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entmaiden
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** TORN 10th Anniversary Party - Anagram Quiz!
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We have lots of fun games for this celebration weekend, and here's an anagram quiz to puzzle over.
Rules: Below are 35 anagrams, and your challenge is to unscramble each to find the real, Tolkien-y answers. I've indicated the total number of words for the correct answer. Some of the anagrams also indicate a letter: collect all the letters from the answers, and unscramble the final anagram.
Those with the most correct answers will receive my secret recipe for chocolate chip cookies (US measurements). These are the best chocolate chip cookies you will ever have.
Here's an example: Gag ma seem (4th letter, 2 words) Answer: Sam Gamgee, and the letter is G.
Questions? No? So get started! Results will be posted on Monday.
- Diurnal (7th letter, 1 word)
- dale new ion rum (2 words)
- ale hats (2nd letter, 1 word)
- wrath rob wig (5th letter, 2 words)
- balk at ecg (2 words)
- rubella rook rot (2 words)
- Brained sun (5th letter, 2 words)
- be treeing hotel hill (8th letter, 2 words)
- as reels (1 word)
- Fleet son (3rd letter, 1 word)
- Land ale (1 word)
- herr oil (1 word)
- get of grammar (10th letter, 2 words)
- ragbag huh inn (8th letter, 3 words)
- Older fling (9th letter, 1 word)
- slam gum iron (5th letter, 2 words)
- can corner me (1 word)
- hail upton (5th letter, 1 word)
- moron id (1 word)
- Gash oil it (5th letter, 1 word)
- dad of that sheep (1st letter, 4 words)
- loner pen (1 word)
- hernia pant (2nd letter, 1 word)
- crasher ammo (2 words)
- botches fred oak worm (10th letter, 4 words)
- bangor hair fir (1st letter, 3 words)
- rye horn (4th letter, 1 word)
- Sonic tooter (4th letter, 2 words)
- each strewn list (6th letter, 2 words)
- gilt honor (3rd letter, 1 word)
- Rival No (1 word)
- Icicle who nut (2nd letter, 2 words)
- ewe hitter (2 words)
- gaga itch known firm (11th letter, 4 words)
- wet gun room (1 word)
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weaver
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Apr 25 2009, 3:24am
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I got a few right away, but the rest I need to print out and sleep on -- maybe the answers will come to me through my pillow!
I will be back to post my answers -- never could resist a good cookie bribe!
Thanks for a fun challenge!
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sevilodorf
Tol Eressea
Apr 25 2009, 4:53am
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.... will try for more tomorrow.....so holding my answers until then.
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MrCere
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Apr 25 2009, 5:39am
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Would you just make me a cookie?
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You could bring it to some event we would both attend! NYC maybe?
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Apr 25 2009, 2:34pm
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Got a couple already but ... a great challenge! Then again, I just want the cookies....
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batik
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Apr 25 2009, 5:15pm
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geez...I'm only up to 16...back later...//
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sevilodorf
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Apr 25 2009, 6:11pm
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32 .... not sure if I'll get the rest
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trying to attach rather than post the answers
Amazing it worked!!
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Gollum2008
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Apr 25 2009, 10:32pm
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Anagram Quiz: Unscramble this word
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batik
Tol Eressea
Apr 26 2009, 12:03am
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ok, uncle!...33...don't look--answers posted!
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- Diurnal (7th letter, 1 word) >>>Anduril
- dale new ion rum (2 words)>>>Arwen Undomiel
- ale hats (2nd letter, 1 word) >>>athelas
- wrath rob wig (5th letter, 2 words)>>>barrow wight
- balk at ecg (2 words) >>>Black Gate
- rubella rook rot (2 words)>>> Bullroarer Took
- Brained sun (5th letter, 2 words)>>>Durin’s bane
- be treeing hotel hill (8th letter, 2 words) ???
 - as reels (1 word) >>>Elessar
- Fleet son (3rd letter, 1 word) >>>Elfstone
- Land ale (1 word) >>>Elladan
- herr oil (1 word) >>>Elrohir
- get of grammar (10th letter, 2 words) >>>Farmer Maggot
- ragbag huh inn (8th letter, 3 words) >>>Ghan-buri-ghan
- Older fling (9th letter, 1 word) >>>Glorfindel
- slam gum iron (5th letter, 2 words)>.> Minas Morgul
- can corner me (1 word) >>>Necromancer
- hail upton (5th letter, 1 word)>>>Oliphaunt
- moron id (1 word) >>>Onodrim
- Gash oil it (5th letter, 1 word)>>>Osgiliath
- dad of that sheep (1st letter, 4 words)>>> Paths of the Dead
- loner pen (1 word) >>>Pelennor
- hernia pant (2nd letter, 1 word) >>>Periannath
- crasher ammo (2 words) scram o'harm
 - botches fred oak worm (10th letter, 4 words)>>>Red Book of Westmarch
- bangor hair fir (1st letter, 3 words)>>>ring of Barahir
- rye horn(4th letter, 1 word)>>Roheryn
- Sonic tooter (4th letter, 2 words) >>>Rosie Cotton
- each strewn list (6th letter, 2 words) >>>Silent Watchers
- gilt honor (3rd letter, 1 word)>>>Thorongil
- Rival No (1 word) >>>Valinor
- Icicle who nut (2nd letter, 2 words) >>>White Council
- ewe hitter (2 words) >>>white tree
- gaga itch known firm (11th letter, 4 words) >>>Witch king of Angmar
- wet gun room (1 word)>>> Wormtongue
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sevilodorf
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Apr 26 2009, 2:20am
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Smacking self on forehead... now I see
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So obvious once you figure them out....
Thanks for the workout. I've missed the weekly Bilbo's Brainteasers that Altaira used to do.
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grammaboodawg
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Apr 26 2009, 1:13pm
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WOW! My brain hurts, but I love these! Well done, entmaiden. I'll be back with my amazing achievement, or a plea for aspirin!!
*skips off with paper and pencil*
"Barney Snow was here." ~Hug like a hobbit!~ "In my heaven..."
I really need these new films to take me back to, and not re-introduce me to, that magical world.
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batik
Tol Eressea
Apr 27 2009, 2:00am
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Cirith Ungol
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Apr 27 2009, 2:06am
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*not* smacking self on forehead..
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I would probably *still* be puzzling over #'s 8 and 24--had to "let it go" and post "final" answers before I spent *way* too much time thumbing through Tolkien material  .
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Apr 27 2009, 3:50pm
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Still haven't figured out sonic tooter...or moron id. I bet I will kick myself when I finally do or give up on them and find out the answers!
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entmaiden
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Apr 29 2009, 12:21am
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Complete answers in another post, but here's your prize:
Anne’s Chocolate Chip Cookies makes about 4 1/2 dozen cookies
1 pound butter[1], room temperature
1 1/2 cup white sugar
1 1/2 cup Domino’s dark brown sugar[2]
4 extra-large eggs
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
6 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2 bags chips[3]
3-4 cups nuts[4]
Preheat oven to 325. Cut out grocery bags to fit on cookie sheets (make sure any inks or dies on the bags are facing down). If you are toasting nuts, spread them in a single layer on a lined cookie sheet and place in the preheated oven. The nuts take about 10 minutes to toast, but watch carefully. Take them out just when they are beginning to brown and you can smell them. Leave them on the cookie sheet to cool; they will continue to brown as they cool down.
Mix all the ingredients together, being careful to mix in the nuts after they have cooled or your batter will be too runny. Batter should be quite heavy. Roll dough into balls a little bit larger than a ping-pong ball. Place dough balls on the lined cookie sheets but do not flatten them. I put twelve cookies on each sheet to allow the cookies to spread.
Bake at 325 for 20 minutes. I use a timer and take the cookies out in exactly 20 minutes. Take the cookies out even if they do not look done. They will continue to cook and firm up as they cool down. After about 5 minutes, remove the cookies from the sheets and let them cool completely.
[1] salted or unsalted butter is ok, but do not use margarine
[2] the cookies taste different if you use light brown sugar or any other brand
[3] I use an equal mixture of milk and semi-sweet chips. I buy my chips from a bulk food store because I think the chips are fresher. I am also a little generous measuring the amounts because you can never have too many chips!
[4] I buy raw pecan pieces at the bulk food store and then toast the nuts on a brown-paper-lined cookie sheet for about 10 minutes. Watch the nuts carefully because they burn quickly. Take them out as soon as you can smell them. I have found that nuts from the grocery store do not toast well. They have been treated with a preservative to lengthen shelf life. The raw pecans toast very well.
Each cloak was fastened about the neck with a brooch like a green leaf veined with silver.
`Are these magic cloaks? ' asked Pippin, looking at them with wonder.
`I do not know what you mean by that,' answered the leader of the Elves.
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entmaiden
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Apr 29 2009, 12:24am
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I wasn't sure if the alphabetical order of the answers would make it easier, but I guess there were a few that were tricky.
Thanks, everyone, for participating, and we'll see you here next year!
- anduril
- arwen undomiel
- athelas
- barrow-wight
- Black Gate
- bullroarer took
- durin’s bane
- elbereth gilthoniel
- elessar
- elfstone
- Elladan
- Elrohir
- farmer maggot
- Ghan-buri-Ghan
- glorfindel
- minas morgul
- necromancer
- oliphaunt
- onodrim
- osgiliath
- paths of the dead
- pelennor
- periannath
- Rammas Echor
- red book of westmarch
- ring of barahir
- roheryn
- rosie cotton
- silent watchers
- thorongil
- valinor
- white council
- White Tree
- witch king of angmar
- wormtongue
And the mystery word was "Fellowship of the Ring" 
Each cloak was fastened about the neck with a brooch like a green leaf veined with silver.
`Are these magic cloaks? ' asked Pippin, looking at them with wonder.
`I do not know what you mean by that,' answered the leader of the Elves.
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batik
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Apr 29 2009, 12:37am
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talk about not seeing the forest for the trees! Now I am smacking myself on the forehead. And a "few" that were tricksey?
I was about to post my final answer: Be sure to drink your Ovaltine!
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batik
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Apr 29 2009, 2:48am
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*should read in threaded mode some times*
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and not rely on email to provide reply alert!
Real cookies ! Yeah!
Great challenge, entmaiden. Really gets the brain cells fired up. Thanks. (and Sevilodorf got the two I *never* would have)
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entmaiden
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Apr 29 2009, 2:16pm
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I can be bought 
Each cloak was fastened about the neck with a brooch like a green leaf veined with silver.
`Are these magic cloaks? ' asked Pippin, looking at them with wonder.
`I do not know what you mean by that,' answered the leader of the Elves.
NARF since 1974.
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Alassëa Eruvande
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Apr 29 2009, 4:33pm
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Sheesh, these are brutal!
1. Diurnal (7th letter, 1 word) Urinald (Cleaner of Fell Beast pens)
2. dale new ion rum (2 words) Ruminald Weeno (Urinald's brother, who only thinks about weenies)
3. ale hats (2nd letter, 1 word) Ahstale (Estel's stinky cousin)
4. wrath rob wig (5th letter, 2 words) Gwaithorbt (Gwaihir's middle brother, the one who whines a lot.)
5. balk at ecg (2 words) Bagel Tack (The thing hobbits use to keep their 2nd breakfast from being stolen.)
6. rubella rook rot (2 words) Barrel Look Tour (The "tour" Bilbo and the dwarves took down the Forest River.)
7. Brained sun (5th letter, 2 words) Bard's Ennui (That feeling you get when your greatest accomplishment falls at the beginning of your career. )
8. be treeing hotel hill (8th letter, 2 words) I'll Be Hero Teething (What Aragorn says when he's practicing hero moves.)
9. as reels (1 word) A-lesser (Elessar's underachieving, unheard of brother.)
10. Fleet son (3rd letter, 1 word) Elf Tones (Rivendell's house band.)
11. Land ale (1 word) La La End (alternate name for Bag End when Bilbo has been at the Gaffer's home brew.)
12. herr oil (1 word) Her Orli (The way ringers rock! sometimes refers to Mr. Bloom.)
13. get of grammar (10th letter, 2 words) Forget Gramma (something we don't want to do!)
14. ragbag huh inn (8th letter, 3 words) Uh, Bra Hanging (Said to a tipsy Rosie Cotton after she tossed her undergarment onto the chandelier above the bar in the Green Dragon.)
15. Older fling (9th letter, 1 word) Old Elf Ring (That thing Frodo had to get rid of.)
16. slam gum iron (5th letter, 2 words) Molar Musing (What Bilbo and Gollum were doing when Gollum mentioned he only had six teeth.)
17. can corner me (1 word) Mare Concern (What Shadowfax thinks about)
18. hail upton (5th letter, 1 word) Nuptial Oh (Word uttered by Arwen the evening of the coronation and wedding.) *wink-wink*
19. moron id (1 word) Iron Mod (A TORn moderator who don't take no cr@p!)
20. Gash oil it (5th letter, 1 word) His Latigo (What a wraith tightens to keep the saddle on his fell beast from falling off.)
21. dad of that sheep (1st letter, 4 words) Hope That's Faded (A problem for Frodo)
Whew! I've spent way too much time on these!
Thanks, entmaiden!
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entmaiden
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Apr 29 2009, 8:30pm
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Those are great!
Each cloak was fastened about the neck with a brooch like a green leaf veined with silver.
`Are these magic cloaks? ' asked Pippin, looking at them with wonder.
`I do not know what you mean by that,' answered the leader of the Elves.
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Apr 30 2009, 12:17am
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Okay... here's my stuff so far
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I didn't want to let anymore time go by before offering what I've gotten done so far... but I'm DEFINITELY not finished! So, as a work in progress, and a wild guess at a couple, here goes:
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2. Nimrodel
3. Athelas
4. Barrow wight
5. Black Gate
6. Bullroarer Took
7. Durins Bane
8. Elbereth Gilthoniel
9. Elessar
10. Elfstone
11. Elendil ?
12. Elrohir
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30. Thorongil
31. Valinor
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Thanks entmaiden! These Crack me up, and I'm amazed at how you could have jogged most of these around to totally make sense! *high five*
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May 4 2009, 4:18am
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It took me a week -- but I just got my last one!
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#29 was the one that really stumped me -- I was about ready to go to The Encyclopedia of Arda when I got it -- go me!
I love word games, so this was a delight to work on all week -- thanks!
I did not look at the answers -- and you can trust me, I was raised Catholic; the only hint I spotted here was that they were alphabetical. That was a huge help!
The final answer was The Fellowship of the Ring (thanks for making that easy); here are (hopefully) the rest!
1. Anduril
2. Arwen Undomiel
3. Athelas
4. Barrow Wight
5. Black Gate
6. Bullroarer Took
7. Durin's Bane
8. Elbereth Gilthoniel
9. Elessar
10. Elfstone
11. Elladan
12. Elrohir
13. Farmer Maggot
14. Ghan Buri Ghan
15. Glorfindel
16. Minas Morgul
17. Necromancer
18. Oliphaunt
19. Orodrim -- needed to check the Appendices for the spelling!
20. Osgliath
21. Paths of the Dead
22. Pelennor
23. Perianath
24. Rammas Echor -- another spelling nightmare!
25. Red Book of Westmarch
26. Ring of Barahir
27. Roheryn
28. Rosie Cotton
29. Silent Watchers
30. Thorongil
31. Valinor
32. White Council
33. White Tree
34. Witch King of Angmar
35. Worm Tongue
Hope it's not too late for cookies! Thanks for a really tough quiz!
Weaver
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Ah, just checked this after I posted mine!
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I think I get the cookie recipe!
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May 6 2009, 10:36pm
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I may not be fast, but I’m persistent!
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Got ‘er done.
“Each strewn list” gave me the most trouble.
Thanks for the hours of fun, entmaiden!
I may have to go back and do some of those cryptograms someone used to post each month. (That wasn't you, was it?) I’ve got several saved to my hard drive that I never got around to doing.
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