Tolkien Lore
Latin
The Bible
Games
Harmonious Homonyms
100
Baggins live in this Hobbit hole.
What is Bag End?
100
This Afro-Cuban dance transformed in New York City: also a tasty sauce.
What is salsa?
100
The number of people on board the ark.
What is 8?
100
House these Japanese monsters in your pocket until your next battle.
What are Pokémon?
100
Not sharp, not flat; a person with innate ability.
What is a natural?
200
The black tower of Isengard.
What is Orthanc?
200
“Seize the day.”
What is Carpe Diem?
200
Greek for “five books.”
What is the Pentateuch?
200
Don’t forget your collared shirt in this equestrian jaunt.
What is Polo?
200
Catchy riff; pirate accessory.
What is a hook?
300
Aragorn's weapon, reforged; "Flame of the West."
What is Andúril?
300
The genus name of the dog kind.
What is canis?
300
Abram’s first born son.
Who is Ishmael?
300
Search the mansion with up to 6 suspects in Anthony Pratt’s classic “whodunit.”
What is Cluedo/Clue?
300
The fifth note of a diatonic scale; authoritative.
What is (the) dominant?
400
Wife to Manwë; Queen of the Valar.
Who is Varda?
400
Carl Orff’s poetic complaint about this Roman goddess; vocalized in “Songs of Beuern.” [BOYern]
What is ‘O Fortuna?’
400
The Lord’s Prayer is found in this chapter.
What is Matthew 6?
400
Don’t skip out on Merle Robbins’ wild version of the Crazy Eights card game he developed in 1971.
What is UNO?
400
Jazz notation; informative diagram.
What is a chart?
500
This trio of volcanic mountains marks the location of Morgoth’s evil underground fortress of Angband.
What is Thangorodrim?
500
Native to Suriname, this blue poison dart frog wards off predators with its striking coloration.
What is Dendrobates tinctorius “azureus?”
500
This “beautiful” port city imported materials for Solomon’s temple; a fearful evangelist also found a ship here.
What is Joppa/Jaffa?
500
Named after an agricultural harvesting tool, this engine-building strategy board game is set in an alternate-history 1920s Europa.
What is Scythe?
500
The ending of a phrase in music; spoken rhythm.
What is a cadence?