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Which Elvish language did J.R.R. Tolkien base heavily on Finnish?
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Quenya
In J.R.R. Tolkien’s mythology, what is the name of the evil being who forged the One Ring?
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Sauron
What was J.R.R. Tolkien’s academic specialty at Oxford before his 1925 professorship?
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Anglo-Saxon
What is the name of the fictional land where Frodo Baggins lives in J.R.R. Tolkien’s books?
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The Shire
Which Old English epic did J.R.R. Tolkien lecture on and translate in his academic work?
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Beowulf
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What was the title of J.R.R. Tolkien’s 1962 collection of poems about Middle-earth?
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The Adventures of Tom Bombadil
Which university employed J.R.R. Tolkien as Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor from 1925?
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University of Oxford
Which 1775 battle was fought mainly on Breed’s Hill despite being named for another hill?
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Battle of Bunker Hill
In the American Revolution, which battle ended major fighting in 1781?
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Battle of Yorktown