What was the title of J.R.R. Tolkien’s 1936 lecture on Beowulf?
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Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics
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What was the title of J.R.R. Tolkien’s 1936 lecture on Beowulf?
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Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics
What writing system did J.R.R. Tolkien use for the inscription on the Doors of Durin?
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Tengwar
How many members made up the Fellowship of the Ring in J.R.R. Tolkien’s story?
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Nine
What is the name of the sword Bilbo Baggins finds in the Trolls’ hoard in The Hobbit?
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Sting
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On what date did J.R.R. Tolkien die?
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2 September 1973
Which publisher first released J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings?
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George Allen & Unwin
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Reuel
What was J.R.R. Tolkien’s first published Middle-earth story?
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The Hobbit
Which medieval poem did J.R.R. Tolkien co-edit with E.V. Gordon in 1925?
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
What academic subject did J.R.R. Tolkien teach at Oxford University?
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English language and literature