4751 J.R.R. Tolkien Trivia Questions with Answers
4751 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
Who was J.R.R. Tolkien’s wife and the inspiration for the character Lúthien?
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Edith Tolkien
What was the name of the university where J.R.R. Tolkien taught Anglo-Saxon?
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University of Oxford
Which Tolkien work features the fictional painter Niggle?
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Leaf by Niggle
Which volume begins J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings?
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The Fellowship of the Ring
Which editor completed J.R.R. Tolkien’s posthumously published The Silmarillion?
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Christopher Tolkien
Which university employed J.R.R. Tolkien before he joined Oxford’s faculty?
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University of Leeds
What was the name of the Oxford pub where J.R.R. Tolkien met with the Inklings?
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The Eagle and Child
In 1925, which Oxford professorship did J.R.R. Tolkien take up?
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Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon
At which university did J.R.R. Tolkien serve as a professor before returning to Oxford?
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University of Leeds
What is the name of the fictional fellowship in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings?
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Fellowship of the Ring
Which academic essay by J.R.R. Tolkien was published in 1936 and reshaped the study of Beowulf?
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Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics
What was the name of J.R.R. Tolkien’s fictional innkeeper who serves at The Prancing Pony?
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Barliman Butterbur
Which of J.R.R. Tolkien’s sons became the principal editor of his posthumously published works?
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Christopher Tolkien
What was the name of J.R.R. Tolkien’s fictional inn at the crossroads near Bree?
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The Prancing Pony