# 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:** 8
**Author:** ![Arien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Arien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arien)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tolkien-trivia-contest/351963/141 "2006-04-11T01:38:31Z")
> [@Qadgop the Mercotan](#): > > OK, I looked it up. _How could I have forgotten the male protagonist!!!_ :smack: :smack: There, there, don’t beat yourself up. We all have our off days. 😉 > [@jayjay](#): > > I still say this is Beren and Luthien, unless someone’s going to pull some obscure first draft out of HOMES and say it was Boogum and Snertz or something. I was going to answer the question but I see in preview that Qadgop is emailing the answer to someone else instead of answering it on the board, so I guess it’s still on the table. And I received and replied to your e-mail, Qadgop. ---
**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 11, 2006, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tolkien-trivia-contest/351963/142 "2006-04-11T01:41:02Z")
> [@Arien](#): > > I was going to answer the question but I see in preview that Qadgop is emailing the answer to someone else instead of answering it on the board, so I guess it’s still on the table. > > And I received and replied to your e-mail, Qadgop. Yeah, I won’t answer it here, since I cheated and consulted my hardcover. I’ll let you have the privilege of answering it when you want on the board! And I replied to your reply! Thanks! 😃😃😃 ---
**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 11, 2006, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tolkien-trivia-contest/351963/143 "2006-04-11T01:42:21Z")
Now for some trivia! 54) What was Morgoth’s Ring? ---
**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 11, 2006, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tolkien-trivia-contest/351963/144 "2006-04-11T01:43:26Z")
> [@Qadgop the Mercotan](#): > > I will email you the answer Sounds good otherwise I would now have to start looking it up. To keep the questions going: lets leave them for someone else **QtM** 55) Name the Mountain that contains the major Goblin/Orc Kingdom in the North of the Misty Mountains where the meet the Grey Mountains. 56) What is the Elvish name of the Grey Mountains? 57) What is the only Town shown on the map between Bree and Rohan? \*\*One hopefully extra hard one for anyone: \*\* 58) What number was the hall closest to the Chamber of Records? Jim ---
**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 11, 2006, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tolkien-trivia-contest/351963/145 "2006-04-11T02:25:32Z")
> [@](#): > > 1. What was Morgoth’s Ring? The World, itself. Into it he poured his malice, just as Sauron poured his into the Ash Nahz Gimbatul. > [@](#): > > 1. What is the Elvish name of the Grey Mountains? I don’t think I’ve ever seen the name in Elvish, but I know what it’d start with… The Mithty Mountains? ---
**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 11, 2006, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tolkien-trivia-contest/351963/146 "2006-04-11T02:29:15Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > The World, itself. Into it he poured his malice, just as Sauron poured his into the Ash Nahz Gimbatul. > I don’t think I’ve ever seen the name in Elvish, but I know what it’d start with… The Mithty Mountains? The Elvish name is on some of the maps. ---
**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 11, 2006, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tolkien-trivia-contest/351963/147 "2006-04-11T02:31:06Z")
Gray Mountains = Ered Mithrin ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tolkien-trivia-contest/351963/148 "2006-04-11T02:49:58Z")
Where were all you guys when I was a teenager (and a 20-somethinger and 30-somethinger) and the only one I knew who read these books over and over and didn’t have anyone to talk to about all this? I am very, very rusty on my trivia but I did know who Arien was, it’s my favorite name. All the other ones I knew were answered way too quickly. I am cursed with a poor memory and not having read the books in a while. I guess it’s time to read up again. > [@](#): > > Originally Posted by Qadgop the Mercotan > 50) What term did JRRT use for the language of Rohan? I don’t think this was answered so I am going to take a wild guess which is probably wrong but for some reason the word “Rohern” popped into my head. ---
**Author:** ![bmoak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9dc877/32.png) [@bmoak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bmoak)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tolkien-trivia-contest/351963/149 "2006-04-11T04:11:58Z")
My question’s still open… 1. Who was Cirdan’s representative at the Council of Rivendell? ( I would never remember this from the books, but he was a character in the Middle-Earth CCG, so I remember him.) ---
**Author:** ![BadBadger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@BadBadger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BadBadger)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 9:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tolkien-trivia-contest/351963/150 "2006-04-11T09:18:40Z")
1. Name the Mountain that contains the major Goblin/Orc Kingdom in the North of the Misty Mountains where the meet the Grey Mountains. - Gundabad I think ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Rieux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Dr.Rieux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Rieux)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tolkien-trivia-contest/351963/151 "2006-04-11T10:40:45Z")
1. What is the only Town shown on the map between Bree and Rohan? Tharbad, IIRC. ---
**Author:** ![BadBadger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@BadBadger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BadBadger)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tolkien-trivia-contest/351963/152 "2006-04-11T11:19:44Z")
> [@Dr. Rieux](#): > > 1. What is the only Town shown on the map between Bree and Rohan? > > Tharbad, IIRC. So I take it you’re looking up the answer? ---
**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 11, 2006, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tolkien-trivia-contest/351963/153 "2006-04-11T12:28:21Z")
> [@bmoak](#): > > My question’s still open… > > 1. Who was Cirdan’s representative at the Council of Rivendell? > > ( I would never remember this from the books, but he was a character in the Middle-Earth CCG, so I remember him.) 1. Erestor? ---
**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 11, 2006, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tolkien-trivia-contest/351963/154 "2006-04-11T12:31:02Z")
> [@Wile E](#): > > I don’t think this was answered so I am going to take a wild guess which is probably wrong but for some reason the word “Rohern” popped into my head. He called it the “tongue of Rohan” a few times, and Rohanese in some of his notes. His linguistic students suspect that calling Rohirian would be consistant with his approach to language. It was Robert Foster who coined the term “Rohirric”, which JRRT didn’t use, as far as can be found out. ---
**Author:** ![Arien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Arien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arien)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tolkien-trivia-contest/351963/155 "2006-04-11T12:52:17Z")
> [@](#): > > 1. Who was Cirdan’s representative at the Council of Rivendell? 1. Galdor? ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tolkien-trivia-contest/351963/156 "2006-04-11T12:55:53Z")
> [@What Exit?](#): > > Sounds good otherwise I would now have to start looking it up. > To keep the questions going: lets leave them for someone else **QtM** > 55) Name the Mountain that contains the major Goblin/Orc Kingdom in the North of the Misty Mountains where the meet the Grey Mountains. > 56) What is the Elvish name of the Grey Mountains? > 57) What is the only Town shown on the map between Bree and Rohan? > \*\*One hopefully extra hard one for anyone: \*\* > 58) What number was the hall closest to the Chamber of Records? > > Jim 1. Hall Twenty-One. 2. If the answer is 42, what’s the question? 😛 ---
**Author:** ![BadBadger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@BadBadger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BadBadger)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tolkien-trivia-contest/351963/157 "2006-04-11T13:00:05Z")
1. What was the name of the dwarven jewelled necklace into which one of the silmarils was inlaid? ---
**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 11, 2006, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tolkien-trivia-contest/351963/158 "2006-04-11T13:07:04Z")
> [@BadBadger](#): > > So I take it you’re looking up the answer? 1. Tharbad: If besides being a fan, you are either a Cartographer hobbyist or played MERP\* the question was something you can remember. 2. Gundabad is correct 3. **JayJay** : correct on Ered Mithrin 4. **Malacandra** : Hall Twenty-One. Is correct. That is an impressive memory. Pretty obscure unless you read it recently. \*\*59) How many Orcs did Gimli kill in that battle at Helm’s deep. \*\* Jim - Middle Earth Role Playing Game ---
**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 11, 2006, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tolkien-trivia-contest/351963/159 "2006-04-11T14:03:15Z")
> [@BadBadger](#): > > 1. What was the name of the dwarven jewelled necklace into which one of the silmarils was inlaid? The Nauglamir ---
**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 11, 2006, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tolkien-trivia-contest/351963/160 "2006-04-11T14:07:16Z")
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