On what date was the name “United States of America” formally approved by Congress in 1776?
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September 9, 1776
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On what date was the name “United States of America” formally approved by Congress in 1776?
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September 9, 1776
Which printer produced about 200 broadside copies of the Declaration of Independence in 1776?
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John Dunlap
Which five-person group drafted the United States Declaration of Independence for Congress?
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Committee of Five
At which university did J.R.R. Tolkien hold his main academic posts?
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University of Oxford
What name does Bilbo give his account of the journey in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit?
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There and Back Again
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Which five-person group drafted the United States Declaration of Independence for Congress?
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Committee of Five
At which university did J.R.R. Tolkien hold his main academic posts?
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University of Oxford
What name does Bilbo give his account of the journey in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit?
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There and Back Again
Which Tolkien language was inspired partly by Finnish?
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Quenya
In J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit, what is the name of the Dwarf who leads the quest to reclaim Erebor?
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Thorin Oakenshield
What is the name of the catastrophe that destroyed Númenor in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium?
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The Downfall of Númenor
Which Tolkien character discovers the One Ring in The Hobbit?
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Bilbo Baggins
Which 1936 Tolkien lecture became the essay “Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics”?
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Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics