Test Your JRR Tolkien IQ

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1. Where was JRR Tolkien born? Birmingham, England London, England Bloemfontien, South Africa Evaton, South Africa

2. What was Tolkien's wife's name? Priscilla Josephina Mary Edith

3. Tolkien had a sister named Hilary. True False

4. What disease caused the death of Tolkien's mother? Cancer Diabetes Consumption She died in childbirth

5. The Silmarillion was published after Tolkien died. True False

6. What was the name of Tolkien's closest friend and fellow writer? Lloyd Alexander J.K. Rowling Anne McCaffrey C.S. Lewis

7. Tolkien taught at what university? Harvard Princeton Yale Oxford

8. 'The Adventures of Tom Bombadil' was written by JRR's son, Christopher Tolkien. True False

9. In what year was 'The Hobbit' first published? 1945 1941 1939 1937

10. In what year did Tolkien die? 1974 1969 1971 1973