Initials game!!!

[Ainaserkewen]

This is my first post in here, so bear with me.
Ever heard of the initials game?
You give out initials(it has to be at least two letters) then guess who they belong to.
ex. B.B.
Say you didn't know who this was, you ask yes or no questions until you do.

Is he/she and elf?
No.
A hobbit?
Yes.
Is he/she a Baggins?
Yes.
Bilbo Baggins?
Good Job!

And so on, but I, and I hope everybody else will come up with harder ones than that.
Oh, and for all the characters with one name, take Legolas or something and put in either their other name in english(or elvish) after a period.
ex. L.G.
or who they're daughter/son of, only with a dash wo we know.
ex. L.-T.
Or if they have many different names like Gandalf...
ex. G.M. or G.S.
or ex2. A.L. for Aragorn, with their dominant initial first.
So I'll start with an easy one.

Who is G.-R.

[Lyra Greenleaf]

Goldberry, daughter of the River perhaps?
or Goldilocks daughter of Rose Gamgee?

Or here's a question: Are they in the Lord of the Rings or the longer histories of Middle Earth?

[Ainaserkewen]

Thank you, it was Goldberry. And the names can be from the Silm. and stuff, but they half to be fairly well known...
You can try harder ones to see if anyone gets them. They need to be accesable though.

[Ainaserkewen]

Next...
Who is T.F.?

[Eruwen]

Is the person in LOTR or the later books?

[Lyra Greenleaf]

*coughs politely*
Is it not now my go since Goldberry was the right answer?

[Ainaserkewen]

Answering Lyra Greenleaf:
It was just taking some time for you, I was impastient, sorry.
You may go now and T.F. can wait.

[Lyra Greenleaf]

Wow, you're very impatient aren't you? smilies/wink.gif I like it!

OK, F.B.

[Arwen_Evenstar]

Would it by any chance be Mr Frodo Baggins?

[Eruwen]

For some reason I'm hoping that it's not that easy of an initial, so I'm going to go with Fosco Baggins, Frodo's Grandfather.

[ElentariGreenleaf]

You could just go:

Is it a main LotR character? to check.

[Nuranar]

Or Fredegar/Fatty Bolger.

You could just go:
Is it a main LotR character? to check.

Ah, but if someone beat you to the punch with an actual answer, you're out of luck.

[ElentariGreenleaf]

*shruggs shoulders* Meh ^_^

[Lyra Greenleaf]

Nuranar is right, I was thinking of Fredegar Bolger.

[Eruwen]

oh, that was my next guess. Oh well, I'm awaiting another one now. Bring it on! smilies/evil.gif

[Ainaserkewen]

Let's go Nuranar, I'm waiting.

[Nuranar]

Ack, I forgot that I had ever seriously guessed on this thread. *blushes* I'll edit one in as soon as I think of it - I'm supposed to be finishing a computer science papers right now. *blushes again - how much redder can a person get?*

Edit:

C.-F.

[ April 29, 2003: Message edited by: Nuranar ]

[The Saucepan Man]

Celegorm, son of Feanor
Caranthir, son of Feanor
Curufin, son of Feanor

Thought I'd try them all at once! smilies/tongue.gif smilies/wink.gif

[Nuranar]

I was thinking of Celegorm. Good job!

[The Saucepan Man]

OK, here's the next one:

G.-B.

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

Perhaps Grimbeorn son of Beorn?

[The Saucepan Man]

That's the fellow! smilies/smile.gif

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

Hm... how about

L.-I.

[Nuranar]

Lothíriel, daughter of Imrahil, prince of Dol Amroth. She married Éomer.

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

Perfect smilies/biggrin.gif Do continue...

[Nuranar]

That was fast! smilies/biggrin.gif

F.-O.

[good idea at the time]

Finduilas, Daughter of Orodreth, by any chance?

[Nuranar]

Good job! Your turn.

[good idea at the time]

I'm actually leaving on a trip so I won't be able to post for a while and I don't want to leave a thread hanging. Why don't you try another one? Sorry about that.

[Lyra Greenleaf]

Does anybody mind if I take the go?

A.-A.

[tom bombariffic]

Aragorn son of Arathorn?

[Lyra Greenleaf]

Not that easy, sorry!

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

Gosh Lyra, this could be anyone!?!?!?!

Lets try- Aranarth son of Arvedui
or Arahael son of Aranarth
or Aranuir son of Arahael
or Aravir son of Aranuir
or Aragorn (I) son of Aravir
or Argalas son of Aragorn I
or Arahad I son of Argalas
or Aragost son of Arahad I
or Aravorn son of Aragost
or Arahad II son of Aravorn
or Arassuil son of Arahad II
or Arathorn I son of Arassuil
or Argonui son of Arathorn I
or Arador son of Argonui
or Arathorn II son of Arador

OR Ancalime daughter of Aldarion

Ok, I'm done... but there are a lot of A.-A.s smilies/wink.gif

Sophia

[Lyra Greenleaf]

Eeek! smilies/eek.gif
Didn't know there was so many. You had the right guess:
or Arahael son of Aranarth


Your second guess! Anyway, Sophia it's you!

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

let's go with

G.-D.

Sophia

[Eruanna]

Is it Grór son of Dain?

[Nerindel]

Or Gilraen daughter of Dírhael

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

Gilraen daughter of Dirhael it was! smilies/biggrin.gif Please continue.

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

Since it's been more than 10 days, I'll post a new question.

A.-A.-A. not in the line of Arnor. smilies/evil.gif

Sophia

[Tinuviel Took]

If not Arnor how about Numenor? Anarion son of Ancalime daughter of Aldarion.

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

Bingo! smilies/smile.gif

[Tinuviel Took]

Who is M.B.?

[Eruanna]

Would that be Morgoth Bauglir?(The Constrainer)

[Tinuviel Took]

sorry, but no it is not.

[Eruanna]

Ok, how about Meriadoc Brandybuck? smilies/smile.gif

[Tinuviel Took]

Nope not him either. P.S. Are you on every quiz thread? I've seen on about all I've tried.

[Tinuviel Took]

How on earth the word you did not get on that last sentence is beyond me. Ah well, the slings and arrows of outragous fortune.

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

Meliot Brandybuck perhaps? Dancer of the Springle Ring smilies/wink.gif.

or maybe, Master of Buckland, who at the time of the war of the Ring was Gorbadoc Brandybuck... I think.

Sophia

[Arwen Imladris]

Marmadas Brandybuck?: A distant relation of Meriadoc Brandybuck

Merimas Brandybuck?: The eldest of Marmadas Brandybuck’s children

Mungo Baggins?: Grandfather to Bilbo Baggins

[Tinuviel Took]

None of those are the person I am thinking about either.

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

Mentha Brandybuck- the daughter of Marmadas.

Malva (Headstrong) Brandybuck- Gormadoc's wife, and ancestress of Merry

[Eruanna]

Mimosa Bunce? She was an ancestress of both Merry and Pippin.

And, yes Tinuviel, I am on nearly every quiz thread (Addicted, Moi?) smilies/biggrin.gif

[Tinuviel Took]

I keep running into the thunder mistress too, but unfortunatly both she and the blond avatared one are wrong.

[The Saucepan Man]

How about Milo Burrows, to whom Bilbo mischeivously gave a gold writing set?

[Tinuviel Took]

No. It is a Baggins, a Burrows, a Bracegirdle, a Brandybuck, a Bunce, a Boffin, or a Bolger. Now isn't that helpful? smilies/evil.gif

[Tinuviel Took]

Need a hint?

[Eruanna]

Yes please. smilies/smile.gif

[Tinuviel Took]

Was not at the long awaited party, and is more than twenty years younger than Frodo.

[Eruanna]

Ok, I think I've narrowed it down to either:
Moto, Myrtle or Minto Burrows, each of them born at least twenty years after Frodo and not specifically mentioned at the party.

[Eruwen]

Can you tell us at least which book you can find it in? I have searched all through the family trees at the back of ROTK, and found nothing. Oh, and Eruanna, they were at the party though. Or, at least, that's what it shows on my family tree. That is what is confusing.

[ May 22, 2003: Message edited by: Eruwen ]

[Eruanna]

Ah-ha....it's Minto Burrows. he was not at the party (thanks for that Eruwen....I'd forgotten about the party guests names being underlined....Minto's isn't...at least not in my very ancient copy of FotR) smilies/smile.gif

[Tinuviel Took]

Erunna is correct, the individual I was thinking of was Minto Burrows.

[Eruanna]

Who is M.S?

[Arwen Imladris]

Sharkey’s Men?

Malbeth the Seer?

Míriel Serindë?

[Eruanna]

Third one's the charm Arwen. Miriel Serindë it is. smilies/smile.gif

[Arwen Imladris]

smilies/biggrin.gif How about: A.R.

[Arestevana]

*hopeful* (but not very)
Appledore, Rowlie
A resident of Bree, killed in the trouble with Sharkey's men.
Okay, so Rowlie's his first name. Hey, it's all I can find. smilies/frown.gif

[Finwe]

Would it be Andwise Roper? The Gaffer's elder brother?

[Arwen Imladris]

Finwe's got it! Andwise ‘Andy’ Roper is Sam’s rope-making uncle.
Why, my grand-dad, and my uncle Andy after him, him that was the Gaffer's eldest brother, he had a rope-walk over by Tighfield many a year.

[Finwe]

Hmmm... all right then, here goes.

E.E.

[Samwise Gamgee]

eomer son of eothain?

[Arwen Imladris]

Éomer Éadig?

[Finwe]

Arwen got it right. Eomer Eadig it is.

[Arwen Imladris]

V.N.

[Eruanna]

Would that be Vardamir Nolimon, son of Elros?

[Arwen Imladris]

Yes! Very Good.

Vardamir Nólimon, Númenor’s uncrowned King: The son of Elros Tar-Minyatur, accounted the second King of Númenor. When the time came for him to inherit the Kingship, he chose not to accept it, and immediately abdicated in favour of his son, Tar-Amandil.

Your go!

[Eruanna]

Thank you.

Who is E.S?

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

Elwe Singollo, Thingol's Quenya name?

[Eruanna]

'Twas Old Greymantle, indeed.

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

Who was

N. -M.

Sophia

[Firondoiel]

Nienor daughter of Morwen?

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

Well, yes, but no, not who I'm looking for.

Sophia

[Eruanna]

Is it Nerdanel daughter of Mahtan the smith?

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

That's it Eruanna. Carry on please smilies/biggrin.gif.

Sophia

[Eruanna]

Hmm..let's see:

G.- E

[The Saucepan Man]

I'll go for Galadhon, son of Elmo.

[Eruanna]

The very chap!

[The Saucepan Man]

Righty-ho, here's the next one:

A.-I

[Faenaduial]

This is tough! Let's try:

Aredhel, granddaughter of Indis

[Eruanna]

Aratan son of Isildur?

[Arwen Imladris]

Amrothos son of Imrahil?

Aragorn great great great whatever of Isildur?

Aragorn grandson of Ivorwen?

[The Saucepan Man]

No correct answer so far ... smilies/evil.gif

[elle]

Is it Adeland Took, grandson of Isembard Took?

[The Saucepan Man]

Nope.

[Arwen Imladris]

Aerin daughter of Indor?

[Eruanna]

I think we are allowed to ask questions, yes? In that case are you an Elf?

[The Saucepan Man]

Aerin daughter of Indor is the correct answer. Well done, Arwen. smilies/smile.gif The floor is yours.

[Arwen Imladris]

smilies/smile.gif

How about:

H.G.

[Eruanna]

Hador Goldenhead?

[Arwen Imladris]

Nope! Hint? It is a hobbit. Hmm, that is not a very good hint. Oh well.

[Arestevana]

It's good enough!
A few of Sam's relations;

GAMGEE:
Halfast?
Hamfast?
Hobson?
Hamson?
Halfred?
Holfast?
or
Hob Gammidge?
smilies/eek.gif that's a lot of H. G.'s!

[Arwen Imladris]

Arestevana, you got it! I was thinking of Hamson Gamgee: Eldest brother of Samwise Gamgee, who removed to Tighfield to work with his uncle Andwise as a roper.

[Arestevana]

Thanks! smilies/smile.gif

E.T. smilies/biggrin.gif smilies/biggrin.gif

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Estel Telcontar

[Arestevana]

Well, yes- but no, if you get my meaning.

[Arwen Imladris]

Elu Thingol?

Esmeralda Took?

Everard Took?

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Arestevana, I read your reply as meaning that my answer was partially right - either the right person with the wrong name, or the wrong person with part of the same name. That would suggest one of the following possibilities:

Elessar Telcontar
Eldarion Telcontar

Better?

[Arestevana]

Sory Estelyn, I guess I confused you. I meant that while your answer fit, it wasn't what I was looking for. Arwen Imladris found it-- Everard Took.

[Arwen Imladris]

smilies/smile.gif Yay! W.W.

[Arestevana]

I love this thread! smilies/smile.gif Oh, a hard one! smilies/biggrin.gif smilies/biggrin.gif
Wildman of the Woods? A name of Turin.
the Watcher in the Water?

[Arwen Imladris]

Nope! smilies/smile.gif Hint? He was renowned as being the fattest hobbit in the Westfarthing. smilies/wink.gif

[piosenniel]

Old Flour Dumpling, himself:

Will Whitfoot!

[Arwen Imladris]

Yup! Now, wasn't that easy! Your turn!

[Kath]

Hey what happened to this thread, so many of these are cool and just get lost!
Come on someone and help me restart it.
B. B.
Easy enough for everyone.

[symestreem]

Bilbo Baggins?

[Kath]

Of course.
Your turn.

[Kath]

Hello? Symestreem?

[symestreem]

Sorry!

Let's try F.-S..

[Fingolfin II]

Feanor, son of Serinde?

[symestreem]

Go ahead.

[Fingolfin II]

Cheers symestreem.

How about T. -T

[luthien-elvenprincess]

Tarondor son of Tarcil
or
Theoden, son of Thengel
or
Theodwyn, daughter of THengel
or
Theodred, son of Theoden
or
Thorin, son of Thrain
or
Thrain, son of Thror

[The Saucepan Man]

One at a time please in a game like this, so as to give others a chance.

[Fingolfin II]

All wrong :p.

[Kath]

That was rather hypocritical Mr Saucepan Man sir.
Also, can we still ask questions for clues in this game?

[The Saucepan Man]

That was rather hypocritical Mr Saucepan Man sir. It was neither critical nor hypocritical in intention. I was simply offering some guidelines. It rather spoils the game if one person types out every conceivable answer to a question in one post. And we are, after all, here to enjoy the games, are we not? :)

Also, can we still ask questions for clues in this game?Sure. Why not.

[Thorongil]

Does it have to be their real name? If not could it be Turin son of Hurin Thalion?

[Bombadil]

Tar-Telperiën

[NightKnight]

Or Tar-Telemmaitë?

[Fingolfin II]

Thorongil has it.

[Thorongil]

How about... C.-C

[Firefoot]

Celebrimbor son of Curufin?

[Thorongil]

Nope.

[Firefoot]

Celebrian daugher of Celeborn?

[Thorongil]

Not that either.

[NightKnight]

Calimehtar, son of Calmacil?

[Thorongil]

Nope.

[Firefoot]

Cotman son of Cottar (hobbits)?

[Thorongil]

And...Nope.

[Fingolfin II]

Celebrindor son of Celepharn?

[Thorongil]

Wrong.

[Thorongil]

Not much happening here. Need a hint?

[Fingolfin II]

Yes please :).

[Thorongil]

They are Noldor. There are three different solutions. Either one of them will be accepted. Shouldn't be too hard now.

[NightKnight]

I think I have it: Celegorm/Curufin/Caranthir son of Curufinwë AKA Fëanor.

[Thorongil]

Bingo!!

[NightKnight]

I. -E.

[Fingolfin II]

Idril, daughter of Elenwe?

[NightKnight]

Nope.

[Firefoot]

Isildur, son of Elendil?

[Fingolfin II]

Incanus, son of Eru?

[NightKnight]

Firefoot has it. :)

[Firefoot]

O. P.

[NightKnight]

Odo Proudfoot?

[Firefoot]

Correctomundo!

[NightKnight]

N. -G

[Fingolfin II]

Nimloth, daughter of Galathil?

[NightKnight]

Yep. :)

[Fingolfin II]

Cool,

E. -F

[NightKnight]

Elfstan Fairbairn?

[Fingolfin II]

Nope.

[NightKnight]

Ereinion, son of Fingon?

[Fingolfin II]

Yep :).

[NightKnight]

T. -F

[Firefoot]

Turgon son of Fingolfin?

[Fingolfin II]

Thengel, son of Fengel?

[NightKnight]

Fingolfin has it. Your turn. :)

[Fingolfin II]

How about-

C. -E

[Dargoth of Morkrond]

Ciryandil son of Eärnil??

[NightKnight]

Idril Celebrindal, daughter of Elenwë?

[Fingolfin II]

NightKnight is Right as usual. Nice bit of rhyming there....

[NightKnight]

Thank you. :)

B. -F.

[Fingolfin II]

Boromir, son of Finduilas?

[NightKnight]

Nope.

[Kath]

Balin, son of Fundin?

[NightKnight]

Yes. :)

[Kath]

Ooooh I got one right!
Ok bad at these so this'll be easy enough:
F. - S

[NightKnight]

Fëanor, son of Serinde?

[Kath]

Nope

[Sirithheruwen]

Okay, I'm feeling brain dead, so a question:

Are they living in the Third Age?

[Fingolfin II]

Falastur, son of Siriondil?

[Kath]

Yes they are living in the third age and no to the last guess Fingolfin II.

[NightKnight]

Ferdinand Took, son of Sigismund Took?

[Kath]

Wrong NightKnight. Also sorry but i just realised, one is THird Age but one is Fourth Age.

[Firefoot]

Frodo Gardner son of Samwise Gamgee?

[Kath]

Yes of course it is.
i knew it would be too easy once I told you that.

[Fingolfin II]

I like this game, so I'm going to resurrect it-

L. -A

[Rilwen Gamgee]

A small question: Do the individuals in the answers need to be related?

Possible wild guess:
Legolas friend of Aragorn

[Fingolfin II]

I'm not sure about whether they have to be related or not. A question for the thread-maker I guess. As to your answer, good try, but no. These two people are related.

[Boromir88]

Right now I can't think of a daughter/son relationship so I'm going to go with...

Lothiriel grand-daughter of Adrahil

[Fingolfin II]

Nope. They are son/daughter and mother/father.

[Rilwen Gamgee]

10-day rule...

D.- T.

Was the answer to the previous initials Lomion (a.k.a. Maeglin) son of Aredhel?

[Fingolfin II]

Dis daughter of Thrain?

And your answer was correct :).

[Rilwen Gamgee]

Ah... I had forgotten about those ticksy second names... ;)

No. But a hint that should be mentioned is the relationship between the two is not exactly "son/daughter and father/mother", though they are related.

[Boromir88]

Well, I think I'll go along with a dwarf guess too, only one I got now. How about..

Durin VII son of Thrain III

[Rilwen Gamgee]

No, this person is not a Dwarf.

[Boromir88]

Well I'm going to try one of those tricy alias names.

Dernhelm (Eowyn) daughter of Theodwyn.

[NightKnight]

Or perhaps Dernhelm stepdaughter of Theoden?

[Boromir88]

I think you mean "niece" between Dernhelm and Theoden. Stepdaughter would mean...incest between Theoden and Theodwyn, ACK!!!!!

[NightKnight]

Hmmm... He was like a father to her...

[Boromir88]

I see what you mean, i mean he was that father figure to Eowyn while growing up. So I see how you mean "stepdaughter."

[Rilwen Gamgee]

No, he/she is not a human.

[Boromir88]

Human as in not "the race of men" like Aragorn, Theoden..etc, or human as in not mortal?

[Rilwen Gamgee]

Ah, my apologies... "Human" meaning the race.

[NightKnight]

Durin VII, descendant of Thorin III.

[Rilwen Gamgee]

Sorry, no. This person isn't a Dwarf.

[Boromir88]

Well just another random guess, but,

Dior heir of Thingol?

[Rilwen Gamgee]

Oh, but it is not just a random guess... It's right! ;) :D

Your turn.

[Boromir88]

Thank you, here we go, and I even checked to see if I was doing this right.

G.I.

[RadomRadagast]

Is he (or she) a dwarf? :eek:

[Boromir88]

nope not a dwarf.

[Rilwen Gamgee]

Is he/she an Elf?

[Boromir88]

yes, an elf.

[Rilwen Gamgee]

Is this Elf male?

[Boromir88]

yes

[NightKnight]

Rilwen, it's not 20 questions here. ;)

Is it Galador son of Imrazôr?

[Boromir88]

nope, its not a son/daughter of, it's just a name. Like the example given in the beginning L.G. for legolas greenleaf.

[NightKnight]

Gildor Inglorion.

[Boromir88]

yes you are correct. Take it away.

[NightKnight]

N. G.

[Fingolfin II]

Nimloth, daughter of Galathil?

[NightKnight]

Yup. :)

[The Saucepan Man]

You give out initials(it has to be at least two letters) then guess who they belong to.
ex. B.B.
Say you didn't know who this was, you ask yes or no questions until you do.

Is he/she and elf?
No.
A hobbit?
Yes.
Is he/she a Baggins?
Yes.
Bilbo Baggins?
Good Job!

And so on, but I, and I hope everybody else will come up with harder ones than that.
Oh, and for all the characters with one name, take Legolas or something and put in either their other name in english(or elvish) after a period.
ex. L.G.
or who they're daughter/son of, only with a dash wo we know.
ex. L.-T.
Or if they have many different names like Gandalf...
ex. G.M. or G.S.
or ex2. A.L. for Aragorn, with their dominant initial first.Please stick to the prescribed notation (or, if you're using something different, make this clear in your question).


Rilwen, it's not 20 questions here.I would have said the same but, on checking the rules, I see that questioning is permitted.

[NightKnight]

Sorry about that, I seem to have missed it. I'll try to be better. :)

[Fingolfin II]

C. -E

[NightKnight]

Celebrindal, daughter of Elenwe?

[Fingolfin II]

Yes.

[NightKnight]

G. -G.

[Rilwen Gamgee]

Gimli, son of Gloin?

[NightKnight]

Yep. Too easy, wasn't it? :p

[Rilwen Gamgee]

It was such an obvious guess I was sure it would be wrong! ;) Anyway, here's the next one:

B.- B.

[NightKnight]

Beren, son of Barahir?

[Rilwen Gamgee]

No, good guess though; but this person is a Human (as in a mortal).

[NightKnight]

Bergil, son of Beregond?

[Rilwen Gamgee]

Aye, Knight. Actually it was Beregond father of Bergil, but I won't be picky... Proceed!

[NightKnight]

Thanks. :)

F. N.

[Rilwen Gamgee]

Is this person Finrod Nomin?

[NightKnight]

Nopers. :p

[The Saucepan Man]

Frodo (of the) Nine-fingers?

[NightKnight]

Nope. :D

[Fingolfin II]

Finwë Nólemë?

[NightKnight]

It took a while, but yes. It was him. Your turn. :)

[Fingolfin II]

Cheers,

E.T.

[NightKnight]

E.T. phone home... Extra Terrestrial? :p

Elu Thingol?

[Fingolfin II]

Not Extra Terrestrial :p.

Not Elu Thingol either ;).

[Rilwen Gamgee]

Elentari (or Elbereth) Tintalle?

[rutslegolas]

Elessar Telcontar ??

[Fingolfin II]

Nope. Rutslegolas' guess was close though.

[NightKnight]

Eldarion Telcontar?

[Fingolfin II]

The Knight has it.