Ready for adventure?

It all begins one otherwise ordinary day when Gandalf and thirteen dwarves drop by Bilbo’s hobbit-hole. J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit takes Bilbo far away from his comfortable hole and over the Misty Mountains to adventure. Relive favorite episodes from this beloved tale in our new Hobbit Quiz. For instance, what was it the dwarves insisted on doing before telling Bilbo about their plans?

Everyone’s talking Tolkien

The life story of linguist and author John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, the subject of our new quiz, has recently been adapted for the screen as the movie Tolkien. We haven’t seen the movie yet, but we are happy to assume without evidence that our quiz paints a picture of the man that is paradoxically far more vivid and visceral than any mere celluloid representation could hope to achieve. We begin with Tolkien’s grandfather, who pursued a business beginning with ‘B’.

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Salad Days Trivia Quiz

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When you’re feeling the heat…

The onset of high summer seems like a good time to bring you this special quiz on the subject of salads. We hope you’ll take a few minutes to cool off with this collection of questions that will take you from the salons of the Waldorf Astoria to the fabled carrot patches of ancient Rome.

Salad Days quiz frontispiece: Photograph of an orange pepper salad