4751 J.R.R. Tolkien Trivia Questions with Answers
4751 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
Which Oxford university did J.R.R. Tolkien attend and later teach at?
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University of Oxford
What was the name of the Oxford dictionary project J.R.R. Tolkien worked on after World War I?
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The Oxford English Dictionary
Which Tolkien novel follows Bilbo Baggins’s adventure in The Hobbit?
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The Lord of the Rings
Who completed the editorial work that led to the publication of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Silmarillion?
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Christopher Tolkien
What was J.R.R. Tolkien’s academic subject at Oxford when he changed from classics to English?
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English Language and Literature
What is the name of the Elvish realm ruled by Galadriel and Celeborn?
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Lothlórien
J.R.R. Tolkien served as a professor of which subject at the University of Oxford?
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English language and literature
Which Tolkien novel was published posthumously in 1977 as a collection of Middle-earth myths?
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The Silmarillion
What is the name of the great eagle who rescues Bilbo and the dwarves near the end of The Hobbit?
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The Lord of the Eagles
Which university did J.R.R. Tolkien attend as an undergraduate before his Oxford career?
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University of Oxford
Who edited and published J.R.R. Tolkien’s posthumous work The Silmarillion?
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Christopher Tolkien
Which Tolkien work was published in 1936 from his lecture on Beowulf?
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Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics
What lecture did J.R.R. Tolkien give in 1939 that later became the essay On Fairy-Stories?
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The Andrew Lang Lecture
Which newspaper published J.R.R. Tolkien’s first known crossword puzzle?
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The Oxford Times
What is the title of Tolkien’s translation of the Old English epic poem Beowulf?
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Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary
What is the title of J.R.R. Tolkien’s story about the humble farmer who defeats a giant?
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Farmer Giles of Ham
Which World War I battle inspired J.R.R. Tolkien’s experience of war while serving in the British Army?
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Battle of the Somme