Lord of the Rings Quiz (Double points)

1. Theoden.
2. Strider.
3. Lord Denethor II.
4. Tom Bombadil
5. Bill. (Bought by Barliman Butterbur from Bill Ferny for 12 silver pennies) Sam named him Bill shortly after they left Bree.
6. Meriadoc Brandybuck (Merry)
7. Shelob (The giant spider)
8. Smeagol a.k.a Gollum (Deagol fell into the river and found it. He refused to give it to Smeagol who wanted it for his birthday, Smeagol killed Deagol and took it.)

13. Gloin
19. Mirkwood
22. They are both illustrators

9= Morgoth
10= An Eagle
11= Ring ???
12= Mithrandir ???
16= Treebeard
18= A Balrog
31= Arwen her father Elrond

9 correct (formerly known as Melkor) 1pt
10 correct, 1pt
11 sorry, incorrect
12 correct, 1pt
16 correct, 1pt
18 correct, 1pt
31a correct, 1pt
31b correct, 1pt

7pts for the Chunky Monkey, doubled.

Leaderboard:
1 Chunky Monkey 14pts
2 Dunplaying 12.5pts
3 DaveJones 3pts

14. River Anduin
15. Elrond, controls the flood water to wash away the Ringwraiths.
23. Weathertop?
26. Mithril
27. Sharkey

15. Legolas....? Glorfindel....?
(Funny, I was sure that in the Chapter "Many Meetings" that it was Elrond who controlled the river and made it flood though...... ::) ???)

24. The West is usually used but think there is a more precise answer which maybe Elvenhome or Valinor and an 'Old language' word I cannot remember.

Unfortunately the story has been rewritten over time so can only give the account according to my 1961 edition and fully understand that another book/film could give another version 8-)

(Gandalf explaining what happened at the Ford to Frodo when he awoke in the House of Elrond).......
'The riders were too swift to overtake, and too many to oppose. On foot even Glorfindel and Aragorn together could not withstand all the Nine at once.
When the Ringwraiths swept by, your friends ran up behind. Close to the Ford there is a small hollow beside the road masked by a few stunted trees. There they hastily kindled fire; for Glorfindel knew that a flood would come down, if the Riders tried to cross, and then he would have to deal with any that were left on his side of the river. The moment the flood appeared, he rushed out, followed by Aragorn and the others with flaming brands. Caught between fire and water, and seeing an Elf-lord revealed in his wrath, they were dismayed, and their horses were stricken with madness. Three were carried away by the first assault of the flood; (tempted into the water by Frodo's stand gs) the others were now hurled into the water by their horses and overwhelmed'
(then after paragraph explaining that only the horses were actually destroyed)
'Who made the flood?' asked Frodo.
'Elrond commanded it,' answered Gandalf. 'The river of this valley is under great power, and it will rise in anger when he has great need to bar the Ford. As soon as the captain of the Ringwraiths rode into the water the flood was released. If I may say so, I added a few touches of my own; you may not have noticed, but some of the waves took the form of great white horses with shining white riders; and there were many rolling and grinding boulders.

So although Elrond was actually responsible for saving Frodo, it was Glorfindel who was 'there' to give some assistance .........I repeat a deceptive question to answer even after swotting up :-*

Thanks Tommo great quiz subject :D
but can easily get really really tough (too tough) :'(
would have to re-read all my Tolkien books again :-/

24. Tol Eressea - (the Lonely Island with it's harbour city of Avallone and only allowed access to some by way of the Straight Road (Way).

Quote
Following the defeat of Sauron and the crowning of King Aragorn Elessar, Gandalf, Elrond, and Galadriel left Middle-earth for Valinor from the Grey Havens. They were accompanied by Bilbo and Frodo Baggins, who were given the honor of taking the Straight Road because they had both been a Ring-bearer. Years later, Fairbairn family tradition held that Sam Gamgee also sailed West from the Grey Havens because he too had been a Ring-bearer, even if just briefly
End quote.

Your excellent link actually gives the answer in that The Grey Havens (The Havens) was the harbour from which they departed Middle Earth for Valinor (the destination and part of my first answer), although I seemed to remember (not checked) that Valinor was no longer accessible itself and couldn't remember the Elvish name of the Island of 'Tol Eressea' (aka Elfhome/Elvenhome) which was the closest place to Valinor and only allowed to Elves and very few honoured 'guests'. At the end of my 1961 edition it simply says "And the ship went out into the High Sea and passed on into the West (also part of my first answer)," so the other memories and answers come from other books. 8-)

Thanks again Tommo as that is one difficult topic for a quizmeister (or quizster) with all the contradictory and confusing information available, and makes me realise too how little I remember now from years ago and how much more there is to know than I ever read in the first place :-/