Tuesday, September 21, 2021

Middle-earth Food Quiz: A Party Game

Tolkien's books are full of food.  I get hungry just reading them!  This particular quiz tests whether or not specific foods are mentioned in either The Hobbit or Lord of the Rings -- the BOOKS.  Not whether they appear in the movies, but whether Tolkien mentioned them in those two books, meaning they do exist canonically in Middle-earth.

You just have to say "yes" if they are mentioned, and "no" if they aren't!

1. Apples
2. Bacon
3. Blackberries
4. Butter
5. Cheese
6. Chocolate
7. Coffee
8. Eggs
9. Garlic
10. Honey
11. Mushrooms
12. Pickles
13. Potatoes
14. Salad
15. Tomatoes

I'll put comments on full moderation so no one can copy your answers.  I'll post everyone's scores, and the correct answers, on Saturday!

13 comments:

  1. 1. Apples--Yes
    2. Bacon--Yes
    3. Blackberries--Yes
    4. Butter--No
    5. Cheese--Yes
    6. Chocolate--No
    7. Coffee--Yes
    8. Eggs--Yes
    9. Garlic--No
    10. Honey--Yes
    11. Mushrooms--Yes
    12. Pickles--No
    13. Potatoes--Yes
    14. Salad--No
    15. Tomatoes--No

    This is mostly guess work. It's been a year since I've read LOTR. XD

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  2. Dang, I'm probably going to mess this up horribly, but here goes:
    1. Yes
    2. No
    3. No
    4. Yes (I feel like Barliman Butterbur totally counts for this, whether or not butter is mentioned. XD)
    5. Yes
    6. Yes
    7. No
    8. Yes (Eggses, precious!)
    9. No
    10. No
    11. Yes!
    12. No
    13. Yes! Po-tay-toes!
    14. No
    15. Yes

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  3. Ooookay. *cracks knuckles*

    1. Yes
    2. No
    3. No
    4. Yes
    5. Yes
    6. No
    7. Yes
    8. Yes
    9. Yes
    10. Yes
    11. Yes (right in a chapter title!)
    12. Yes
    13. Yes
    14. No
    15. Yes

    Not very confident on several of my guesses. But we'll see!

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  4. Would love to do this but would fail miserably so will pass instead. xD

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  5. LOTS of guessing going on here!

    1. Apples - yes
    2. Bacon - yes
    3. Blackberries - yes
    4. Butter - yes
    5. Cheese - yes
    6. Chocolate - no
    7. Coffee - yes
    8. Eggs - yes
    9. Garlic - no
    10. Honey - yes
    11. Mushrooms - yes
    12. Pickles - no
    13. Potatoes - yes
    14. Salad - no
    15. Tomatoes - yes

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  6. I will give it a go...

    1. Yes

    2. Yes

    3. No

    4. Yes

    5. Yes

    6. No

    7. Yes

    8. Yes

    9. No

    10. Yes

    11. Yes

    12. Yes

    13. No

    14. No

    15. No

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  7. These are tricky!
    1. Yes
    2. No
    3. Yes
    4.Yes
    5. Yes
    6. No
    7. Yes
    8. No
    9. No
    10. Yes
    11. Yes
    12.No
    12. Yes
    14. No
    15. Yes

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  8. 1. Apples - Oh, yes. Take that, Ferny.
    2. Bacon - Yes.
    3. Blackberries - No?
    4. Butter - Yes.
    5. Cheese - No?
    6. Chocolate - No!
    7. Coffee - No, indeed!
    8. Eggs - Yes, eggses!
    9. Garlic - No
    10. Honey - No?
    11. Mushrooms - YESSSSSSSS.
    12. Pickles - No.
    13. Potatoes - Yes, indeed!
    14. Salad - Nope.
    15. Tomatoes - Yes! (Though was it a good idea to cook them at the wrong time? Hmmm. At least, if I'm remembering correctly that it was in the book.)

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  9. I'm sure the movie is going to throw me off plus I'll pretty much be guessing at random, but I'll try anyway. This is such a fun idea though. I'll have to keep an eye out for food for when I next reread it.
    1. Apples. YES
    2. Bacon. YES
    3. Blackberries. NO
    4. Butter. YES
    5. Cheese. YES
    6. Chocolate. YES
    7. Coffee. YES
    8. Eggs. YES
    9. Garlic. NO
    10. Honey. YES
    11. Mushrooms. YES
    12. Pickles. NO
    13. Potatoes. YES
    14. Salad. NO
    15. Tomatoes. YES

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  10. I'm going to try, but I probably will fail miserably too:

    1. Yes (I think the horses got a couple)
    2. Yes?
    3. No? Though I would think that berries would exist...
    4. Yes
    5. Yes
    6. No.
    7. No.
    8. Yes
    9. No.
    10. Yes
    11. Yes
    12. Yes?
    13. Yes
    14. No.
    15. No?

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  11. Oh, nice! Food is one of my favorite things about Tolkien's books! Let's go:

    1. Apples: Yes
    2. Bacon: Yes
    3. Blackberries: Yes
    4. Butter: Yes
    5. Cheese: Yes
    6. Chocolate: No
    7. Coffee: No
    8. Eggs: Yes
    9. Garlic: Yes
    10. Honey: Yes
    11. Mushrooms: Yes
    12. Pickles: No
    13. Potatoes: Yes
    14. Salad: No
    15. Tomatoes: No

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  12. I feel like this was all prompted by a certain movie quote about a root vegetable...

    1. Yes.
    2. Yes.
    3. No.
    4. Yes.
    5. Yes.
    6. No.
    7. No.
    8. Yes.
    9. Yes.
    10. Yes.
    11. Yes.
    12. No.
    13. .......No? XD This is so hard!
    14. No.
    15. ......Yes? NO IDEA.

    Great idea!

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