Official Valar Guild Tolkien Trivia 06-16-13
Jun 16, 2013 3:44:39 GMT -5
Post by Eonwë on Jun 16, 2013 3:44:39 GMT -5
OK, ladies and gents of the Valar Guild. Close the books, put away the notes. It's time for Tolkien Trivia, and all the answers must come from your head!
You will have ONE WEEK from today to submit your answers via Private Message to me. That means all submissions should be in before next Sunday.
Make sure you have your displayed name set to your Guild Name or I won't know who you are and I can't award you any prizes you might win.
Yes, there will be prizes for the LotRO (Landroval) and WoW (Lothar) branches, but all members of the Valar Guild are welcome to participate. Only members with a character in the guild branch will be able to collect prizes for that guild branch, and prizes will only be mailed to characters within the guild branch, so make sure you've been logging into your guild chars!
There will be an overall ranking indicating who in the Valar Guild got First, Second, and Third for answering the most correctly. There will then be individual ranking from LotRO and WoW to determine who won a prize.
Since I am supplying all the prizes, all members of any honor are eligible for prizes. I have attempted to make the prizes fun and/or useful if not actually tempting, so don't expect any symbols of the Elder King to make your lvl 85 First Age item. In addition, those who have characters in both branches awarding prizes must choose which branch they want to receive prizes in. You don't get to have prizes in both :}
For LotRO, the prizes are:
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1st - 1 Tarnished Crest of Rohan, plus 40 Low-Quality Riddermark Ore worth of any bars I can turn it into, or the ore itself.
2nd - 40 Low-Quality Riddermark Ore worth of any bars I can turn it into, or the ore itself
3rd - 20 Low-Quality Riddermark Ore worth of any bars I can turn it into, or the ore itself
To make this a little more enticing, I am including crits here. So, let's say you want the high-quality ingots. On the way to making those higher ingots, you get the benefit of any critical crafting that happens along the way.
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For WoW, the prizes are:
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1st - 1 royal satchel (a 28-slot bag, currently the biggest bag in the game) plus your choice of a rare-quality (blue) battle pet collected for this purpose.
2nd - Your choice of a rare-quality (blue) battle pet collected for this purpose.
3rd - Your choice of a uncommon-quality (green) battle pet collected for this purpose.
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So, I hope that tantalizes everyone enough. :}
Now for the questions. They are all from Lord of the Rings:
1.) Name 3 gifts given out by Frodo after Bilbo's departure from the Shire.
2.) How old was Bilbo when Frodo was reunited with him in Rivendell?
3.) Who wrote the inscription on the west gate of Moria?
4.) Include one verse from Frodo's lament for Gandalf.
5.) Name three Noldor who appear in the story.
6.) How did the Ring tempt Sam?
7.) For that matter, how did Sam end up with the Ring?
8.) How many gates does Minas Tirith have?
9.) Name one of the children who remained in Minas Tirith during the siege.
10.) What sign did Denethor send to Rohan to call for aid?
Bonus question:
How many wizards appeared in the story?
There are the questions. Remember to have your answers in before June 23rd! Submitting answers on June 23rd is too late!
You will have ONE WEEK from today to submit your answers via Private Message to me. That means all submissions should be in before next Sunday.
Make sure you have your displayed name set to your Guild Name or I won't know who you are and I can't award you any prizes you might win.
Yes, there will be prizes for the LotRO (Landroval) and WoW (Lothar) branches, but all members of the Valar Guild are welcome to participate. Only members with a character in the guild branch will be able to collect prizes for that guild branch, and prizes will only be mailed to characters within the guild branch, so make sure you've been logging into your guild chars!
There will be an overall ranking indicating who in the Valar Guild got First, Second, and Third for answering the most correctly. There will then be individual ranking from LotRO and WoW to determine who won a prize.
Since I am supplying all the prizes, all members of any honor are eligible for prizes. I have attempted to make the prizes fun and/or useful if not actually tempting, so don't expect any symbols of the Elder King to make your lvl 85 First Age item. In addition, those who have characters in both branches awarding prizes must choose which branch they want to receive prizes in. You don't get to have prizes in both :}
For LotRO, the prizes are:
--------------------------------------
1st - 1 Tarnished Crest of Rohan, plus 40 Low-Quality Riddermark Ore worth of any bars I can turn it into, or the ore itself.
2nd - 40 Low-Quality Riddermark Ore worth of any bars I can turn it into, or the ore itself
3rd - 20 Low-Quality Riddermark Ore worth of any bars I can turn it into, or the ore itself
To make this a little more enticing, I am including crits here. So, let's say you want the high-quality ingots. On the way to making those higher ingots, you get the benefit of any critical crafting that happens along the way.
--------------------------------------
For WoW, the prizes are:
--------------------------------------
1st - 1 royal satchel (a 28-slot bag, currently the biggest bag in the game) plus your choice of a rare-quality (blue) battle pet collected for this purpose.
2nd - Your choice of a rare-quality (blue) battle pet collected for this purpose.
3rd - Your choice of a uncommon-quality (green) battle pet collected for this purpose.
--------------------------------------
So, I hope that tantalizes everyone enough. :}
Now for the questions. They are all from Lord of the Rings:
1.) Name 3 gifts given out by Frodo after Bilbo's departure from the Shire.
2.) How old was Bilbo when Frodo was reunited with him in Rivendell?
3.) Who wrote the inscription on the west gate of Moria?
4.) Include one verse from Frodo's lament for Gandalf.
5.) Name three Noldor who appear in the story.
6.) How did the Ring tempt Sam?
7.) For that matter, how did Sam end up with the Ring?
8.) How many gates does Minas Tirith have?
9.) Name one of the children who remained in Minas Tirith during the siege.
10.) What sign did Denethor send to Rohan to call for aid?
Bonus question:
How many wizards appeared in the story?
There are the questions. Remember to have your answers in before June 23rd! Submitting answers on June 23rd is too late!