4751 J.R.R. Tolkien Trivia Questions with Answers
4751 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
What fictional substance does Mithril refer to in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth?
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A precious metal
Which real-world university employed J.R.R. Tolkien as a professor of Anglo-Saxon?
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University of Oxford
What is the title of J.R.R. Tolkien’s 1954 novel about the Fellowship’s journey from Rivendell?
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The Fellowship of the Ring
What is the name of the inn where the hobbits meet Aragorn in Tolkien’s The Fellowship of the Ring?
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The Prancing Pony
Which volume of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings was published in 1955?
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The Return of the King
At which Oxford institution did J.R.R. Tolkien work on the Oxford English Dictionary?
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The Oxford English Dictionary
Which university hosted J.R.R. Tolkien’s 1939 Andrew Lang Lecture?
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University of St Andrews
What is the name of the first part of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit, as listed in its chapter titles?
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An Unexpected Party
What was J.R.R. Tolkien’s official Oxford academic title when he became a professor in 1925?
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Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon
Which essay by J.R.R. Tolkien presents his theory of fantasy literature?
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On Fairy-Stories
Which 1977 book did Christopher Tolkien edit from his father’s Middle-earth writings?
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The Silmarillion
What is the name of the fictional book said to contain Bilbo’s and Frodo’s accounts in Tolkien’s legendarium?
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The Red Book of Westmarch
What is the name of the great battle involving five armies in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit?
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Battle of the Five Armies
What is the name of the fictional calendar used in the Shire in J.R.R. Tolkien’s writings?
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Shire Reckoning
Which war did J.R.R. Tolkien serve in as a second lieutenant?
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First World War
What was J.R.R. Tolkien’s Oxford position from 1945 to 1959?
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Professor of English Language and Literature
Which publisher first issued J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Fellowship of the Ring?
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George Allen & Unwin
What date did J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit first appear in book form?
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21 September 1937
Which language family includes Quenya, the Elvish language created by J.R.R. Tolkien?
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Elvish languages
What was J.R.R. Tolkien’s first published short story set outside Middle-earth?
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Leaf by Niggle
What subject did J.R.R. Tolkien study at Oxford as an undergraduate?
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English language and literature