J.R.R. Tolkien

Authors Literature 15 of 15 appearances

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"J.R.R. Tolkien" appearances by year

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Clue	Answer As Given	Value	Round	Category	Air Date	Show
In addition to knowing many languages & making up his own, he also taught language at the universities of Leeds & Oxford	J.R.R. Tolkien		FJ	AUTHORS	2021-09-15	#8468
He wrote of the Corsairs of the Umbar, seaborne raiders corrupted by Sauron	J.R.R. Tolkien	$800	DJ	PIRATES' FAVORITE AUTHORS--"R"!	2017-05-08	#7526
"'I am not made for perilous quests! I wish I had never seen the ring! Why did it come to me? Why was I chosen?"'	Tolkien	$400	DJ	THE AUTHOR WRITES	2014-07-07	#6876
"He wanted it because it was a ring of power, and if you slipped that ring on your finger, you were invisible"	Tolkien	$200	J	NAME THE AUTHOR	2011-06-09	#6169
He originally wrote "The Hobbit" to entertain his kids	Tolkien	$400	J	BRITISH AUTHORS	2010-05-17	#5921
He made recordings reading from some of his own works, including "Poems and Songs of Middle-earth"	Tolkien	$400	DJ	BRITISH AUTHORS	2008-09-23	#5527
After several decades off it, works by this man seenherereturned to the New York Times Bestseller list in 2003	J.R.R. Tolkien		FJ	AUTHORS	2004-10-26	#4632
Bilbo Baggins	J.R.R. Tolkien	$400	DJ	SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHOR	2002-09-10	#4142
The struggle between good & evil forces over a magic ring is at the center of his epic trilogy	J.R.R. Tolkien	$600	J	INITIALED AUTHORS	2002-03-22	#4050
"The Two Towers"(1954, book 2 of a trilogy)	J.R.R. Tolkien	$400	J	AUTHOR COUNTDOWN	2001-10-02	#3927
While grading school papers, he came up with the line "In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit"	J.R.R. Tolkien	$100	J	BRITISH AUTHORS	2001-01-02	#3762
This "Lord of the Rings" author served as Merton professor of English at Oxford from 1945 to 1959	J.R.R. Tolkien	$1,000	DJ	AUTHORS	1997-06-06	#2955
He made recordings of his "Poems and Songs of Middle-Earth" & "The Lord of the Rings"	Tolkien	$200	DJ	BRITISH AUTHORS	1995-09-21	#2539
This author of "The Lord of the Rings" was born in South Africa & brought to England at age 4	J.R.R. Tolkien	$200	DJ	INITIALED AUTHORS	1994-11-25	#2355
While a student at Oxford, this author began to create his language called "Elvish"	Tolkien DD	$1,500	DJ	BRITISH AUTHORS	1992-02-21	#1730

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In addition to knowing many languages & making up his own, he also taught language at the universities of Leeds & Oxford

J.R.R. Tolkien

AUTHORS

2021-09-15

#8468

He wrote of the Corsairs of the Umbar, seaborne raiders corrupted by Sauron

J.R.R. Tolkien

$800

PIRATES' FAVORITE AUTHORS--"R"!

2017-05-08

#7526

"'I am not made for perilous quests! I wish I had never seen the ring! Why did it come to me? Why was I chosen?"'

Tolkien

$400

THE AUTHOR WRITES

2014-07-07

#6876

"He wanted it because it was a ring of power, and if you slipped that ring on your finger, you were invisible"

Tolkien

$200

NAME THE AUTHOR

2011-06-09

#6169

He originally wrote "The Hobbit" to entertain his kids

Tolkien

$400

BRITISH AUTHORS

2010-05-17

#5921

He made recordings reading from some of his own works, including "Poems and Songs of Middle-earth"

Tolkien

$400

BRITISH AUTHORS

2008-09-23

#5527

After several decades off it, works by this man seenherereturned to the New York Times Bestseller list in 2003

J.R.R. Tolkien

AUTHORS

2004-10-26

#4632

Bilbo Baggins

J.R.R. Tolkien

$400

SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHOR

2002-09-10

#4142

The struggle between good & evil forces over a magic ring is at the center of his epic trilogy

J.R.R. Tolkien

$600

INITIALED AUTHORS

2002-03-22

#4050

"The Two Towers"(1954, book 2 of a trilogy)

J.R.R. Tolkien

$400

AUTHOR COUNTDOWN

2001-10-02

#3927

While grading school papers, he came up with the line "In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit"

J.R.R. Tolkien

$100

BRITISH AUTHORS

2001-01-02

#3762

This "Lord of the Rings" author served as Merton professor of English at Oxford from 1945 to 1959

J.R.R. Tolkien

$1,000

AUTHORS

1997-06-06

#2955

He made recordings of his "Poems and Songs of Middle-Earth" & "The Lord of the Rings"

Tolkien

$200

BRITISH AUTHORS

1995-09-21

#2539

This author of "The Lord of the Rings" was born in South Africa & brought to England at age 4

J.R.R. Tolkien

$200

INITIALED AUTHORS

1994-11-25

#2355

While a student at Oxford, this author began to create his language called "Elvish"

Tolkien DD

$1,500

BRITISH AUTHORS

1992-02-21

#1730