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Bracegirdle
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Jul 5 2015, 1:19pm
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The Fellowship of the Ring - a NUMBERS QUIZ – Pt. 2
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The answers to all the following questions can be found in the text or prologue of The Fellowship of the Ring.
How’s your number retention 
Open or closed book – your choice. 
(I was reminded that one should quickly switch to “THREADED VIEWING” if you want to give a try and don’t wish to see other’s answers – Thanks Zarabia!)
Good luck! Have fun! 
16. How old was Bilbo when he adopted Frodo?
17. Give 3 names or epithets Bill Ferney called Aragorn.
18. Name the 3 types of pipe-weed grown in the South Farthing.
19. How many Shirriffs were there in the Shire (normally)?
20. Within 10 feet, how long was the Bridge of Khazad-dûm?
21. With how many ponies did the Hobbits enter the Old Forest?
22. Name 6 tributaries of the Anduin.
23. How many signatures are required to witness a Hobbit’s will?
24. How many official meals were served at the Long-expected Party?
25. How many days did Frodo spend at Crickhollow?
26. How many Black Riders attacked the house at Crickhollow?
27. Name 6 types of fireworks set off by Gandalf at the Long-expected Party.
28. Where did the Hobbit’s 4 ponies go after they (the ponies) escaped from Bree?
29. From the prologue, what was the distance from the Brandywine Bridge to the Far Downs?
30. The 2nd volume of LOTR is The Two Towers. To which 2 towers does this refer?
Boromir looked in surprise at Bilbo, but the laughter died on his lips when he saw that all the others regarded the old hobbit with grave respect. Only Glóin smiled, but his smile came from old memories.
-JRR Tolkien
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Bracegirdle
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Jul 8 2015, 1:27am
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Ok, *Jump Start* #16, 99 years old //
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Boromir looked in surprise at Bilbo, but the laughter died on his lips when he saw that all the others regarded the old hobbit with grave respect. Only Glóin smiled, but his smile came from old memories.
-JRR Tolkien
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Eruwestial37
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Jul 8 2015, 4:44am
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Good luck! Have fun! 16. How old was Bilbo when he adopted Frodo? 99 Okay, so you gave it to us. Might be my only right one! 17. Give 3 names or epithets Bill Ferney called Aragorn. Strider, Longshanks, Ranger? 18. Name the 3 types of pipe-weed grown in the South Farthing. Longbottom Leaf, Old Toby, Marlboro  19. How many Shirriffs were there in the Shire (normally)? One 20. Within 10 feet, how long was the Bridge of Khazad-dûm?Not long enough....30 feet? 21. With how many ponies did the Hobbits enter the Old Forest? Four 22. Name 6 tributaries of the Anduin. You're kidding. Columbia, Nile, Colorado, Amazon, Old Forest River, Denial 23. How many signatures are required to witness a Hobbit’s will? 13 24. How many official meals were served at the Long-expected Party? Seven 25. How many days did Frodo spend at Crickhollow?Two 26. How many Black Riders attacked the house at Crickhollow? 5 27. Name 6 types of fireworks set off by Gandalf at the Long-expected Party. Rockets, sparklers, whiz bangs, poppers, roman, er, Lothlorien Candles, dragon 28. Where did the Hobbit’s 4 ponies go after they (the ponies) escaped from Bree? On a long vacation. They needed it. Maybe back to Hobbiton? 29. From the prologue, what was the distance from the Brandywine Bridge to the Far Downs? 20 miles 30. The 2nd volume of LOTR is The Two Towers. To which 2 towers does this refer?Barad Dur and Isengard. Or Cirith Ungol. Or Trump Tower.
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Kim
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Jul 8 2015, 5:21am
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Heh heh, thanks for the chuckles
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Good luck! Have fun! 16. How old was Bilbo when he adopted Frodo? 99 Okay, so you gave it to us. Might be my only right one! 17. Give 3 names or epithets Bill Ferney called Aragorn. Strider, Longshanks, Ranger? Scruffy? 18. Name the 3 types of pipe-weed grown in the South Farthing. Longbottom Leaf, Old Toby, Marlboro 19. How many Shirriffs were there in the Shire (normally)? One 20. Within 10 feet, how long was the Bridge of Khazad-dûm?Not long enough....30 feet? 21. With how many ponies did the Hobbits enter the Old Forest? Four 22. Name 6 tributaries of the Anduin. You're kidding. Columbia, Nile, Colorado, Amazon, Old Forest River, Denial *Yes, this is definitely one! The other ones seem a wee bit questionable tho... 23. How many signatures are required to witness a Hobbit’s will? 13 24. How many official meals were served at the Long-expected Party? Seven 25. How many days did Frodo spend at Crickhollow?Two 26. How many Black Riders attacked the house at Crickhollow? 5 27. Name 6 types of fireworks set off by Gandalf at the Long-expected Party. Rockets, sparklers, whiz bangs, poppers, roman, er, Lothlorien Candles, dragon 28. Where did the Hobbit’s 4 ponies go after they (the ponies) escaped from Bree? On a long vacation. They needed it. Maybe back to Hobbiton? 29. From the prologue, what was the distance from the Brandywine Bridge to the Far Downs? 20 miles 30. The 2nd volume of LOTR is The Two Towers. To which 2 towers does this refer?Barad Dur and Isengard. Or Cirith Ungol. Or Trump Tower.
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Bracegirdle
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Jul 8 2015, 2:11pm
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Yep! Thanks for the chuckles Eruwestial
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I’ll give all the correct answers in a couple days.
But it looks like the RUSH is over!? 
16. How old was Bilbo when he adopted Frodo? 99 Okay, so you gave it to us. Might be my only right one!
17. Give 3 names or epithets Bill Ferney called Aragorn. Strider, Longshanks, Ranger? 2 for 3 ain’t bad
18. Name the 3 types of pipe-weed grown in the South Farthing. Longbottom Leaf, Old Toby, Marlboro 2 for 3 ain’t bad
19. How many Shirriffs were there in the Shire (normally)? One One is correct! Duh! Guess I should have asked “How many TOTAL”?
20. Within 10 feet, how long was the Bridge of Khazad-dûm?Not long enough....30 feet? DOOM! Doom! Doom!
21. With how many ponies did the Hobbits enter the Old Forest? Four What? A serious effort? Close my friend…
22. Name 6 tributaries of the Anduin. You're kidding. Columbia, Nile, Colorado, Amazon, Old Forest River, Denial No, I’m not kidding, and these are all wrong except for the “Old Forest River” which is wrong! Yet it’s true that Denial is thought by many to be an unrecorded unmapped tributary, but I denial it… 
23. How many signatures are required to witness a Hobbit’s will? 13 An Unexpected reply
24. How many official meals w ere served at the Long-expected Party? Seven Whew! Lotta chow (even for a Hobbit) 
25. How many days did Frodo spend at Crickhollow?Two Surely you know better! “No I don’t and don’t call me Shirley!”
26. How many Black Riders attacked the house at Crickhollow? 5 Hmm, why would they attack a house? Bad house, bad house!
27. Name 6 types of fireworks set off by Gandalf at the Long-expected Party. Rockets, sparklers, whiz bangs, poppers, roman, er, Lothlorien Candles, dragon Ok, I’ll give you “sparklers” and “Dragon”, and chuckles for “whiz bangs” 
28. Where did the Hobbit’s 4 ponies go after they (the ponies) escaped from Bree? On a long vacation. They needed it. Maybe back to Hobbiton? Vacation? Hmm, I think they called it “holiday”?
29. From the prologue, what was the distance from the Brandywine Bridge to the Far Downs? 20 miles Yyouch! Small Shire for Small People…
30. The 2nd volume of LOTR is The Two Towers. To which 2 towers does this refer?Barad Dur and Isengard. Or Cirith Ungol. Or Trump Tower. One good (incorrect) try, and one good (incorrect) chuckle. (And I thank you!)
Well, hrum hoom, 1 out of 15 puts you in First Place Eruwestial! We may have a winner folks! 
Boromir looked in surprise at Bilbo, but the laughter died on his lips when he saw that all the others regarded the old hobbit with grave respect. Only Glóin smiled, but his smile came from old memories.
-JRR Tolkien
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joec_34
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Jul 8 2015, 8:37pm
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16. How old was Bilbo when he adopted Frodo?
Assuming Frodo was a baby...111-33=78.
17. Give 3 names or epithets Bill Ferney called Aragorn.
no clue
18. Name the 3 types of pipe-weed grown in the South Farthing.
Old Toby, Longbottom, & something else.
19. How many Shirriffs were there in the Shire (normally)?
no clue..4..one per farthing? total guess.
20. Within 10 feet, how long was the Bridge of Khazad-dûm?
240 ft. ???
21. With how many ponies did the Hobbits enter the Old Forest?
three. ???
22. Name 6 tributaries of the Anduin.
wow...not even going to try.
23. How many signatures are required to witness a Hobbit’s will?
two?
24. How many official meals were served at the Long-expected Party?
four
25. How many days did Frodo spend at Crickhollow?
zero
26. How many Black Riders attacked the house at Crickhollow?
three
27. Name 6 types of fireworks set off by Gandalf at the Long-expected Party.
fun, but I do not know.
28. Where did the Hobbit’s 4 ponies go after they (the ponies) escaped from Bree?
Tom Bombadil's house.
29. From the prologue, what was the distance from the Brandywine Bridge to the Far Downs?
...seventeen miles... pure guess.
30. The 2nd volume of LOTR is The Two Towers. To which 2 towers does this refer?
Isn't this debatable? The most obvious choices are Barad Dur & Isengard.
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Otaku-sempai
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Jul 8 2015, 8:50pm
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16. How old was Bilbo when he adopted Frodo?
Assuming Frodo was a baby...111-33=78.
According to Tolkien, Drogo and Primula Baggins drowned in TA 2980 during Frodo's twelth year. Bilbo would have turned ninety in that year (or ninety-one in the films).
"At the end of the journey, all men think that their youth was Arcadia..." - Phantom F. Harlock
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Bracegirdle
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Jul 8 2015, 9:46pm
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I had to do no mathmatical calculations on this one. Taken out of the text (very beginning of FotR). When Bilbo was ninety-nine he adopted Frodo as his heir, and brought him to live at Bag End . . .
Bilbo was born in 2890. Plus 99 would put the year of adoption at 2989. Frodo would have been 21 years old. So accordingly Frodo lived in Buckland for about 9 years after the drowning of Drogo & Primula.
**Whew** I hope I've got my mind right!
You always make me THINK Otaku.
But my brain needs the exercise.
[edit] You didn't catch me on #28. Question should be 5 ponies.
Boromir looked in surprise at Bilbo, but the laughter died on his lips when he saw that all the others regarded the old hobbit with grave respect. Only Glóin smiled, but his smile came from old memories.
-JRR Tolkien
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Bracegirdle
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Jul 8 2015, 9:58pm
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#25 Correct
#26 Correct
#28 Close enough for a correct
Thanks joec
Boromir looked in surprise at Bilbo, but the laughter died on his lips when he saw that all the others regarded the old hobbit with grave respect. Only Glóin smiled, but his smile came from old memories.
-JRR Tolkien
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Bracegirdle
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Jul 8 2015, 10:06pm
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But NOW I see you were addressing joec
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so . . . "Nevermind!"
Boromir looked in surprise at Bilbo, but the laughter died on his lips when he saw that all the others regarded the old hobbit with grave respect. Only Glóin smiled, but his smile came from old memories.
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Jul 8 2015, 11:30pm
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Oh, goodie! How's my retention? Uh...what was the question? Hm, looks like the Book will have to be used for most of these:
16. How old was Bilbo when he adopted Frodo?
Ninety-nine.
17. Give 3 names or epithets Bill Ferney called Aragorn.
Longshanks and stick-at-naught Strider, but I don't recall (and can't find) a third...?
18. Name the 3 types of pipe-weed grown in the South Farthing.
Old Toby, Longbottom Leaf, Southern Star.
19. How many Shirriffs were there in the Shire (normally)?
Twelve - three in each Farthing.
20. Within 10 feet, how long was the Bridge of Khazad-dûm?
Fifty feet. But I wouldn't get within even 10 feet of it, with no railings or barriers there, no sirree!
21. With how many ponies did the Hobbits enter the Old Forest?
Five. (Six in the stable, but Fatty was riding one of them.)
22. Name 6 tributaries of the Anduin.
*gets out maps* Gladden, Silverlode, Limlight, Entwash, Erui, and Sirith.
23. How many signatures are required to witness a Hobbit’s will?
Seven.
24. How many official meals were served at the Long-expected Party?
One.
25. How many days did Frodo spend at Crickhollow?
More like hours - not even a full day to rest there!
26. How many Black Riders attacked the house at Crickhollow?
Three.
27. Name 6 types of fireworks set off by Gandalf at the Long-expected Party.
Backarappers, squibs, crackers, cheese (well, it does go with crackers), elf-fountains, dwarf-candles, goblin-barkers.
28. Where did the Hobbit’s 4 ponies go after they (the ponies) escaped from Bree?
Ah...don't you mean "5 ponies"?
In search of Fatty Lumpkin on the Downs, but they ended up at Bombadil's - good food, and the "derry dol"s bothered them not in the least - until he sent them back to Bree.
29. From the prologue, what was the distance from the Brandywine Bridge to the Far Downs?
Forty leagues.
30. The 2nd volume of LOTR is The Two Towers. To which 2 towers does this refer?
Even Tolkien had a hard time with this one!  My favorites are the primary locations, Orthanc and Minas Morgul.
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Bracegirdle
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Jul 9 2015, 3:59am
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Gotta feeling dernwyn’s gonna walk with this one
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17. Give 3 names or epithets Bill Ferney called Aragorn.
Longshanks and stick-at-naught Strider, but I don't recall (and can't find) a third...?
Well, it seems I learn from these little quizzes as much as anyone. Here I’ve made, what appears to me, now that I check more closely – an assumption! (Shame, shame on Bracegirdle!) 
I have assumed that just plain “Strider” was one answer; but like you I can’t find textual evidence for my assumption.
Score one for dernwyn.
21. With how many ponies did the Hobbits enter the Old Forest?
Five. (Six in the stable, but Fatty was riding one of them.)
You are correct with 5 as Fatty didn’t go into the Old Forest.
24. How many official meals were served at the Long-expected Party?
One. There were three official meals: lunch, tea, and dinner (or supper). Oh goodie – score one for BG
25. How many days did Frodo spend at Crickhollow?
More like hours - not even a full day to rest there!
Fair enough. I had NONE for an answer as they arrived in the dark and left about 7 a.m.
27. Oh yes, cheese UND Crrrackers.
28. Got me again. 5 ponies – YES, Yes, yes! Sharp-ears, Wise-nose, Swish-tail, Bumpkin, and White-socks.
Now, who rode which? And which was the supply-pony? (JUST KIDDING, don't go running to your books!!!)
Thanks for taking the time to play. Appreciate it!
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joec_34
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Jul 9 2015, 12:42pm
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First, thanks for the answers, Bracegirdle & Otaku. Now I'm really intrigued: with whom did Frodo stay for those 9 years? I mean, isn't 33 the Hobbit's coming of age? I would presume that a non-adult Hobbit wouldn't live by himself, so where did Frodo live? Perhaps a Hobbit orphanage, but I always imagined that Hobbits lived such mild lives that orphanages were unneeded. I would imagine that early deaths occurred, but perhaps infrequently, and there were enough family to care for orphans. Although upon further thought, I imagine that heart disease and perhaps type-2 diabetes may have been major causes of early deaths in the Shire.
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Bracegirdle
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Jul 9 2015, 1:24pm
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I don't believe there is an absolute answer
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I would imagine (although we don’t know for sure) that Frodo lived with an aunt and/or uncle (of which he had several) in Buckland.
And it appears that Frodo went through a normal growing-up period of being a little dickens, as has been attested by Farmer Maggot’s loss of mushrooms, and perhaps whomever he was living with was not extremely sad to see him carted off to Hobbiton. 
Further information on the relation of Bilbo to Frodo:
Although Bilbo is occasionally called the “uncle” of Frodo if we follow the family tree in Appendix C - Bilbo is the son of Bungo (son of Mungo). Frodo is the son of Drogo, who is the son of Fosco (son of Largo, Mungo's younger brother). Therefore Bilbo and Frodo share a common ancestor in Balbo, father of Largo and Mungo. Since that makes Bilbo and Drogo second cousins, Frodo is Bilbo's second cousin once removed.
So I think the term “uncle Bilbo” is simply a term of endearment.
Boromir looked in surprise at Bilbo, but the laughter died on his lips when he saw that all the others regarded the old hobbit with grave respect. Only Glóin smiled, but his smile came from old memories.
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Otaku-sempai
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Jul 9 2015, 1:57pm
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Robert Foster's The Complete Guide to Middle-earth makes it seem as though Bilbo adopted Frodo immediately after the drowning of Drogo and Primula, rather than years later. This makes for a good reminder to not rely overmuch on secondary sources.
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Jul 9 2015, 3:52pm
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Yeah, I gave the wrong answer on #24...
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I meant to say: "One huge meal - all day long!"
Hey, maybe we can figure out the fraction of a day Frodo spent at Crickhollow! He arrived after dinner and in the dark, so probably 7:00-8:00, then left around daybreak, or 6:00-7:00; so a good guess would be that he spent less than 1/2 of a day there. We could break that further into bathing, discourse, sleeping, and breakfast...
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Which the Gaffer described as a "regular warren", when the Hobbiton locals were discussing that Bilbo never did a kinder thing than when he "rescued" young Frodo from those Brandybucks, and brought him to live among "decent folk".
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Bracegirdle
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Jul 9 2015, 7:09pm
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Maggot mentions “the night getting thick”
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as he leaves the Hobbits, and it was more than “a couple of miles” from the Ferry to Crickhollow; so your guess of around 7:00-8:00 (“in the dark”) seems fair.
The Hobbits “were ready to start . . . soon after 6:00 a.m.” (leave the house).
So . . . assuming equal amounts of light and dark (Sept. 26, about 50 degrees latitude) if Frodo arrived at 7:00 and left at 6:00 he spent 11 hours in the house at Crickhollow. (Both the arrival and departure would be in the dark. I think!)
Whew! 
So your guess of less than ½ a day seems reasonable to me.
Bathing? 2 hours “Sing Hey! for the bath at close of day…”
Discourse? One hour and seventeen minutes.
Sleeping? None. Just tossing and turning, looking forward to being eaten by wayward trees.
Breakfast? NUTS! Only “first breakfast”. And a quickie at that!
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