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Bracegirdle
Valinor
Dec 28 2014, 5:57pm
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A Numbers Game. THE HOBBIT a quiz
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How’s your memory? (Book please, thag you!  )
1. In what 2 colors did Hobbits prefer to dress?
2. How many years passed since Gandalf had visited the Shire before the Unexpected Party?
3. How many were at the Unexpected Party?
4. How many were invited to the Unexpected Party?
5. How many Trolls did Gandalf trick into turning into stone?
Extra credit: What were the Troll’s names, and what food did they complain about having to eat?
6. How many Eagles originally left their aeries to check out the noise when the party was trapped by wolves in the trees.
7. How many boats carried Bilbo and the Dwarves from Laketown toward Erebor?
8. How high and wide was the ‘secret door’ to Erebor? (Careful!)
9. How many of the Dwarves ponies escaped the wrath of Smaug?
10. How many were in Dain’s force that marched from the Iron Hills toward Erebor?
11. How many hours did Bilbo have for ‘sneaking’ when he took Bombur’s watch?
12. What were the five armies that constituted the Battle of Five Armies?
13. What were the two colors of the banners of the Goblins?
14. How many of the original thirteen Dwarves survived the Battle of Five Armies?
15. How much of the gold and silver was given to Bard by Dain?
16. What month and day did Bilbo return to find himself presumed dead.
17. What time of day was “The Auction” to start?
From the Blessed Realm sailing, shining Valinor
By the Elder King sent on a burdensome chore.
Fragile he seemed, yet his eye gleamed
As he departed from that Farthest West Shore.
Fair Mithlond received him and Middle-earth was blest.
As mortal he came this brave humble guest.
Cirdan said, "Master, this ring I do bring,
I deem it may aid thee ere end of your quest."
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BlackFox
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Dec 28 2014, 6:15pm
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1. green and yellow
2. twenty?
3. 15 (13 dwarves, a wizard and a hobbit)
4. one (Gandalf)
5. three
Extra credit: Bert, Tom, William; mutton
6. two?
7. three?
8. five feet high, three feet wide?
9. four?
10. 500
11. three
12. elves, men, dwarves, goblins, wargs
13. red and black
14. ten
15. 1/14
16. June the twenty-second?
17. noon?
Thanks for the quiz, BG!
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Kim
Valinor
Dec 28 2014, 8:11pm
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How’s your memory? (Book please, thag you! ) 1. In what 2 colors did Hobbits prefer to dress? Yellow and green 2. How many years passed since Gandalf had visited the Shire before the Unexpected Party? Nine 3. How many were at the Unexpected Party? 144+ 4. How many were invited to the Unexpected Party? 144 5. How many Trolls did Gandalf trick into turning into stone? 3 Extra credit: What were the Troll’s names, and what food did they complain about having to eat? William, Bert and Tom; mutton 6. How many Eagles originally left their aeries to check out the noise when the party was trapped by wolves in the trees. 12 7. How many boats carried Bilbo and the Dwarves from Laketown toward Erebor? 5 8. How high and wide was the ‘secret door’ to Erebor? (Careful!) 10 feet high and 3 may walk abreast 9. How many of the Dwarves ponies escaped the wrath of Smaug? 0 10. How many were in Dain’s force that marched from the Iron Hills toward Erebor? 8000 11. How many hours did Bilbo have for ‘sneaking’ when he took Bombur’s watch? 7 12. What were the five armies that constituted the Battle of Five Armies? Dwarves, Men, Elves, Orcs/Goblins and Wargs 13. What were the two colors of the banners of the Goblins? black and white 14. How many of the original thirteen Dwarves survived the Battle of Five Armies? 10 15. How much of the gold and silver was given to Bard by Dain? 100 pounds 16. What month and day did Bilbo return to find himself presumed dead. June 22 17. What time of day was “The Auction” to start? 10am
So, the guesses got a little more wild the farther I went - ah well! 
#OneLastTime
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Bracegirdle
Valinor
Dec 28 2014, 10:52pm
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Not bad at all. Thanks for playing. I knew I could count on you.
2. twenty? (one off according to my calculations... but...)
6. two? (Nice try, a little off)
7. three? (Correct)
8. five feet high, three feet wide? (could be, but no)
9. four? (One off)
11. three (Sorry)
16. June the twenty-second? (Correct)
17. noon? (Sorry)
From the Blessed Realm sailing, shining Valinor
By the Elder King sent on a burdensome chore.
Fragile he seemed, yet his eye gleamed
As he departed from that Farthest West Shore.
Fair Mithlond received him and Middle-earth was blest.
As mortal he came this brave humble guest.
Cirdan said, "Master, this ring I do bring,
I deem it may aid thee ere end of your quest."
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Bracegirdle
Valinor
Dec 28 2014, 11:10pm
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2. How many years passed since Gandalf had visited the Shire before the Unexpected Party? Nine (Sorry)
3. How many were at the Unexpected Party? 144+ (Big oops!)
4. How many were invited to the Unexpected Party? 144 (And again)
6. How many Eagles originally left their aeries to check out the noise when the party was trapped by wolves in the trees. 12 (Sorry)
7. How many boats carried Bilbo and the Dwarves from Laketown toward Erebor? 5 (Sorry)
8. How high and wide was the ‘secret door’ to Erebor? (Careful!) 10 feet high and 3 may walk abreast (Yes and no, but probably closer than BlackFox)
9. How many of the Dwarves ponies escaped the wrath of Smaug? 0 (Sorry)
10. How many were in Dain’s force that marched from the Iron Hills toward Erebor? 8000 (Sorry)
11. How many hours did Bilbo have for ‘sneaking’ when he took Bombur’s watch? 7 (Sorry)
13. What were the two colors of the banners of the Goblins? black and white (Sorry)
15. How much of the gold and silver was given to Bard by Dain? 100 pounds (Hmm, could be? But not what we're looking for.)
From the Blessed Realm sailing, shining Valinor
By the Elder King sent on a burdensome chore.
Fragile he seemed, yet his eye gleamed
As he departed from that Farthest West Shore.
Fair Mithlond received him and Middle-earth was blest.
As mortal he came this brave humble guest.
Cirdan said, "Master, this ring I do bring,
I deem it may aid thee ere end of your quest."
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Kim
Valinor
Dec 29 2014, 12:04am
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Got FOTR mixed up with TH since I was just looking at that for the RR discussion (Unexpected Party/Long Expected Party). If I'd answered those correctly, that would have brought my score up to...almost 60%.
#OneLastTime
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Gianna
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Dec 29 2014, 1:42am
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1. green and yellow
2. 20
3. 15
4. 1
5. 3
Extra credit: Bert, Tom, and William; and mutton.
6. 3?
7. No clue.......
8. Five foot high the door and 3 may walk abreast.
9. 3? I dunno. 3 is my default guess. 
10. 500
11. 3
12. Elves, Dwarves, Men, Goblins, bats
13. ???
14. 10
15. Gah, how'm I supposed to know!
16. July 22
17. Noon
That was harder than I expected!
~There's some good left in this world. And it's worth fighting for.~
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Bracegirdle
Valinor
Dec 29 2014, 3:04am
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I'm glad (it was fun), thanks for playing Gianna
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2. 20 (You and BlackFox both say 20. Hmmm?)
7. No clue.......
8. Five foot high the door and 3 may walk abreast. (Probably, most likely, ah..., explanation to come.)
9. 3? I dunno. 3 is my default guess. (A GOOD default guess - true.)
11. 3 (Sorry)
12. Elves, Dwarves, Men, Goblins, bats (Missed one  )
13. ???
14. 10
15. Gah, how'm I supposed to know! 
16. July 22 (Sorry)
17. Noon (Sorry again)
Any not noted are correct
From the Blessed Realm sailing, shining Valinor
By the Elder King sent on a burdensome chore.
Fragile he seemed, yet his eye gleamed
As he departed from that Farthest West Shore.
Fair Mithlond received him and Middle-earth was blest.
As mortal he came this brave humble guest.
Cirdan said, "Master, this ring I do bring,
I deem it may aid thee ere end of your quest."
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Bracegirdle
Valinor
Dec 29 2014, 3:07am
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That's ok Kim. None of us is prefect... :) //
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From the Blessed Realm sailing, shining Valinor
By the Elder King sent on a burdensome chore.
Fragile he seemed, yet his eye gleamed
As he departed from that Farthest West Shore.
Fair Mithlond received him and Middle-earth was blest.
As mortal he came this brave humble guest.
Cirdan said, "Master, this ring I do bring,
I deem it may aid thee ere end of your quest."
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batik
Tol Eressea
Dec 29 2014, 7:21am
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1. green and brown
2. 45
3. fourteen
4. none
5. three
EC: Burt, Bob, Tom
6. three
7. one
8. 3 by 3
9. none
10. 42!
11. 1
12. men, dwarves, elves, orcs. um
13. black and white
14. ten
15. 1/3
16. march 1st
17. 9am
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Bracegirdle
Valinor
Dec 29 2014, 12:54pm
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5
6
& 14 are correct.
The rest just don't work. Thanks for playing though!
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CuriousG
Half-elven
Dec 29 2014, 1:53pm
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This was fun. Amazing how I instantly knew some numbers (or thought I did) but was a complete blank on others (which I consequently left blank).
1. green and yellow
3. Unexpected? 15. The later, Expected one: hundreds.
4. One Gross
5. 3. Will, Tom, Bob? Mutton
7. 5?
8. Vague idea: wide enough for 3 Dwarves to walk abreast? Five feet high?
10. 500
12. Elves, Dwarves, Men, Orcs, Wargs
13. Black and red?
14. 10
17. noon?
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Bracegirdle
Valinor
Dec 29 2014, 1:54pm
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Quiz answers. Don't look if you'd like to play!!
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1. In what 2 colors did Hobbits prefer to dress? Green and yellow. –An Unexpected Party.
2. How many years passed since Gandalf had visited the Shire before the Unexpected Party? 21 “He [Gandalf] had not been down that way. . .not since his friend the Old Took died,…”. –An Unexpected Party . The Old Took died in 2920; the Party was in 2941, which comes to 21 years. But both Gianna and BlackFox guessed 20 years and it got me to thinking - have I missed a quote somewhere? If not, we do know that The Unexpected Party was towards the end of April 2941; but we don’t know the month of the death of the Old Took. I.e. If the Old Took died in late December of 2920 then 20 years could be closer to the mark. . . Ah, you guys!
3. How many were at the Unexpected Party? 15. 13 Dwarves, one Wizard, and one Hobbit.
4. How many were invited to the Unexpected Party? One – Gandalf
5. How many Trolls did Gandalf trick into turning into stone? Three. –Roast Mutton
Extra credit: What were the Troll’s names, and what food did they complain about having to eat? - Tom, Bert, & William Huggins; mutton
6. How many Eagles originally left their aeries to check out the noise when the party was trapped by wolves in the trees. Three: “He [the Lord of the Eagles] swept up into the air, and immediately TWO of his guards . . . leaped up to follow him. –Out of the Frying Pan
7. How many boats carried Bilbo and the Dwarves from Laketown toward Erebor? Three: “So one day. . .three large boats left Lake-town, laden with rowers, dwarves, and Mr. Baggins. . .” –A Warm Welcome
8. How high and wide was the ‘secret door’ to Erebor? (Careful!) This one’s contradictory. The plain runes on the map say “Five feet high the door and three may walk abreast.” Elrond confirms, -A Short Rest. (But, Ch. 11, -On the Doorstep, states, “A door five feet high and three broad was outlined, and slowly without a sound swung inwards”. This indicates that the door (and tunnel) is three feet wide. This can’t be for a couple reasons: I’m tall and (somewhat thin) about 21 inches shoulder-to-shoulder. A stout Dwarf would be perhaps 6 inches wider. There is no mention of a narrowness of the tunnel (Bilbo and Balin had no trouble walking side-by-side). So I take this sentence as an editorial mishap, and the width of door and tunnel must have been on the order of near seven feet in order for “three to walk abreast” without bumping and crowding.
9. How many of the Dwarves ponies escaped the wrath of Smaug? Three. –Gathering of Clouds
10. How many were in Dain’s force that marched from the Iron Hills toward Erebor? Five hundred. –A Thief in the Night, (two notations).
11. How many hours did Bilbo have for ‘sneaking’ when he took Bombur’s watch? Five. –A Thief in the Night
12. What were the five armies that constituted the Battle of Five Armies? Wargs, Orcs, Men, Elves, Dwarves. –The Clouds Burst
13. What were the two colors of the banners of the Goblins? Red & Black. – The Clouds Burst
14. How many of the original thirteen Dwarves survived the Battle of Five Armies? Ten.
15. How much of the gold and silver was given to Bard by Dain? A fourteenth share. –The Return Journey
16. What month and day did Bilbo return to find himself presumed dead. June 22. –The Last Stage
17. What time of day was “The Auction” to start? Ten o’clock sharp. –The Last Stage
Thanks everyone for playing.
From the Blessed Realm sailing, shining Valinor
By the Elder King sent on a burdensome chore.
Fragile he seemed, yet his eye gleamed
As he departed from that Farthest West Shore.
Fair Mithlond received him and Middle-earth was blest.
As mortal he came this brave humble guest.
Cirdan said, "Master, this ring I do bring,
I deem it may aid thee ere end of your quest."
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Bracegirdle
Valinor
Dec 29 2014, 2:04pm
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Ooops, just gave the answers if you want to peek..
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1. green and yellow --- Good
3. Unexpected? 15. The later, Expected one: --- YEP---hundreds.---?
4. One Gross ---- Oooops, wrong party.
5. 3. Will, Tom, Bob? Mutton ---- No Bob
7. 5? --- Nope
8. Vague idea: wide enough for 3 Dwarves to walk abreast? Five feet high? ---- Close enough
10. 500 ---- Yep
12. Elves, Dwarves, Men, Orcs, Wargs ---- Yep
13. Black and red? ---- and Yep
14. 10 ---- and another Yep
17. noon? ---- Nope
Thanks for playing Curious
(This post was edited by Bracegirdle on Dec 29 2014, 2:05pm)
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CuriousG
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Dec 29 2014, 2:46pm
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A game based on finding instances of 3?
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I kept thinking with a hazy memory that Bilbo went to the Lonely Mtn in 3 boats, but logic told me that was too few for so many and their supplies. I should have remembered that Tolkien's default favorite number is 3. Should we hunt for them?
3 branches of Elves (Noldor, Teleri, Vanyar)
3 houses of the Noldor from Finwe's sons (Fingolfin, Finarfin, and Feanor)
3 Rings for the Elves
3 Houses of the Edain
When Gandalf was stumped on which way to go in Moria, how many doors did he face? 3
How many times did the Witch-King utter his spell before the Gate of Minas Tirith was beaten in by Grond? 3
How many times did the thrush need to knock at Erebor according to prophecy? 3
How many attacks were there on Lorien during the War of the Ring? 3
That's just off the top of my head in addition to instances you have. I'm sure there are many more.
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Bracegirdle
Valinor
Dec 29 2014, 3:42pm
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Some quickies
The Three Hunters (Aragorn, Gimli, Legolas
Three Keepers (Well, same as Three Rings I guess)
Three Farthing Stone
The Gamgees live at #3 Bagshot Row
The LOTR trilogy – 3 books
Sam says something to the affect of 3rd time pays for all.
Three Trolls
It took 3 to destroy the Ring – Frodo, Sam, Gollum
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CuriousG
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Dec 29 2014, 6:41pm
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- What age does LOTR take place in? The Third one
- How many times had Frodo worn the Ring before meeting Galadriel? 3
- How many heads & bodies did the Watchers at Cirith Ungol's gate have? 3
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Bracegirdle
Valinor
Dec 29 2014, 8:15pm
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Frodo was 33 at the Long-expected Party
There were 3 Hobbit families on Bagshot Row at the time
There were 3 "official" meals served
That just takes me about 10 pages through Ch. 1
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CuriousG
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Dec 29 2014, 9:48pm
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- How many lines of royalty in Rohan?
- How many boats did the Fellowship use to travel down the Anduin?
- How many Wizards are named and known about in LOTR?
- How many principal centers of Elven power are cited in the Council of Elrond? (Sorry, Thranduil fans, but he's not mentioned. Only Rivendell, Lorien, and the Havens.)
- How many Elven guards did the Fellowship encounter at Lorien's border? (i.e., Haldir + his brothers = ?)
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Bracegirdle
Valinor
Dec 29 2014, 11:46pm
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How many Elven guards did the Fellowship encounter at Lorien's border? (i.e., Haldir + his brothers = ?)
I'm going to guess 3 on your others....
How many constituted the travelers in the “Three is Company” chapter? (ha)
Bilbo said “Good morning!” 3 times to Gandalf before the Unexpected Party
The day after the U.P. and after Bilbo’s gifts were given and the S.B.s were gotten rid of Frodo “evicted 3 young hobbits (two Boffins and a Bolger)…”
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Longbottom Leaf
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Dec 30 2014, 1:15am
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Some of these are real tough but here goes..
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1. Brown and green?
2, 60?
3. 15. 13 dwarves, Bilbo and Gandalf
4. 1. Gandalf
5. 3. Tom, Bert and Bill. Mutton
6. 3?
7. 2?
8. Ugh! Umm, I seem to remember wide enough for three abreast. I guess high enough for a dwarf.
9. 2?
10. 500?
11. 8?
12. Dwarves, Elves, Men, Goblins and Wargs
13. Red and black?
14. 10. All except Thorin, Fili and Kili.
15. 1/3?
16. March 1st?
17. Noon?
The finest weed in the southfarthing!
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Bracegirdle
Valinor
Dec 30 2014, 3:58am
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Thanks for playing Longbottom Leaf- Here's your roundup
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1. Brown and green? **** Yellow and Green
2, 60? ************ 21
3. 15. 13 dwarves, Bilbo and Gandalf *** Correct
4. 1. Gandalf ***** Correct
5. 3. Tom, Bert and Bill. Mutton *** Correct
6. 3? ************* correct
7. 2? ************* Close 3
8. Ugh! Umm, I seem to remember wide enough for three abreast. I guess high enough for a dwarf. ****** ‘Five feet high the door and three may walk abreast.’
9. 2? ******* 3
10. 500? ****** Correct
11. 8? ******* 5
12. Dwarves, Elves, Men, Goblins and Wargs *** Correct
13. Red and black? ************* Correct
14. 10. All except Thorin, Fili and Kili. ******** Correct
15. 1/3? ***** A fourteenth share
16. March 1st? *****June 22
17. Noon? **** Ten o’clock sharp
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