Monday, September 23, 2024

Who Said It? Quotation Quiz


Welcome to our first game for the 2024 Tolkien Blog Party!

Below are twelve quotations from The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien.  They were all spoken by members of the Fellowship of the Ring.  Your challenge is to figure out who said each one.  (These are all from the books, though some are used in the movies too.)

Put your guesses in a comment on this post.  (I've put all comments on full moderation so I can hide your answers until the end of the party, so no one will be tempted to cheat.)  I'll post the answers and your scores on Saturday!

1.  "It was a compliment, and so, of course, not true."

2.  "Yet dawn is ever the hope of men."

3.  "I have never allowed anyone to stand me on my head."

4.  "Short cuts make delays, but inns make longer ones."

5.  "Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens." 

6.  "If you think that I have passed through the mountains and the real of Gondor with fire and sword to bring herbs to a careless soldier who throws away his gear, you are mistaken."

7.  "Ah! the green smell!  It is better than much sleep.  Let us run!"

8.  "Many that live deserve death.  And some that die deserve life." 

9.  "I feel like spring after winter, and sun on the leaves; and like trumpets and harps and all the songs I have ever heard!"

10.  "May your beer be laid under an enchantment of surpassing excellence for seven years!" 

11.  "As for me, my way home lies onward and not back."

12.  "Go where you must go, and hope!"

9 comments:

  1. 1- ?
    2- Aragorn
    3- Gimli
    4- Frodo
    5- Gandalf
    6- Aragorn
    7- Merry or Pippin
    8- Gandalf
    9- Frodo
    10- Tom something
    11- Legolas
    12-?

    Have a lovely day.

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  2. Let's see. . .
    1. Merry
    2. ?
    3. Pippin
    4. Frodo
    5. Gimli
    6. Aragorn (I LOVE this part!)
    7. Legolas
    8. Gandalf
    9. Sam
    10. Gandalf
    11. Boromir?
    12. Gandalf! (Love this one!!)
    This was a fabulous selection of quotes!

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  3. Ooh, a quote quiz! What fun. If I don’t get all of these, I’ll be sorely disappointed in myself… so here goes nothing ;P

    1. Merry Brandybuck
    2. Aragorn
    3. Gimli
    4. Frodo Baggins
    5. Gimli
    6. Gandalf
    7. Frodo Baggins
    8. Gandalf
    9. Gandalf
    10. Gandalf (to Barliman Butterbur ;P)
    11. Bilbo Baggins
    12. Gandalf

    If I’m right, you sure love your Gandalf quotes! Rightfully so, because he’s got some of the best. Thanks, Hamlette!

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  4. 1. Bilbo 2. Theoden 3. Pippin 4. Frodo 5. Aragorn 6. Eowyn 7. Merry
    8. Gandalf 9. Legolas 10. Gimli 11. Frodo 12. Samwise

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  5. Probably gonna get a lot wrong. I have only read LotR once and it was years ago but let's give it a try:

    1. Merry (I've reread this chapter more than once to celebrate Hobbit Day so I know this one for sure. Also, it's one of my favorite lines).

    2. Boromir.

    3. Gimli.

    4. Frodo.

    5. Gimli.

    6. Aragorn.

    7. Legolas.

    8. Gandalf.

    9. Sam.

    10. Pippin.

    11. Boromir.

    12. Gandalf.

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  6. 1. Merry

    2. Aragorn

    3. Pippin

    4. Frodo

    5. Gimli

    6. Aragorn

    7. Legolas

    8. Gandalf

    9. Sam

    10. Gimli

    11. Boromir

    12. Aragorn

    There are some I'm not positive about, but here are my guesses.

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  7. Merry
    Aragorn
    Pippin
    Frodo
    Gimli
    Aragorn
    Legolas
    Gandalf
    Samwise
    Gandalf
    Boromir
    Gandalf


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  8. Great quotes, Rachel! #8 is part of perhaps my favorite quotation in the books because it speaks to pity, compassion, and mercy. I already cheated by looking them up. Sorry!

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    1. Fundy Blue, well, at least you were honest about looking them up! Glad you enjoyed the collection, even if you decided not to play the game :-)

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