20_Questions_-_Öjevind_VI

Öjevind Lång wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Animal kingdom.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 1. Alive?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> At one time.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2. Could it be encountered in real life?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 3. Is it encountered by a hobbit at any time?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 4. A being that plays a part in the LotR?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 5. A human being - when alive?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 6. Is it four-legged?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 7. Winged?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No. Perhaps I should mention that some people might
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> have given the Elvish answer instead of one of my
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> previous monosyllabic answers. I won't say which
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> answer, though, not unless it becomes quite necessary.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 8. Does it come from a region east of the Misty
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Mountains? LOL. Elvish answer.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 9. Is it alive during part of the time that it plays a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> part in the LotR?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Elvish answer. I'm really sorry, but it's the best
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> answer I can give. See my caveat above.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 10. A specifik individual?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 11. Humanoid? (i.e. two arms, two legs etc. Dwarves,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> elves, trolls...)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 12. Of basically evil stock?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 13. Is it slain in battle?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 14. A battle in Rohan?
>>>>>>>>>>>>> No.
>>>>>>>>>>> 15. The Troll that was slain by Pippin. (that's Mr.Took to
>>>>>>>>>>> you) No. You are all moving away from the track again;
>>>>>>>>>>> and you were so close. Must I really mention which of my
>>>>>>>>>>> early answers could have been an Elvish one?
>>>>>>>>>> Answer 1, states "Alive at one time".
>>>>>>>>>> 16. Alive during the main course of the LotR, i.e. between
>>>>>>>>>> 22. September 3001 (Bilbos party) and 6. October 3021 (Sam
>>>>>>>>>> returning to Bagend)?
>>>>>>>>> No.
>>>>>>>> 17. Does it occur in the main text of LotR? (as opposed to the
>>>>>>>> appendices)
>>>>>>> Not in the main text.
>>>>>> 18. long-shot Is it Gothmog?
>>>>> No.
>>>> 19. Slain by a dwarf?
>>> Yes!
>>
>> 20. Azog?
>
> Yes. (DINGDINGDING) We've got a winnah! And right on question 20 too.
> You guys really are the most skilled and relentless tracker dogs.
> By the way, it wasn't question 1 that I thought some people might
> have given the Elvish answer to. I thought my answer to that one was
> warranted and straightforward enough; and going Elvish on people too
> early might have discouraged them. No, the monosyllabic answer I
> referred to was the one to question 4: "A being that plays a part in
> the LotR?" Some people might claim that Azog had already played his
> part when the story opens. Even so, the Appendices are unquestionably
> part of LotR, so I think my simple "Yes" was the correct answer.
> Over to you, Kristian.

Thanks.

Actually it was the elvish answer to 8. (combined with the absence of
hobbits) that eventually gave it away.


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Kristian Damm Jensen

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