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In J.R.R. Tolkien’s mythology, what is the name of the giant spider who attacks Frodo?
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Shelob
Which 1977 book edited by Christopher Tolkien was based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s mythology?
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The Silmarillion
What name did J.R.R. Tolkien give to the life-changing turn in a fairy story?
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Eucatastrophe
What was J.R.R. Tolkien’s academic field at the University of Leeds?
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English language and literature
What is the name of the island kingdom destroyed before the Third Age in Tolkien’s mythology?
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Númenor
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Which 1977 book edited by Christopher Tolkien was based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s mythology?
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The Silmarillion
What name did J.R.R. Tolkien give to the life-changing turn in a fairy story?
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Eucatastrophe
What was J.R.R. Tolkien’s academic field at the University of Leeds?
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English language and literature
Which fictional city is home to the White Tree in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Gondor?
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Minas Tirith
What was the title of J.R.R. Tolkien’s 1936 lecture on fantasy and fairy stories?
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On Fairy-Stories
What is the name of the ancient Mesopotamian flood poem whose hero is Atrahasis?
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The Atrahasis Epic