What was the name of J.R.R. Tolkien’s wife?
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Edith Tolkien
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What is the name of J.R.R. Tolkien’s short story about an artist and a leaf?
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Leaf by Niggle
Which Oxford college did J.R.R. Tolkien attend as an undergraduate?
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Exeter College
What term did J.R.R. Tolkien use for a sudden joyful turn in a fairy story?
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Eucatastrophe
In which battle did J.R.R. Tolkien serve as a British Army signals officer during World War I?
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Battle of the Somme
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What is the name of J.R.R. Tolkien’s short story about an artist and a leaf?
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Leaf by Niggle
Which Oxford college did J.R.R. Tolkien attend as an undergraduate?
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Exeter College
What term did J.R.R. Tolkien use for a sudden joyful turn in a fairy story?
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Eucatastrophe
In which battle did J.R.R. Tolkien serve as a British Army signals officer during World War I?
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Battle of the Somme
Which son of J.R.R. Tolkien edited and published The Silmarillion after Tolkien’s death?
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Christopher Tolkien
At which university did J.R.R. Tolkien study English and later teach for most of his career?
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University of Oxford
Which publisher released J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit in 1937?
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George Allen & Unwin