Lord of the Rings
Nolan and EmmaLeigh's Story
Harry Potter
Animals
Space
Famous People
100

This Lord of the Ring and Hobbit character is the uncle of Frodo and was the previous holder of the One Ring

Biblo Baggins

100

What last name is the couple taking?

Beckington

100

This is the phrase that is used to see the Maurader's Map

I solemnly swear I am up to no good

100

This muscle is the longest muscle in the human body

Sartorius

100

This planet in our solar system has over 90 moons

Jupiter

100

This actor played Genie in the original Aladdin movie, Mrs. Doubtfire in Mrs. Doubtfire, John Keating in Dead Poets Society, and Peter Pan in Hook

Robin Williams

200

This actor famously broke his toe after kicking a helmet

Viggo Mortensen

200

How did they meet?

Same FHE group first semester at BYU-I (Fall 2022)

200

This date is Harry Potter's birthday

July 31

200

The salt water crocodile, unique for hunting in _______ (country), is the largest living reptile

Australia

200

This year marks the first humans landing on the moon

1969

200

This LDS apostle has four kids, has been to all seven continents, got engaged to his wife over the phone, worked for the US government as special assistant to the Undersecretary of State at the State Department, and went to Oxford University

Gerrit W. Gong

300

This is the passphrase to the doors of Moria

Melon (Friend in Elvish)

300

What hobby did EmmaLeigh make popular in the Beck family that initally served as the spark of their friendship?

Dungeons and Dragons

300

This dragon was given to Hagrid in the Philosopher's Stone. It was eventually given to Ron's brother, Charlie, to be better taken care of (name of dragon or the species)

Nobert the Norwegian Ridgeback 

300

This animal, which has adapted to eat poisonous non-nutritious leaves, literally has a smooth brain

Koalas

300

This movie directed by Christopher Nolan taught scientists about black holes and took years to animate to be as accurate as possible

Interstellar

300

This LDS author finished the Wheel of Time series after the original author, Robert Jordan, died before finishing the series

Brandon Sanderson

400

This son of an Italian countessa was an actor in Lord of the Rings was the only one on cast to meet JRR Tolkein. He had read the books every year for 40 years. He was a WWII vet that was not able to be a fighter pilot due to an optic nerve problem, so he became an intelligence operative for the British special forces. For all of his efforts, he got commedations of bravery from the British, Polish, Czech, and Yugoslavia governments

Christopher Lee

400

There is a cooperative card game that Nolan said he would immediately ask a girl on a date if they beat it with him. EmmaLeigh used this game to try and get him to ask her on a date in March 2023. They later beat it together for the first time mere hours after Nolan asked for her father's permission in December 2023. What is this game?

The Mind

400
(This is from the books)

This poltergeist terrorized the halls of Hogwarts and once told Filch, "Shan't say nothing if you don't say please!"

Peeves the Poltergeist

400

These are very small muscles attached to the hair follicles 

Arrector Pili

400

This photography composition technique involves placing the main subject of a photo at an intersection of two lines on a nine-part grid

Rule of Thirds

400

This famous entrepreneur went to Harvard law school for two years before being kicked out for absenteeism

Bill Gates

500

This character famously ate tomatoes in a disgusting manner in Return of the King

Denethor (Faramir and Boromir's dad)

500

What is the TV show that the couple watched together often in fall 2023 while they were both angry at EmmaLeigh's roommate? (They also have matching keychains from this show that Nolan got for them for Christmas)

Psych

500

These are the names of the original founders of all four houses of Hogwarts. First and last names. Need to have all four for points

Salazar Slytherin

Godric Gryffindor

Rowena Ravenclaw

Helga Hufflepuff

500

Though the great white shark may be on top of the list, this shark that can live in fresh water ranks at number three of most human attacks since 1850

Bull Shark

500

It takes about the same time to drive to Provo as it takes for the light of this planet to reach Earth

Neptune

500

The voice actor for Cogsworth also voices ________ from another animated Disney muscial movie that was released in 1995

Governor Ratcliffe (Pocohantas)

600

Filming of this battle lasted 100 days and everyone got a shirt that said, "I survived the filming of the battle of _________."

Helm's Deep

600

The second time they began dating, they noticed some funny event coincidences that mirrored the first time of them starting to date. Name one of those things (there are two major ones)

1. The first time, Nolan had a date planned for later in the week at the time they decided they wanted to date, so they waited to be official. The second time, EmmaLeigh had a date planned for later that day.

2. The first time, they started dating the week before Nolan's birthday. The second time, they started the week before EmmaLeigh's birthday

600

(This is from the books)

This Gryffindor played on the Quidditch team as the Seeker when Dolores Umbridge banned Harry from playing, but then became a Chaser when Harry returned to playing. This character went on to play professional Quidditch for the Holyhead Harpies

Ginny Weasley

600

This animal will throw their young in front of predators in an attempt to get away

Kangaroos

600

This force effects mass and time, making it so someone standing on a mountaintop will experience an imperceptible slowing of time compared to someone standing on a beach at sea level

Gravity

600

This actor that likes to collect stuffed owls was kidnapped by a gang of six men while shooting for a BBC mini series in South Africa, but he was able to survive

Benedict Cumberbatch