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21 J. R. R. TOLKIEN: A BIOGRAPHY – I

STARTER

Was J. R. R. Tolkien a Doctor, a Professor or a Pastor?

1 Where and in what year was Ronald Tolkien born?

2 What step did Mabel Tolkien take in 1900, to the annoyance of her family?

3 In September 1900, Ronald gained entry into what school?

4 Tolkien based Hobbiton on which village outside Birmingham?

5 What was the T.C.B.S.?

6 After Tolkien’s mother died, who became his legal guardian?

7 What did Tolkien initially study at Oxford?

8 What major character in The Silmarillion was inspired by a fragment of the Crist of Cynewulf?

9 What military skill did Tolkien specialise in during the Great War?

10 How did Tolkien come to write the opening line of The Hobbit?

TIE BREAK

How did Tolkien fall in love with the Welsh language?

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