Here are the answers to the questions I posed earlier.
A bit of a mix today with questions based on literature, film and television.
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One
Fallohides and Stoors are two of the three Hobbit breeds created in J.R.R. Tolkien’s fictional history of Middle-earth. Which is the third?
Answer: Harfoots
J.R.R. Tolkien crafted a fictional history encompassing three hobbit breeds distinguished by their physical characteristics and temperaments: Harfoots, Fallohides and Stoors. Over centuries, by the time of Bilbo and Frodo, these groups had intermingled unevenly, with some families and regions favouring descent from one of the three.
Two
What TV presenter—top guy who did a tour on the farm apparently—when a child in 1972, was one of the recipients of the first prototype Paddington Bear stuffed toy, which was made by his parents?
Answer: Jeremy Clarkson
Clarkson, known for Top Gear, The Grand Tour in and Clarkson’s Farm, received the gift from his parents. Shirley and Eddie Clarkson’s small family business created the first Paddington Bear stuffed toy in 1972. This was after Michael Bond, the author and creator of Paddington, granted the Clarksons worldwide licensing rights.
Three
There were five stones in the beginning. Over the centuries, they were dispersed by wars, sold off by thieves like you.
The above quote is from a 1984 adventure film. What film, and who co-starred as Willie Scott in this film?
Answer: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is a 1984 action-adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg. It is a prequel to Raiders of the Lost Ark, following Indiana Jones as he battles a Thuggee cult in British India. The film was a financial success but received mixed reviews due to its violence and darker themes.
Four
Zem, is an affable, yet stupid, swamp-dwelling m…
An eight-letter word, finishes the above quote from Wikipedia about a creature from the swampy planet Sqornshellous Zeta in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy?
Answer: Mattress
Zem, a swamp-dwelling mattress on Sqornshellous Zeta, befriends Marvin the Paranoid Android and witnesses Marvin’s abduction by Krikkit war robots. He appears in the novel Life, the Universe and Everything.
Five
In HBO’s Game of Thrones, what role does Gwendoline Christie play?
Answer: Brienne of Tarth
Brienne of Tarth, a skilled warrior, is sworn into Catelyn Stark’s service after being falsely accused of murder. She escorts Jaime Lannister, fights a bear, and searches for Sansa and Arya Stark. Brienne fulfils her oath to Catelyn, becomes head of Bran the Broken’s Kingsguard, and reunites with Jaime before his death.
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