Braingle: 'All About J.R.R. Tolkien' Trivia Quiz

All About J.R.R. Tolkien

You may know his books, but do you know the man? His fame goes before him, as they say. But how well do you really know this famous author?

Quiz ID:	#13575
Fun:	(2.33)
Difficulty:	(1.39)
Category:	Literature > Authors
Created By:	bookwrmKP

#1 What does J.R.R. stand for, anyway?

Joseph Richard Rab
John Ronald Reuel
Jed Ryan Rimsley

#2 When was he born?

#3 Tolkien was an orphan by age 12.

True
False

#4 Who did he marry?

Janet Lanille
Edith Bratt
Emma Lane
Dana Ilms

#5 In what year did his wife die?

1971
1983
1991
1995

#6 In what year was "The Hobbit" published?

Your Answer: (Show Hint)

#7 What did Tolkien die of?

Old age
Chicken pox
Pneumonia

#8 He died in 1973.

True
False

#9 Who were the Inklings?

Tolkien's imaginary creatures who never made it into "The Hobbit"
What he called his children
A group of Tolkien's Oxford friends
His fans

#10 Some of his work was published posthumously by his son, Christopher Tolkien.

True
False

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All About J.R.R. Tolkien

#1 What does J.R.R. stand for, anyway?

#2 When was he born?

#3 Tolkien was an orphan by age 12.

#4 Who did he marry?

#5 In what year did his wife die?

#6 In what year was "The Hobbit" published?

#7 What did Tolkien die of?

#8 He died in 1973.

#9 Who were the Inklings?

#10 Some of his work was published posthumously by his son, Christopher Tolkien.

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All About J.R.R. Tolkien

#1 What does J.R.R. stand for, anyway?

#2 When was he born?

#3 Tolkien was an orphan by age 12.

#4 Who did he marry?

#5 In what year did his wife die?

#6 In what year was "The Hobbit" published?

#7 What did Tolkien die of?

#8 He died in 1973.

#9 Who were the Inklings?

#10 Some of his work was published posthumously by his son, Christopher Tolkien.

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