| MOON LETTERS : CREATIVE WRITING The Tolkien Geek Test - Kyriel
 
 
Start by giving yourself
 
1 point for every time you've read The Hobbit2 points for every time you've read LotR
 5 points if you've read all the appendixes to LotR
 3 points for every time you've read The Silmarillion
 5 points for each other work by Tolkien you've read
 
 Add one point for each time per week you usually visit the TORN forum
 If you have a LotR poster hanging in your bedroom, add 1 point
 If you have your own Tolkien website, add 3
 If you've ever named a pet after a Tolkien character, add 1
 If you've ever named a child after a Tolkien character (sorry, nicknames don't
count!), add 5
 If you've legally changed your own name to that of a Tolkien character, add 10
 If your ideal mate is someone just like Aragorn/Galadriel, add 1
 If you wish Gandalf was your grandfather, add 1
 If the god you worship is some guy named Iluvatar, add 10
 If you plan to camp out for tickets when the LotR movies come out, add 5
 If you can quote large sections of LotR verbatim, add 1
 If you know the real names of any of the Nazgul, add 1
 If you've ever made up your own recipe for Lembas or miruvoir, add 1
 If you've ever dressed up as a Tolkien character for a party, add 1
 If you've ever dressed up as a Tolkien character for the fun of it, add 3
 If you're proud of your hairy feet, add 1
 If you're proud of your hairy back, subtract 3
 If you've ever played a hobbit or ranger character in a role-playing game, add 1
 If your idea of a hot-button political topic is the "balrog wings" issue, add 5
 If you've ever decorated a subway, wall, freeway overpass, desktop, etc., with
the graffiti, "Frodo lives," add 3
 If you know what the Eagle and Child is, add 3
 I've you've ever actually used the word "dwimmerlaik" in a conversation, add 5
 If you've seen the Bakshi LotR movie, add 1
 If you've seen and still like the Bakshi LotR movie, subtract 5
 
 Score:
 
 1-10:  Hey, wrong forum, dude.  The Lord of the Rings is not Stone Cold Steve Austin.
 11- 30: A young hobbit, never been outside the Shire
 31-40:  You've been as far as Bree
 41 - 60: You've been "there and back again" a few times
 61-80:  A Wood Elf
 81-100:  A High Elf
 100 - 120:  You are the lost Istari
 121 or more:  Pure Valar all the way, baby.  Now get a life.
 
 
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