by: Lómelindi ]

[Rose Cotton]

Do we have to go in order or can I ask a question?

[Dior]

In the vale between what two rivers did the Fllohides first dwell?

[Lómelindi]

I assume you mean the Fallohides, and they dwelt between the Greylin and the Langwell rivers.

[Dior]

Yeah, the Fallohides. You're right.

[Lómelindi]

What is the ancestral name of the Gamgee family?

[Arwen Imladris]

Was it something like Gamwich?

[Lómelindi]

You got the first three letters right…it's really not that hard.

[Arwen Imladris]

Gamgee?

[Lómelindi]

For the sake of keeping the thread alive…the ancestral name of the Gamgee family is Gammidgy.

Whoever wants to continue the thread can take it.

[Arwen Imladris]

Ohhhhh! O.K. I knew it was something like that and when you said it was easy I thought too easy! Oh Well!

Next Question:

In what part of the Shire did the Brandybucks live?

[Lómelindi]

Appropriately, the Brandybucks lived in Buckland, an area in the far southeastern part of the Shire, on the very edge of the East Farthing. Brandy Hall, their main dwelling, was across the Brandywine River––crossable by Buckleberry Ferry––and was situated on the edge of the Old Forest, by Crickhollow and Newbury.

smilies/smile.gif (I like Merry, I like the Brandybucks. It's only logical I would know this.) smilies/wink.gif

[Aldagrim Proudfoot]

Who were the hobbits who patrolled the borders of the Shire?

[Arwen Imladris]

Lomelindi: you were correct

Aldagrim Proudfoot: wasn't it Lomelindi's turn?? smilies/eek.gif

[Arwen Imladris]

Ummm, it has been a while, sorry, I am so impatient! Oh well. If someone else wants to go they can.

Name at least 3 other names for Hobbits.

[Lómelindi]

(I apologize; I've been really busy––and pretty much Internet-less––of late, and I honestly didnae realize that someone had confirmed my answer.)

Anyways, to answer Arwen's question:
~ Periannath
~ Holbytla
~ Banakil
Not to mention Halflings, Little People, and Little Folk. smilies/wink.gif

[ June 14, 2002: Message edited by: Lómelindi ]

[Arwen Imladris]

Yup, sounds good! Your turn! smilies/smile.gif

[Lómelindi]

Who were the founders of the Shire?

(I'll give you this hint: they have a connection to a certain town with a certain Inn.)

[Gandalf_theGrey]

Marcho and Blanco.

[Lómelindi]

Yep. Go forth.

::sighs:: I'm good at answering questions, but I'm terrible at asking them. I need that hobbit trait of coming up with good questions…

[Aldagrim Proudfoot]

Sorry about skipping ahead.

[Gandalf_theGrey]

Here's an easy one:

What are the top three brands of pipeweed grown in the Southfarthing? smilies/smile.gif

Gandalf the Grey

[Bêthberry]

Would those be, Gandalf the Grey, Longbottom Leaf, Old Toby, and Southern Star?

*dances a quick and sprightly jig while grinning broadly*

Bethberry

[Gandalf_theGrey]

Right you are, Bethberry! smilies/smile.gif

Your go.

[Bêthberry]

Thank you, Gandalf.

*nervously climbs down Old Willow and clears throat, pulling her tunic down so as to be presentable for delivering her first ever trivia question.*

What hobbit family has a private entrance to the Old Forest?

With a bit of a hop, skip and jump,
Bethberry

[Lindolirian]

The Brandybucks.

[Bêthberry]

*curtsies graciously to Lindolirian*

I should have asked, where is it! *G*

You're on.

Bethberry

[Lindolirian]

What Westron name means halfling?

[Bêthberry]

Do you mean 'hafling' precisely or are you referring to the form preserved in Rohan, holbytla, 'hole-builder'?

Bethberry

[Lindolirian]

A Westron name for the Hobbits, meaning literally 'halfling'.

[Bêthberry]

Wouldn't that then be the Westron word banakil, which means 'halfling'?

Bethberry

[Lindolirian]

Yes it would Bethberry.

[Bêthberry]

*nods head apologetically for taking so long to return to the game*

The rowdy young Brandybucks are taking up all my time--and they have more energy than I. *sigh*

Now, another trivia question: Which hobbits are known for wearing, on occasion, a certain kind of foot apparel? And what might that kind be?

Bethberry

[ June 20, 2002: Message edited by: Bethberry ]

[Aldagrim Proudfoot]

Would that be the Harfoots?

[Child of the 7th Age]

I think this question has two answers. The hobbits of the the Eastfarthing who were mainly Stoors wore dwarf-boots in muddy weather. But Trotter, the wild hobbit, wore wooden shoes.

sharon, the 7th age hobbit

[Bêthberry]

*dances a jig to celebrate the respect Child of the 7th Age has for the lore concerning hobbits; then sits down on the bank of the Withywindle to listen to Child set the next trivia question*

Bethberry

[ June 20, 2002: Message edited by: Bethberry ]

[Child of the 7th Age]

Err, let's see:

Fill in the blank.

Dwarf Gloin's description of Bilbo Baggins:

He looks more like a _____________than a ___________________________.

sharon, the 7th age hobbit

[Joy]

Dwarf Gloin's description of Bilbo Baggins:

He looks more like a grocer than a burgular

[Child of the 7th Age]

Very good Joy! Your turn next.

sharon, the 7th age hobbit

[Joy]

How old was Bilbo when he adopted Frodo, also, how old was Frodo at that time?

[Gandalf_theGrey]

Hullo Joy,

Let's see now. Bilbo was 99, and Frodo was in his tweens ... * mutters a couple of mathematical calculations * ... that should be, 21 to be exact.

Gandalf the Grey

[Joy]

Very good Gandalf! I suspect you were there when the adoption was formalized, eeh??

[Bêthberry]

Hi Joy,

I believe Bilbo was a "well preserved" or "unchanged" 99 when he adopted the "irresponsible 'tween" Frodo at the age of 21 so they could share their birthday parties, 22 September.

Bethberry

[Bêthberry]

Hmmph! Gandalf beat me to it. *curtsies graciously* Must come from long age, eh Gandalf? *grins* And I need to learn how to type faster! smilies/smile.gif

[ June 22, 2002: Message edited by: Bethberry ]

[Gandalf_theGrey]

Well of course I was present at Frodo's adoption, Joy. Such occasions after all tend to be well-celebrated in Hobbiton. smilies/smile.gif

No worries, Bethberry. Time is relative they say, especially when speaking of age and adoption. smilies/smile.gif

Now then, on to the next question:

Where is the Golden Perch located?

[Bêthberry]

at Stock, in Eastfarthing, I believe, Gandalf.

smilies/smile.gif

Bethberry

edit for spelling!

[ June 22, 2002: Message edited by: Bethberry ]

[Gandalf_theGrey]

Stock in Eastfarthing is right, Bethberry. Take it from here ...

(... as for me, I should head out from here soon. There's a party with live music starting shortly, and I intend to arrive precisely at a fashionable hour after it starts!)

Farewell for now, everyone.

Gandalf the Grey

[Bêthberry]

They are ferocious and great terrors, even when one knows their names, when one is stealing mushrooms from their master, particularly since they have been told to eat Frodo should he trespass again.

Who are they and what are their names?

Bethberry

[Joy]

They are Farmer Maggot's dogs, Grip and Fang.

[Bêthberry]

Yes, Joy, those are two of the three names. *curtsies* Do you know the third name?

Bethberry

[Joy]

Yes of course, Grip, Fang and Wolf. Forgot about Ol wolf. smilies/redface.gif

[Bêthberry]

*curtsies to Joy* smilies/smile.gif Yes ideed. And your question is... ?

[ June 23, 2002: Message edited by: Bethberry ]

[Joy]

How were Frodom Pippin and Merry related?

[Lindolirian]

Pippin's aunt is Merry's mother, so they are cousins. Now Frodo's a bit harder.. hang on..... Ok Frodo's grandmother (Mirabella) was a child of the Old Took so that would make her the sister of Hildigrim who was Merry and Pippin's grandfather. So to conclude it all, Merry and Pippin are cousins and Frodo is their second cousin once removed??? i dunno all this "once removed" stuff about cousins, but i hope i wasn't too confusing with that explanation. smilies/smile.gif

[Bêthberry]

Look what I found hidden under some tangled tree roots. (otherwise known as 'bump') smilies/wink.gif

[Joy]

Very good Lindo! Wow, I was not expecting such a lenghty explanation!

[Lindolirian]

When did the Harfoots enter Eriador?

[akhtene]

Harfoots crossed the Mist Mountains into Eriador about 1050 of the Third Age. http://www.uniquehardware.co.uk/server-smilies/games/zelda/link/link6.gif

[Lindolirian]

yay. good job

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[Lindolirian]

Hmmm.. I guess I'll take it.

Which towns in the Shire had "Officials"
aka the Thain, Mayor, Master, and Warden.

[alaklondewen]

I don't know whether this will cover all of them, but I know the Mayor lived in Mechel Delving, and the Thain was in Tookland. I'm not finding any other listings.

[Lindolirian]

Well, you have two of them... Don't forget that it includes officials from the 4th Age as well.

[hobbitlass]

Mayor:Michel Delving
Thain:Tookland
Master:Buckland
Warden:Westmarch

[Lindolirian]

Right!

[hobbitlass]

I relinquish my turn, someone proceed please.

[Beren87]

Erm...right then. (congrats on the "Ghost Prince of Cardolan" btw)

What did hobbits write on to remind them of things?

[Malva Headstrong]

On note pads, I think (never read the Hobbit in English).

[elven maiden Earwen]

hint maybe???

[LadyofRivendell]

calendar?

[GaladrieloftheOlden]

(Wild guess) Trees? Or was it adress book? No someone said that, I think.

[Beren87]

Look in the first part of the Hobbit. smilies/wink.gif

[Tinuviel87]

An engagement table smilies/wink.gif

[Beren87]

Bingo! That wasn't all that hard now was it?

Your go Tinuviel.

[Tinuviel87]

smilies/biggrin.gif


Ok, What year did the Old Took die?

[Beren87]

2920, at the ripe old age of 130. A very sad parting it 'twas. smilies/frown.gif

[Child of the 7th Age]

I dredged this up from the second page, and thought I'd throw out a question to see if anyone picks it up.....

Here's an easy one to start with. During the reign of Aragorn, where were the three largest library collections for hobbits located?

(He, he....in real life, I was once a librarian.)

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

I'll take a wild, unsubstantiated guess, and say Tuckborough, Buckland, and Undertowers.

Sophia

[Child of the 7th Age]

Sophia,

Sorry I am late getting back. The birthday party and awards has taken up some time.

Your wild guess is basically correct. The section of the prologue on Shire Records mentions Great Smials (Tookborough), Undertowers, and Brandy Hall (Buckland).

Your turn now....

Cami

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

What was the name of the extra day added to the hobbits' calendar every four years?

Sophia

[alaklondewen]

Would that be the day of merry-making, Overlithe?

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

precisely Alak...

[alaklondewen]

Thank you, Mistress.

Whose nickname was Broadbelt, and what was his position?

[Tinuviel Took]

Gorbadoc Brandybuck, master of Brandy Hall. Also great-grandfather to Merry.

[alaklondewen]

Correct! The board is yours. smilies/smile.gif

[Tinuviel Took]

What hobbit was said to have gone to sea? Horrors!

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

I shudder to think it! smilies/wink.gif

Isengar Took, perhaps?

Sophia

[Tinuviel Took]

That is indeed correct most wonderfully clever mistress of thunder.

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

I'm flattered Miss Took smilies/smile.gif.

Alright, what was the degree of the relationship between Salvia and Orgulas Brandybuck?

[alaklondewen]

I believe they were second cousins. smilies/smile.gif

[Tinuviel Took]

I must disagree, the were first cousins once removed. Silvia's father Sadoc and Orgulas's granfather Madoc were brothers.

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

Splendid Tinuviel, first cousins once removed it is.

[Tinuviel Took]

Who was the tallest hobbit (before the distruction of Sauron anyway), how tall was he, what else is he famous for and what sport did he invent.

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

Brandobras (Bullroarer) Took, he was 4'5" and was famous for being able to ride a horse. As legend has it he invented Golf smilies/wink.gif. Spelling may be off as I'm working from memory.

Sophia

[Tinuviel Took]

That's it! Your turn. I was also thinking of his fame in fighting the orcs and wargs, when he invented golf he cleeved the leader's head of.

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

Name three wives of famous hobbits who are the only named members of their (maiden name) families.

Eep, this is difficult to phrase. Example: If Rose Cotton were the only named member of the Cotton family.

[Eruanna]

These are probably wrong:

Malva Headstrong wife of Gormadoc "Deepdelver" Brandybuck.

Bell Goodchild wife of The Gaffer.

Menegilda Goold wife of Rorimac "Goldfather" Brandybuck.

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

Having done a very quick search (since Bell Goodchild wasn't on my list) I believe you're right. The others on my list were Lalia Clayhanger (Wife of Fortinbras Took II) and Eglantine Banks (Wife of Saradoc Brandybuck).

Sophia

[Eruanna]

I wasn't sure if my *Hobbit Husbands* were famous enough....but if you're happy with my answer then that's fine! smilies/wink.gif

So here's my question:

At The Battle of the Five Armies, what did Bilbo decide with "the more Tookish part of his mind"?

[ May 25, 2003: Message edited by: Eruanna ]

[Tinuviel Took]

As I have said on another thread my copy of the Hobbit is being borrowed, but I believe it is that he would rather fight and die among the elves.

[Eruanna]

...and partly (with the more Tookish part of his mind) because if he was going to be in a last desperate stand, he preferred on the whole to defend the Elvenking.

Close enough, your go. smilies/smile.gif

[Tinuviel Took]

Who was the first hobbit besides Bilbo that Frodo, Sam, Merry, and Pippen saw on their journey home?

[elle]

i'm only guessing but was it Shirriff Smallburrow, aka Robin Smallburrow?
smilies/biggrin.gif

[Tinuviel Took]

Nope

[The Saucepan Man]

How about Bob, stablehand at the Prancing Pony?

[Samwise Gamgee]

Not Bob, but rather Nob, right?

[Finwe]

Hmmm... would it be the gatekeeper?

[Tinuviel Took]

The gatekeeper was a man and Bob no longer worked at the prancing pony in the evening. Nob is the correct answer, take it away Sam.

[elle]

Is it Hob then?

smilies/biggrin.gif

[Tinuviel Took]

huh? I said Nob was the correct answer.

[elle]

Sorry, little slow, he he he smilies/biggrin.gif forgive me? smilies/frown.gif

[Tinuviel Took]

No sweat, newbies need to get a little more slack around here.

[Samwise Gamgee]

OK -

What did the hobbits do on April 6 in the fourth age, and what are the three hypotheses as to why they did?

[Eruanna]

On April 6th the Hobbits had a holiday and dancing in the Party Field. Some said that it was Old Sam Gardner's birthday, some said it was the day on which the Golden Tree first flowered and others said that it was the Elves' New Year.

[Samwise Gamgee]

yup, your turn

[Eruanna]

Thanks.

Which Took went off on a journey and never returned?

[The Saucepan Man]

I'd hate to see this one get buried too deep, so I'm digging it up.

Hildifons Took, one of the sons of the Old Took.

[Eruanna]

You are, of course, correct.
Thanks for finding this one again smilies/smile.gif

[The Saucepan Man]

It's all part of the service, Eruanna. smilies/wink.gif

Who founded the Tighfield Gamgees' rope-making business?

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

Andwise, perhaps? I know his nickname was "Roper". smilies/wink.gif

Sophia

[The Saucepan Man]

Nope, not Andwise. Although he most probably inherited it. smilies/wink.gif

[elven maiden Earwen]

Hob Gammidge Andwise's Dad?

[The Saucepan Man]

Well, his Grandfather. But yes, Earwen, you are correct. smilies/smile.gif Please proceed.

[elven maiden Earwen]

ok. What were the three divisons of the hobbits?

[alaklondewen]

Are you thinking of the Harfoots, Stoors, and the Fallohides?

[elven maiden Earwen]

correct smilies/biggrin.gif

[alaklondewen]

Thank you, Earwen.

Who was the founder and first Master of Buckland?

[elven maiden Earwen]

Could it be Gorhendad Oldbuck?

[alaklondewen]

Yes, that is indeed the correct answer. Carry on, Miss Earwen.

[elven maiden Earwen]

Which hobbit had the title The Fat?

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

Lalia Clayhanger Took, wife of the Old Took smilies/wink.gif.

Sophia

[elven maiden Earwen]

Correct smilies/biggrin.gif

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

Name two colors that hobbits were especially fond of.

[alaklondewen]

They looked particularly nice in yellow and green.

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

Those are the ones, Alak... odd that you don't see much yellow in the movies...

Sophia

[alaklondewen]

How right you are Sophia...

What is a Shire-muster and who can call one?

[Mariska Greenleaf]

A shire-muster is the mobilization of the
Hobbitry-in-arms, militia in the shire. Only the Thain could call one.(the authority in the shire when the King is absent)

[alaklondewen]

Correct! Once again I say...Mariska the board is yours.

[Mariska Greenleaf]

why thank you smilies/wink.gif

Explain what the Shirriffs were and how you could recognize them?

[Gwaihir the Windlord]

A shirrif = a sherrif; they were policers of the Shire, patrolling it and keeping it in order. Apparently recognisable by a feather in the hat, they were misused by Sharkey's lackeys to swell in number and become tools to subdue the Hobbit population.

[Mariska Greenleaf]

good!
It was that easy eh? smilies/wink.gif
your turn smilies/biggrin.gif

[Beren87]

Gwaihir, your turn.

[Gwaihir the Windlord]

Right...

What were Hobbits 'inclined to be'?

[Beren87]

They are inclined to be fat. smilies/smile.gif

Taken from the prologue.

[Gwaihir the Windlord]

Not detailed enough, Beren. More specifically?

[Arwen_Evenstar]

Yeah, Beren, that's like all hobbits in general!
More specific please!

[Beren87]

Ah, I thought you meant exactly what's said, but I'll go on.

Well, inclined to be fat, quick of hearing and sharp-eyed, and do not move quickly except in need. They are a little people, who shy away from mechanical things, and they love peace and good tilled earth.

[Gwaihir the Windlord]

Hmmm actually I was looking for

'Inclined to be fat in the stomach...'

which is what it says the Hobbit smilies/smile.gif smilies/tongue.gif. Probably the full statement from which the LotR introduction one was taken. Anyway.
Go ahead, Beren.

[Beren87]

Ah, it probably was. Oh well.

What was Hobbitish a dialect of?

[Gwaihir the Windlord]

Westron, wasn't it?

[Beren87]

That would be it, good Windlord.

[Gwaihir the Windlord]

Right then, sorry about the incredibly lengthy elapsation of time between this post and the last.....

Which part of the world is the Shire taken to be (more or less) based upon?

[Eruanna]

The Shire is based on "Merry Olde" England. A sort of pre-industrial revolution, rural idyll. smilies/smile.gif

[Gwaihir the Windlord]

Merry Olde, eh? If you like, I suppose... but tell me which part of England and I'll give you it.

[Eruanna]

I believe that he based the Shire on the county of Oxfordshire. As a young boy he lived in the countryside outside Birmingham and then as an adult he enjoyed exploring around his Oxford home. He did not approve of the growing industrialisation of the area, disliking the factories and the increased traffic on the roads. his descriptions of the Shire harkened back to the days before the industrial Revolution.

[Gwaihir the Windlord]

Industrial Revolution, hmmm... well he isn't that old, you know. We are talking about the twentieth century. The countryside he grew up in was industrialised to a significant extent after his childhood there, this was not in the Industrial Revolution of 1800 but the early decades of the 1900's. smilies/smile.gif

Oxfordshire is not it, and he in fact made it quite clear what the Shire was modelled on. (Hint: type 'Tolkien's childhood county' or something into Google, you'll probably get an answer. smilies/smile.gif)

[Mariska Greenleaf]

Following your advice, it should be Birmingham.

[Eruanna]

Birmingham is in the county of Warwickshire...(although the government keep changing the borders and the names)
Tolkien was actually born in South Africa, I think he was 7 or 8 maybe when they moved to England.
I know he wasn't around before the beginning of the Industrial Revolution (1750 - 1900) smilies/rolleyes.gif I think he was born in 1892 (don't have my books with me)he loved nature, especially trees, and saw factories and such like as a blot on the landscape. Hence Sam's nightmare vision of the Shire in Galadriel's mirror.
Therefore I will change my answer to Warwickshire smilies/biggrin.gif

[Gwaihir the Windlord]

Yeah, Warwickshire is supposedly it. Not sure whether I should give it to you or to Mariska, though, as she said 'Birmingham' before which wasn't exactly what I was looking for... either of you may as well take it then, I suppose.

[Mariska Greenleaf]

Eruanna, since your answer was far more complete, it is no more than logical that you come up with a new question! smilies/wink.gif

[Eruanna]

That's very gracious of you, Mariska. smilies/smile.gif
However, I'm just popping in and don't have a question ready.....so, the thread is yours. smilies/biggrin.gif

[Mariska Greenleaf]

Okay then, if you insist... smilies/wink.gif

Who were the founders of the Shire?

[Firnantoonion]

this question has been up here allready, so I don't know if it counts. But I'll try nonetheless:it were Marcho and Blancho

[Mariska Greenleaf]

Yeah, that's right.
I'm sorry to have asked a question that already was up here...
Proceed!

[Firnantoonion]

ok then, here it comes;

what was one of bilbo's greatest hobbies in 'The hobbit', one which he shared with Gandalf and Thorin Oakenshield,and that is mentioned at the first visit of the dwarves at Bilbo's.

(whew, that sounds way more difficult than it is, mostly because i can't explain this all very well)

edit: I almost forgot, In the movie-version of the fellowship it is also mentioned.

[ September 08, 2003: Message edited by: Firnantoonion ]

[Mithisilien]

the smoking of pipe-weed?

[Firnantoonion]

very close, but not exact what I was looking for...

to give you another hint, he was doing this when he first met Gandalf in 'the Hobbit'

[The Saucepan Man]

Well then, it must be blowing smoke rings with the airborne product of the combustion of the aforementioned pipeweed. smilies/tongue.gif

[Firnantoonion]

*applauds* the answer was indeed blowing smokerings... the forum is your's saucepan man. *bows as he hands over the keys smilies/wink.gif*

[The Saucepan Man]

Well I already have a set of keys, Firnantoonion. smilies/wink.gif But thank you all the same. smilies/smile.gif

Who first tended Bilbo's garden at Bag End?

[Evisse the Blue]

The Gaffer

[The Saucepan Man]

No, I'm afraid that's not the fellow. smilies/evil.gif

[Firnantoonion]

I believe it was the old Holman, who used to tend Bilbo's garden, helped by the Gaffer who later continued to tend Bilbo's garden on his own.

[The Saucepan Man]

Holman Greenhand it was, Firnantoonion. Your turn. smilies/smile.gif

[Firnantoonion]

allright then,

finish the sentence: 'I wish I was.....'

(this one comes from the hobbit, and is uttered a few times by Bilbo, as Tolkien says: not for the last time he wished that!)

[Evisse the Blue]

I wish I was at home in my nice hole by the fire...::sigh:: no, I really do! smilies/biggrin.gif

[Firnantoonion]

almost, the last words are missing...

[Evisse the Blue]

...with the kettle just beginning to sing.

[Firnantoonion]

and those are the words I was looking for... Proceed!

[Evisse the Blue]

Thanks.
Who are said to be the ancestors of the Tooks?

[Child of the 7th Age]

Evisse,

Are you referring to the statement in "An Unexpected Party" that "It was often said (in other families) that long ago one of the Took ancestors must have taken a fairy wife"?

I have an earlier edition that even puts this in more drastic terms:

It had always been said that long ago one or other of the Tooks had married into a fairy family (the less friendly said a goblin family)....

The reference to goblins was apparently dropped about 1966.

Cami/Child

[Evisse the Blue]

Yes, Cami, that's what I had in mind (the 'fairy' - presumably Elven ancestry to be exact). You're on! smilies/smile.gif

[Child of the 7th Age]

OK, here goes....

How did the calendar in the Eastfarthing differ from that in the rest of the Shire?

Cami/Child

[Child of the 7th Age]

Hint:

OK, guys....it's not that hard. Just eyeball the calendar section in the Appendix....

Cami/Child

[alaklondewen]

The first, fourth, and twelfth months in the rest of the Shire were known as Afteryule, Astron, and Foreyule respectively. However, in the Eastfarthing these months were called Frery, Chithing, and Yulemath, also respectively. It is noted that these latter names were also used in Bree.

[Child of the 7th Age]

Yes, that's just what I had in mind...

The floor is yours.

Cami/Child

[alaklondewen]

Thank you, Child.

What about Ted Sandyman's mill changed when Sharkey and his men took over?

[Firnantoonion]

Pimple destroyed it and let his men build a bigger one, which they stuffed with wheels and 'outlandish machines'. directly after it was build, it stood still, but when saruman came, it always worked, belching smoke and polluting the Shire.

[alaklondewen]

That was just what I was looking for, Firnantoonion. Well done... smilies/smile.gif

[Firnantoonion]

thank you....

allright, here it goes:
In the hobbit, Gandalf makes a comment on Bilbo, on the first evening Bilbo met the dwarves. a comment which was a little exaggerated to say so....

what comment did gandalf make?

[ September 23, 2003: Message edited by: Firnantoonion ]

[Evisse the Blue]

Is it when he says about him he's 'as fierce as a dragon in a pinch'?

[Firnantoonion]

It is - really have to make my questions more difficult... but, the topic is yours...

[Evisse the Blue]

Thanks.

What are the hobbits' most favourite food of all?

[Beren87]

Ah, mushrooms.

[Evisse the Blue]

You're absolutely right! smilies/wink.gif

[Beren87]

What is Hobbit in genuine Westron?

[Holbytlass]

banakil

[Beren87]

That it is. smilies/smile.gif

Your go.

[Holbytlass]

The Shire's borders were extended twice, state how they were in both instances.

[Telchar]

As I know of there was only one expansion...

In 740 The Oldbucks founded Buckland, which was east of the Brandywine River and west of the old forrest. Early in the Fourth Age (IV41) the West Downs, between the Far Downs and the Tower Hills, were included as a granted gift of King Elessar. At this time the occupation of Buckland was made official (and not before in 740)

[Holbytlass]

Yes, that was the two instances I was looking for, your go.

[Telchar]

Easy one: How many hobbits crossed The Anduin before the Battle of the Pelennor Fields?

[Evisse the Blue]

Not that easy, apparently...
But I'll bite and say: four?

[Telchar]

Which one might that be Blue?

[Estanesse]

I’m not sure but I think three hobbits of the Shire crossed the anduin before the battle of the Pelennor Field: Bilbo, Frodo and Sam.

[vanwalossien]

Or Bilbo, Frodo, Sam and Gollum? Does Gollum count as a hobbit?

[Gwaihir the Windlord]

Faulty question, Telchar. Many Hobbits crossed Anduin in the Second Age.

[Telchar]

I'll give it to vanwalossien because those four was the ones I was looking for.


Faulty question, Telchar. Many Hobbits crossed Anduin in the Second Age.


Yes Gwaihir you're right - I should have narrowed it down to the time about from the Ring sets out to the Battle of the Pelennor Fields - in that case the answer had been three: Frodo, Sam and Gollum.... my bad smilies/frown.gif

[vanwalossien]

I think that was the second time I got a quiz question right... smilies/rolleyes.gif smilies/biggrin.gif What was the old hobbit name for the Brandywine, and what did it mean?

[Evisse the Blue]

Is it Baranduin, the brown river? But that was the elvish name.

[vanwalossien]

Nope, that's not it. As you said yourself, that was the Elvish name.

[vanwalossien]

Anyone?

[Gwaihir the Windlord]

Branda-nin was the original name, meaning 'border-water'; but this was superseded by the more common name (in Hobbitish) Bralda-him, 'heady ale'.

[vanwalossien]

Correct smilies/smile.gif
Pray proceed

[vanwalossien]

Gwaihir?

[Kath]

Ok no one has posted on this for a very long time and as I like hobbits I'm going to try and start it up again if no one minds.
Easy question so all can join.
What place in the Shire were hobbits afraid to enter?

[NightKnight]

The Old Forest? Not really in the Shire maybe...

[The Saucepan Man]

Scary? ;) :D

[Kath]

OK but at least it was obvious.
Go on then - do better.

[Kath]

Hello NightKnight?

[NightKnight]

Oh, I thought Saucepan was right. Sorry!

Who were the founders of the Shire?

[luthien-elvenprincess]

Marcho and Blanco Fallohide

[NightKnight]

Yup. :)

[luthien-elvenprincess]

Where is the 'home and center of the art' of pipe-weed smoking found?