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 first published academic essay on Beowulf?
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Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics
Which 1937 novel by J.R.R. Tolkien introduces Bilbo Baggins?
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The Hobbit
Which World War I battle did J.R.R. Tolkien experience in 1916?
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Battle of the Somme
What was J.R.R. Tolkien’s first published book-length work of fiction?
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The Hobbit
Which posthumous J.R.R. Tolkien book was edited by Christopher Tolkien and published in 1977?
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The Silmarillion
Which woman inspired J.R.R. Tolkien’s fictional character Lúthien?
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Edith Tolkien
Which Oxford university subject did J.R.R. Tolkien teach as a professor?
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English language and literature
Which actress played Galadriel in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings film trilogy?
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Cate Blanchett
Which hobbit does J.R.R. Tolkien make the Ring-bearer in The Lord of the Rings?
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Frodo Baggins
What is the name of the inn in Bree visited by Frodo in The Lord of the Rings?
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The Prancing Pony
Which of Tolkien’s stories features the character farmer Giles of Ham?
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Farmer Giles of Ham
What was the name of Tolkien’s 1936 lecture that influenced modern Beowulf studies?
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Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics
Which J.R.R. Tolkien book won the 1957 International Fantasy Award for fiction?
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The Lord of the Rings
Which literary society included J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis at Oxford?
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The Inklings
Which J.R.R. Tolkien book was published posthumously in 1977 from his unfinished mythology?
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The Silmarillion
Which publisher released the first edition of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit?
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George Allen & Unwin
What was J.R.R. Tolkien’s academic title at the University of Leeds in 1924?
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Professor of English Language
What was the title of J.R.R. Tolkien’s 1939 lecture about the nature and value of fairy stories?
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On Fairy-Stories
What is the name of the fellowship formed to carry the One Ring in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings?
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The Fellowship of the Ring
Which Oxford college did J.R.R. Tolkien serve as a professor of Anglo-Saxon?
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Pembroke College
Which Tolkien novel follows Frodo Baggins on a quest to destroy the One Ring?
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The Lord of the Rings
In which country was J.R.R. Tolkien born in 1892?
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South Africa
What was the title of J.R.R. Tolkien’s 1922 scholarly book on Middle English vocabulary?
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A Middle English Vocabulary
Which Tolkien work was published in 1945 as a story about an artist named Niggle?
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Leaf by Niggle
Which Tolkien character was originally named Sméagol?
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Gollum
What is the title of Tolkien's published translation and commentary on the Old English poem Beowulf?
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Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary
What was the title of J.R.R. Tolkien's unfinished sequel to The Lord of the Rings?
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The New Shadow
Which Tolkien character is known by the nickname Strider?
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Aragorn
Which British Army regiment did J.R.R. Tolkien serve with during the First World War?
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Lancashire Fusiliers