The Never Ending Quiz, Test your knowledge and wit

[pretentiouswombat]

What was the name of Dale Evans' horse?

[Cookie Mans Wife]

Buttermilk

[pretentiouswombat]

Very good - I should have asked for the name of the Jeep!

The Scores:
haynes9 - 2
piombmhor piper - 5
pretentiouswombat - 4
leenieww - 5
Aaediwen -1
cookieman's wife - 1

[Cookie Mans Wife]

What form is Rita Skeeter's animagus?

[pretentiouswombat]

a beetle

[Cookie Mans Wife]

Yay!! Maybe that was too easy???

The Scores:
haynes9 - 2
piombmhor piper - 5
pretentiouswombat - 5
leenieww - 5
Aaediwen -1
cookieman's wife - 1

[pretentiouswombat]

Only easy for those of us HP fans.


What was Durin's Bane?

[Cookie Mans Wife]

Durin's Bane is a Balrog corrupted by Morgoth during the First Age. It apparently survived the defeat of Morgoth in the War of Wrath and escaped to hide beneath the Misty Mountains.

Furthermore, A Balrog is a fictional demon from J. R. R. Tolkien's Arda legendarium. A Balrog (Sindarin for "Demon of Might"; the Quenya form is Valarauko) is a tall, menacing being in the shape of a man, having control of both fire and shadow. One was noted to wield both a flaming sword and fiery whip of many thongs. The Balrog induces great terror in friends and foes alike and can shroud itself in darkness and shadow. It can only be defeated by some living person or thing of equal power, and amongst its own evil allies is rivalled only in its capacity for ferocity and destruction by the dragons, but the Balrogs are more powerful than dragons

Since Gandalf and the Balrog were both Maiar, they were beings of the same order. As they faced each other, Gandalf broke the Bridge in front of him, but as the Balrog fell it wrapped its whip around Gandalf's knees, dragging him to the brink. As the Fellowship looked in horror, Gandalf cried "Fly, you fools!" and fell. After the long fall, the two landed in a subterranean lake, which extinguished the flames of the Balrog's body, greatly weakening it. Recognising its own weakness, the Balrog fled, and Gandalf pursued the creature for eight days until they climbed to the peak of Zirakzigil, at which point the Balrog's body flames were renewed, restoring its power. Here they fought for two days and nights. In the end, the Balrog was defeated and cast down, breaking the mountainside as it fell. Gandalf himself died following this ordeal, but was later sent back to Middle-earth with even greater powers as Gandalf the White.

[pretentiouswombat]

And you came up with that from memory, right?

I had a friend whose name was Durin and I had to drag out my Tolkien books to see where it was referenced since he wouldn't give me a clue as to where exactly it came from.

The Scores:

haynes9 - 2
piombmhor piper - 5
pretentiouswombat - 5
leenieww - 5
Aaediwen -1
cookieman's wife - 2

[Cookie Mans Wife]

Which is the only planet to rotate clockwise?



I had a little help, Wombat....

[morgana_l_f]

venus

-A little early though...

[Cookie Mans Wife]

Correct!!!



The Scores:

haynes9 - 2
piombmhor piper - 5
pretentiouswombat - 5
leenieww - 5
Aaediwen -1
cookieman's wife - 2
morgana_l_f - 1

[pretentiouswombat]

We need a new question!

[leenie]

I'll post one and I hope no one objects.......


What does the song title "Oran" by Runrig mean?

[piobmhorpiper]

I'll take a stab at it!
Beautiful