4751 J.R.R. Tolkien Trivia Questions with Answers
4751 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
Which medieval poem did J.R.R. Tolkien translate with E.V. Gordon in a 1925 edition?
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Which 1939 lecture by J.R.R. Tolkien argued that fantasy can offer escape and consolation?
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On Fairy-Stories
What was the name of J.R.R. Tolkien’s eldest child, who became a Roman Catholic priest?
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John Francis Reuel Tolkien
Which Oxford university group included J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis?
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The Inklings
What is the name of J.R.R. Tolkien’s three-volume epic fantasy novel?
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The Lord of the Rings
Which 1937 novel by J.R.R. Tolkien introduced Bilbo Baggins?
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The Hobbit
What name did J.R.R. Tolkien give the father of all dragons?
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Glaurung
What military battle did J.R.R. Tolkien take part in during World War I?
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Battle of the Somme
What was the title of J.R.R. Tolkien’s 1925 edition with E.V. Gordon?
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Which university position did J.R.R. Tolkien hold from 1945 to 1959?
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Merton Professor of English Language and Literature
What was the name of Tolkien’s 1936 lecture that influenced modern fantasy scholarship?
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Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics
What was J.R.R. Tolkien’s military rank when he served in the First World War?
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Second lieutenant
What was J.R.R. Tolkien’s first published academic essay on the poem Beowulf called?
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Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics
Which Tolkien essay argues that fairy-stories are not merely children’s literature?
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On Fairy-Stories
Which book is the third and final volume of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings?
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The Return of the King
Who directed the three-film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings?
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Peter Jackson