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weaver
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Jun 4 2007, 3:02pm
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Movie Trivial Pursuit -- Week of June 4
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Hi all:
Welcome to Movie Trivial Pursuit for the month of June!
Just to give you a heads up, Elvenhobbit and I are going to run these through the week of June 18, and then take a break for the rest of the summer. So you have three weeks to improve your scores before we announce the "winners" for this current round.
Between the ongoing Bakshi discussion, and the new things starting up, like Lossefalme's GOLD, Loresilme's MISC and Ohio Hobbit's History of the Movies idea (and a few others that I know are in the works) there will be plenty to talk about for quite awhile, so we thought it was a good time to take a "vacation".
We will also resume these Trivia quizzes in the fall, which gives all of you an excuse to watch the films again this summer if you haven't been a high scorer!
And now, on to the first week of Trivia for June.
Questions for the Week of June 4:
1. According to Grima, when did Theodred die?
2. When Gandalf tries to open the doors into Moria, what is the design element on the door that he first touches with his staff?
3. What is the shape of the stone table that Frodo places the One Ring on at the Council of Elrond?
4. What weapon does the Cave Troll first use to attack Legolas?
5. How far ahead are the Uruks when Legolas spots them with his elf eyes?
6. How many times has Frodo worn the One Ring by the end of Fellowship of the Ring?
Bonus Round:
7. How many seats are around the stone table at the Council of Elrond?
Reminders: - All questions are taken from the LOTR Movie Trilogy Trivial Pursuit Game.
- Quizzes will be posted each Monday.
- Answers and scores will be posted (by elvenhobbit) sometime the following week -- you have until at least next Sunday afternoon to play!
Thanks for playing and have fun!
Weaver
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Owlyross
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Jun 4 2007, 3:38pm
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1. According to Grima, when did Theodred die?
Just before teatime. About 4.15.
2. When Gandalf tries to open the doors into Moria, what is the design element on the door that he first touches with his staff?
(Tries to think of a non-rude answer)
A keyhole. Oops, wrong book...
3. What is the shape of the stone table that Frodo places the One Ring on at the Council of Elrond?
Star-shaped
4. What weapon does the Cave Troll first use to attack Legolas?
A shoe. Honestly, who throws a shoe?
5. How far ahead are the Uruks when Legolas spots them with his elf eyes?
Two feet and four inches... *oof*
6. How many times has Frodo worn the One Ring by the end of Fellowship of the Ring?
He wears it round his neck for most of the movie... So the question is really, how many times has Frodo not worn the One Ring.
Bonus Round:
7. How many seats are around the stone table at the Council of Elrond?
Three. Plus two loungers, a deck chair and a three piece suite.
And milking stools for the Hobbits.
"Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both."
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The world is a tragedy to those who feel, but a comedy to those who think.
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Nuradar
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Jun 4 2007, 4:16pm
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Questions for the Week of June 4:
1. According to Grima, when did Theodred die? Sometime during the night...
2. When Gandalf tries to open the doors into Moria, what is the design element on the door that he first touches with his staff? Something in the center that spans both doors - I'll guess it's a gem/stone of some sort.
3. What is the shape of the stone table that Frodo places the One Ring on at the Council of Elrond? Circular?
4. What weapon does the Cave Troll first use to attack Legolas? The chain attached to his neck collar.
5. How far ahead are the Uruks when Legolas spots them with his elf eyes? Less than a day?
6. How many times has Frodo worn the One Ring by the end of Fellowship of the Ring? ooh, good question...I can only remember 4 times. So 4 it is.
Bonus Round:
7. How many seats are around the stone table at the Council of Elrond? I think 13, including Elrond's.
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hasufel
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Jun 4 2007, 4:26pm
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1. Sometime in the night
2. A star?
3. Octagon
4. A chain?
5, Hmmm. I remember him saying they turned Northeast, and that they were taking the hobbits to Isengard. Also that they were gaining on them. But I do not recall him saying how far ahead they were.
6. Three? The prancing pony, weathertop, and parth galen
7. Hmmm. five men, nine elves, three dwarves and one hobbit. 18?
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Nuradar
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Jun 4 2007, 5:18pm
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Darn!!! I misread #6. I thought it read "by the end of the Return of the King"!
Oh well, life goes on.
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Lossefalme
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Jun 4 2007, 6:00pm
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Good idea. That will give me the time I need!
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Questions for the Week of June 4:
1. According to Grima, when did Theodred die? Sometime in the night.
2. When Gandalf tries to open the doors into Moria, what is the design element on the door that he first touches with his staff? A star? The sun? The words? I'll say a star. Final answer.
3. What is the shape of the stone table that Frodo places the One Ring on at the Council of Elrond? Well, the top is round. It's a pedastle table. Is that what you're asking?
4. What weapon does the Cave Troll first use to attack Legolas? Uuummm, his big, honkin' club thing?
5. How far ahead are the Uruks when Legolas spots them with his elf eyes? Hmmm. I know they have turned ... "They're taking the hobbits to Isengard." I don't know how far ahead they were. Less than a day? Ugh. I have to stop reading and start watching!
6. How many times has Frodo worn the One Ring by the end of Fellowship of the Ring? Good grief. Let's see. There's Bree, Weathertop, Amon Hen...that's all I remember. I'll guess three.
Bonus Round:
7. How many seats are around the stone table at the Council of Elrond? Twelve? I don't know. That's just a guess. There were quite a few, though.
Sheesh. This was UUUUgly! I need to look at the Geeky Observation Lists and see if they have this kind of stuff in there! Thanks again. Have a great week, weaver!
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Join us every Thursday in the Movie Discussion Forum for GOLD Nuggets, an exploration of the Geeky Observation Lists maintained by our very own grammaboodawg.
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Rivendweller
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Jun 4 2007, 6:15pm
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Questions for the Week of June 4:
1. According to Grima, when did Theodred die? Sometime in the night.
2. When Gandalf tries to open the doors into Moria, what is the design element on the door that he first touches with his staff? A star..........I think.
3. What is the shape of the stone table that Frodo places the One Ring on at the Council of Elrond? Arrrrugh! Octagon I hope!
4. What weapon does the Cave Troll first use to attack Legolas? That huge chain .
5. How far ahead are the Uruks when Legolas spots them with his elf eyes? Less than a day ahead.
6. How many times has Frodo worn the One Ring by the end of Fellowship of the Ring? Bree (1), Weathertop (2), Amon Hen (3) - Three times!
Bonus Round:
7. How many seats are around the stone table at the Council of Elrond? 13
Whether because Frodo was so worn by his long pains, wound of knife, and venomous sting, and sorrow, fear, and homeless wandering, or because some gift of final strength was given to him, Sam lifted Frodo with no more difficulty than if he were carrying a hobbit child pig-a-back....
Frodo opened his eyes and drew a breath....'Thank you, Sam,' he said in a cracked whisper. 'How far is there to go?' --RotK, "Mount Doom"
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Formerly A'amel from days gone by.
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wolfranger
Nevrast
Jun 4 2007, 6:27pm
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I'm beginning to be ashamed of myself.
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I usually win when I play LOTR Trival Pursuit! Perhaps you have the extra-hard edition...
Anyway.
1) Sometime in the night.
2) I'm not sure if he actually touches the words with his staff while he's reading them... I'll say it's one of the star-like symbols that he puts his staff against while trying to open the doors.
3) Not circular... I think... Octagonal?
4) A really big club. Hammer. Thing.
5) Less than a day, but I'm thinking it should be in leagues. Three leagues. I have no idea.
6) Four, that I can think of. But it must be more than that.
7) There's no way I'm going to guess this one. 20.
I really need to watch the movies again (that, or play trivial pursuit more often).
Cheers,
wolfranger
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weaver
Gondolin
Jun 4 2007, 6:49pm
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I admit, I am deliberately picking the hardest questions!
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I originally thought I'd just post the questions from one card a week, but some of those are just way too easy -- as in, name the actor who played Sam.
But if I'm being too tough with these, just say so! That goes for all of you who are playing --- my goal is to make these challenging, not depress you! 
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Jun 4 2007, 8:12pm
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Everyone else seems to be doing relatively well - I conclude that I just have a tendency to be a dunce. 
Cheers,
wolfranger
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diedye
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Jun 4 2007, 9:41pm
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It's just as well that you take a break...
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... 'cause I may be taking a break myself down south the week after the last quiz, thanks to the family bullying me into it.
1. According to Grima, when did Theodred die?
"He must have died during the night."
Yeah, right... with a little help from yours truly, no doubt.
Slimeball.
2. When Gandalf tries to open the doors into Moria, what is the design element on the door that he first touches with his staff?
The star in the middle.
Somehow I think it was the international symbol for "Pull", but Gandalf just didn't get it.
3. What is the shape of the stone table that Frodo places the One Ring on at the Council of Elrond?
I'd say it was octagonal, except for each side was somewhat curved.
You are referring to the shape of the table and not the star in the middle, right? RIGHT?!
4. What weapon does the Cave Troll first use to attack Legolas?
His chain.
It was actually a cheap knock-off that Legolas had given him on his last birthday, instead of a real gold chain, and he decided to show his displeasure with said tarnished object.
5. How far ahead are the Uruks when Legolas spots them with his elf eyes?
As per Aragorn, "less than a day ahead".
*suddenly can't get "They are taking the Hobbits to Isengard!" song out of head*
6. How many times has Frodo worn the One Ring by the end of Fellowship of the Ring?
Do you mean on his person or around his neck or finger?
From the events that occur in FOTR, this is what I remember seeing:
4 times the ring hanging from the chain given to him in Rivendell: 1 ) with Bilbo when he starts undoing his shirt to try on the Mithril mailshirt, 2 ) when he loses the ring on Caradhras and Boromir picks it up, 3 ) the scene with Galadriel's mirror, 4 ) on the shores of Parth Galen, remembering Gandalf's words in Moria (strange that we see it on the chain in this scene, when moments before the chain was missing when he showed the ring to Aragorn when he demanded to know where it was... Continuity, people! *grumble grumble*)
3 times on his finger: 1 ) at the Prancing Pony, 2 ) when the Ringwraiths attack on Weathertop, 3 ) when Boromir attacks him at Amon Hen
8 times in the palm of his hand: 1 ) when he finds the ring on the floor of Bag End, 2 ) when Gandalf removes it from the fire and tells him to hold out his hand to catch it, 3 ) when he picks up from the kitchen table and offers to hide it and then, realizing getting rid of it is not an option, asks Gandalf what he must do, 4 ) when they run from the first Black Rider into the woods, 5 ) in Rivendell, when he agrees with Sam that he's ready to go home, 6 ) when he offers it to Galadriel, 7 ) after Boromir attacks him, he asks Aragorn if he would destroy it, 8 ) on the shores of Parth Galen, remembering Gandalf's words in Moria
3 times in his coat pocket: 1 ) in the Shire, before Gandalf leaves for Isengard and he and Sam head for Bree, 2 ) when the Ringwraith attack on Weathertop, 3 ) at Parth Galen just before he takes the boat
3 times fingering the ring: 1 ) informing Gandalf of the fiery letters on the band in Bag End, 2 ) at the Prancing Pony, under the table, 3 ) holding it up to the Witch King at Weathertop... and reluctantly placing it on the pedestal at the Council of Elrond, but you can't really call that fingering.
So that's 3 times in his coat pocket, 4 times on a chain, 3 times on his finger, 8 times in the palm of his hand, 3 times fingering it
I'm bad at math... how much does that add up to?
Bonus Round:
7. How many seats are around the stone table at the Council of Elrond?
No idea...again... HELLO! BOROMIR!!!!
*AHEM!*
This is just a guess from memory of what I saw a few weeks ago, starting with Frodo...
Frodo, Gandalf, four Elves (including Legolas), four Dwarves (including Gimli), four Humans (including Boromir, two more Elves, Aragorn and Figwit... and at the head, Elrond and his two advisors...
Again... bad at math... um.... 21?
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weaver
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Jun 4 2007, 10:25pm
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clarifications to clear up any confusion!
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Good thing we've scheduled a break for these contests -- I'm confusing myself with these questions!
To clarify some things for this round:
1. On the stone table question, we're talking about the shape of the entire table, not just part of the design on it.
2. For the question on how many times Frodo wears the Ring in FOTR, we're only talking about the times he wears it on his finger...but I am amazed at die dye's comprehensive list of all the times Frodo is shown with the Ring, which should make the list of Geeky Observations!
3. For the number of seats in the Bonus Question, Elrond's is included in the count.
Hope this helps and if any of you who answered want to adjust your answers based on this new information, I will personally vouch for you with Scorekeeper Elvenhobbit to allow you to revise your entry!
Weaver
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Jun 5 2007, 2:49am
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1. According to Grima, when did Theodred die?
"Sometime in the night.
2. When Gandalf tries to open the doors into Moria, what is the design element on the door that he first touches with his staff?
The star.
3. What is the shape of the stone table that Frodo places the One Ring on at the Council of Elrond?
Round.
4. What weapon does the Cave Troll first use to attack Legolas?
His chain.
5. How far ahead are the Uruks when Legolas spots them with his elf eyes?
Apparently far enough away to be in another dimension where the directions are reversed.
6. How many times has Frodo worn the One Ring by the end of Fellowship of the Ring?
Three times.
Bonus Round:
7. How many seats are around the stone table at the Council of Elrond? 15.
Celebrimbor: "Pretty rings..."
Dwarves: "Pretty rings..."
Men: "Pretty rings..."
Sauron: "Mine's better."
"Ah, how ironic, the addictive qualities of Sauron’s master weapon led to its own destruction. Which just goes to show, kids - if you want two small and noble souls to succeed on a mission of dire importance... send an evil-minded b*****d with them too." - Gandalf's Diaries, final par, by Ufthak.
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Jun 5 2007, 3:27am
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...maybe! 
1. According to Grima, when did Theodred die?
Sometime during the previous night.
2. When Gandalf tries to open the doors into Moria, what is the design element on the door that he first touches with his staff?
The star in the middle.
3. What is the shape of the stone table that Frodo places the One Ring on at the Council of Elrond?
I think it's an octagon shape...
4. What weapon does the Cave Troll first use to attack Legolas?
His hammer/mace/thing.
5. How far ahead are the Uruks when Legolas spots them with his elf eyes?
Leagues! Um...seven?
6. How many times has Frodo worn the One Ring by the end of Fellowship of the Ring?
Three times.
7. How many seats are around the stone table at the Council of Elrond?
I'll take a guess at 15.
Whew, taking a break is a great idea, I think we'll be needing it! 
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Jun 5 2007, 2:45pm
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Surely I can do better this week (isthe Mediocraty bench handy?)
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1. According to Grima, when did Theodred die?
"sometime during the night" and possibly with a little help.
2. When Gandalf tries to open the doors into Moria, what is the design element on the door that he first touches with his staff?
We waves his staff over the writing, then pushes on the star in the middle.
3. What is the shape of the stone table that Frodo places the One Ring on at the Council of Elrond?
It's round, but with scalloped edges. What, you want me to *count* the scallops?
4. What weapon does the Cave Troll first use to attack Legolas?
His leash (chain.
5. How far ahead are the Uruks when Legolas spots them with his elf eyes?
"less than a day", but I wouldn't put too much faith in Legolas' sense of timing any more than his sense of direction.
6. How many times has Frodo worn the One Ring by the end of Fellowship of the Ring?
Let's see -- Bree, where he meets Strider; Weathertop, where he meets the Witch King; and Parth Galen, to escape Boromir (who in their right might wants to escape Boromir? Not the fan girls, at any rate, including me)
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7. How many seats are around the stone table at the Council of Elrond?
Counting Mirkwood elves, Rivendell elves, dwarves, hobbits, wizards and MEN, Elrond, and his two assistants? co-chairs?) I think it comes up to about 22.
"There are some things that it is better to begin than to refuse, even though the end may be dark."
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Jun 5 2007, 2:48pm
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I think you are doing a great job picking the questions!
I love learning more little facts and observations about the films.
Thanks again!
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Loresilme
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Jun 8 2007, 7:08pm
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Hope I don't end up in summer school
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after all those Trivia classes I cut the past few months . Maybe this'll pull my GPA up enough to graduate with the rest of the class:
Questions for the Week of June 4:
1. sometime during the night
2. a star shape
3. an octagon
4. a mace
5. less than a day ahead
6. three
Bonus Round:
7. 22, including Elrond and the two Elves sitting on either side of him
These are so much harder than they were in the beginning! Had to really do some digging on these .
Thanks Weaver & Elvenhobbit and have a great summer!
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Jun 8 2007, 8:05pm
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1. According to Grima, when did Theodred die?
When he got the heating bill for the Meduseld. I know exactly how he felt.
2. When Gandalf tries to open the doors into Moria, what is the design element on the door that he first touches with his staff?
The doorbell.
3. What is the shape of the stone table that Frodo places the One Ring on at the Council of Elrond?
Pretty bad, but not in as bad a shape as the stone statues.
4. What weapon does the Cave Troll first use to attack Legolas?
A can of Elf-Be-Gone.
5. How far ahead are the Uruks when Legolas spots them with his elf eyes?
If they were any closer they’d be in back of him.
6. How many times has Frodo worn the One Ring by the end of Fellowship of the Ring?
You can’t tell because just before he puts it on, he goes invisible. Rather frustrating, really.
All is not gold that glitters,
All is not pure that shines.
Follow your mother's teachings
And happiness will be thine!
-Bugs Bunny, "Bowery Bugs", 1949.
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Jun 8 2007, 9:17pm
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Darkstone, you're in your usual form...
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hilarious.
Riding with the Rohirrim!
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Menelwyn
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Jun 9 2007, 9:16pm
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1. According to Grima, when did Theodred die? sometime during the night
2. When Gandalf tries to open the doors into Moria, what is the design element on the door that he first touches with his staff? the star at the center
3. What is the shape of the stone table that Frodo places the One Ring on at the Council of Elrond? circular
4. What weapon does the Cave Troll first use to attack Legolas? hammer
5. How far ahead are the Uruks when Legolas spots them with his elf eyes? less than a day
6. How many times has Frodo worn the One Ring by the end of Fellowship of the Ring? three (Bree, Weathertop, Amon Hen)
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7. How many seats are around the stone table at the Council of Elrond? oh yeah, right.... I'll go with 20
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Owlyross
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Jun 11 2007, 8:26am
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Explains why he was so horrible to Eowyn, she kept running down the hall and opening the main doors! For eru's sake Eowyn, were you born in a barn?!
1. According to Grima, when did Theodred die?
When he got the heating bill for the Meduseld. I know exactly how he felt.
"Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both."
Benjamin Franklin
The world is a tragedy to those who feel, but a comedy to those who think.
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Jun 12 2007, 9:06pm
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1. According to Grima, when did Theodred die?
sometime during the night
2. When Gandalf tries to open the doors into Moria, what is the design element on the door that he first touches with his staff?
a star
3. What is the shape of the stone table that Frodo places the One Ring on at the Council of Elrond?
starlike
4. What weapon does the Cave Troll first use to attack Legolas?
its own chain
5. How far ahead are the Uruks when Legolas spots them with his elf eyes?
40 leagues
6. How many times has Frodo worn the One Ring by the end of Fellowship of the Ring?
in bree, weathertop, escape from Boromir so 3
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7. How many seats are around the stone table at the Council of Elrond?
wild stab at 20?
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Elven by name, Hobbit by nature
'Road lead ever on and on
down from the door where it began
now far ahead the road has gone
down from where all began' -FOTR-
and through all the world has changed
the ages come and go with time
and yet those remain unchanged
unto they journey westward
over the sea...
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