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Who was the Catholic priest who Tolkien and his brother were in the care of after their mother died?

Father Francis Morgan

What language was Quenya influenced by?

Finnish

What happens when Tolkien is 3?

He returns to England

What happened when Tolkien was a toddler and how may it have influenced his writing?

He was stung by a tarantula; there are several battles with venomous spiders

Who died from complications from diabetes when Tolkien was 12?

His mother

What is Tolkien's full name?

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien

Where was Tolkien's first teaching position?

Leeds University

Where did The Inklings meet?

Lewis's rooms and The Eagle and Child

Where did Tolkien work after Leeds University?

Oxford

what book did Tolkien serve on the staff for?

Oxford English Dictionary

Which colleges in Oxford did Tolkien work at?

Pembroke College then Merton College

Who directed The Lord of The Rings and The Hobbit?

Peter Jackson

What might Tolkien's field be thought of as?

Philology (the study of words)

What was Tolkien's religion?

Roman Catholic

What village was the inspiration for the Shire?

Sarehole

What book did Tolkien help translate?

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

What club was Tolkien a part of at King Edward's School?

TCBS (Tea Club Barrovian Society)

What group did Tolkien and C.S. Lewis form?

The Inklings

Which background myth was published after Tolkien's death?

The Silmarillion

What was the sequel to the Hobbit originally called?

The new Hobbit

Where did Tolkien attend college?

Exeter College, Oxford

What was the first Elvish language called?

Quenya

Who encourages Tolkien to keep writing The Lord of the Rings?

C.S. Lewis

Who published the Silmarillion?

Christopher (Tolkien's son)

What did Tolkien originally study at Oxford?

Classics

Who does Tolkien marry?

Edith

Who does Tolkien meet when he is 16 and she is 19?

Edith Bratt

What happens before Tolkien moves back to Oxford?

Edith dies

What degree did Tolkien switch to and graduate with?

English language and literature

What year was Tolkien born?

1892

What year did Tolkien write the first line of The Hobbit?

1930

What year was The Hobbit published?

1937

What year was The Fellowship of the Ring published?

1954

What year was The Two Towers published?

1954

What year was The Return of the King published?

1955

What year did Tolkien die?

1973

What company published The Lord of the Rings?

Allen & Unwin

What important essay did Tolkien publish?

Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics

Which characters are Tolkien and Edith models for?

Beren and Luthien

Where did Tolkien live with his mother and brother?

Birmingham

Where was Tolkien born?

Bloemfontein, South Africa

Where does Tolkien move after he retires and attends Lewis's funeral?

Bournemouth

Which famous author was a friend of Tolkien's?

C.S. Lewis

Which war did Tolkien fight in?

WWI

Where was Tolkien buried?

Wolvercote Cemetery


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