Tolkien Trivia
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Meaning "Foe-hammer", Glamdring was the name of an elven sword wielded by this magical man.
Who is Gandalf?
100
The Acme products purchased by this cartoon character never quite work; in August, him "vs. Acme" comes to the big screen.
Who is Wilie E. Coyote?
100
Araminta Ross was the birth name of this leader of the Underground Railroad.
Who was Harriet Tubman.
100
This element uses the symbol Pb because its Latin name is plumbum.
What is lead?
100
In gymnastics, a side aerial is one of these maneuvers, but with no hands.
What is a cartwheel?
200
On their way to Mordor, Frodo & Sam were blocked for a time by Shelob, one of these creatures, in her lair.
What is a spider?
200
It's the company run by Tony, aka Iron Man.
What is Stark Industries?
200
Completed in 1843 in England, the first successful tunnel under a river was under this one.
What is the Thames?
200
The pancreas secretes glucagon & this hormone to regulate the body's sugar balance.
What is insulin?
200
A savory Japanese dish, nankotsu is this connective tissue from chickens, grilled or fried.
What is cartilage?
300
Aka the Onodrim, these large tree-like beings were one of the oldest races of Middle Earth.
What are Ents?
300
This magazine with a name familiar to fashion models turns the pages in "The Devil Wears Prada" films.
What is Runway?
300
A multiple world title holder, pro wrestler Mark Calaway was better known by this name.
Who is The Undertaker?
300
All free radicals have at least one unpaired this.
What is an electron?
300
This Colombian city served as inspo for Gabriel García Márquez, who is interred there.
What is Cartagena?
400
In a war against the Orcs, the dwarf Thorin, son of Thráin, earned this nickname.
What is "Oakenshield"?
400
On "The Simpsons" you can treat yourself to a Duff beer or this cola that sounds like it might work similarly to the beer.
What is Buzz Cola?
400
The name of this company founded in 1851 & known for underwear suggests its origin in textile manufacturing.
What is Fruit of the Loom?
400
This family name for some primates comes from the Latin for "man".
What are hominids?
400
In Ancient Egypt, it was an oval or an oblong frame containing the name of a pharaoh in hieroglyphics.
What is a cartouche?
500
In the spoof movie "Fackham Hall", Tolkien is inspired when a wife uses this 2-word endearment for her husband.
What is "my precious"?
500
Nautical name of the airline that brings the characters on "Lost" to the start of their odd adventure.
What is Oceanic?
500
The Nautilus is a submarine, not a monster of the deep, & it's what is attacking ships in this adventure novel.
What is Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea?
500
NASA calls this the Sun's "outer atmosphere". Don't confuse it for beer.
What is the corona.
500
This adjective describes an entire school of thought associated with a 17th c. Frenchman, not just his math coordinates.
What is Cartesian?