You know, a similar thing happened at my school. We had this 'author's fair' and naturally, Lëo and myself darted off to the Tolkien exhibit. But, it was an absolutely horrid presentation. Heck, the kid doing the project didn't even know who Gandalf was, and he still claimed to have read all three books (not to mention the Silmarillion)
Anywho, the next day, Lëowen and I were [indirectly] mentioned in the newspaper for being "self-proclaimed Tolkien nuts" and knowing more about LotR and Tolkien's other works than the kid who was supposed to be portraying the Good Professor.