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What is the title of J.R.R. Tolkien’s posthumously published mythology collection released in 1977?
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The Silmarillion
What is the name of the wizard Gandalf in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Valinorean tradition?
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Olórin
Which Tolkien language was primarily inspired by the sound of Welsh?
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Sindarin
What was J.R.R. Tolkien’s academic specialty before his fiction became famous?
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Philology
In J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, what object does Sauron forge to control the other Rings of Power?
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The One Ring
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What term did J.R.R. Tolkien use for a sudden joyful deliverance in a story?
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Eucatastrophe
In J.R.R. Tolkien’s mythology, what are the two trees of Valinor called?
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Telperion and Laurelin
Which Tolkien story features the dragon Glaurung and the hero Túrin Turambar?
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The Children of Húrin