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The Potter quiz
Writersworld Newsletter - April 25, 2002

Do you really know your Quidditch from your Gringott's? Test your knowledge of JK Rowling's books with Laura Barton's 20 questions

Printed with permission from the Guardian - Wednesday November 14, 2001
1. The JK in JK Rowling stands for
A: Jemima Katherine
B: Joanne Kathleen
C: Jeremy Kingfisher
D: Nothing at all
2. Harry Potter's parents were killed by
A: A rhinoceros
B: Voldemort
C: The sneezes
D: A defective cauldron
3. Where do the Dursleys live?
A: 4 Privet Drive
B: 29 Acacia Avenue
C: 76 Trotters Lane
D: Mornington Crescent
4. Harry, Rowling and Daniel Radcliffe all share a birthday. When is it?
A: This Friday
B: July 31
C: February 29
D: When the owl hoots twice and the moon is red...
5. What does Dumbledore see when he looks in the Mirror of Erised?
A: A pair of thick woollen socks
B: A foxy lady witch
C: All the cauldrons money can buy
D: Clean floors
6. How much do glittery black beetle eyes cost?
A: Free to you, fine sir
B: Five Knuts a scoop
C: An arm and a leg
D: The same as a tawny owl
7. Who is the Minister for Magic?
A: Cornelius Fudge
B: Frank Dobson
C: Zebedee O'Flitch
D: The Revd Ian Paisley
8. What is the name of the wand shop in Diagon Alley?
A: Wandy's Wanderful Wand Emporium
B: Mr Kaboozle's
C: Witchyboots Supplies Ltd
D: Ollivanders
9. What was stored in vault 713 of Gringott's Bank?
A: All Harry's worldly wealth
B: Shergar
C: A golden-toothed inkbat
D: The Philosopher's Stone
10. Which of the following is not involved in the game of Quidditch?
A: Fourteen players on broomsticks
B: Six tall goalposts
C: Four flying balls
D: Five gold rings
11. Who claimed that JK Rowling stole the term "Muggles"?
A: Hercule Poirot
B: The Muggles Society of Great Britain
C: Nancy Stouffer
D: Scotland Yard
12. To whom was JK Rowling (briefly) married?
A: David Copperfield
B: Paul Daniels
C: Jorge Arantes
D: Someone who was quite high up in the Masons
13. Who called the Potter books "Billy Bunter on broomsticks"?
A: Germaine Greer
B: Frank Richards
C: Anthony Holden
D: Sarah Michelle Gellar
14. The film of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is brought to you by
A: Coca-Cola
B: Panda Cola
C: Pepsi-Cola
D: Pina Colada
15. Which three curses does the Ministry of Magic deem "unforgivable"?
A: Crucio, Imperio, Avada Kedavra
B: Abnepos, Infandum, Ab Asino Lanam
C: Nova Scotia, Curriculum Vitae, Status Quo
D: Drat, Darn, Damn
16. What exactly does the Densaugeo spell do?
A: Turns everything puce
B: Makes you grow ringlets
C: Sedates dragons
D: Makes teeth grow uncontrollably
17. What was the advance for JK Rowling's first book?
A: Thruppence
B: �2,500
C: One million bucks
D: Twenty-five galleons and a newt
18. Which of the following was not used in the filming of Harry Potter?
A: The reptile house, London Zoo
B: Gloucester Cathedral
C: Christ Church College, Oxford
D: Madame Tussaud's
19. How many silver Sickles to a Galleon?
A: Nine and three-quarters
B: Seventeen
C: Twelve
D: One hundred and eighty
20. What's 11 inches long and made of holly and phoenix feather?
A: The Tickling Stick
B: Harry's wand
C: The standard Hogwart's quill
D: The Magic Snake of Azerbaijan
Answers
1.B, 2.B, 3.A, 4.B, 5.A, 6.B, 7.A, 8.D, 9.D, 10.D, 11.C, 12.C, 13.C, 14.A, 15.A, 16.D, 17.B, 18.D, 19.B, 20.B

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