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In which year did J.R.R. Tolkien receive the CBE for his services to literature?

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1972

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Which Elvish language did J.R.R. Tolkien base largely on Finnish?

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Quenya

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What was J.R.R. Tolkien’s academic field when he became Oxford’s Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor in 1925?

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Anglo-Saxon

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What name did J.R.R. Tolkien give the tree-shepherds in The Lord of the Rings?

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Ents

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In Hesiod’s account of Pandora, which group placed a crown of flowers on her head?

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The Horae

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In Hesiod’s Pandora story, which god gave Pandora the power of speech?

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Hermes

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Which spacecraft discovered Pandora, Saturn’s small moon, in images taken in 1980?

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Voyager 1

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In Greek mythology, what was Pandora’s vessel traditionally called in ancient accounts?

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Jar

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Which 1929 film, adapted from Frank Wedekind’s plays, is commonly known as Pandora’s Box?

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Pandora’s Box

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Which ancient Greek poet described Pandora as the first woman in his poem Works and Days?

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Hesiod

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What is the original German title of Georg Wilhelm Pabst’s 1929 film Pandora’s Box?

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Die Büchse der Pandora

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What does the name “Pandora” mean in ancient Greek mythology?

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All-gifted

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