What was J.R.R. Tolkien’s academic title at Oxford from 1945 to 1959?
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Merton Professor of English Language and Literature
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What was J.R.R. Tolkien’s academic title at Oxford from 1945 to 1959?
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Merton Professor of English Language and Literature
Who edited J.R.R. Tolkien’s posthumously published book The Silmarillion?
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Christopher Tolkien
Which strait separates Tierra del Fuego from Argentina’s Isla de los Estados?
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Le Maire Strait
Which channel separates the main island of Tierra del Fuego from Navarino and Hoste islands?
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Beagle Channel
Which strait separates Italy’s Apulia region from Albania and links the Adriatic and Ionian seas?
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Strait of Otranto
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Who edited J.R.R. Tolkien’s posthumously published book The Silmarillion?
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Christopher Tolkien
Which strait separates Tierra del Fuego from Argentina’s Isla de los Estados?
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Le Maire Strait
Which strait separates Italy’s Apulia region from Albania and links the Adriatic and Ionian seas?
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Strait of Otranto
Which strait separates Greenland from the Svalbard archipelago?
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Fram Strait
Which channel lies between Madagascar and Mozambique in the western Indian Ocean?
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Mozambique Channel
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Lombok Strait
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Florida Straits
Which strait lies between the southern tip of South America and Tierra del Fuego?
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Strait of Magellan
Which strait connects the Celebes Sea with the Java Sea between Borneo and Sulawesi?
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Makassar Strait