4751 J.R.R. Tolkien Trivia Questions with Answers
4751 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
Which 1977 book did Christopher Tolkien edit and publish after J.R.R. Tolkien’s death?
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The Silmarillion
What was J.R.R. Tolkien’s profession at the University of Oxford when he published The Hobbit?
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Professor of Anglo-Saxon
What is the name of the tower of Sauron in Tolkien’s land of Mordor?
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Barad-dûr
What was J.R.R. Tolkien’s first academic position at the University of Oxford?
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Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon
What was the title of J.R.R. Tolkien’s 1936 lecture that reshaped critical discussion of Beowulf?
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Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics
Which English reference work did J.R.R. Tolkien help compile after World War I?
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Oxford English Dictionary
Which military unit did J.R.R. Tolkien serve with during World War I?
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Lancashire Fusiliers
What was the name of the publishing company that first released The Hobbit in 1937?
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George Allen & Unwin
What is the full name of Tolkien’s loyal hobbit companion Sam in The Lord of the Rings?
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Samwise Gamgee
Which First World War battle inspired J.R.R. Tolkien’s Dead Marshes, according to biographical accounts?
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Battle of the Somme
Which university awarded J.R.R. Tolkien an honorary doctorate in 1954 for his contributions to philology?
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University of Liège
Who illustrated the original British edition of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Roverandom?
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J.R.R. Tolkien
What was the title of J.R.R. Tolkien’s 1939 lecture about monsters in Beowulf?
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Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics
Which editor prepared J.R.R. Tolkien’s posthumous book The Silmarillion for publication?
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Christopher Tolkien