Which battle left J.R.R. Tolkien hospitalized during World War I?
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Battle of the Somme
4751 J.R.R. Tolkien Trivia Questions with Answers
4751 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
Which Tolkien book was published first among The Lord of the Rings volumes?
Answer
The Fellowship of the Ring
What was the title of J.R.R. Tolkien’s first major Oxford professorship, held from 1925?
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Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon
Which character is the first named speaker in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit?
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Bilbo Baggins
What is the subtitle of the first volume of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings?
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The Fellowship of the Ring
Which publishing house first released The Lord of the Rings in the United Kingdom?
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George Allen & Unwin
Which Tolkien character kills the dragon Glaurung in The Silmarillion?
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Túrin Turambar
What title does Gandalf use after returning in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings?
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Gandalf the White
Which 1916 battle did J.R.R. Tolkien survive while serving in the British Army?
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Battle of the Somme
Which Tolkien character rides the horse named Shadowfax?
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Gandalf
Which 1978 animated film adapted J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings?
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The Lord of the Rings
What was the title of Tolkien’s 1937 essay about the Old English poem Beowulf?
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Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics
Which 1939 Tolkien lecture explained the value of fantasy and invented worlds?
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On Fairy-Stories
Which J.R.R. Tolkien story was published posthumously in 1977 as a collection of mythic tales?
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The Silmarillion
What was the name of J.R.R. Tolkien’s son who edited and published much of his unfinished work?
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Christopher Tolkien
In J.R.R. Tolkien’s mythology, what is the name of the language of Mordor?
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Black Speech
Which Tolkien work contains the creation account called the Ainulindalë?
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The Silmarillion
Which World War I battle did J.R.R. Tolkien experience as a soldier?
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Battle of the Somme
What was J.R.R. Tolkien’s full given name, including the name Ronald?
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John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
What was J.R.R. Tolkien’s service branch during World War I?
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British Army