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So, you've seen the movie "Lord of the Rings," but what do you actually know about the author who wrote the trilogy? Take this Tolkien trivia quiz to test your knowledge!
Question 1:
What is the full name of the famous British writer J. R. R. Tolkien, author of the trilogy "The Lord of the Rings"?
Joseph Ronald Robert Tolkien
John Robert Ronald Tolkien
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
John Ronald Rufus Tolkien
Question 2:
Writer J. R. R. Tolkien was born on January 3, 1892 in which country?
South Africa
USA
Germany
England
Question 3:
Which of the following literary works was not written by J. R. R. Tolkien?
The Hobbit
Roverandom
The Silmarillion
The Chronicles of Narnia
Question 4:
J. R. R. Tolkien invented several artificial languages for the characters of his books. What was the name of the Elvish language, based on Greek, Finnish and Latin?
Esperanto
Inkling
Gondolin
Quenya
Question 5:
Which fantasy book by J. R. R. Tolkien, often regarded as a children's story, was not published posthumously?
Unfinished Tales
The History of Middle-earth
The Hobbit
The Silmarillion
Question 6:
J. R. R. Tolkien was religious and insisted that his wife convert to his faith. What was the religion he was devoted to?
Islam
Anglicanism
Catholicism
Judaism
Question 7:
This word was invented by Tolkien and was subsequently used as an informal name of an extinct human species, discovered in 2004.
ogre
goblin
elf
hobbit
Question 8:
The name of this fictional character was engraved on the gravestone of J. R. R. Tolkien in Oxford.
Robin Hood
Peter Pan
Shagrath
Beren
Question 9:
Writer J. R. R. Tolkien served in the British army during which war?
World War I
Spanish Civil War
Gulf War
World War II
Question 10:
In 2003, BBC viewers voted in a survey called "The Big Read" to choose the "Nation's Best-loved Book". What number did Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" reach on the list?
Number 27
Number 4
Number 11
Number 1
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