Why are Orcs/Goblins and Trolls weak to the Sun?

They evolved before the Sun was created

Where was Tolkien born?

Bloemfontein, Orange Free State(now part of South Africa)

Which is the oldest among these beings?

Bilbo's Tree(Party Tree of the Shire)

Which character/race did Tolkien identify the most as?

Hobbit (he once stole a bus and enjoyed life for its simple pleasures)

What inspired Tolkien to write the Hobbit

His passion for mythology and folklore

Where did the word ''Middle-Earth come from''

ancient texts of Old English like Beowulf

Which city influenced Minas Tirith

Constantinople(Capital of the Eastern Roman Empire)

Which actor played Smaug(the dragon)

Benedict Cumberbatch (Doctor Strange)

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1
Why are Orcs/Goblins and Trolls weak to the Sun?
They grow ever stronger in the moonlight and this is the price
He had to nerf them(the mightiest human was only as strong as the average)
Iluvetar bathed them in full moonlight at the beginning of the First age
They evolved before the Sun was created
2
We all know who Tolkien is but what is the J.R.R.
James Roderick Rhodes
Jason Russell Reed
John Ronald Reuel
Jocelyn Reynolds Robertson
3
Name of the club that Tolkien formed with other scholars and writers?
The Eagle and The Child
The Hobbits
The Inklings
The Ducklings
4
Where was Tolkien born?
Bloemfontein, Orange Free State(now part of South Africa)
Addis Ababa( capital and largest city in Ethiopia)
Sarehole Mill, Moseley, on the outskirts of Birmingham (in England)
Lauterbrunnen Valley( Village in Switzerland)
5
What was the original title for the Lord of the Rings?
The Quest for Erebor
The Journey of the Ringbearers
The War of the Rings
The Journey to Mordor
6
Which is the oldest among these beings?
Bilbo Baggins
Thorin Oakenshield 2(the main dwarf)
Bilbo's Tree(Party Tree of the Shire)
Gollum
7
Misty Mountain inspiration in real life?
The Carpathian Mountains(From Central to Eastern Europe)
Tatras(between Poland and Slovakia)
Swiss Alps(in switzerland)
The Apennines(Italian peninsula)
8
What does Ghash mean in Black Speech(language of Evil creatures)
A race of orcs that are immune to sunlight
Charge(and they scatter)
Sauron's nickname when he was still one of the Maiars(good divinity)
Fire
9
Which character/race did Tolkien identify the most as?
Hobbit (he once stole a bus and enjoyed life for its simple pleasures)
Gollum, because of his split-personality and of his depressive periods
Man (used to chase down his neighbors with an axe dressed as an Anglo-Saxon
Elves(because he is reminiscent of the days when wars never broke out)
10
How long do you think it took to create the Middle-Earth map from start to finish in total?
11 months and another one for Christopher, his son, to polish it.
Some days(rushed it for publication purposes,worked with son without sleep)
some years
some weeks
11
How tall was Mount Doom in feet? For reference, Everest was 29035 feet
20000-30000
5000-20000
Less than 5000 feet
More than 30000
12
What inspired Tolkien to write the Hobbit
His love for beer
His passion for mythology and folklore
His sadness for losing both of his parents at a young age
His experiences in World War 1
13
Who was Gandalf inspired by (means wand elf from its respective language) the most likely?
Odin(Norse God)
Merlin (Arthurian Legends)
Prospero(the Tempest by Shakespeare)
His caretaker Father Francis whom he considered knowledgeable and wise
14
Tolkien was a professor of what from 1925-1945 in Oxford
He worked on the etymology of words like warm, winter in Oxford dictionary
Professor of Mythology
Professor of English Language and Literature
Professor of Medieval Studies
15
Who was the first dark Lord who sought to conquer Middle-Earth
Melkor, The First Dark Lord
Glaurung the Golden(King of the ancient Dragons)
Tom Riddle, The Dark Lord
Sauron, The Base Master of Treachery
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Where did the word ''Middle-Earth come from''
When he and C.S Lewis writer of Narnia disguised as bears for New Year
His son Christopher gave him this idea when he was in the Royal Air Force
ancient texts of Old English like Beowulf
ideologies of philosophers of ancient Greek
17
Frodo's( a hobbit and protagonist of Lords of the Rings) original name?
Bingo
Big Chungus
Finrod
Aelfwine
18
Which city influenced Minas Tirith
Babylon(famous for its hanging)
Constantinople(Capital of the Eastern Roman Empire)
Rome
Carcassonne(medieval city of Southern France)
19
Which actor played Smaug(the dragon)
Benedict Cumberbatch (Doctor Strange)
The Rock
Mr Haddad(Resident Evil franchise)
Pedro Pascal(the Mandolarian)
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What is his religion?
Roman Catholicism
He believed in languages which is why he created the elvish language Quenya
Hinduism, Catholicism, and Islam
A pagan(atheism)

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