What was J.R.R. Tolkien’s first published scholarly book, co-written with E.V. Gordon?
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
4751 J.R.R. Tolkien Trivia Questions with Answers
4751 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
Which medieval poem did J.R.R. Tolkien translate and lecture about at Oxford?
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
In J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, which god destroys Númenor?
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Eru Ilúvatar
In J.R.R. Tolkien’s mythology, what language contains the inscription on the One Ring?
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Black Speech of Mordor
What was J.R.R. Tolkien’s first published scholarly book?
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A Middle English Vocabulary
Which 1936 lecture by J.R.R. Tolkien became a major scholarly study of Beowulf?
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Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics
In J.R.R. Tolkien’s mythology, what are the jewels called the Silmarils made from?
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The light of the Two Trees
Which university did J.R.R. Tolkien attend as a student and later serve as a professor?
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The University of Oxford
What is the title of J.R.R. Tolkien’s three-volume sequel to The Hobbit?
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The Lord of the Rings
Which fictional creature does J.R.R. Tolkien describe as a “hobbit” in The Hobbit?
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Bilbo Baggins
What was Tolkien’s academic title at Oxford when he began The Lord of the Rings?
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Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon
Which World War I battle did J.R.R. Tolkien experience as a signals officer?
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Battle of the Somme
Which Tolkien work contains the creation myth of Arda, beginning with the Ainulindalë?
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The Silmarillion
Which World War I battle did J.R.R. Tolkien survive while serving with the Lancashire Fusiliers?
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Battle of the Somme
Which Tolkien film became the first fantasy movie to win the Academy Award for Best Picture?
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Which Tolkien novel begins The Lord of the Rings trilogy?
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The Fellowship of the Ring
What is the name of the Dwarves’ New Year in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit?
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Durin’s Day