Archive of HP Related Trivia Quizzes

rcs - Nov 21, 2008 2:44 am (#908 of 1343)

Trivia: The Order of the Phoenix -- Answers

1. Which member of the Order once bowed to Harry in a shop? Dedalus Diggle What unusual disturbance was this person responsible for on the day after Voldemort's first defeat? Shooting stars (half credit for anyone who said "fireworks" or "wand sparks" or something similar (2 points)

2. Which three Order members was Sirius sent to fetch on the night of Voldemort's return? (1/2 point each) Remus Lupin, Arabella Figg, and Mundungus Fletcher

3. Name three members of the Order other than Lily or James Potter who were killed in the First War. (1/2 point each) Edgar Bones, Caradoc Dearborn, Benjy Fenwick, Marlene McKinnon, Dorcas Meadowes, Gideon and Fabian Prewett

4. Name three members of Harry's Advance Guard other than Lupin, Tonks, or Moody. (1/2 point each) Kingsley Shacklebolt, Emmeline Vance, Dedalus Diggle, Hestia Jones, Elphias Doge, Sturgis Podmore

5. Which Order member was killed at the start of HBP? (1 point) Emmeline Vance. Half-credit for Amelia Bones, as it's never stated that she was in the Order (her brother was, but there's no proof that she was herself).

6. Which Order member used to wear a stupid hat? (1 point) Elphias Doge, according to Moody in OotP.

7. What is the context of the first canon reference to Mundungus Fletcher? It's in CoS; he tried to put a hex on Arthur Weasley when he had his back turned. Name one other occasion prior to the end of GoF that he is mentioned. After the mayhem at the Quidditch World Cup, he tried to get compensation for a 12-room tent with en-suite jacuzzi, but he was really sleeping under a cloak propped up on sticks. These two mentions are the only canon references to Dung prior to Voldemort's return. (2 points)

8. What was Sturgis Podmore arrested for? Trying to get through a high-security door at the Ministry of Magic. Why does Harry think he did it? Because he was Imperiused by Lucius Malfoy and made to go after the Prophecy (or more likely, test its defenses). (1 point)

9. Mad-Eye Moody lost the chunk out of his nose in a fight with which Death Eater? Evan Rosier(1 point)

10. Name the four known Potterwatch codenames and which Order members they belong to. River: Lee Jordan, Royal: Kingsley, Romulus: Lupin, Rodent/Rapier: Fred Weasley What are the two passwords mentioned in canon for tuning into Potterwatch? Albus, Mad-Eye(1/2 point each)

11. Name three known safe houses employed in the Seven Potters diversion. (1/2 point each) Moody's house, Kingsley's house, Aunt Muriel's house, Tonks's parents' house. I accepted the Burrow as well.

12. Which Order member's Patronus is known to have changed, and why? (1 point) Tonks's patronus changed form in HBP, in response to her (seemingly) hopeless love for Lupin.

Scores

16-18: Outstanding

13-15: Exceeds Expectations

9-12: Acceptable

6-8: Poor

3-5: Dreadful

0-2: Troll

Congratulations, SSS! Your turn next.

Swedish Short-Snout - Dec 4, 2008 7:19 am (#917 of 1343)

Hogwarts Trivia - Answers

1. How many staircases are there at Hogwarts? 142.

2. How do you get into the kitchens? There's a painting of a bowl of fruit; tickle the pear and it becomes a door handle.

3. Name five Headmasters/Headmistresses of Hogwarts. Albus Dumbledore, Severus Snape, Dolores Umbridge, Phineas Nigellus Black, Dilys Derwent, Armando Dippet, Everard, Dexter Fortescue.

4. On which floor is Moaning Myrtle's bathroom? Second. (though Hermione once said it was on the first floor, so I accept that answer too)

5. How many items were on Filch's list of forbidden items during Harry's fourth year? 437.

6. What is the name of the Arithmancy Professor? Septima Vector.

7. Which are the three highest towers? Gryffindor, Ravenclaw and Astronomy.

8. What's the password to the prefects' bathroom? Pine fresh.

9. How many secret passageways out of Hogwarts are there? Name as many of them as you can. Nine if you count the connection between the Vanishing Cabinets; both nine and eight counts as correct. There's the one from the Whomping Willow to the Shrieking Shack, the one from the one-eyed witch to Honeydukes, the one behind the mirror on the fourth floor (caved in), the one from the Room of Requirement to Hog's Head, the Vanishing cabinets and four more.

0-1,5 - Troll

2-3,5 - Dreadful

4-6 – Poor

6,5-8,5 - Acceptable

9-11 - Exceeds Expectations

11,5-13,5 - Outstanding

And we have a tie! Solitaire and rcs - what do you want to do?

Solitaire - Dec 20, 2008 4:43 pm (#928 of 1343)

Here are the results of the Weasleys Wizard Wheezes Trivia Quiz:

Answers:

1. Canary cream; he turned into a large canary and then molted.

2. Skivving Snack boxes; Puking Pastilles; Fainting Fancies; Fever Fudge; Nosebleed Nougat; Blood Blisterpod.

3. The Portable Swamp lasted until she was gone and Flitwick finally vanished all bit a tiny bit of it. (I gave 1/2 point for the fireworks, as they, too, drove her crazy.)

4. A punching telescope; bruise remover paste.

5. Decoy Detonator.

6. 500 Shield hats; cause jinxes to bounce off the wearers.

7. Fake or Trick wands.

8. Patented Daydream Charms.

Congratulations, rcs! The next quiz is yours ... unless you're busy and want one of the others to do it.

Sorry, no answers were posted for this quiz. If they are, this quiz will be updated soon after.

PeskyPixie - Mar 3, 2009 10:26 am (#971 of 1343)

Answers to 'How Well Do You Know The People Who Portray Your HP Buddies On Screen?'

The following is a list of characters played by actors who have appeared in the HP movies. Identify the actor and the HP character they portray.

Example:

a) Mrs. Bucket : Helena Bonham Carter, Bellatrix Lestrange;
b) Amon Goeth : Ralph Fiennes, Lord Voldemort

# I've added in the names of the movies just in case anyone wants to check them out!

1. Elinor Dashwood : Emma Thompson ('Sense and Sensibility'), Sybil Trelawney

2. Rita AKA Susan : Julie Walters ('Educating Rita'), Molly Weasley

3. Kate Croy : Helena Bonham Carter ('The Wings of The Dove'), Bellatrix Lestrange - and yes, it was a trick question. Congrats to those who saw through it.

4. Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale : Gary Oldman ('The Scarlet Letter'), Sirius Black - I don't mention him that often, do I?

5. Hamish Campbell : Brendan Gleeson ('Braveheart'), Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody

6. King Einon : David Thewlis ('Dragonheart'), Remus Lupin - I caught this movie on T.V. last summer and liked it a lot!

7. Col. Christopher Brandon : Alan Rickman ('Sense and Sensibility'), Professor Severus Snape - I thought you could use a giveaway.

8. Jean Brodie : Dame Maggie Smith ('The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie'), Minerva McGonagall

9. Captain Hook : Jason Isaacs ('Peter Pan'), Lucius Malfoy - He's great as Captain Hook!

10. Vera Drake : Imelda Staunton ('Vera Drake'), Dolores Umbridge

Looking forward to your trivia, PAH!

Potteraholic - Mar 11, 2009 12:02 am (#994 of 1342)

Okay... decided to have an early night to be well-rested for my school overnight trip, so am posting these results early on a Wednesday morning here in New York.

Thank you to all those who took part in this quiz. I know if I took this quiz myself, I would have received the lowest marks, without a doubt! I was amazed by how well you folks knew your spells, though some movie contamination did creep into some of your answers. (I know it would have done in mine, had I taken this quiz!) Here are the answers, followed by some notes about the scoring and answers, followed by the scores themselves.

'How Well Do You Know Your Spells?' Quiz Answers

1. Turns the target object into a Portkey? Portus

2. Spell that clears the target's airway, if blocked? Anapneo

3. Spell that cuts something open? Diffindo

4. Cleans things? Scourgify

5. Converts the target object into a smooth slide? Glisseo

6. Creates a burning, fiery line in the air, which can be "drawn" with the wand into specific shapes? The shape lingers for some time. Flagrate

7. Opens the secret door in the statue of the hump-backed witch? Dissendium

8. Forces the victim's legs to do a crazy dance? Tarantallegra

9. Reveals human presence in the target area? Homenum Revelio

10. Turns the target object to stone? Duro

11. Stops an object or slows it down? Impedimenta

12. Makes invisible ink become visible? Aparecium

13. Makes something waterproof or water repellent? Impervius

14. Sends thick ropes out of thin air to wrap around someone or something? Incarcerous

15. Starts a fire? Incendio

16. Used to identify the ingredients of the target potion or the enchantments on a target object? Specialis Revelio

17. Dangles the target person upside-down by the ankle in mid-air? Levicorpus

18. Moves an object? Typically, the spell word " ? " is followed by a target word, which is the object to be moved? Locomotor

19. Causes a small beam of light to shine from the end of the caster's wand? Lumos

20. Moves a body? Mobilicorpus

21. Fills the ears of target persons near the caster with an unidentifiable buzzing, so that the caster can hold lengthy conversations without being overheard? Muffliato

22. Heals/repairs damage that has been inflicted on the target? Episkey

23. Conjures a bouquet of flowers out of the end of a wand? Orchideous

24. This spell creates a magical barrier that will deflect hexes thrown at the caster? Protego

25. Releases a jet of fiery sparks? Underwater, this spell fires a jet of boiling water? Relashio

This quiz was harder to score than I thought it would be! Not only was there spelling to consider, but the issue of whether there could be 2 answers for one question. So... if your answer was correct and spelled exactly the way it was spelled in the Lexicon, it received a 1.1. The highest score possible was: 25 Q's x 1.1 = 27.5. If it was correct and missing or had an extra letter (or 2 sometimes), it received a 1. If it was correct, with more than 3 spelling discrepancies, it received a .75. And if it was somewhat correct, it received a .5. You can check these links, Results #1 and Results #2, to see how I assessed your answers.

I realized that Question #4 could have 2 possible answers, Scourgify and Tergeo. In the Lexicon, the wording for Scourgify is "cleans things" and the wording for Tergeo is "cleans up the target object or person." So I decided both worked. For Question #10, the spell, Petrificus Totalus does not turn objects to stone, as many of you thought, but "turns the entire body of the victim rigid." Question #12 was the trickiest question; Aparecium... huh? For Question #22 Reparo, "undoes damage to an object", it does not specifically "heal/repair damage that has been inflicted on the target." The examples listed in the Lexicon seem to indicate that 'the target' needs to be a human, since Tonks used it to repair Harry's broken nose (HBP8) and Harry used it to repair Demelza's bleeding mouth after Ron accidentally punched her during Quidditch practice (HBP14).

For anyone who wants to look up the answers for themselves, have fun exploring 'The Encyclopedia of Spells'.

Well done, everyone! And, congratulations, MAMS! This is your first quiz, and you received the highest marks! Your prize is to create the next quiz! Have fun!

Edit: Here's a link to the HP Quiz Archives, just in case you need some inspiration (click this icon): And for anyone who needs ice cream? (link)

Phew! All done!

me and my shadow 813 - Mar 22, 2009 11:16 am (#1016 of 1342)

The results are in:

1. What is the last word of Hogwarts’ school song? Rot

2. How much was Arthur fined by MoM for bewitching his car? 50 Galleons

3. Where is Percy’s Head Boy badge in the Weasley Egypt holiday photo? On his fez

4. How many cakes did Harry receive on his 14th birthday? Four

5. (Ironically) What rune did Hermione tell Ron she confused with "Partnership" in her Ancient Runes OWL exam (in English)? Defence

6. What type of flowers did Tom Riddle bring to Hepzibah Smith? Roses

7. What was Kingsley’s name on Potterwatch? Royal

8. Where was the train’s destination that JKR was on when Harry Potter fell into her lap and how long before she began writing? From JKR's website, she was on her way to London; she didn't have a pen and was too shy to ask anyone for one, so began writing later that night.

9. What does Harry notedly admire Sirius having the nerve to keep in his room at #12GP? Posters of bikini-clad Muggle girls

10. When DD and Harry found Slughorn at his hideout, where had the Muggle homeowners gone on holiday? The Canary Islands

11. What was the garnish in Hermione’s drink at the “Harry interview” meeting with Rita in The Three Broomsticks? A cherry

12. Which DE that Karkaroff names during his trial took a bit of Moody’s nose? Evan Rosier

13. What is Severus’s last word before getting knocked out in the Shrieking Shack? POTTER!

14. What did Professor Sprout say is the sign of fully matured Mandrakes? When they start trying to move into each other’s pots.

15. What colour wax is the seal on the envelope of Harry’s first Hogwarts letter? Purple

Congratulations, Pesky! The next trivia quiz is all yours!

PeskyPixie - Apr 9, 2009 10:19 am (#1035 of 1342)
Edited Apr 9, 2009 11:21 am

Results on this quiz were generally abysmal; most students failed to hand in their papers. Had this been your P.Y.G.M.Y.P.U.F.F. you would have scored in negative numbers. You will be sitting an important exam this summer, and those dunderheads who lower the high average I have come to expect from my P.Y.G.M.Y.P.U.F.F. students, will suffer my displeasure. You have been warned.

Odds and Ends from Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 1

1. Which of Harry's school items does Uncle Vernon keep locked up for the summer? (5 points) =>spellbooks, wand, robes, cauldron, broomstick (Nimbus 2000)

2. What colour is Vernon's hair? (1 point) =>Black (who knew?!)

3. What false magic spells does Harry use to scare Dudley? (3 points) =>"Jiggery Pokery, Hocus Pocus, Squiggly Wiggly"

4. Name the Dursleys' dinner guests. (1 point) =>the Masons

5. What does Aunt Petunia cook for her dinner party? (2 points) =>joint of roast pork, something topped with whipped cream and sugared violets for dessert/pudding

6. What does Harry eat for supper that same night? (3 points) =>two slices of bread and a lump of cheese

7. What colour are Dobby's eyes? (1 point) =>green

8. Which part of his magical life does Harry not miss, even when desperately homesick for his life at Hogwarts? (1 point) =>Professor Severus Snape

9. What does Harry congratulate Dudley for, out in the garden? (1 point) =>"Well done ... So you've finally learned the days of the week."

10. What items does Vernon rush to pick up before his guests arrive? (2 points) =>dinner jackets for himself and Dudley

Well done, Soli. It's all yours!

mona amon - May 11, 2009 9:11 pm (#1055 of 1342)
Edited May 11, 2009 10:22 pm

Here are the answers, with the book and chapter name from which the quotes were taken-

Who Said It?

Identify the speaker of each of these quotations.

1. "I like really good Quidditch players" Hermione, HBP, The Unbreakable Vow

2. "Sorry," ... "Can't carry a tune to save my life." Horace Slughorn, HBP, After the Burial

3. "...I don't give a damn about that wretched poltergeist, ..." Severus Snape, GoF, The Egg and the Eye

4. "You should be in class, Sonny Jim." One of the stone gargoyles flanking the staff-room door, OOTP, Educational Decree Number Twenty-four

5. "I examined him personally in Transfiguration and Charms when he did NEWTs... things with a wand I'd never seen before." Griselda Marchbanks, OOTP, OWLs

6. "I like a healthy breeze round my privates, thanks." Archie, GOF, Bagman and Crouch

7. "Missing your half-breed pal? ... "missing the elephant man?" Draco Malfoy, GOF, Rita Skeeter's Scoop

8. "I was hoping Neville would assist me with the first stage of the operation," ... "and I'm sure he will perform it admirably." Remus Lupin, POA, The Boggart in the Wardrobe

9. "Come on, Ron, you were always saying how boring Scabbers was.,"...."And he's been off-colour for ages, he was wasting away. It was probably better for him to snuff it quickly. One swallow- he probably didn't feel a thing." Fred, POA, Gryffindor versus Ravenclaw

10. "...and Eric Whalley's oozing all over his sheets- chicken pox on top of everything else,"... Mrs. Cole, HBP, The Secret Riddle

I was very strict, giving marks only for the name of the person and not descriptions, and not giving points for the correct answer Fred to #9 if George was offered as an alternative.

Elanor and Pesky both have the highest score of 8. Well done! Which of you is going to do the next quiz?

Elanor - Jun 13, 2009 6:37 am (#1068 of 1342)
Edited Jun 13, 2009 7:39 am

Sorry for the delay, it's been a crazy week at work! Thanks for answering the quiz everyone!

Here are the answers:

1. Willow, unicorn hair core. Ron

2. Chesnut, dragon heartstring. Peter Pettigrew.

3. Hawthorn, unicorn hair. Draco

4. Rosewood, veela hair. Fleur

5. Vine wood, dragon heartstring. Hermione

6. Hornbeam, dragon heartstring. Viktor Krum

7. Cherry, unicorn hair. Neville.

8. Elm, dragon heartstring. Lucius

9. Walnut, dragon heartstring. Bellatrix.

10 Elder, thestral hair. Antioch Peverell. (Half a point for the "one of the Peverell brothers" answer, no point for "Harry" as the question referred to the first owner of the wand)

Bonus question: In which year was decided the Wand Ban making it illegal for any creatures other than witches and wizards to own a wand? 1631. (Detail found in Steve's Lexicon book).

Congratulations Soli! Looking forward to your trivia quiz.

Solitaire - Jul 1, 2009 9:48 pm (#1084 of 1342)
Edited Jul 1, 2009 10:52 pm

Okay, here are the answers to the Potions quiz:

1. What is the title of the required potions textbook for first-years? (1 pt.) Magical Drafts and Potions by Arsenius Jigger. One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi was listed as the Herbology book, but since Harry referred to it in his first Potions class, I gave .5 for it.

2. What potion does Harry brew in his first ever potions lesson at Hogwarts? (1 pt.) Potion to cure boils.

3. What would you get if you added powdered root of asphodel to an infusion of wormwood? (1pt.) Draught of Living Death.

4. What caused Neville to melt Seamus' cauldron in the first potions lesson? (1 pt.) He added the porcupine quills before removing the cauldron from the flame.

5. What potion did the students have to make for their first year final exam? (1 pt.) Forgetfulness potion.

6. What two ingredients did Hermione have to steal from Snape to make the Polyjuice Potion in CoS? (2 pts.) Powdered horn of bicorn and boomslang skin.

7. What potion ingredient did Professor Sprout provide to de-petrify the victims of the Basilisk? (1 pt.) Mandrake roots.

8. What two potion-making ingredients did Mrs. Weasley pick up for Harry at Diagon Alley while the rest were at the Quidditch World Cup? (2 pts.) Essence of Belladonna and spine of Lionfish.

9. What did the first potions lesson of Harry's fourth year cover? (1 pt.) Antidotes.

10. After the second Triwizard task, Harry's class used the very Muggle ingredient ginger to make what potion? (1 pt.) Wit-sharpening Potion.

11. For his inspection by Umbridge, in OP, Snape had the students work on what potion? (1 pt.) Strengthening Solution.

12. What potion did Harry make in Slughorn's first potions lesson to earn the bottle of Felix Felicis? (1 pt.) Draught of Living Death.

13. What rare potions ingredient did Harry help Slughorn obtain which encouraged Slughorn to give him the real memory of Riddle? (1 pt.) Acromantula venom. Slughorn did get some Unicorn tail hairs, but he did this on his own. I gave .5 for this answer.

Pesky, it looks like you win! Congratulations!

I apologize if I made any errors. I went over each test again, but it's been kind of a wild evening around here.

Julia H. - Jul 19, 2009 8:19 am (#1113 of 1342)
Edited Jul 19, 2009 9:22 am

OK. You are a really great class, and I enjoyed getting and reading all these answers. Thank you and well done, everyone! Here are the answers and the results:

Answers:

The Names Quiz

1. List two goddesses who gave their names to HP characters. (2p.) Possible answers: Minerva, Pomona, Luna, Hestia, Parvati.

2. List two HP characters who share their first names with Roman Emperors. (2p.)

Possible answers: Severus Snape, Lucius Malfoy, Tiberius Ogden, Marcus Flint, Augustus Pye. (I did not find an emperor called Cornelius though.)

3. What is Headmaster Dumbledore’s full name? (1p.)
Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore.

4. List three textbook authors whose names are connected in meaning to their respective subjects. (3p.)
Possible answers: Emeric Switch, Phyllida Spore, Arsenius Jigger, Newt Scamander, Quentin Trimble, Cassandra Vablatsky, Libatius Borage.

5. Explain the meanings/origins of the names:
a) Durmstrang (1p.) From "Sturm und Drang", the name of an 18th century literary movement in Germany.
b) Beauxbatons (1p) ‘beautiful sticks/wands’
c) Draco Malfoy (1p.) Darco: ‘dragon’, Malfoy: ‘bad+faith’
d) Rubeus Hagrid (1p.). Rubeus: ‘red’, Hagrid: hag-rid, hag-ridden, ‘suffering from bad nights or nightmares’. I also accepted ‘haggard’, as a possible association.

6. Based on their names, which HP characters can you associate with the following?
a) the Labyrinth of Crete (1p.) Daedalus Diggle (The mythological Daedalus designed the labyrinth.)
b) a many-eyed giant (1p.) Argus Filch. (Argus was the name of a giant with a hundred eyes.)
c) Canis Major (1p.) Sirius Black (Canis Major is the name of the constellation where Sirius is found)
d) a legendary queen (1p.) Ginny Weasley was the character I was thinking about (Queen Guinevere was King Arthur’s wife), but I accepted other queens as well.

7. How does Percy mispronounce Winky’s name in GoF? (1p.)
Blinky. (There were some funny guesses for this one! )

8. What were the first names of the Peverell brothers? (3p.)
Antioch, Cadmus and Ignotus

Bonus questions (optional) for extra points (1p. each):

1. Which HP “character” has the name of a character in Mansfield Park? Mrs Norris.

2. Which classic English novel includes a chapter called Gaunt House? Vanity Fair.

3. Which HP character’s surname is found in Tolstoy’s War and Peace? Dolohov.

Marks:

18-20: Outstanding

14-17: Exceeds Expectations

10-13: Acceptable

6-9: Poor

3-5: Dreadful

0-2: Troll

Congratulations, Solitaire! The next trivia quiz is yours!

Solitaire - Sep 12, 2009 10:48 am (#1134 of 1342)
Edited Sep 12, 2009 11:50 am

I am so sorry to have dragged this out so long. Please forgive me!

Herbology Quiz

1. During one of his Herbology lessons in GoF, Harry is smacked in the face by what magical plant? (1 pt.) A Bouncing Bulb

2. In HBP, Luna tells Ron that these may be used to ward off Gulping Plimpies. (1 pt.) Gurdyroots

3. This plant defends itself by squirting an extremely smelly liquid at anyone who bothers it. (1 pt.) Mimbulus Mimbletonia

4. In GoF, Dobby gives Harry some of this, so that he can breathe under water. (1 pt.) Gillyweed

5. During his Herbology OWL, Harry was bitten by one of these. (1 pt.) A Fanged Geranium

6. In CoS, Harry runs into Hagrid in Knockturn Alley, where he is buying flesh-eating slug repellant to protect this Hogwarts crop. (1 pt.) Cabbages

7. In PoA, Ron Weasley dropped some of these beans on the greenhouse floor, and they immediately burst into pink blooms. (1 pt.) Puffapods (Close enough, Pesky!)

8. While the Trio are visiting Mr. Weasley in St. Mungo's, Broderick Bode was given this plant (1 pt.) for Christmas, but he was told it was something else (1 pt.). What did it later do when he touched it? (1 pt.) He was given Devil's Snare, told it was a Flitterbloom, and it strangled him.

9. Centaurs burn these two plants to help them refine and interpret their stargazing results. (2 pts.) Sage and Mallowsweet. LOL Freshwater (who said cannabis)! Did you see them hanging out with Woody Harrelson in the Forbidden Forest?

10. In OotP, Professor Sprout assigned Harry's class to write an essay on these. (1 pt.) Self-fertilizing Shrubs (I thought of this one, because my yard man had told me I needed to fertilize my shrubs while I was working on this quiz!)

Very nice, ladies! Congratulations, Audrey! The next quiz is yours!

Elanor - Oct 16, 2009 11:51 pm (#1154 of 1342)

Thanks for the taking the quiz everybody!

Here are the answers:

1) What is the middle name of Sybill Trelawney? Patricia

2) What is the name of the great-great-grand-mother of Sybill Trelawney? Cassandra Trelawney

3) In which year is Harry taught palmistry? 3rd year, in PoA

4) In GoF, Harry falls asleep in Divination class: who is he seeing in his dream/vision? What are they doing? (1pt for each answer) He is seeing Voldemort and Wormtail, Voldemort torturing Wormtail using the Cruciatus Curse.

5) What is the subject of that very lesson in which Harry falls asleep and has that dream/vision? Planetary divination, that day being "an excellent opportunity to examine the effects of mars, for he is placed most interestingly at the present time." (GoF, p.499).

6) Which book was required for starting Divination class in Harry's third year? (1 pt for the title, 1pt for the name of the author) Unfogging the Future by Cassandra Vablatsky

7) In PoA, when buying his book for Divination class, Harry's attention is caught by two other fortune-telling books, what is their title? (1 pt each) Predicting the Unpredictable: Insulate Yourself against Shocks and Broken Balls: When Fortunes Turn Foul; Death Omens: What to Do When You Know the Worst Is Coming

8) In the first Divination class of PoA, Professor Trelawney gives four subjects the class would be studying during the school year, what are they? (0,5 pt each) Tea leaves, palmistry, fire-omens, crystal balls.

9) Which Divination book is Harry using in his 5th year at Hogwarts? (0,5 pt for the title, 0,5 pt for the name of the author) The Dream Oracle by Inigo Imago

10) In OotP, during the lesson in which Umbridge is inspecting Pr Trelawney, Ron and Harry pretend to be analyzing a dream Harry had made up: what was it? Harry said he dreamed he was drowning Snape in his cauldron.

Congratulations to both Pesky and SSS!

Would you like a tie-break question or would you prefer to decide between the two of you who's going to run the next quiz?

PeskyPixie - Nov 25, 2009 7:52 am (#1184 of 1342)
Edited Nov 25, 2009 9:06 am

Thanks, guys. I'm fine now.

Here are the answers.

The Sorting Hat

Sort the following witches & wizards into their respective Hogwarts Houses.

1. Lily Evans - Gryffindor

2. Severus Snape - Slytherin

3. Rose Zeller - Hufflepuff

4. Penelope Clearwater - Ravenclaw

5. Dennis Creevey - Gryffindor

6. Malcolm Baddock - Slytherin

7. Kevin Whitby - Hufflepuff

8. Mandy Brocklehurst - Ravenclaw

9. Terry Boot - Ravenclaw

10. Eleanor Branstone - Hufflepuff

11. Tom Riddle - Slytherin

12. Natalie McDonald - Gryffindor

13. Stewart Ackerley - Ravenclaw

14. Laura Madley - Hufflepuff

15. Graham Pritchard - Slytherin

16. Euan Abercrombie - Gryffindor

17. Owen Caldwell - Hufflepuff

18. Orla Quirke - Ravenclaw

19. Phineas Nigellus Black - Slytherin

20. Sirius Black - Gryffindor

Thanks for taking the quiz, guys!

Impressive work, SSS and freshwater. Fifty points to each of your Houses, I think.

SSS, looking forward to the next quiz.

freshwater - Mar 7, 2010 8:56 am (#1223 of 1342)

I'm very sorry that...I forgot ALL about this quiz until I was reminded by Potteraholic ...Thanks, PAH!

Here are the answers. Although I originally posted that there were 77 possible points, upon recounting I found there are 81 possible points.... Also, when someone came up with a good answer that I did not have, I gave credit for it, particularly on questions 3,4 and 14.

The First ‘and Quite Likely, Last’ HP Quiz by Freshwater

1. Name some decorations used on the Christmas trees at Hogwarts, throughout the series. (1 point each, up to 8)
a. golden bubbles from Flitwick’s wand,
b. tiny icicles,
c. hundreds of candles
d. Luminous holly berries
e. Real, hooting, golden owls
f. Everlasting candles in helmets of suits of armor
g. Holly and tinsel on banisters h. Mistletoe hung in corridors

2. Name decorations or enchantments used to prepare Hogwarts for Christmas. (1 point each, up to 6)
a. 12 Christmas trees
b. Fairy lights in Flitwick’s classroom
c. Suits of armor enchanted to sing carols
d. Snow, dry and warm, falling from the ceiling of the Great Hall
e. Garlands of holly and mistletoe
f. Garlands of mistletoe and ivy (GoF)

3. List events that coincided with the coming/celebration of Christmas at Hogwarts, in at least one of the books. (1 point each, up to 5)
a. McG asking students to sign-up if they were to stay at Hogwarts
b. Peeves singing rude versions of Christmas carols
c. Presents at the foot of your bed on Christmas morning
d. Christmas Feast , mid-day on Christmas day
e. Yule Ball

4. List items received (by anyone) from Christmas crackers during any of Harry’s Christmas feasts at Hogwarts. (1 point each up to 9)
a. Rear Admiral’s hat
b. Live white mice
c. Flowered bonnet
d. Jokes written on paper
e. Package of non-explodable, luminous balloons
f. Grow-Your-Own-Warts Kit
g. Wizard chess set
h. Witch’s hat w/vulture on top
i. Unspecified party hats

5. List 3 decorations seen in the Burrow at Christmas time. (1 points each, up to 3)

a. Paper chains made by Ginny
b. Tree c. Garden gnome angel on top of tree

6. Tell what gift Harry got from each person listed below, in SS/PS. (1 point each, up to 6)
a. The Dursleys: a 50 pence coin
b. Hagrid: a wooden flute
c. Molly (2 items): emerald green sweater and a box of fudge
d. Hermione: Chocolate Frogs
e. Dumbledore: James’ invisibility cloak

7. List the four things that Molly Weasley sent to Harry for Christmas in PoA. (1 point each, up to 4)
a. Scarlet sweater w/Gryffindor lion
b. Mince pies
c. Christmas cake
d. Nut brittle

8. Tell what gift Harry got from each person listed below, in GoF. (1 point each, up to 6)
a. Dobby: handknit socks
b. Hermione: book: Quidditch Teams of Britain and Ireland
c. Ron: bag of dungbombs
d. Sirius: penknife w/handy attachments to unlock things
e. Molly (2 items): green sweater w/dragon, mince pies

9. Tell what gift Harry got from each person listed below, in OotP. (1 point each, up to 7)
a. Sirius and Remus: set of books: Practical Defensive Magic and Its Uses Against the Dark Arts
b. Hagrid: furry brown wallet w/fangs
c. Tonks: working model of a Firebolt
d. Ron: lg. box of Every Flavor Beans
e. Molly (2 items): sweater and mince pies
f. Dobby: painting of Harry

10. Tell what gift Harry got from each person below, in HBP. (1 point each, up to 3)
a. Molly: a sweater w/a golden snitch on it
b. Fred and George: box of Weasley’s Wizard Wheeze’s products
c. Kreacher: maggots

11. List activities enjoyed at the Burrow or Hogwarts during Christmas holidays. (1 point each, up to 5)
a. Chess games
b. Listening to Celestina Warbeck on the wireless
c. Opening presents in bed
d. Playing in the snow: snowball fights, building snowmen, etc. (counts as 1)
e. Fred and George enchanting snowballs to pelt the turban on Prof. Quirrell’s head f. Toasting foods in the fire of the Gryffindor common room

12. List any specific decorations or activities associated with Christmas at #12 Grimmauld Place, in OotP. (1 point each, up to 7)

a. Santa hats and beards on the heads of the wall-mounted elves
b. Sirius singing “God Rest Ye Merry Hippogriffs”
c. Weasleys staying there as Arthur was in St. Mungo’s
d. Hermione tries to give Kreacher a gift and sees the Black family mementos in his nest
e. Holly garlands
f. Gold and silver streamers
g. Heaps of magical snow on the carpets

13. List some of the foods at the Weasleys’ Christmas dinner at the Burrow in HBP. (1 point each, up to 5)
a. Turkey
b. Gravy
c. Carrots
d. Sprouts
e. Mashed parsnips

14. Name one good thing that happened to Harry at Christmastime in each book. (1 point each, up to 6)
a. PS/SS: Harry finds the Mirror of Erised and sees his parents
b. PoA: Fred and George give him the Marauder’s map.
c. GoF: Cedric tells Harry to take his egg to the Prefect’s bathroom
d. OotP: Harry kisses Cho at the last DA meeting
e. DH (2 possibilities): finds his parents graves in Godric’s Hollow; finds the memorial sign w/ supportive graffiti

Thank you to Elanor, Mona Anon, Pesky Pixie and Julia for taking this quiz! As I was scoring it I could see --as I didn't when making it up-- how much one question seemed just like another. That must have made it more difficult and perhaps a bit tedious! Sorry about that!

Julia was the only one to recall that Sirius gave Harry the penknife (with handy attachments to unlock things) for Christmas in GoF.

Well done, everyone! Elanor, the next quiz is yours!

Potteraholic - Mar 7, 2010 12:54 pm (#1225 of 1342)

Congrats, Elanor!

And congrats, too, to Solitaire, for doing well on the 'Wands Quiz'.

Here are the results for the 'Wands Quiz'. Everyone did great with Parts One and Two... Part Three helped break the tie.

Answers to 'Whose Wand Is It?'

Part One

1. rosewood, 9 1/2 ", inflexible, veela hair Fleur Delacour

2. oak, 16", rather bendy Rubeus Hagrid

3. walnut, 12 3/4", unyielding, dragon heartstring Bellatrix Lestrange

4. hawthorn, 10", reasonably springy, unicorn tail hair Draco Malfoy

5. holly, 11", supple, single phoenix tail feather Harry Potter

6. cherry, unicorn tail hair Neville Longbottom

7. pleasantly springy, 12 1/4", single hair from the tail of a particularly fine male unicorn Cedric Diggory

8. hornbeam, 10 1/4", quite rigid, dragon heartstring Viktor Krum

9. chestnut, 9 1/4", brittle, dragon heartstring Peter Pettigrew

10. vine wood, dragon heartstring Hermione Granger

11. willow, 10 1/4", swishy Lily Evans

12. yew, 13 1/2", single phoenix tail feather Tom Riddle/Lord Voldemort

Part Two, Tie-Breaker Questions:

1. mahogany, 11", pliable James Potter

2. elm, dragon heartstring Lucius Malfoy

3. willow, 14", unicorn tail hair Ron Weasley

4. unusually short Dolores Umbridge

Part Three, 2nd Set of Tie-Breaker Questions:

1) The number of questions on the quiz which Gilderoy Lockhart gave to Harry's class on his first day. 54

2) The number of times Nearly Headless Nick was hit on the neck with a blunt axe! 45

3) The number of points Fleur Delacour received on the Second Task. 25

4) The number of years that Sybil had taught in Hogwarts when questioned by Umbridge in OOTP. 16

Elanor - Apr 14, 2010 11:35 pm (#1243 of 1342)

Welcome to the Forum Odo!

And here are the answers and results:

1) "Well, well, well... Patronus Potter" (Lucius Malfoy, OotP)

2) "With Snape's track record I suppose we should just be glad they're still alive" (Ted Tonks, DH)

3) "My dear boy, the gold you could make, you have no idea." (Eldred Worple, HBP)

4) "This cat wasn't hit over the head with a broomstick." (McGonagall, CoS)

5) "Strange how short-sighted being invisible can make you" (DD, PS/SS)

6) "Bee in your bonnet, Harry Potter?" (The Sorting Hat, CoS)

7) "I'll get her back for this if it's the last thing I do!" (Hermione, GoF)

8) "You have the habit of turning up in unexpected places, Potter, and you are rarely there for no reason... I suggest the pair of you return to Gryffindor Tower, where you belong." (Snape, PoA)

9) "Well, they don't look bright enough to tell one end of a broom from the other [...] but then I was always surprised Derrick and Bole managed to find their way on to the pitch without signposts." (Angelina, OotP)

10) "Brains like that, you could be a Death Eater, son." (Aberforth, DH)

Congratulations Odo! For a first time on this thread it was a masterstroke! The next quiz is all yours to write now.

Thank you to all who have played!

Odo the Hero - May 2, 2010 5:28 pm (#1255 of 1342)

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Trivia Quiz Answers

1. Who is Hagrid thinking of training as his assistant at the beginning of the school year? Grawp

2. Who does Luna suggest is a vampire as she and Harry are going to Slughorn's Christmas party? Rufus Scrimgeour

3. Who was lost in the Vanishing Cabinet the previous year, giving Draco Malfoy the idea of using it to allow the Death Eaters into Hogwarts? Montague

4. Which character is described as follows? "His shoulders were very broad and his arms overlong, which, with his bright brown eyes, short scrubby hair, and wrinkled face, gave him the look of a powerful, aged monkey." Marvolo Gaunt

5. What was the name of Hepzibah Smith's house-elf? Hokey

6. With whom is Mundungus Fletcher talking when Harry notices him in Hogsmeade? Aberforth Dumbledore

7. Into what animal did Fudge turn the Prime Minister's teacup when they first met? A gerbil

8. What have Dumbledore and Hagrid "decided...to rechristen [Buckbeak] for the time being"? Witherwings

9. What creatures were burnt to death when Hagrid's hut was destroyed? Bowtruckles

10. What did Ginny tell Romilda Vane was tattooed on Harry's chest? A Hungarian Horntail

11. Name one of the objects Tom Riddle had stolen at the orphanage when Dumbledore first went there. A thimble, a mouth organ, or a yo-yo

12. From what does Luna speculate Zacharias Smith is suffering during the Quidditch match between Gryffindor and Hufflepuff? Loser's Lurgy

13. What tribute do the centaurs give to Dumbledore at his funeral? They fire a volley of arrows

14. What drink is poisoned, intended for Dumbledore and drunk by Ron? Oak-matured mead

15. To what does the Fat Lady change the Gryffindor common room password after Christmas? Abstinence

16. What Quidditch skill does Harry notice Demelza Robins to be particularly good at during her tryout? Dodging Bludgers

17. What is required in order to enter or exit the cavern with the lake and the Horcrux? Blood must be put on the cave wall

18. To what magic does this quote refer? "A thin tongue of brilliant flame issued from the wand and wound its way around their hands like a red-hot wire." The Unbreakable Vow

19. What was the score of the Quidditch game between Gryffindor and Ravenclaw? Gryffindor 450, Ravenclaw 140

20. What is Lavender's Christmas present to Ron? A gold necklace with the words "My Sweetheart"

21. What fraudulent magical artifact causes wearers to "turn a fairly unpleasant orange color" and sometimes "sprout tentacle-like warts all over their bodies"? Metamorph-Medals

22. According to Professor McGonagall, which O.W.L. did Augusta Longbottom fail? Charms

Who says each of the following quotes, and where are they when they say it? (One-half point speaker, one-half point location)

23. "And don't forget to keep that one safe, I'll need it." Draco Malfoy, in Borgin and Burkes

24. "When we come face-to-face with one down a dark alley, we're going to be having a shufti to see if it's solid, aren't we, we're not going to be asking, 'Excuse me, are you the imprint of a departed soul?'" Ron Weasley, in Defense Against the Dark Arts

25. "I take my hat off to you - or I would, if I were not afraid of showering you with spiders." Dumbledore, in the Weasleys' shed

26. "To friendship! To generosity! To ten Galleons a hair!" Slughorn in Hagrid's hut

27. "Dumbledore would have been happier than anybody to think that there was a little more love in the world." McGonagall in the hospital wing

28. "Have you any idea how much tyrants fear the people they oppress? All of them realize that, one day, amongst their many victims, there is sure to be one who rises against them and strikes back!" Dumbledore in his office

29. "I enjoyed the meetings too. It was like having friends." Luna Lovegood on the Hogwarts Express

30. "Forgot to brake, Professor, sorry." Ginny Weasley on the Quidditch pitch

Thanks to everyone who took the quiz! There were a total of 30 possible points. The scores were all quite good, and also all extremely close to each other:

Elanor is the winner of this trivia quiz. Congratulations, and I look forward to the next quiz.

Elanor - May 23, 2010 10:22 pm (#1267 of 1342)

Thanks for playing everybody!

Here are the results (you were all so good that I counted half a point only if the answers to questions 7 and 9 were not complete):

Congratulations Azi! Looking forward to your quiz now!

Here are the answers:

1) What is the name of Uncle Vernon's firm? Grunnings

2) What happened to the parrot Dudley once owned? He swapped it at school for a real air-rifle.

3) Which song did Uncle Vernon hum while working on boarding up the cracks around the house's doors in PS/SS? Tiptoe through the Tulips

4) In CoS, who are the Dursleys' guests? The Masons

5) In CoS, what was Aunt Petunia wearing for this important dinner? A salmon-pink cocktail dress

6) What is the name of Aunt Marge's favorite dog? Ripper

7) The Dursleys told Aunt Marge Harry was attending a very special school, which school was it? St Brutus's Secure Centre for Incurably Criminal Boys

8) In GoF, which sweet did Fred let (so innocently...) fall in the Dursleys' living room? Ton-Tongue Toffee

9) In OotP, where did Tonks lured the Dursleys into going so that they wouldn't be home when the "advance guard" would come to fetch Harry? To the All-England Best Kept Suburban Lawn Competition prize-giving.

10) Which drink, provided by Dumbledore, did the Dursleys refuse to drink in the HBP? Madam Rosmerta's finest oak-matured mead

azi - Jun 19, 2010 11:34 am (#1278 of 1342)
Edited Jun 19, 2010 12:35 pm

Apologies for the very late response! The answers were on my computer instead of the laptop I usually use and I never got round to turning the computer on and marking this...then forgot and went to Dublin.

Anyway, answers...

1. What was Archie wearing at the Quidditch World Cup? A flowered nightgown

2. Which wizard appears on a Hogwarts tapestry trying to teach Trolls ballet? Barnabas the Barmy

3. Who thought the time was ripe for a cheese cauldron? Humphrey Belcher I also always wondered how that one would work...

4. Which witch campaigned for house elves to be beheaded when they got too old to carry a tea tray? Sirius' aunt Elladora (pretty certain it works out as great aunt but appears as aunt in the book? I can't be bothered checking - she's an aunt of some kind )

5. What was Magnus 'Dent-Head' MacDonald famous for? Campaigning to restart the game Creaothceann - a very violent game with lots of deaths

6. What theory did Hambledon Quice develop? 'Wizards originate from Mars, Muggles from Mushrooms' I would never in a million years have got that one, and neither did anyone else.

7. Name something Uric the Oddball is famous for (there are a few...). Wearing a jellyfish on his head, listening to Fwooper song for months to prove it didn't make people crazy, only to turn up to a meeting with nothing but a hat on his head, which was actually a dead badger.

8. How many times was Wendelin the Weird burnt at the stake? 47

9. Who likes to wear a necklace of Butterbeer corks? Luna Lovegood

10. Who has a scar in the shape of London Underground? Albus Dumbledore I did wonder if the map updates itself as new lines are added? If it's a scar it shouldn't, but depending on when he got the scar it may be a bit out of date!

I gave half marks for a few things - 1/2 if you said dress instead of nightdress for Q1; 1/2 if you said Belcher instead of Humphrey Belcher (Q3) and 1/2 if you said Sirius' aunt instead of her actual name in Q4 (but did not allow 'relative').

Odo is the winner! Congrats!

Odo the Hero - Jul 14, 2010 12:46 pm (#1291 of 1342)
Edited Jul 14, 2010 1:46 pm

It's nice that so many people took the quiz this time. Mrs. Sirius, remember to hide your answers, but it isn't necessary to edit for that this time because you were the last one to take the quiz. Some of the scores had sixths of a point because there were questions where half credit could be received as well as questions where one-third or two-thirds credit was possible.

Battle of Hogwarts Trivia Quiz

1. What question does the Ravenclaw common room door knocker ask Amycus and Professor McGonagall?
"Where do Vanished objects go?"

2. From where does Snape appear when Harry and McGonagall are leaving Ravenclaw tower?
He steps out from behind a suit of armor

3. Fill in the blank: "'Our headmaster is taking a short break,' said Professor McGonagall, pointing at the _____-______ ____ in the window."
Snape-shaped hole

4. Who points out Harry's presence in the Great Hall when Voldemort demands that Harry be turned over?
Pansy Parkinson

5. What is the Gray Lady's full name?
Helena Ravenclaw

6. How was the diadem Horcrux destroyed?
The Fiendfyre set by Crabbe in the Room of Requirement

7. What is the incantation for the spell that Hermione uses to turn a staircase into a chute?
Glisseo

8. Which three Dumbledore's Army members join Harry, Ron, and Hermione on the grounds and assist them by casting Patronuses after Hagrid is borne off by the acromantulas?
Luna, Ernie, and Seamus

9. Where is Severus Snape killed?
In the Shrieking Shack

10. Who is carrying Colin Creevey's body along with Neville?
Oliver Wood

11. What is the incantation of the last spell Harry uses as he is going into the forest to meet Voldemort?
Lumos

12. Which two Death Eaters does Harry follow to Voldemort?
Yaxley and Dolohov

13. What does Voldemort do to Neville when the latter defies him?
He burns the Sorting Hat on Neville's head

14. With which three people is Voldemort dueling when Bellatrix is killed?
Minerva McGonagall, Horace Slughorn, and Kingsley Shacklebolt

15. Who was the original owner of the wand which Harry uses when he defeats Voldemort?
Draco Malfoy

Congratulations, Elanor, the next quiz is yours.

Elanor - Aug 5, 2010 10:11 am (#1299 of 1342)
Edited Aug 5, 2010 11:14 am

All right, time to end this quiz!

I have given one point for each right answer and half a point if it was misspelled. Both Soli and Odo have answered “Locomotor Mortis” or "Locomotor Corpus" to question 5 but, according to the Lexicon, Locomotor Mortis is a “"Leg-Locker Curse". ("loco" L. from a place + "motionem" L. motion + "mortis" L. death ); Locks together the legs of the victim, making him or her unable to walk.” and other "Locomotor" spells are aimed at objects.

1 - Erases the ghost images of spells revealed by Priori Incantato. Possibly can be used to remove other spell effects as well.
Deletrius

2 - Gouging spell. Digs through or hollows out the target.
Defodio (Deprimo accepted)

3 - Opens the secret door in the statue of the hump-backed witch.
Dissendium

4 - Halts a spell that is causing rain.
Meteolojinx Recanto

5 - Moves a body.
Mobilicorpus

6 - Lockhart's version of a Freezing Charm.
Peskipiksi Pesternomi

7 - Turns the target object into a Portkey.
Portus

8 - Used to identify the ingredients of the target potion or the enchantments on a target object.
Specialis Revelio (Scarpin's Revelaspell)

9 - Spell that clears the target's airway, if blocked.
Anapneo

10 - Keeps Muggles away from the target place or object.
Repello Muggletum (Muggle-Repelling Charm)

Congratulations Mona and Odo!

I will let you two decide who will post the next quiz.

mona amon - Oct 6, 2010 5:22 am (#1312 of 1342)
Edited Oct 6, 2010 6:23 am

Answers -

1. Is Aunt Petunia blond or dark-haired? blond

2. What happened in Dumbledore's youth to make him lose his liking for Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans? He encountered a vomit flavoured one.

3.What (according to himself) is Gilderoy Lockhart's secret ambition? To rid the world of evil and market his own range of hair-care potions.

4. Who does Harry first use Expelliarmus on? Draco Malfoy

5. What potion does Harry brew for Slughorn when he asks the students to "surprise him"? An Elixir to Induce Euphoria

6. What did Urquhart Rackharrow invent? the Entrail-expelling Curse

7. What code name did Fred (or maybe George) choose to be called on Potterwatch instead of Rodent? Rapier

8. What's the name of the unction used by Madam Pomfrey to heal the welts left by the brain that attacked Ron in the Department of Mysteries? Dr. Ubbly's Oblivious Unction

9. What was the password to Dumbledore's office when Harry goes to take his first private lesson with him? Acid Pops

10. Who sends Slughorn free tickets to the Holyhead Harpies' games? Gwenog Jones

Congratulations, Odo! The next quiz is yours.

Odo the Hero – no date, time and post # available

1. What do Harry, Ron and Hermione do in their first Herbology class in their fourth year?
They collect bubotuber pus.

2. With whom does Lavender go to the Yule Ball?
Seamus Finnigan

3. Why does Filch want to take Harry's golden egg when he, Moody and Snape find it on the stairs?
It will prove Peeves has been stealing.

4. What does Mr. Crouch call Percy?
Weatherby

5. Who are the two underaged students who had tried to enter the Triwizard Tournament before Fred and George?
Fawcett and Summers

6. What does impostor-Moody try to get Harry to do the first time he puts Harry under the Imperius Curse in Defense Against the Dark Arts class?
He tries to get him to jump onto a desk.

7. Who arrives in Harry's Potions class to bring him to the Weighing of the Wands ceremony?
Colin Creevey

8. What is the answer to the Sphinx's riddle in the maze?
A spider

9. Which of the Death Eaters named by Karkaroff in the Pensieve was not already known to the Ministry to be one?
Augustus Rookwood

10. What was the password to the prefects' bathroom when Harry used it to try to solve his golden egg?
Pine fresh

Congratulations, Azi; the next quiz is yours to post.