The Tolkien Quoting Trivia

[Marky Lazer]

Pyan? Anyone?

[pyan]

Gandalf

Gandalf was shorter in stature than the other two; but his long white hair, his sweeping silver beard, and his broad shoulders, made him look like some wise king of ancient legend. In his aged face under great snowy brows his dark eyes were set like coals that could leap suddenly into fire.

FotR - Book II - Chapter I - Many Meetings

Sorry, Marky, I've been cut off from my Tolkiens....

[Marky Lazer]

Ah! So there's more! I was looking for:

But even as they retreated, and before Pippin and Merry had reached the stair outside, a huge orc-chieftain, almost man-high, clad in black mail from head to foot, leaped into the chamber; behind him his followers clustered in the doorway. His broad flat face was swart, his eyes were like coals, and his tongue was red; he wielded a great spear.

The Bridge of Khazad-dum

But you're correct, too, of course!

[pyan]

Well, assuming that's a "correct...your go..."

Whose power was checked by the coming of strong light?

[Marky Lazer]

I have to admit, I don't know the answer!

[pyan]

Yesss!!

Morgoth had then not long come back into Middle-earth,and his power went not far abroad, and was moreover checked by the sudden coming of great light.

Silmarillion - Quenta Silmarillion - Chapter 12 - Of Men

[Marky Lazer]

Bleh. I think I'll just hit you for this!

*hits Pyan*

[pyan]

Shall I set another one, Marky? I'll make it a bit easier if you need it.....

[Marky Lazer]

I'd like a harder one! This one was like too easy to answer!

[pyan]

What?

Ah! Sarcasm!

Try this, then:

...a deep and narrow gorge that a hunted deer might overleap.

But who or what lay at the bottom? " (two names, please.)

[Marky Lazer]

Then he called those tidings good; for the dragon lay at Cabed-en-Aras, where the river ran in a deep and narrow gorge that a hunted deer might overleap, and Turambar thought that that he would seek no further, but would attempt to pass over the gorge.

Silmarillion, XXI Of Turin Turambar

I think you mean what lay there is the river and Glaurung? Or maybe you mean besides the dragon the corpse of Hunthor? Frankly, I'm not sure what you mean with two names...

[pyan]

I really wanted the name of the river, and that of the dragon - but that's close enough.

You to go...and here's your shiny, ringy thing...

[Marky Lazer]

Okay then! How about this one?

Who or what do you need for swimming?

[Marky Lazer]

Pyan don't know?

[Marky Lazer]

I'm looking for an animal...