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Are you an authority on J R R Tolkien? For a start, was he born in New Zealand? Middle-earth is based on a holiday in which country? Who was the hero in The Hobbit? What was the first title in the Lord of The Rings trilogy? Was the wizard's name Gandalf or Gollum?

  1. In which country was Tolkien born?

  2. The Misty Mountains, part of his fantasy world Middle-earth, were based on Tolkien's 1911 holiday in which country?

  3. Who is the hero of the 1937 story The Hobbit?

  4. Published in 1954, what is the title of the first volume in the Lord of the Rings trilogy?

  5. Who directed the three Lord of the Rings films, made between 2001 and 2003?

  6. What is the name of the wizard who appears in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings?

  7. In the Middle-earth universe, what is the name of the volcano in Mordor, the dwelling place of Sauron?

  8. What is the first name of Tolkien's son, who edited and published The Silmarillion after his father's death?

  9. In The Hobbit, what type of creature is Smaug?

  10. What is the name of the painter who appears in Tolkien's 1964 book Tree and Leaf?

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