# Tolkien trivia contest **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 9, 2006, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tolkien-trivia-contest/351963 "2006-04-09T15:31:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2006, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tolkien-trivia-contest/351963/221 "2006-04-12T22:25:03Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > To 96, the only other dragon whose name I recall seeing mentioned was Ancalagon the Black, but that was long enough ago that I wouldn’t expect any of his old trinkets to still be kicking around. Yep, not Ancalagon. Much more recent than that. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2006, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tolkien-trivia-contest/351963/222 "2006-04-12T22:27:41Z")
> [@NoCoolUserName](#): > > 1. List five other names by which Aragorn was known during his lifetime. > [One of these was answered in #52?] Well, Strider, of course. Thorongil, when he was incognito in Gondor. Bilbo refers to him as “the Dunadan”. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2006, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tolkien-trivia-contest/351963/223 "2006-04-12T22:29:30Z")
D’oh. King Elessar, of course. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2006, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tolkien-trivia-contest/351963/224 "2006-04-12T22:32:01Z")
There’s probably no answer to this, so I won’t number it: when listing his name, Gandalf says “to the East I go not.” Why not? ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2006, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tolkien-trivia-contest/351963/225 "2006-04-12T22:43:47Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > There’s probably no answer to this, so I won’t number it: when listing his name, Gandalf says “to the East I go not.” Why not? IMO: The West was his assignment. The East was assigned to the two Blue Wizards. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2006, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tolkien-trivia-contest/351963/226 "2006-04-12T22:51:54Z")
just answering at random here. 93) Mundburg ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2006, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tolkien-trivia-contest/351963/227 "2006-04-12T22:52:57Z")
1. Scatha the worm damn the minute-long lockout! ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2006, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tolkien-trivia-contest/351963/228 "2006-04-12T22:54:10Z")
1. Nahar ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2006, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tolkien-trivia-contest/351963/229 "2006-04-12T23:00:39Z")
1. Who was the first elf to love a mortal? I’m gonna go ahead and give the right answer even tho I had to look it up, and hope Arien forgives me. Finrod and Andreth from HOMES X, “Morgoth’s Ring” “Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth”. 1. Nan Dungortheb 62a) Spiders ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2006, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tolkien-trivia-contest/351963/230 "2006-04-12T23:03:14Z")
1. Who was Gil-galad’s father? [out of order becausing of a numbering anomaly] 1. Fingon sired Erenion Gil-Galad per the canon, tho JRRT was re-thinking that pedigree, and at one point considered having Orodreth be his father. Among others. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2006, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tolkien-trivia-contest/351963/231 "2006-04-12T23:07:47Z")
1. Elendil’s heir (IMHO) would be both the king of Arnor, and the high king over both Arnor and Gondor, to whom all faithful Edain owed their allegience. In point of fact, only 2 people achieved this: Isildur and Aragorn II. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2006, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tolkien-trivia-contest/351963/232 "2006-04-12T23:11:25Z")
1. 5+ other names for Aragorn II: Estel, Strider, Thorongil, Elfstone, Elessar, Longshanks, Trotter, [del]The Walking Dude[/del] ---
**Author:** ![Arien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Arien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arien)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2006, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tolkien-trivia-contest/351963/233 "2006-04-13T00:50:41Z")
> [@Qadgop the Mercotan](#): > > 1. Who was the first elf to love a mortal? > > I’m gonna go ahead and give the right answer even tho I had to look it up, and hope Arien forgives me. Finrod and Andreth from HOMES X, “Morgoth’s Ring” “Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth”. I really hate to correct you, but it’s not Finrod! (Although he did love her as a friend). It was his younger brother, Aegnor, whose death is pretty much the only time he is mentioned in the Silmarillion. Andreth is a woman from the House of Beor. They fell in love but Aegnor wimped out, for various reasons, and they never wed. He died soon later, “soon” meaning about 60-70 years after they met. Also apparently Aegnor had spiky, blond hair, although I think Tolkien phrased it something like “his locks rose from his head like flames.” Thanks for that helpful post, **NoCoolUserName**! ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2006, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tolkien-trivia-contest/351963/234 "2006-04-13T00:59:13Z")
> [@Arien](#): > > I really hate to correct you, but it’s not Finrod! (Although he did love her as a friend). It was his younger brother, Aegnor \<\\> You’re right. I just scanned the table of contents and saw “Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth”, and forgot it was all about Andreth’s discussions with Finrod, about Eru and Fate and “why did your brother dump me?” ---
**Author:** ![5\_time\_champ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/278dde/32.png) [@5\_time\_champ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5_time_champ)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2006, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tolkien-trivia-contest/351963/235 "2006-04-13T02:33:08Z")
1. Name Frodo’s Parents Primula Brandybuck 2. Who was named Captain of the White Company? 3. Who was the Captain of the Grey Company? 4. Name the character referred to? a. Wingfoot b. Master Bag c. his cat d. cursed peaching sneakthief e. Thengling Mighty 5. Who were sent to the Ship of Long Foam? 6. What was their mission? 7. How many guests were invited to the Long Expected Party? 8. What was the number of coneys present to Sam? ---
**Author:** ![NoCoolUserName](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5fc32e/32.png) [@NoCoolUserName](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoCoolUserName)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2006, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tolkien-trivia-contest/351963/236 "2006-04-13T02:38:40Z")
Let us all have a moment of silence and mark our calendars for the day that QtM not only fudged and looked up an answer, but still got it wrong! Back on topic: did I get the correct answer to “the place that Sam recited his poetry”? ---
**Author:** ![Arien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Arien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arien)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2006, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tolkien-trivia-contest/351963/237 "2006-04-13T02:49:48Z")
> [@5 time champ](#): > > 1. Who was named Captain of the White Company? Beregond > [@](#): > > 1. Name the character referred to? > a. Wingfoot > b. Master Bag > c. his cat > d. cursed peaching sneakthief > e. Thengling Mighty a. Aragorn b. Frodo? c. Shelob d. Bilbo? e. Theoden? > [@](#): > > 1. How many guests were invited to the Long Expected Party? 144 or one gross. But even people not invited showed up. 1. Who was the first Ruling Steward of Gondor? ---
**Author:** ![5\_time\_champ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/278dde/32.png) [@5\_time\_champ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5_time_champ)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2006, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tolkien-trivia-contest/351963/238 "2006-04-13T03:31:30Z")
> [@Arien](#): > > Beregond > > a. Aragorn > b. Frodo? > c. Shelob > d. Bilbo? > e. Theoden? > 144 or one gross. But even people not invited showed up. > > 1. Who was the first Ruling Steward of Gondor? Mardil Beregond Aragorn Shelob Theoden gross are correct ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2006, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tolkien-trivia-contest/351963/239 "2006-04-13T03:46:16Z")
You answered all of my unanswered ones correctly, **Qadgop**. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2006, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tolkien-trivia-contest/351963/240 "2006-04-13T03:53:07Z")
> [@](#): > > 1. What common English first name appears more often than any other (given to different individuals) in the Tolkien canon? > Tom (Qadgop the Mercotan) > Bill or William as the common English first name used more than any other by JRRT (William the troll in The Hobbit; Bill the pony and Bill Ferny in LOTR). I don’t think there were three Toms, were there? (Elendil’s Heir) > [have we agreed on an answer?] I already answered that: Bombadil, Maggot, and Cotton were all Tom. So that one’s a tie, unless someone comes up with another Tom or Bill. > [@](#): > > 1. Who was named Captain of the White Company? Gandalf the White, if I’m not mistaken. > [@](#): > > 1. How many guests were invited to the Long Expected Party? More than a gross; that was just the number in the main tent. No number is given for the entire total, but it was darned near all of Hobbiton. > [@](#): > > 1. What was the number of coneys present to Sam? Two, I believe, plus a third that Smeagol snared for himself, rather than eat it burned and with nasty stinking herbs. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tolkien-trivia-contest/351963.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tolkien-trivia-contest/351963.md?page=13)