What was J.R.R. Tolkien’s first academic teaching post after leaving Oxford in 1920?
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University of Leeds
4751 J.R.R. Tolkien Trivia Questions with Answers
4751 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
What is the name of the one ring forged by Sauron in Tolkien’s mythology?
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The One Ring
Who edited and published J.R.R. Tolkien’s unfinished mythology The Silmarillion after Tolkien’s death?
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Christopher Tolkien
Which Tolkien essay contains the famous 1936 lecture “The Monsters and the Critics”?
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“Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics”
Who edited and published J.R.R. Tolkien’s posthumous book The Silmarillion?
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Christopher Tolkien
What was the name of J.R.R. Tolkien’s first academic book, published in 1922?
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A Middle English Vocabulary
What is the title of Tolkien’s 1939 lecture that became a famous essay about fantasy?
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On Fairy-Stories
At which university did J.R.R. Tolkien hold the Merton Professorship of English Language and Literature?
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University of Oxford
Which Tolkien novel features the hobbit protagonists Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee?
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The Lord of the Rings
What was J.R.R. Tolkien’s eldest son’s full name?
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John Francis Reuel Tolkien
What was the name of the World War I battalion where Tolkien served as a signals officer?
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11th Lancashire Fusiliers
Who completed the editorial work for J.R.R. Tolkien’s posthumous book The Silmarillion?
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Christopher Tolkien
Which group did J.R.R. Tolkien regularly meet with C.S. Lewis at Oxford?
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The Inklings
What was the name of J.R.R. Tolkien’s son who edited and published much of his father’s posthumous work?
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Christopher Tolkien
What is the title of J.R.R. Tolkien’s 1945 short story about an artist and a tree?
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Leaf by Niggle
What was the title of J.R.R. Tolkien’s 1936 lecture that became influential in Beowulf studies?
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Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics
What fictional world is the setting for most of J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium?
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Middle-earth
What is the title of the first chapter of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Fellowship of the Ring?
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A Long-Expected Party