Which dictionary project employed J.R.R. Tolkien after World War I?
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Oxford English Dictionary
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Which dictionary project employed J.R.R. Tolkien after World War I?
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Oxford English Dictionary
What was the name of J.R.R. Tolkien’s group of literary friends at Oxford?
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The Inklings
Which fictional metal in Tolkien’s Middle-earth was lighter than steel and prized by the Dwarves?
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Mithril
In J.R.R. Tolkien’s mythology, what is the name of the great spider who fought Samwise Gamgee?
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Shelob
Which Tolkien work was published posthumously in 1977 after editing by Christopher Tolkien?
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The Silmarillion
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What was the name of J.R.R. Tolkien’s group of literary friends at Oxford?
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The Inklings
Which Tolkien work was published posthumously in 1977 after editing by Christopher Tolkien?
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The Silmarillion
Which Oxford college employed J.R.R. Tolkien when he became professor of Anglo-Saxon in 1925?
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Pembroke College