Dark Lord's Birthday Quest Puzzle

4. what creatures attack the trebuchets on the walls of Minas Tirith?
7. what treat do the Hobbits find to eat in the forest after taking Merry's shortcut?
8. what kind of pipe-weed does Merry say he'd give anything for a whiff of in Fangorn? (3,4)
9. what one-word does Strider say the nine Ringwraiths are known by?
11. where does Gandalf first lose his staff?
13. how many days does Gandalf say it will take the Fellowship to pass through the Moria's mines?
15. what race of creatures made Sting?
17. how many sides does the deep well in Balin's tomb have?
19. what kind of rope can slip its knot when needed?
20. what three words does Frodo hear in Sauron's voice when he first puts on the Ring? (3,6,4)
21. what Elvish word meaning friend grants entrance to Moria?
22. who sits to gandalf's right at the council of Elrond in Rivendell?
24. what is the plural form of the name Uruk-hai used by Legolas?
25. who is known as the Lord of All Horses?
27. how many cawing birds are perched on the scarecrow as Sam and Froddo leave the Shire?

1. what is the name of the barmaid that Sam is too shy to talk to? (5,6)
2. what objects are hurled at the enemy by the trebuchets on the walls of the White city?
3. what kind of worm does Gandalf call Grima in the Golden hall?
5. what edible brought from home does Sam boast is the best in the Shire?
6. what is the name of Arwen's horse?
10. what creature describes Saruman as having "a mind of metal and wheels?"
12. who does Frodo hear singing a song about an Elf maiden named Luthien?
14. what else besides his sword does Strider use to fend off the Ringwraiths at Amon Sul? (5,5)
16. how many days from Rivendell is Frodo when he is stabbed by the Ringwraiths?
18. Merry is cooking ______, potatoes and crispy bacon at Amon Sul before the Ringwraiths attack?
23. what kind of troll does Boromir see in the Orc horde as he bars the doors of Balin's tomb?
26. what creature knocks Aragorn off his horse during the Rohan refugee attack?