There And Back Again

[Helkahothion]

If you want me to quote everything on the map it is a big post. Or do you mean the Dwarfish runes?

Abedithon le

[Ophelia]

I like to shorten things so I ment the moon letters . And by your post Helka I see that you have the answer .

[Helkahothion]

Ehr, I don't actualy smilies/confused.gif

[Ophelia]

think harder...

[elven maiden Earwen]

"Stand by the Grey Stone when the thrush knocks and the setting sun with the last night of Durin's Day will shine apon the key-hole."

[Ophelia]

I think we have a winner !!! smilies/biggrin.gif Congratulations ! And Earwen , you can bring on the next question .

[elven maiden Earwen]

Why did Smaug think Barrel was the name of Bilbo's pony?

[Beren87]

because when listing his "titles" Bilbo called himself Barrel-rider.

[elven maiden Earwen]

correct

[Beren87]

What could Bilbo not imagine about the Long Lake?

[Ophelia]

Sorry for the inncorrect translation but I did my best .
Bilbo could never imagine that an open of water , which is not a sea , could look so big .
If that is not enough than the sentence is to be found in chapter 10 , the 6th paragraph , the 4th sentence . Well atleast so it is in my book .

[Beren87]

That would be very correct Ophelia, and thanks for the specifics.

Your go.

[Ophelia]

Why , thank you ! That was the closest translation I could thought of .
So here goes my next question : which Dwarf was set free as the first when Bilbo recued them from the spider webs ?
And again it is too simple but all the trixy questions are difficult to translate in English so forgive me for this simple question .
Good luck on answering ! smilies/wink.gif

[Beren87]

Thorin, me thinks?

[Ophelia]

Maybe it just is so . You can give us the next question . smilies/wink.gif

[Beren87]

Well, I was just guessing the answer too, I'm rather suprised to have gotten it correct.

What was Gollum's reward if we would have won the quiz game?

[Gwaihir the Windlord]

Bilbo's carcass to eat.

[Helkahothion]

Darn, you beat me to it. And If Bilbo won he would be guided outside by Gollum.

[Beren87]

Kudos to Gwaihir, the thread is now his. Nice try Helka, you almost had it, but a windlord is quite the difficult creature to outrun.

[Beren87]

*kicks the thread to the top*

Oh Windlord?

[Gwaihir the Windlord]

Oh, right, thanks. Sorry about that, a windlord is also quite the difficult bugger when it comes to getting his attention from all the way up...

What were the various colours of Gandalf's fire-pinecones?

[Ophelia]

Let me guess .... Firstly he threw a blue lighted pinecone and there followed more blue lighted ones , red and green lighted ones too .
Did I guess right ? smilies/biggrin.gif

[Fyara]

yes im pretty sure you got that one right because that is what i remember

[symestreem]

Ten day rule.

New question: what was the color of the handkerchief that Bilbo borrowed from Elrond?

[luthien-elvenprincess]

Red silk:)

[symestreem]

Correct. :)
I can't picture Elrond with a red silk handkerchief. Maybe it was one of those Father's Day gifts where they smile and tell the kids it's just what they wanted. Maybe that's why Elrond didn't mind loaning it. ;)

[luthien-elvenprincess]

he-he, somehow I have trouble picturing Elves with red clothing. I associate more subdued colors with them.:rolleyes:

An easy ?

What did Fili hope he never smelled again?

[symestreem]

Don't even have to go to the book for that one- its apples!

[luthien-elvenprincess]

I gave warning that it was easy!:p I was in a hurry.
You are correct!

[symestreem]

Sorry, I forgot about this thread! Next question:
Where is my copy of the Hobbit? No, no, I mean,
Smaug was ______ wealthy.

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

...O Smaug the unassesably wealthy...

(The Hobbit 12 - emphasis mine)

:)

[symestreem]

*nods* Go ahead.

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Name all the titles of Bilbo that he mentioned before Smaug. [insert evil smiley here]

[Firefoot]

*takes a big breath* "I come from under the hill, and under the hills and over the hillls my paths led. And through the air. I am he that walks unseen" "I am the clue-finder, the web-cutter, the stinging fly. I was chosen for the lucky number." "I am he that buries friends alive and drowns them and draws them alive again from water. I came from the end of a bag, but no bag went over me." "I am the friend of bears and the gurest of eagles. I am Ringwiner and Luckwearer; and I am Barrel-rider." I think that's it.

Hey, has anyone else noticed that the order of the smilies in the box changes?

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

*nods* Go ahead.

[Firefoot]

How about an easy one - which dwarf dropped Bilbo in the Goblins' caves and caused him to be lost?

[luthien-elvenprincess]

Dori was carrying Bilbo.

[Firefoot]

Yeppers.

[luthien-elvenprincess]

Gandalf couldn't resist having the last word...where, and what did he say?

[Firefoot]

Just before he left the dwarves going into Mirkwood he said "Good-bye! Be good, take care of yourselves - and DON'T LEAVE THE PATH!"

[luthien-elvenprincess]

Accurate answer!

[Firefoot]

What instrument did each of the Dwarves play?

[Saraphim]

Here goes:
Thorin: harp
Fili & Kili: fiddles
Dori, Nori & Ori: flutes
Bombur: drum
Bifur & Bofur: clarinets
Dwalin & Balin: viols

I cannot find anywhere that Oin and Gloin had instruments of any kind.

[Firefoot]

Yes.

[Saraphim]

Yes! Ok, here's my question:

Upon entering Rivindell, what do the Elves warn Bilbo not to do, and why?

[Bombadil]

to not eat all the cakes?

[Saraphim]

Right! :D

[Bombadil]

What were two insulting names Bibo called the spiders?

[Arestevana]

I believe 'lazy lob' and 'attercop', were the two he used.

[Bombadil]

correct :D

(also one of my favorites not mentioned- tomnoddy)

[Saraphim]

Ok, its been ten days, so here goes:

What were the four things Gollum guessed were in Bilbo's pocket?

[Orcrist]

I believe it was handses, knife, string, or nothing.

[Saraphim]

Right-o Orcrist!

[Orcrist]

Name the Dwarves' raven messenger.

[NightKnight]

Roac.

[Orcrist]

You are correct!!!

[NightKnight]

How many teeth does Gollum have?

[Sirithheruwen]

Six.

[NightKnight]

Yup.

[Sirithheruwen]

What are the runes that Elrond found next to the plain runes called, and why could he see them?

[Bombadil]

moon letters, and elrond saw them because he held it up to the moon

[Sirithheruwen]

Yup! Your go! :)

[Bombadil]

Found in the text, give a summary of how the game of golf was invented in ME.

[symestreem]

There was an invasion of the Shire by goblins. Bullroarer Took hit the head goblin in the head with a club. The head flew off and landed in a rabbit hole, 'thus ending the battle and inventing the game of golf at the same time'.

[Bombadil]

haha! That always makes me laugh! Nice work, you're up. :cool:

[Orcrist]

On what day were Thorin&Co captured by the goblins and what day did they escape?

[luthien-elvenprincess]

Captured on Monday nite or Tuesday morn...escaped on Thursday.

[Orcrist]

Kudos to you, luthien-elvenprincess.

[luthien-elvenprincess]

Easy one:
How many teeth did Gollum have?

[NightKnight]

How many teeth does Gollum have?
So I'll just say six. ;)

[luthien-elvenprincess]

:D Oh my...how embarassing! On the same page even. Well, my excuse is... um...um...maybe you could just proceed really fast and no one will ever see this!
Sorry! :rolleyes:

[NightKnight]

Lol, don't worry. It wasn't actually on the same page. ;)

Easy one: Name the three that brought Smaug down.

[Bombadil]

by 3 IM thinking you mean the chain of 3? So...

Bilbo
The Thrush
Bard

[NightKnight]

Absolutely. Your turn. :)

[Bombadil]

What were the colors of the dwarves' hats?

[Firefoot]

Dwalin - dark green
Balin - red
Fili and Kili - blue
Dori and Nori - purple
Ori - gray
Oin - brown
Gloin - white
Bifur and Bofur - yellow
Bombur - pale green
Thorin - Light blue with silver tassel

[Bombadil]

very nice! :D

[Firefoot]

When is Durin's day?

[NightKnight]

On the first day of the last moon of Autumn.

[Firefoot]

Yep.

[NightKnight]

What color did the arrow Bard shot Smaug with have?

[Sirithheruwen]

Black.

[NightKnight]

Yuppers. Very special arrow, that one. Your turn. :)

[Sirithheruwen]

And now, another color question:

What color did the Lake-men of Lake-town think the rivers were going to turn now that the King Under the Mountain had returned?

[Bombadil]

dont have book with me, so could be wrong but- black?

[Firefoot]

Gold?

[Sirithheruwen]

Correct, Firefoot.

[Firefoot]

Describe the door at Bag-End.

[Sirithheruwen]

Round and green with a doorknob smack dab in the middle! :)

[Firefoot]

Yeppers.

[Sirithheruwen]

Describe a hobbit hole. (Straight from the book, if you can.)

[Firefoot]

Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of womrs and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat. It was a hobbit-hole, and that means comfort.
It had a perfectly round door like a porthole, painted green, with a shiny yellow brass knob in the exact middle. The door opened on to a tube-shaped hall like a tunnel: a very comfortable hole without smoke, with panelled walls, and floors tiled and carpeted, provided with polished chairs, and lots and lots of pegs for hats and coats- the hobbit was found of visitors. The tunnel wound on and on, going fairly but not quite straight into the side of the hill - The Hill, as all the people for many miles round called it - and many little round doors opened out of it, first on one side and then on another. No going upstairs for this hobbit: bedrooms, bathrooms, cellars, pantries (lots of these), wardrobes (he had whole room devoted to clothes), kitchens, dining-rooms, all were on the same floor, and indeed on the same passage. The best rooms were all on the left-hand side (going in), for these were the only ones to have windows, deep-set round windows looking over his garden, and meadows beyond, sloping down to the river.Phew!

[Sirithheruwen]

Yes! Sorry, I couldn't resist. Go ahead Firefoot!

[Firefoot]

When and why did Bilbo name his sword?

[NightKnight]

I believe it was in Mirkwood when he was fighting the spiders, and he named it Sting because he was like a stinging bee.

[Firefoot]

Yes.

[NightKnight]

Why did the three trolls turn into stone?

[Fingolfin II]

Because they were caught unawares in the sun, by the wits of Gandalf, who made them argue against each other.

[NightKnight]

Yes. :)

[Fingolfin II]

Who was the person that even Bilbo didn't need to be told to fear?

[Kath]

Smaug

[Fingolfin II]

Sorry Kath, but no :(.

[NightKnight]

Gollum?

[Ophelia]

It`s either Gollum or Beorn . No other thoughts in my mind .

Ophelia

[Orcrist]

The Necromancer?

[Fingolfin II]

Orcrist has it.

[Orcrist]

What is Lake Town's real name?

[Fingolfin II]

Esgaroth?

[Orcrist]

Take it FingolfinII :D

[Fingolfin II]

Cheers.

Where did Gandalf's cousin dwell?

[Bombadil]

his "cousin" Radagast dwelt on the Southern Borders of mirkwood i believe.

[Fingolfin II]

Can you give me a specific name of his dwelling?

[samwise8504]

rhosgobel

[Fingolfin II]

Rhosgobel it is!

[samwise8504]

name the items gollum keeps in his pockets

[Kath]

Im a little confused, Gollum doesn't have any pockets so the answers nothing.
If you mean like in the riddle game then its a knife, handses, string or nothing.

[Firefoot]

Well, at one time Gollum kept the Ring in a pouch. Is that what you mean?

[luthien-elvenprincess]

Fish-bones, goblin's teeth, wet shells, a bit of bat-wing, a sharp stone to sharpen his fangs on, and other nasty things.

[samwise8504]

luthiens correct because when bilbo asks gollum what he has in his pocket gollum starts to think what he has in his own pocket

[luthien-elvenprincess]

What did Bilbo say was the "dreariest and dullest part of all this wretched, tiresome, uncomfortable adventure!"?

[Orcrist]

When they were searching for the secret door?

[Sirithheruwen]

Riding the barrels?

[Bombadil]

As he was stuck inside the lonely mountain with the dwarves?

[luthien-elvenprincess]

all wrong

[luthien-elvenprincess]

I am leaving on a 7 day trip tomorrow and I don't think I will have access to the internet...so I am giving a huge clue in order to pass this thread along. :)

Clue: Read the chapter entitled 'Barrels Out of Bond'

[Fingolfin II]

I haven't read The Hobbit for a few years now so I'm probably wrong- but was it when he was stealing pies and wine from Lake-town?

[Sirithheruwen]

Got it! :) When he was hiding in the Elvenkings castle in Mirkwood.

[luthien-elvenprincess]

Yes, he was burglarizing food from elven homes in Mirkwood.
Sirith, you got it! :)

[Sirithheruwen]

Thank you!
Which riddle that Gollum asked Bilbo put Bilbo most out of sorts? (I will accept two answers).

[Bombadil]

The "time" riddle? Luckily Bilbo got it correct by accident!

[Sirithheruwen]

Yes, that was one. The other was the "fish" riddle.

Your go!

[Bombadil]

a riddle:


It guides their way,
not found in holes,
or skies of grey,
and smote the trolls.


easy!

[Fingolfin II]

The Sun!

[Bombadil]

correct!

[Fingolfin II]

Cheers, Bombadillo.

Who killed Bolg?

[NightKnight]

Beorn did.

[Fingolfin II]

Yes he did.

[NightKnight]

Why couldn't Bilbo and the dwarves go outside during the night when they were at Beorn's house?

[Kath]

Well Gandalf told them not to, and I guess it was because Beorn was a bear and all.

[NightKnight]

Yeah.

[Kath]

What did Beorn say that gave the goblins some credit?
Sorry if thats a little confusing - it was the only way I could see to say it.

[NightKnight]

That they can count?

[Kath]

Yep

[NightKnight]

They're not totally stupid then. ;)

Why did the eagles help Bilbo, Gandalf and the dwarves?

[Morsul the Dark]

alright hmm........my god i need to reread that darn book......gandalf was the friend of the eagle lord.......and had done something what was it lol........well at any rate the eagles were in debt to gandalf?

[NightKnight]

Well, what had he done? You need to be a bit more specific...

[Morsul the Dark]

hmmmmmm......... thinking.......somehow this thought stays in my mind.......he watched over the eagle lord's nest?

[NightKnight]

Nope.

[Kath]

Gandalf saved the life of the eagle lords child?

[Ophelia]

Quoting the book : ".. he had done the eagles a favour and healed their lord from a wound made by an arrow."
Did I get it right ?

OpheliA

[NightKnight]

You certainly did, Ophelia. Please continue. :)

[Ophelia]

Okies , here I go ...
What did Bilbo call Beorn before meeting him ?

Ophelia

[Firefoot]

A furrier?

[Ophelia]

Yes , but that`s not all . I`d like to hear all of it :p

OphElia

[Firefoot]

Okay - "What! a furrier, a man that calls rabbits conies, when he doesn't turn their skins into squirrels?"

[Ophelia]

We have a winner ! Firefoot - you`re on ;)

Ophelia

[Firefoot]

Thanks!

In the Goblin caves, what shattered Bilbo's hopes completely?

[Morsul the Dark]

that he was all alone and couldn't see in the pitch black

[Firefoot]

No

[Ophelia]

Could it be because of the fact that he found his pipe aswell as the pipeweed but did not find any matches ?

Ophe

[Firefoot]

Yeppers.

[Ophelia]

Yaaayies !
The next question :
name the possession of Bilbo which he possesses on the account of his poor memory .
Good luck !

Ophelia

[Firefoot]

His Engagement Tablet

[Ophelia]

You have got it again !
And once again Firefoot is on !

OphEliA

[Firefoot]

Thank you.

How many dragons are drawn on Thror's map?

[luthien-elvenprincess]

Two dragons?

[Firefoot]

Yep.

[luthien-elvenprincess]

At one point in the story, Thorin could only be identified by his golden chain and by the color of his dirty and tattered sky-blue hood with its tarnished silver tassel. Where was Thorin at this point in the story?

[Firefoot]

It was when Bilbo had just let him out of the barrel after floating down the river.

[luthien-elvenprincess]

you are right

[Firefoot]

What two things did Bilbo notice about Balin when he came to visit?

[Ophelia]

Hmmm .. Let me see ... Could the answer to this question be : Balins beard had grown several inches longer and his jewlery adorned belt had got more splendid (sorry for the bad translation but it`s hard with having a badly re-translated book) .

-+Ophelia+-

[Firefoot]

Very good.

[Ophelia]

Thank you !
I have to think of something harder ...
What was one thing in cooking that Bilbo did not know how to do ?

Ophelia
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[Mithalwen]

Was it to light a fire without matches?

[Ophelia]

Sorry , but there was a more specific thing . But a nice try ;)

Ophelia

[Orcrist]

To cook without anything to cook?

[Ophelia]

Nice one and as true , but still no . It seems like this question is too hard , so I`ll give you a hint : it`s something about meat .

-Ophe-

[Orcrist]

He can't make muttin taste any better than it does?
What chapter is this in?

[Ophelia]

Well with answers like these we`ll never get anywhere . And telling of the chapter is not going to be a quizz anymore . But if after reading the following hints you shall not find it , I`ll have no choice but to tell the chapter .
The hints :
*the one thing Bilbo couldn`t do was done by the Dwarves ;
*he couldn`t do this thing because he just had never done that and wasn`t used to do so ;
*by that time he had never called Beorn a furrier but has already "burned his tale".

I have made it obvious as obvious as I could . Who ever gets this one right gets a medal from me .

Ophelia

[Orcrist]

Make a fire in the rain?
So are you saying that this was before they met Beorn?

[Ophelia]

That is exactly what I am saying . Keep looking . I have updatet the hints , so it could help more . Hope you shall have luck !

Ophelia

[Orcrist]

He couldn't skin and cut the meat because he was used to having it delivered by the butcher. :D

[Ophelia]

Finally ! The medal and the chance to give the next question goes to Orcrist !

Ophe-

[Orcrist]

What kind of magic do hobbits have?

[Ophelia]

None , if not to take the ability of quietly and swiftly disapearing , when there is a need , as a magic .

Ophelia

[Orcrist]

It think you got it. The quote is "They have little or no magic about them, except the ordinary everyday sort of magic that helps them to disappear quietly and quickly..."If that's what you meant then go ahead.

[Ophelia]

Aha , it was but it is very hard to translate the "unique" terms used in the book I have (translated in my native language) . But that was the same one .
After the last one being so hard , I`ll give a very easy one :
Why are all the good rooms of a hobbit hole placed on the left side ?

OphElia

[NightKnight]

Because they have windows?

What's your native language?

[Ophelia]

You are correct ! Go ahead with the next question .
My native language is the very specific and complicated language of latvians . No offence is taken if you know nought of the existance of such a land .

Ophelia

[NightKnight]

Sure I do, it's just across the Baltic Sea from here. ;) (I live in Sweden, BTW.)

Why could Bard understand the thrush?

[Orcrist]

He was descended from a line of men from Dale who could understand the thrush.

[NightKnight]

And which line was that?

[Orcrist]

The exact quote is "Marvelling, he found he could understand its tongue, for he was of the race of Dale." Good enough? :D

[luthien-elvenprincess]

Bard was of the line of Girion. :)

[NightKnight]

Actually, I don't have the book, so I didn't know that that was the quote. But Luthien gave the answer I wanted, so I guess one of you should go.

[Orcrist]

Name the three trolls

[Firefoot]

Bert, Tom, William (Bill)

[Orcrist]

Yep!

[Firefoot]

How many armed guards did the Great Goblin have?

[Orcrist]

No idea. I can't even find it in the book.

[Firefoot]

Hint: It isn't in the chapters Over Hill and Under Hill or Riddles in the Dark.

[Orcrist]

I think I figured that out already ;) When you say the Great Goblin, do you mean the one who was killed by Gandalf or the one present at the Battle of Five Armies?

[Firefoot]

The one killed by Gandalf.

[Ophelia]

I have to admit - all I found of the count of the goblin guards is :
six to one Dwarf and there were still 2 left for the hobbit . It makes 80 goblins .

Ophelia

[Firefoot]

No, it specifically says somewhere that there were a certain number of guards.

Hint: Look in places where they were looking back on their journey.

[Carnimírië]

There were thirty or forty armed guards according to Gandalf in "Queer Lodgings."

[Firefoot]

That's what I was looking for. Go ahead!

[Carnimírië]

What, according to Bilbo, was the "...dreariest and dullest part of all this wretched, tiresome, uncomfortable adventure"?

[Firefoot]

Hiding in the Elvenking's halls.

[Carnimírië]

Right again, Firefoot!

[Firefoot]

What is the Carrock and why is it called that?

[Sirithheruwen]

Carrock=a great rock
Carrock is the word for it.

[Firefoot]

Yep.

[Sirithheruwen]

Thank you.

After the goblins ended their "horrible song," what did they tell Thorin & Co. (plus Gandalf) to do?

[Firefoot]

Fly away.

[Sirithheruwen]

Yes.

[Firefoot]

What color handkerchief did Bilbo borrow from Elrond?

[Kath]

A red one.

[Firefoot]

Yes. :) Ironically enough, in that same line it says none of Bilbo's had survived, and yet it also says that he forgot it when he left. :rolleyes:

[Kath]

Ah but it also says that when Gandalf caught up he brought Bilbo handkerchiefs.
Um . . . when is Durins Day?

[Ophelia]

That would be the last autumn moon`s first day , right before the begining of winter .

Ophelia

[Kath]

Correct.

[Ophelia]

What did the Dwarves and Bilbo and Gandalf never see again ?

Ophelia

[wilwarin538]

I`m thinking the stone giants on the misty mountains, but I doupt that.

[Orcrist]

Beorn maybe? Or could it be his house?

[Firefoot]

Their ponies?

[Ophelia]

According to a quote rom the book , Firefoot`s right . So no offence and keep up the interest for this quizz !
And welcome to the Downs Wilwarin !

Ophelia

[Firefoot]

Why did Beorn say he would think more kindly of dwarves "after this"?

[NightKnight]

Because they killed the Goblin King?

[Firefoot]

Yep.

[NightKnight]

How many trees were Thorin & co. in when they were caught by the wolves/goblins?

[The Squatter of Amon Rûdh]

Five.

Fifteen birds in five firtrees,
their feathers were fanned in a fiery breeze!
But, funny little birds, they had no wings!
O what shall we do with the funny little things?

[NightKnight]

Yup.

[The Squatter of Amon Rûdh]

What is the secret message on Thror's map?

[wilwarin538]

the message is
[I]five feet high the door and three may walk abreast

[Orcrist]

Stand by the door when the thrush knocks, and the last light of the sun on Durin's Day, will shine upon the keyhole.

[wilwarin538]

Are you there squatter???

[Ophelia]

Hmmm ... It`s been 10 days sience the answers so I`ll continue .

An easy one : which of Gandalf`s possessions was not fit for one part of the journey ?

Ophelia

[Orcrist]

His horse/pony?

[Ophelia]

That is the correct answer ! You`re on !

~Ophelia~

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

What is the colour of Thorin's cloak?

[Ophelia]

Sky blue with a silver plume , I believe . Thank you for re-animating this thread ! ;)

Ophelia

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

And, you're welcome. :) Your thread.

[Ophelia]

What did Thorin wish to Bilbo at the meeting ?

Ophelia

[The Saucepan Man]

Hmm, we seem to have two There and back again Quiz threads. The other one is here:

There and back again (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=439026#post439026)

Sorry, Ophelia, but I am closing this as a duplicate thread, soon to be deleted. If you answer the current question correctly on the other thread, you can continue there with your question above ...