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What was J.R.R. Tolkien’s academic specialty before he became famous as a fantasy author?
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Philology
Which Tolkien novel begins with the sentence “In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit”?
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The Hobbit
In which English university did J.R.R. Tolkien serve as a professor?
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Oxford
Which Tolkien work was published posthumously in 2007 as an expanded standalone tale of Túrin Turambar?
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The Children of Húrin
What is the name of the giant spider Shelob’s mother in J.R.R. Tolkien’s mythology?
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Ungoliant
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Which Tolkien work was published posthumously in 2007 as an expanded standalone tale of Túrin Turambar?
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The Children of Húrin
Which Tolkien short story features the characters Niggle and Parish?
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Leaf by Niggle
Which character is the dragon-slayer in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit?
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Bard the Bowman