Tolkien Jeopardy!

[Samwise_Sotall]

Here's another:
Who is Ulmo, Lord of Waters?

No, not what I was thinking of.
Think very literally

[Erionor]

No, not what I was thinking of.
Think very literally

Who is Helm Hammerhand? He did have his very own "Deep," after all.

[Samwise_Sotall]

Who is Helm Hammerhand? He did have his very own "Deep," after all.

You've got it! Well done, you have the jacket!

[Erionor]

You've got it! Well done, you have the jacket!

Wow, that’s a hat-trick!

Here we go:

Down, down in the deep, deep dark,
A crossed and tangled journey to the Post Office,
The flap of flat feet
And the clap! snap! crush! smash! swish! smack!
Watch where you lay your head...

[Boraxxe]

Wow, that’s a hat-trick!

Here we go:

Down, down in the deep, deep dark,
A crossed and tangled journey to the Post Office,
The flap of flat feet
And the clap! snap! crush! smash! swish! smack!
Watch where you lay your head...

What is Goblin Town?

I don't grasp the connections to the Post Office, or "lay your head", but there's my question?

PS: I know the feeling of completing a hat-trick. It's fun and not-so-fun at the same time. Be careful you don't mix up your answers with your questions and your riddles with your puzzles and your hints with your clues....

[Erionor]

What is Goblin Town?

I don't grasp the connections to the Post Office, or "lay your head", but there's my question?

PS: I know the feeling of completing a hat-trick. It's fun and not-so-fun at the same time. Be careful you don't mix up your answers with your questions and your riddles with your puzzles and your hints with your clues....

You got it!

“It was deep, deep, dark, such as only goblins that have taken to living in the heart of the mountains can see through. The passages there were crossed and tangled in all directions, but the goblins knew their way, as well as you do to the nearest post-office; and the way went down and down, and it was most horribly stuffy.”

“It sounded truly terrifying. The walls echoed to the clap, snap! and the crush, smash! and to the ugly laughter of their ho, ho! my lad! The general meaning of the song was only too plain; for now the goblins took out whips and whipped them with a swish, smack!,”

Excerpt From

The Hobbit
J. R. R. Tolkien

As for “lay your head” - the dwarves definitely did this in the wrong place before they were kidnapped

[Boraxxe]

OK, I have a new one ready...

It was a year for "proper" ale.

[Samwise_Sotall]

OK, I have a new one ready...
It was a year for "proper" ale.

When was 1420?

"The Northfarthing barley was so fine that the beer of 1420 malt was long remembered and became a byword. Indeed a generation later one might hear an old gaffer in an inn after a good pint of well-earned ale put down his mug with a sigh:'Ah! That was proper 1420, that was!'"
-Return of the King, J.R.R. Tolkien

[Boraxxe]

When was 1420?

"The Northfarthing barley was so fine that the beer of 1420 malt was long remembered and became a byword. Indeed a generation later one might hear an old gaffer in an inn after a good pint of well-earned ale put down his mug with a sigh:'Ah! That was proper 1420, that was!'"
-Return of the King, J.R.R. Tolkien

Bingo! (Oh, wait...that word may be copywrited)

Shazam! (no, wrong genre)

Well, grats always works...so,

Grats! You have won the Jacket (again) Samwise.

[Samwise_Sotall]

Thanks Bo!

Equus master’s most dear kin

[Boraxxe]

Equus master’s most dear kin

Who is Eowyn?

I remember a line from The Two Towers in which Gimli refers to Eomer as "Horse Master".

Equus Master = Horse Master?

If that's the case, then I think the equus master's most dear kin would be his sister, Eowyn.

(Unless you mean his drunken cousin Eobelch)

[Samwise_Sotall]

Who is Eowyn?
I remember a line from The Two Towers in which Gimli refers to Eomer as "Horse Master".
Equus Master = Horse Master?
If that's the case, then I think the equus master's most dear kin would be his sister, Eowyn.

Well, you got the answer right, although you came at it differently than I did.
When Theoden is slain, he wishes to see Eowyn, calling her "dearer than daughter". That's who I meant as "Horse Master" but your line of thought is equally valid, so well done!
The jacket returns to you.

[Boraxxe]

Well, you got the answer right, although you came at it differently than I did.
When Theoden is slain, he wishes to see Eowyn, calling her "dearer than daughter". That's who I meant as "Horse Master" but your line of thought is equally valid, so well done!
The jacket returns to you.

Yeah. That's interesting isn't it.

I have been doing these Trivia things for a few years and there have been several occasions when someone came up with a different answer than what I had intended.
But...when I took a second look at it (through their point of view) it sometimes was actually a better answer, or so equivalent as to make no discernable difference.

Hey...the Jacket still fits (I've lost a few lbs recently).


Now, on to the next riddle:

This was chanted to the small audience to lift up their hearts and perhaps bolster their courage.

[Boraxxe]

Now, on to the next riddle:

This was chanted to the small audience to lift up their hearts and perhaps bolster their courage.

It's been a few days. Must be time for a fresh bit of bait.

Here's a hint:

Outdoors, at night, around a campfire, in Autumn.

[AConyl]

It's been a few days. Must be time for a fresh bit of bait.

Here's a hint:

Outdoors, at night, around a campfire, in Autumn.

What is the Song of Beren and Luthien?

Just discovered this thread too
It was sung by Strider to keep up their spirits up when he and the hobbits were camping near Amon Sul, pursed by the Nazgul. And I think Strider mentioned that he was chanting it in Westron, which didn't capture the elegance of the form. Small audience is a good pun, hehe.

[Boraxxe]

What is the Song of Beren and Luthien?

Just discovered this thread too
It was sung by Strider to keep up their spirits up when he and the hobbits were camping near Amon Sul, pursed by the Nazgul. And I think Strider mentioned that he was chanting it in Westron, which didn't capture the elegance of the form. Small audience is a good pun, hehe.

That's right!

You got it...sort of. That's exactly the passage I am looking for, but the actual title (in the Fellowship text anyway) is The Tale Of Tunuviel.

So, I am sure Alex would have agreed.

The Jacket is yours! (and it's warm too...we need that these days).

We await your answer.

[AConyl]

Hm well if we want to get technical, tale is not capitalised, so I took it to mean a tale about Tinúviel. I don't think it's ever named though.
Onto the riddle:

Farmers and gardeners, teachers of men. Enslaved, destroyed or lost?

[Boraxxe]

Hm well if we want to get technical, tale is not capitalised, so I took it to mean a tale about Tinúviel. I don't think it's ever named though.
Onto the riddle:

Farmers and gardeners, teachers of men. Enslaved, destroyed or lost?

What are the Entwives?

[AConyl]

What are the Entwives?

Yes indeedy-do, you've got it!

The Jacket is yours again.

[Boraxxe]

Okay, here's a new one:

They fought over shiny things and rude remarks.

[Boraxxe]

Okay, here's a new one:

They fought over shiny things and rude remarks.

It's been a few days...time for a hint:

Their respective jaw-skin follicles function quite differently.

[Boraxxe]

They fought over shiny things and rude remarks.

Their respective jaw-skin follicles function quite differently.

Time for another hint:

Their disagreements started in the First Age.

[Samwise_Sotall]

They fought over shiny things and rude remarks.

Their respective jaw-skin follicles function quite differently.

Their disagreements started in the First Age.

What (or Who) are the Elves and Dwarves?

[Boraxxe]

What (or Who) are the Elves and Dwarves?

You, my friend Samwise, have earned the Jeopardy Jacket!

Your turn.

[Samwise_Sotall]

Okay, here goes:

Sky, Earth, and Sea,
These Three,
Until The World Is Mended.