The Tolkien Quiz Book. Andrew Murray

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       19 TOLKIEN ON THE RADIO

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      Which actor played a major role in the BBC radio series and the feature films?

      1. Which actor links the BBC radio series to Dad’s Army?

      2. Which actor links it to Porridge?

      3. And which to Paddington?

      4. Tom Bombadil makes it into the radio version. True or false?

      5. Which wine critic sang on the soundtrack?

      6. Before the Lord of the Rings adaptation, Donald Swann had set Tolkien’s poems to music. What was his song cycle called?

      7. Which Tolkien character has Brian Blessed played on radio?

      (a) Farmer Giles of Ham

      (b) Niggle

      (c) Smith of Wootton Major

      8. Roughly how long does the BBC’s Lord of the Rings run?

      9. When was the BBC series first broadcast?

      10. Who adapted it for radio?

      (a) Brian Cox

      (b) Brian Blessed

      (c) Brian Sibley

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      Which Battle had to be radically altered because the BBC series was overrunning?

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       20 CONNECTIONS

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      Who was the son of Thráin II, King of the Dwarves?

      Match the related characters and explain their family connection:

1 Théoden	A. Amrod
2 Tuor	B. Galdor
3 Aragorn	C. Azog
4 Maedhros	D. Eärendil
5 Thorin	E. Arwen
6 Bolg	F. Bilbo
7 Thingol	G. Beregond
8 Túrin Turambar	H. Éowyn
9 Sam Gamgee	I. Melian
10 Bergil	J. Fili

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      Who were Nimloth of Doriath’s mother- and father-in-law?

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       21 J. R. R. TOLKIEN: A BIOGRAPHY – I

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      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?

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      How did Tolkien fall in love with the Welsh language?

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       22 HEIGHTS …

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