4751 J.R.R. Tolkien Trivia Questions with Answers
4751 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
What was the name of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Oxford University college?
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Exeter College
In which branch of the British Army did J.R.R. Tolkien serve during World War I?
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Lancashire Fusiliers
Which Tolkien family member edited The Silmarillion for publication?
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Christopher Tolkien
In J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, where was the One Ring forged?
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Mount Doom
In J.R.R. Tolkien’s mythology, what language are the One Ring’s inscription words written in?
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Black Speech of Mordor
What was J.R.R. Tolkien’s academic specialty at Oxford before 1945?
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Anglo-Saxon
At which university did J.R.R. Tolkien teach as a professor?
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University of Oxford
What are the Palantíri in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium?
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Seeing-stones
Which battle in Tolkien’s legendarium is also called Nirnaeth Arnoediad?
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Battle of Unnumbered Tears
Which Tolkien book contains the creation story of Arda called the Ainulindalë?
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The Silmarillion
What was the name of J.R.R. Tolkien’s youngest child?
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Priscilla Tolkien
At which university did J.R.R. Tolkien teach Anglo-Saxon from 1925 to 1945?
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University of Oxford
Which Tolkien character is known as the Witch-king of Angmar?
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The Lord of the Nazgûl
Which 1936 work by J.R.R. Tolkien became a landmark study of the poem Beowulf?
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Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics
Which university employed J.R.R. Tolkien as a professor from 1920 to 1925?
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University of Leeds
Which 1978 animated film based on J.R.R. Tolkien's work was directed by Ralph Bakshi?
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The Lord of the Rings