Mastermind Questions on Tolkien
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wellinghall1 - In which city was Tolkien born on 3rd January 1892?
2 - While at King Edward's school Tolkien formed the semi secret society called the TCBS. What does TCBS stand for?
3 - In which village, often cited as one of the inspirations for the shire did he live for 4 years from 1896?
4 - What was the name of the Allen & Unwin employee who encouraged Tolkien to finish the manuscript of "The Hobbit" and submit it for publication?
5 - Which short story published in 1949 tells of a characters encounters with a giant and the dragon Chrysophylax?
6 - In the "Return of the King" which battle takes place between Hobbits and Sharkey's thugs in the Shire?
7 - Tolkien and his friend C.S, Lewis and Charles Williams were members of an informal literary group that met regularly in a public house in Oxford. What was the group called?
8 - "The Road Goes Ever On" is a song cycle featuring Tolkien's words set to music by which composer and entertainer?
9 - What is the name of the Golden Hall of the King of Rohan built by Brego at the heart of the city of Edoras?
10 - What disease transmitted by body lice did Tolkien catch while he was serving on the Western Front in 1916 resulting in his return to England on sick leave?
11 - Which birthday does Bilbo Baggins celebrate at the beginning of "The Lord of the Rings"?
12 - Which Smith of Eregion forged the three rings of the Elves?
13 - Which chapter of "The Hobbit" did Tolkien largely rewrite between 1937 and 1951 making Gollum's character fit better with the betrayal of him in "The Lord of the Rings"?
14 - Tolkien often referred to himself and his wife by the names of which two middle-earth characters, the names also appeared on their gravestones?
15 - What name was given to the three brilliant jewels made by Fëanor which contained the light of the two tree which were stolen by the Valor, Melkor?
16 - Which editor of "The Oxford English Dictionary" did Tolkien succeed as Professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford in 1925?
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Date: 2010-02-15 06:12 pm (UTC)Given that my Tolkien knowledge has got sadly rusty over the last 16 years, I am amazed at how many I can answer. Amazed not in a "Wow! I'm clever!" way, but in a "Er, aren't these questions a bit easy?"
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Date: 2010-02-18 08:52 am (UTC)I think the "nervous" point is an important one - being in that interrogation-like setting must be a bit different from doing it from the comfort of an armchair.
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Date: 2010-02-18 08:53 am (UTC)I think the "nervous" point is an important one - being in that interrogation-like setting must be a bit different from doing it from the comfort of an armchair.
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Date: 2010-02-16 12:24 am (UTC)Have you looked up the answer for 6 now? I didn't think it was all that obscure, and would guess that you would at least recognise the name ...
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Date: 2010-02-15 08:21 pm (UTC)Mastermind (http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/b006mk1s) (The Tolkien bit starts at 5.05 minutes)
I got 11 right!
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Date: 2010-02-18 08:55 am (UTC)(I was more pleased with getting 9 on "Lord's cricket ground" the previous week, though).
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