Tolkien’s translation of which poem was published earlier this year?
Beowulf
Gawain and the Green Knight
Pearl
The Divine Comedy
What was the title of Michael Moorcock’s 1978 essay critiquing Lord of the Rings?
Epic Fantasy
Epic Worlds
Epic Pooh
Epic, Man
What was the name of the Oxford literary society that included Tolkien, CS Lewis and Roger Lancelyn Green among its members?
The Inkhorns
The Inklings
The Inky Fingers
The Ink-Drinkers
Which one of these is a well-known parody of Tolkien’s masterpiece?
I Know Why the Hobbit Rings
Lord of Dull Things
Tired of the Rings
Bored of the Rings
“Tolkien can say that Aragorn became king and reigned for 100 years, and he was wise and good. But Tolkien doesn’t ask the question: What was Aragorn’s tax policy? Did he maintain a standing army? What did he do in times of flood and famine? And what about all these orcs?” Who is taking issue with Tolkien here?
George Harrison
George Orwell
George RR Martin
George Osborne
Which one of these is the title of one of Tolkien’s slightly less read books?
A Middle English Vocabulary
A Gawain Dictionary
Anglo-Saxon Attitudes
Medieval Facts and Fancies
Who called The Fellowship of the Ring “at least as good as The Thirty Nine Steps”?
FR Leavis
WH Auden
Terry Eagleton
John Buchan
How many copies has Lord of the Rings sold?
More than 150m
More than 200m
More than 250m
More than a billion
What do the initials JRR stand for?
James Richard Robert
Jonquil Rupert Roland
John Ronald Reuel
Jackson Ray Roger
Which of these is NOT the title of a Tolkien short story?
Leaf by Niggle
Roverandom
Sellic Spell
Avatar
Solutions
1:A, 2:C, 3:B, 4:D, 5:C, 6:A, 7:B, 8:A, 9:C, 10:D
Scores
3 and above.
An appalling performance. Gandalf certainly didn't provide you with any help
6 and above.
Middle Earth. Not terrible, but distinctly disappointing
9 and above.
Your powers are strong, but you have yet to find the key to all mythologies. Go back and begin your search for the truth once more
10 and above.
Congratulations, seeker. You are hereby made the Laird of Gondor