4751 J.R.R. Tolkien Trivia Questions with Answers
4751 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
What academic essay by J.R.R. Tolkien, published in 1936, reshaped modern readings of Beowulf?
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Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics
In J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit, what is the name of the inn in Bree?
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The Prancing Pony
Which of Tolkien’s sons edited and published Unfinished Tales in 1980?
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Christopher Tolkien
Which son of J.R.R. Tolkien became a Roman Catholic priest?
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John Tolkien
What is the name of J.R.R. Tolkien’s lecture on Beowulf first delivered in 1936?
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Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics
What was J.R.R. Tolkien’s first published academic paper about the word “sigelwara”?
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“Sigelwara Land”
Which Tolkien novel is divided into six books but usually published in three volumes?
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The Lord of the Rings
What was J.R.R. Tolkien’s academic field at the University of Leeds before Oxford?
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English language and literature
Which fictional character did J.R.R. Tolkien describe as a hobbit in The Hobbit?
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Bilbo Baggins
Which language family did J.R.R. Tolkien study professionally as a philologist?
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Germanic languages
In which town did J.R.R. Tolkien grow up after returning to England?
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Birmingham
What subtitle did J.R.R. Tolkien give to the first edition of The Hobbit?
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There and Back Again
What is the name of the powerful ring forged by Sauron?
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The One Ring
Which Tolkien character is known as the son of Húrin in The Silmarillion?
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Túrin Turambar
Which person edited J.R.R. Tolkien’s posthumous book The Silmarillion?
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Christopher Tolkien
What was the name of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Oxford college when he became a student in 1911?
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Exeter College
What was J.R.R. Tolkien’s first published poem called?
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The Battle of the Eastern Field
What was the name of J.R.R. Tolkien’s World War I battalion?
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11th Lancashire Fusiliers
What were the two major Elvish languages created by J.R.R. Tolkien for The Lord of the Rings?
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Quenya and Sindarin
Which Tolkien child edited and published The Silmarillion in 1977?
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Christopher Tolkien