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At New York City's Times Square celebration, what is dropped at midnight to welcome the new year?
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A lighted ball
What was J.R.R. Tolkien’s first published academic essay on the poem Beowulf called?
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Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics
Which fictional people did J.R.R. Tolkien describe as the Ents’ missing partners?
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Entwives
Which dragon does J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit center on as the main enemy?
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Smaug
What is the name of the fictional land where J.R.R. Tolkien’s hobbits live at the beginning of The Lord of the Rings?
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The Shire
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What was J.R.R. Tolkien’s first published academic essay on the poem Beowulf called?
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Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics
Which Tolkien essay argues that fairy-stories are not merely children’s literature?
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On Fairy-Stories
Which book is the third and final volume of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings?
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The Return of the King
What is the name of House M.D.’s recurring character played by Olivia Wilde?
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Remy “Thirteen” Hadley
Which 2016 film was based on a screenplay by J.K. Rowling?
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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them