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100
When was J.R.R. Tolkien born? a) August 27, 1900 b) April 1, 1923 c) January 3, 1892 d) January 4, 1892
c) J.R.R. Tolkien was born on January 3, 1892 to Arthur Tolkien and Mabel Tolkien.
100
Which of these books did J.R.R. Tolkien write? a) Harry Potter b) The Hobbit c) The Hunger Games d) The Chronicles of Narnia
b) J.R.R. Tolkien wrote The Hobbit in 1920's and it was later published on September 21st, 1937
100
Which of these was NOT one of J.R.R. Tolkien's job? a) A writer b) A philologist c) A Doctor d) A war veteran
d) A Doctor
100
J.R.R. Tolkien was friends with which famous author? a) J.K. Rowling b) Suzanne Collins c) C.S. Lewis d) Gordan Korman
c) C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien were very close friends and even went to some writing clubs together.
200
When did J.R.R. Tolkien die and at what age? a) December 17, 1980, 87 years old b) September 2, 1973, 81 years old c) February 18, 2001, 10 years old d) May 8, 1983, 90 years old
b) J.R.R. Tolkien died at 81 years old on September 2, 1973 and is buried with his wife at Wolvercot cemetry.
200
What book did J.R.R. Tolkien write that was ranked as the second best selling book ever? a) The Hobbit b) Lord of the Rings c) Tree and Leaf d) Smith of Wootton Major.
b) J.R.R. Tolkien wrote two of the 5 top selling books ever: The Lord of the rings, and the Hobbit
200
Which war did J.R.R. Tolkien serve in? a) World War ll b) World War l c) The Finnish War d) He did not serve in any war
b) J.R.R Tolkien volunteered to serve his country in World War l.
200
Tolkien was hired to work on the Oxford English Dictionary, what letter did he reach before retiring? a) W b) Q c) P d) R
a) Before retiring Tolkien and his team had reached the Ws
300
What was the occupation of J.R.R. Tolkien's dad? a) A police officer b) A teacher c) A banker d) A doctor
c) A banker
300
Around how many copies of The Lord of the Rings series were sold? a) Less than 10 million b) 100 000 c) More than 150 million d) 50 million
c) More than 150 million
300
Along with being a teacher at Oxford University J.R.R. Tolkien was also a philologist, philology is the study of what? a) Languages b) Flowers c) Space d) Animal Behaviour
a) Languages
300
In his free time Tolkien likes to... a) Draw b) Listen to music c) Play sports d) Invent Languages
d) Tolkien has invented more than 10 languages most of which are used in The Hobbit and The Lord of The Rings. He also knew 35 languages.
400
What is J.R.R. Tolkien's full name? a) Jason Ronaldo Richard Tolkien b)John Ronald Reuel Tolkien c) Jack Randal Randy Tolkien d) Jacob Ralph Ramsey Tolkien
b) John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
400
Along with fantasy books what other type of books did J.R.R. Tolkien write a) Academic school books b) Sci-fi books c) Romance books d) Picture books
a) J.R.R. Tolkien wrote many books for the university he taught at; Oxford University.
400
How many lectures did J.R.R. Tolkien give as an English Professor? (per year) a)50-65 b)65-80 c)70-136 d)159-204
c) J.R.R. Tolkien gave 70-136 lectures a year even though his contracted only asked for 36.
400
How many years did it take for J.R.R. Tolkien to write the entire Lord of the Rings series? a) 14 years b) 10 years c) 12 months d) 10 minutes
a) It took 14 years to write the entire Lord of the Rings series. Originally the whole series was just one 1000 page long book, but was later split into a trilogy.
500
Where was J.R.R. Tolkien born? a) Orange Free State, South Africa b) Manchester, England c) Washington, U.S.A. d) Manitoba, Canada
b) Tolkien was born in Orange Free State, South Africa but later moved to Great Britain where he spent the rest of his life.
500
Roughly how many words are in the Lord of the Rings trilogy? a) 200 000-300 000 b) 500 000-1 000 000 c) 561 000-600 000 d) 450 000-470 000
d) There are 450 000-470 000 words in the Lord of the Rings trilogy
500
Which army did J.R.R. Tolkien serve and at what age did he join? a) U.S. Army, 27 years old b) Canadian Army, 30 years old c) British Army, 24 years old d) South African Army, 24 years old
c) J.R.R. Tolkien joined the British army at 24 years old and was later appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II on March 28 1972.
500
At what age did Tolkien start studying languages? a) 15 years old b) 8 years old c) 35 years old d) 28 years old
b) J.R.R. Tolkien started studying languages at 8 years old.