Trivia Time: Middle Earth Edition

[Johnny Unusual]

Ho, friend! An army of orcs is amassing at that gates. Do you have the guts and gumption to hold them off? They who defeat the most orcs will be rewarded with a kingly sum! What say you? Have you the skill to overcome the dark army?

The more questions you answer, the more orcs you defeat. Here are the topics.

1. The Hobbit – Questions about feet
2. Lord of the Rings – Questions about Saturn
3. The Fellowship of the Ring – Questions about the Green Lantern Corps
4. The Two Towers – Questions about the original World Trade Center
5. The Return of the King – Questions about the Elvis ‘68
6. The Silmarillion– Questions about jewels
7. The Adventures of Tom Bombadil – Questions about yellow boots and blue coats
8. The Road Goes Ever On – Questions about Route 66
9. The Children of Hurin – Questions about things called Hurin
10. There and Back Again – Questions about famous adventurers

And here are the first set of questions...

1. At what point in the day are your feet their largest?
2. Though Saturn has over 150 moons, which are its two largest?
3. Why does member Mogo never attend any meetings of the Green Lanterns?
4. What was the name of the electronics district that was dismantled for make way for the World Trade Center?
5. What contemporary hit song had Elvis done a performance of but no recording devices actually captured it? Hint: It was a cover of someone else's song
6. What famous comet is the world’s largest uncut black opal named for?
7. What animated movie where a character wears yellow rain boots features Dakota Fanning as the title character and Teri Hatcher and John Hodgman as her parents?
8. Which author gave Route 66 the nickname “the mother road”?
9. Hurin is the name of a village in the Qazvin Province of which nation?
10. Who was the first man to reach the South Pole?

 

[Johnny Unusual]

Sorry for the lateness on this one. Busy day yesterday.

1. At what point in the day are your feet their largest? The end
2. Though Saturn has over 150 moons, which are its two largest? Rhea and Titan
3. Why does member Mogo never attend any meetings of the Green Lanterns? They are a planet and their gravitational field would tear Oa apart.
4. What was the name of the electronics district that was dismantled for make way for the World Trade Center? Radio Row
5. What contemporary hit song had Elvis done a performance of but no recording devices actually captured? MacArthur Park
6. What famous comet is the world’s largest uncut black opal named for? Halley’s Comet
7. What animated movie where a character wears yellow rain boots features Dakota Fanning as the title character and Teri Hatcher and John Hodgman as her parents? Coraline
8. Which author gave Route 66 the nickname “the mother road”? John Steinbeck
9. Hurin is the name of a village in the Qazvin Province of which nation? Iran
10. Who was the first man to reach the South Pole? Roald Amundsen

Rascally Badger - 6 1/2
Violent Vixen - 5 1/2
Kirin - 5 Points
Capt. Blasto - 4 1/2

Good scores so far. Lets see what happens with round 2.

1. What difference is there in a person’s foot if they have “Morton’s toe”?
2. Who discovered Saturn’s rings?
3. Though Julius Swartz denied any intentional parallels, which book series has been influential on the Green Lanterns, including characters named Arisia and Eddore use as homage?
4. What name shared with a vessel for water refers to the underground foundation area at the site of the World Trade Center and accompanying buildings in New York City? Hint: you probably have one in your home.
5. What Elvis classic was replaced with the song “Tiger Man” when the special reran in Summer of 1969?
6. Which actor gave the Star of Bombay to Mary Pickford?
7. In the Flash, where does Barry Allen keep his Flash costume when he’s not using it?
8. What tragical historical route does a portion of Route 66 follow, from Rolla to Springfield, Missouri?
9. Hurin was the dynasty of which South American empire?
10. Which rock face in Yosemite National Park was Alex Honnold the first to scale free-solo?

 

[Torzelbaum]

3. Why does member Mogo never attend any meetings of the Green Lanterns? They are a planet and their gravitational field would tear Oa apart.

Mogo doesn't socialize.

 

[Johnny Unusual]

OK, everyone, this is the last time trivia answers will appear so early, so do with that info what you will. For me, I'll post second round answers in the evening.

Answers for the last round...
1. What difference is there in a person’s foot if they have “Morton’s toe”? The second toe is longer than the big toe.
2. Who discovered Saturn’s rings? Galileo Galilei
3. Though Julius Swartz denied any intentional parallels, which book series has been influential on the Green Lanterns, including characters named Arisia and Eddore use as homage? Lensman
4. What name shared with a vessel for water refers to the underground foundation area at the site of the World Trade Center and accompanying buildings in New York City? Hint: you probably have one in your home. The Bathtub
5. What Elvis classic was replaced with the song “Tiger Man” when the special reran in Summer of 1969? Blue Christmas
6. Which actor gave the Star of Bombay to Mary Pickford? Douglas Fairbanks, Sr.
7. In the Flash, where does Barry Allen keep his Flash costume when he’s not using it? His ring.
8. What tragical historical route does a portion of Route 66 follow, from Rolla to Springfield, Missouri? The Trail of Tears
9. Hurin was the dynasty of which South American empire? Incan
10. Which rock face in Yosemite National Park was Alex Honnold the first to scale free-solo? El Capitan

THE POINTS!

Rascally Badger - 15 Points (8 and a half correct answers this round!!!)
Kirin - 11 Points
Capt. Blasto - 9 1/2 Points
Violent Vixen - 5 1/2 (no answers yet for this round)

1. Which is the most common foot ailment?
2. How many groups are Saturn’s rings currently divided into?
3. Name one of the two most common rhyme schemes to the Green Lantern Oaths (there are variant versions).
4. What was the name of the observation deck on the 107th floor? Hint: James Cagney would have approved.
5. When it was rerun following Elvis’ death, it included a musical number originally removed by censors. What risqué setting within the number caused its removal?
6. The Timur Ruby is not actually a ruby. What kind of gem noted for its spiny crystals is it?
7. Which Canadian legend wrote and performed the song “Famous Blue Raincoat”?
8. What nickname did Cyrus Avery, the “Father of Route 66”, provide for the famous road?
9. Silas Hurin was the original owner of land in Ohio which became a city. What is the name of this city, which is shared with a Middle Eastern country?
10. Which famous pilot won the Orteig Prize for making a nonstop flight from Roosevelt Field in Long Island at age 25?

 

[Violentvixen]

Violent Vixen - 5 1/2 (no answers yet for this round)

Yeah, we're probably out this month. Too much family and work stuff going on. Oh well!

 

[Johnny Unusual]

Sorry to hear it. Best wishes.

 

[Johnny Unusual]

1. Which is the most common foot ailment? Ankle sprain
2. How many groups are Saturn’s rings currently divided into? 7
3. Name one of the two most common rhyme schemes to the Green Lantern Oaths (there are variant versions). AAAA and AABB
4. What was the name of the observation deck on the 107th floor? Hint: James Cagney would have approved. Top of the World
5. When it was rerun following Elvis’ death, it included a musical number originally removed by censors. What risqué setting within the number caused its removal? A bordello
6. The Timur Ruby is not actually a ruby. What kind of gem noted for its spiny crystals is it? Spinel
7. Which Canadian legend wrote and performed the song “Famous Blue Raincoat”? Leonard Cohen
8. What nickname did Cyrus Avery, the “Father of Route 66”, provide for the famous road? The Main Street of America
9. Silas Hurin was the original owner of land in Ohio which became a city. What is the name of this city, which is shared with a Middle Eastern country? Lebanon
10. Which famous pilot won the Orteig Prize for making a nonstop flight from Roosevelt Field in Long Island at age 25? Charles Lindbergh

Rascally Badger - 18 1/2 Points
Kirin - 18 Points
Capt. Blasto - 13 1/2 Points

1. If someone is born with polydactyly of the foot, how is their foot different?
2. Saturn could float in water. Why?
3. What biological aspect made it difficult for member Rop Lot Fan to join the Corp, only to eventually do so as the “F-Sharp Bell”?
4. How many times did Phillipe Petit walk between the two towers on a tightrope?
5. Elvis closed out his show with “If I Can Dream”, which was written in response to which infamous assassination?
6. What kind of gem is the Dom Pedro, the biggest of its kind to be cut and polished?
7. Which fictional character was found with the message "Please look after this bear. Thank you." attached to their blue coat?
8. How many states did Route 66 run through?
9. In which fantasy book series is Hurin is a 'thief-taker' in service of the King of Shienar?
10. Along with his Sherpa Tenzing Norgay, who was the other first man to reach the top of Mt. Everest?

 

[Johnny Unusual]

1. If someone is born with polydactyly of the foot, how is their foot different? Extra toe
2. Saturn could float in water. Why? It is made mostly of gas.
3. What biological aspect made it difficult for member Rop Lot Fan to join the Corp, only to eventually do so as the “F-Sharp Bell”? His race is blind, as they exist on a planet with no light. They literally have no concept of light or color so the very concept of a "green" "lantern" is foreign to them, with even the Green Lantern's universal translator being stymied. Eventually Rop Lot Fan used the lantern, turning the light into sound into solid objects.

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I mean, I would have just accepted "blind"
4. How many times did Phillipe Petit walk between the two towers on a tightrope? 8
5. Elvis closed out his show with “If I Can Dream”, which was written in response to which infamous assassination? The Robert Kennedy Assassination
6. What kind of gem is the Dom Pedro, the biggest of its kind to be cut and polished? Aquamarine
7. Which fictional character was found with the message "Please look after this bear. Thank you." attached to their blue coat? Paddington
8. How many states did Route 66 run through? 8: California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri and Illinois
9. In which fantasy book series is Hurin is a 'thief-taker' in service of the King of Shienar? The Wheel of Time
10. Along with his Sherpa Tenzing Norgay, who was the other first man to reach the top of Mt. Everest? Edmund Hillary

Rascally Badger - 25 1/2 Points
Kirin - 22 Points
Capt Blasto - 17 1/2 points.

Congratulations to Rascally, who did splendidly this game.

Everyone did a pretty good job and the shire is saved or whatever the initial premise of this thing was. I hope people are still enjoying the trivia. Next one will be up momentarily.

 

[Kirin]

I think I got five last round, bringing me to 23, but no worries as that doesn't affect the standings. Congrats Badger!