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It would be fair to say there has been a lot of quizzing in the past twelve months.
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Many of us spent a good deal of the lockdowns of 2020 and 2021 on Zoom (or similar) asking and answering questions with friends and loved ones to give a bit of direction and format to our online meetings. Now for some, that means that they’re probably all quizzed out right now – but for others, a year of quizzing has got them hooked!
With lockdowns easing across the country and more opportunities to go out, it won’t be long before there’s actual real pub quizzes again if that’s your thing – but for others, a good quiz at home is what they’re looking for to entertain the family or just to keep themselves amused while surfing the web.
This story is part of a group of stories called 2021 marks the 20th anniversary of The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy. In honor of the enduring classics, we re exploring every aspect of Peter Jackson s trilogy, from JRR Tolkien s source material to the best scenes and moments, along with the continued influence of Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and Return of the King on modern pop culture.
If you run a deliciously pedantic Lord of the Rings-themed Twitter account that tweets the events of J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy saga on the calendar dates on which they occurred like I do you will realize that an enormous chunk of the story takes place in the month of March. The Battle of Helm’s Deep? Began around midnight on March 3. That’s canon.
Ian McKellen joins Hobbit cast in campaign to buy Tolkien house in Oxford
10 Dec, 2020 09:00 PM
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Video/Project Noorthmoor, Ian McKellen
NZ Herald
A questing wizard has summoned theatrical allies to save a literary treasure before it is lost to developers: JRR Tolkien s Oxford at 20 Northmoor Road.
English actor Sir Ian McKellen has launched a campaign to raise $8.44 million to buy the Lord of the Rings Author s former house and turn it into a literary centre. Project Northwood was announced via McKellen s Twitter account, last week.
The actor who played the role of Gandalf in Sir Peter Jackson s film adaptation was joined by other cast members to ask for donations to buy the house.