Gondor and Griffyndor
Games, Games, and...Games
Grandpa's Western Collection
Where in the Wheelwright world?
Skiing in Spring
100

These mischevious cousins helped Frodo and Samwise in their quest to destroy the one ring that ruled them all.

Who are Merry and Peregrin (Pippin)? 

100

It can be tough not to table talk when your partner is on a run and doesn't see that you have a playable card at the top of your pile in this Oakley classic.

What is Skip-Bo?

100

John Wayne is hired by a young girl to find the evil Tom Chaney, who killed her father, in this western classic that has Wanye starring as Rooster Cogburn.

What is True Grit?

100

If you don't want to fish, you may be able to volunteer in this small town, accessible only by boat, near the Whalers Cove Lodge.

What is Angoon?

100

Are you sick of those boarders sitting in the middle of the run? Me too, and these two prominent Utah resorts permit only skiers.

Who are Alta and Deer Valley?

200

The fifth Horocrux that Harry destroyed in the Deathly Hallows was a diadem belonging to this Hogwarts House founder.

Who is Rowena Ravenclaw?

200

Points, points, points - Grandpa is an expert at getting all the points in our most-played family game, especially this 13-pointer that Grandma saved just for him. 

What is The Dirty Nora?

200

Going out in a blaze of glory in Bolivia, this 1969 film centered around two lovable outlaws.

What is Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid?

200

This landmark screams "Welcome to the Mediterranean!" from the tip of a small British territory located at the edge of southern Spain.

What is The Rock of Gibraltar?

200

Give him some stunner shades and Uncle Matt will happily hop out on the water skiis at this family favorite spot in the shadow of Deere Valley.

What is the Jordanelle Reservoir? 

300

This heavily fortified capital city of Gondor includes 7 different living levels.

What is Minas Tirith?

300

This word is used to describe a specific set of cards of the same suit that are also in an exact order from low to high.

What is a Run?

300

Brothers Jake and Emmett fight the law of a corrupt small town Sheriff/outlaw and his goons in this classic starring a pair or recognizable Kevins.

What is Silverado? (Kevin Kline and Kevin Costner)

300

One of the world's few socialist states, this People's Republic speaks primarily French, but in some areas speaks a very particular dialect called Hmong.

What is Laos?

300

These two foods are used to describe the two most common skiing styles for beginners, either heading straight down the hill or nervously turning side to side with toe tips pointed toward center.

What are french fries and pizza?

400

He-who-must-not be named, carried this middle name, after his maternal grandfather who was a direct descendant of Salazar Slytherin.

What is Marvolo?

400

This Oakley table centerpiece contains 5 colors in its five quadrants, but you can only move one space at a time unless you're able to make a jump!

What is Chinese Checkers?

400

This John Wayne classic details the relationship between the titular character and his estranged wife, as they help homesteaders and the comanche in a serious misunderstanding, ending in Mr. Wayne spanking his wife in front of the entire town before they somehow makeup.

What is McLintock!?

400

This archipelago was the site of brief 1980s battle between the British and a South American nation who had claimed this important South-Atlantic island system as their own. 

What are the Falkland Islands? 

400

Sometimes I'd rather sit inside and eat chili dogs at this lodge at the base of Orion, Domingo and Supreme.

What is Empire Lodge? 

500

This building (name the address), not visible to the Muggle world, was HQ for the Order of the Phoenix and the most noble house of Black (plus Kreecher).

What is Number 12 Grimmauld Place?

500

We are a family of elite game-players and competitors, and just this past year witnessed a champion (not Sam winning Hearts again) but a state champion in this subset of a yellow-balled sport.

What is Doubles Tennis?

500

When his battalion surrenders to the Union army, Clint Eastwood takes swift and merciless revenge on the band of bounty hunters that follow in his stead in this Missouri-based western.

What is The Outlaw Josey Wales?

500

This remote locale known for its volcanic, rainforested interior, sits across from the stunning beach island of Mauritius and remains a French territory to this day.

What is Reunion?

500

It's okay Zach and Spence, you guys can do this run without me. I don't need to take on this dangerously steep and narrow Park City classic named after a peaceful Iberian nation.

What is the Portuguese Gap?