Image: Modern photograph of a marshy boggy wooded area, lit in greens and golds. Text: 'Trivia Night: Tolkien Edition'

Trivia Night: Tolkien Edition (Oct. 2024)

Friday, Oct. 25, 2024 - 6:30 p.m. Lower Level and R.A. Long Learning Center

Calling all hobbits, orcs and elves! Kick off Living the Great War Weekend with a thematic trivia night centered on the life and works of WWI veteran and author J. R. R. Tolkien. Indulge in Shire-inspired refreshments and test your knowledge to win precious prizes! Whether you enjoy English literature or WWI history, you will not want to pass up this evening of merrymaking in Middle-earth.

  • Footwear required.
  • Tickets include food and two complimentary drinks; cash bar available. ID required. 
  • Individuals may play solo or in teams of up to five people. Team assignments and names will be taken at the door.
  • We ask that all participants turn off phones to cultivate a fair game. Gandalf never googled. 

Hosted in partnership with the Tolkien Society of Kansas City. 

$25 per person | Lower Level and R.A. Long Learning Center

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Modern photograph of a marshy boggy wooded area, lit in greens and golds.

About the image:

It has been suggested that these marshes near Authuille gave Tolkien the “Dead Marshes” scene when he served here as a Signaling Officer with the 11th Battalion, The Lancashire Fusiliers. Learn more in our Online Collections Database