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1. (1) "The Two Towers" begins with Frodo and Sam hopelessly lost among the razor-sharp rocks of the Emyn Muil. The Beatles might have written a song about them in this way: "_______, wearing elf-cloaks, crouching so low, in the rain. You and me, going in circles, getting nowhere, on our way, to Mordor." (2) "_______" was one of the songs included in the Beatles' "Let It Be" album, which was the last to be released before they broke up. The original "Let It Be" album release led off with this song.
2. (1) The kidnapped Merry and Pippin continue their travels with the Uruk-hai and the orcs, eventually reaching the eaves of Fangorn Forest. Pippin inquires about the strange sounds he hears, and Merry states it is _______ talking to each other. Of course, the Ents and Huorns resent being referred to as "_______." (2) "_______" was one of the better-known songs from the "Hemispheres" album by the legendary Canadian rock group Rush. In this song, the oaks and maples also talked with each other, and were finally made equal "by hatchet, axe, and saw."
3. (1) Merry and Pippin are about to be killed by an orc when Eomer's riders rush in unexpectedly, slaughtering all the Uruk-hai from Isengard and (with one exception) all the orcs from Mordor. The two hobbits make good their ____ from the battle by severing their bonds and running for the safety of Fangorn Forest. (2) In 1979, Rupert Holmes scored a major hit with this wistful song about pina coladas and getting caught in the rain. In fact, this song was known to many as "The Pina Colada Song."
4. (1) The Rohirrim finish their grim work and light a bonfire from the carcasses of the Uruk-hai and the orcs. Eomer sends Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli to the former site of the Uruk-hai camp, to search for their hobbit friends. However, all the three hunters find are the charred and ____ remains of the Uruk-hai and the orcs. (2) The heavy metal band Metallica recovered from the loss of bassist Cliff Burton and embarked on the ambitious "And Justice for All" album with new bassist Jason Newsted. This work begins with the dark vision of the first song, where we hear the words, "_____ is the end, winter it will send, throwing all you see, into obscurity."
5. (1) Gimli asks what madness had driven Merry and Pippin into Fangorn Forest. Undaunted, the three heroes plunge into the forest, there to meet a White Wizard they initially believe to be Saruman. The weapons of Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli are quickly made useless, and they are unable to determine the identity of the White Wizard due to the bright luminescence issuing from him. Our three heroes are _______. (2) Originally composed by Bruce Springsteen, the song "_______" from the album "The Roaring Silence" gave the Manfred Mann's Earth Band a No. 1 hit in the US in February 1977. The original length of the song was 7 minutes and 5 seconds, though the single release that was played on AM radio stations was much shorter than this.
6. (1) After the death of Theodred, son of Theoden, Grima Wormtongue attempts to console and gain favor with the grieving Eowyn. She listens to his words and almost gives in to his deceit, but in the end she declares to Grima, "Your words are ___." (2) The group ___ was one of the many metal/hair bands that invaded the radio airwaves and MTV during the middle to late 1980s. Their songs included "Nothing but a Good Time," "Look What the Cat Dragged In," and "Every Rose Has Its Thorn."
7. (1) At the beginning of "The Two Towers," Frodo relives the confrontation between Gandalf and the Balrog at the Bridge of Khazad-dum. Later in the movie, Aragorn sees himself back in Rivendell, conversing with Arwen just before the Fellowship departs for Mordor. Alas, we learn that these visions are but ____. (2) In 1976, the band Fleetwood Mac sported a revamped line-up and released the album "Rumours." This multi-platinum release spawned several hits, including "Go Your Own Way," "You Make Loving Fun," and this song.
8. (1) We know about Arod and Hasufel, the two horses given by Eomer to the three hunters to speed them on their journey. We know about Shadowfax, Lord of the Mearas, who would suffer none except Gandalf to ride him. However, we do not learn the moniker of the horse Grima Wormtongue rides as he flees from Edoras. To the best of our knowledge, this was a _______. (2) The pop-rock band America began an almost unbroken string of Top 40 hits in the early- to mid-1970s with the song "A _______," which tells of a journey through a desert that turns into a sea.
9. (1) Smeagol tells the Gollum persona to "go away and never come back." To show his loyalty to his new master, Smeagol brings Frodo not just one brown and _______, but two, proudly dropping them on the lap of his sleeping master. (2) "_______" is undeniably one of the landmark songs of the psychedelic late 1960s. This tune, performed by Jefferson Airplane and sung with unrestrained vigor by Grace Slick, tells the listener to "go ask Alice, when she's ten feet tall."
10. (1) Sam proceeds to light a fire and begins to cook Gollum's catch, even though he sees there is not a lot of meat on them. Smeagol reacts with horror at the gardener's culinary efforts, telling Sam that he is a "stupid, __ hobbit." (2) "__" was the second of Weird Al Yankovic's Michael Jackson parodies. The music video of this song, which was included in Weird Al's 1988 album "Even Worse," was filmed on a subway set that was supposedly donated by the Gloved One himself.
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