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Write down your answers to the following fifty questions, then check your results.

GENERAL SECTION:

Q1 Who was really responsible for the Hover Charm at 4 Privet Drive for which Harry received an official warning:
(a) Hagrid (b) Draco Malfoy (c) Voldemort (d) Dobby the Elf

Q2 The Weasleys' home is called:
(a) the Burrow (b) the Cottage (c) the Hideaway (d) the Hutch

Q3 What wouldn't you find in the Weasleys' garden:
(a) chickens (b) gnomes (c) fairies (d) weeds

Q4 Which of the following is NOT true of Ron's Dad, Arthur Weasley:
(a) He works at the Ministry of Magic.
(b) He is Head of the Misuse of Muggle Artefacts Office.
(c) He is a Hogwarts School Governor.
(d) He is trying to introduce a Muggle Protection Act.

Q5 Which of these Wizards wears a Bowler Hat:
(a) Arthur Weasley (b) Gilderoy Lockhart (c) Cornelius Fudge (d) Professor Dumbledore

Q6 Which of the following is NOT true of He Who Must No Be Named:
(a) He's called Lord Voldemort (b) He's called Tom Marvolo Riddle (c) He's a Mudblood (d) He's a Pure-Blood

Q7 Which of the following do Harry Potter and Voldemort NOT have in common:
(a) They're both Parselmouths
(b) They both have a scar on their forehead
(c) They're both orphans
(d) Both have some Muggle blood

Q8 What is a Squib:
(a) a charm that goes wrong
(b) a potion that goes wrong
(c) a Pure Blood with no magical abilities
(d) a tattle-tale or dobber

Q9 Azkaban is:
(a) the Wizard Prison (b) where the Quidditch World Cup is played (c) the Forbidden Forest (d) the Whomping Willow

KNOCKTURN ALLEY:

 

Q10 Which of these could you probably NOT buy at Borgin and Burkes:
(a) a candle that only gives light to the holder (b) a cursed opal necklace (c) a hangman's rope (d) Floo Powder

Q11 What was Hagrid doing in Knockturn Alley:
(a) buying a Flesh-Eating Slug Repellent
(b) buying himself a new wand
(c) searching for Harry because he knew he was missing
(d) buying Floo Powder

DIAGON ALLEY:

Q12 Which of his books was Gilderoy Lockhart signing in Flourish and Blotts:
(a) Gilderoy Lockhart's Guide to Household Pests (b) Magical Me (c) Gadding With Ghouls (d) Year With the Yeti

HOGWARTS:

Q13 What type of car do Harry and Ron fly to Hogwarts:
(a) Citroen 2CV (b) Volkswagon Beetle (c) Ford Anglia (d) Morris Traveller

Q14 What is Hagrid's first name:
(a) Romulus (b) Remus (c) Rubeus (d) Reuben

Q15 What is Professor McGonagall's first name:
(a) Minerva (b) Morgana (c) Michaela (d) Mona

Q16 Gilderoy Lockhart won Witch Weekly's Most-Charming-Smile Award:
(a) four times (b) seven times (c) three times (d) five times

Q17 Gilderoy Lockhart's favourite colour is:
(a) rose (b) lilac (c) lemon (d) violet

Q18 Who is secretly doing 'Kwikspell, a Correspondence Course in Beginners Magic':
(a) Filch the Caretaker (b) Hagrid the Groundskeeper (c) Snape the Potions Master (d) Gilderoy Lockhart

Q19 Nearly-Headless Nick celebrates which Deathday Party:
(a) His 100th (b) His 1000th (c) His 50th (d) His 500th

Q20 Mrs Norris is:
(a) the Hospital Matron (b) the Quidditch Coach (c) a cat (d) a Muggle

Q21 Which of the following would you probably NOT find in Dumbledore's Office:
(a) a falcon (b) the Sorting Hat (c) a phoenix (d) portraits of previous Headmasters & Headmistresses

Q22 How many School Governors does Hogwarts have:
(a) six (b) eight (c) ten (d) twelve

Q23 Who was Headmaster of Hogwarts when Hagrid and Tom Riddle were students:
(a) Professor Dumbledore (b) Professor Malfoy (c) Professor Dippet (d) Professor Dobbin

Q24 When Gilderoy Lockhart tries to mend Harry's broken arm with a spell:
(a) he covers the arm in fur (b) nothing happens (c) the arm turns into a snake (d) he removes all the bones

MAGICAL CREATURES:

Q25 What is Dobby the House-Elf wearing when he first meets Harry:
(a) nothing (b) a tea-towel (c) a pillowcase (d) socks

Q26 What is Aragog:
(a) a giant spider (b) a three-headed dog (c) a ginger cat (d) a giant snake

Q27 What is a Basilisk:
(a) a giant spider (b) a three-headed dog (c) a ginger cat (d) a giant snake

Q28 Which of the following is NOT true of a Phoenix:
(a) they burn and are reborn from the ashes (b) they cannot fly (c) their tears can heal (d) they have an unearthly song

Q29 Dobby is freed by Harry's:
(a) sock (b) spell (c) owl (d) hat

HERBOLOGY:

Q30 How can a Mandrake kill:
(a) It screams when pulled from the ground
(b) It has poisonous leaves
(c) It has poisonous roots
(d) It can't, it's harmless

QUIDDITCH:

Q31 What position does Draco Malfoy play for Slytherin:
(a) Beater (b) Seeker (c) Keeper (d) Chaser

Q32 Which of the following has NOT played as Seeker:
(a) Gilderoy Lockhart (b) Harry Potter (c) Draco Malfoy (d) Oliver Wood

Q33 What shade of yellow are Hufflepuff's Quidditch robes:
(a) buttercup (b) banana (c) canary (d) lemon

POTIONS:

Q34 Floo Powder enables you to:
(a) fly without a broomstick (b) become invisible (c) travel between wizard fires (d) turn into someone else

Q35 Polyjuice Potion enables you to:
(a) fly without a broomstick (b) become invisible (c) travel between wizard fires (d) turn into someone else

Q36 Which of the following is NOT an ingredient of Polyjuice Potion:
(a) ground Mandrake root (b) shredded Skin of Boomslang (c) powdered Horn of Bicorn (d) a piece of hair or toenail

Q37 How long does Polyjuice Potion last:
(a) one day (b) ten minutes (c) five hours (d) one hour

Q38 What's the antidote to a Swelling Solution:
(a) Tapering Tincture (b) Lowering Lotion (c) Shrinking Syrup (d) Deflating Draft

CHARMS:

Q39 The incantation "Expelliarmus":
(a) makes something invisible appear
(b) creates light
(c) makes your opponent dance uncontrollably
(d) disarms an opponent

Q40 The incantation "Aparecium":
(a) makes something invisible appear
(b) creates light
(c) makes your opponent dance uncontrollably
(d) disarms an opponent

Q41 The incantation "Lumos":
(a) makes something invisible appear
(b) creates light
(c) makes your opponent dance uncontrollably
(d) disarms an opponent

Q42 The incantation "Tarantallegra":
(a) makes something invisible appear
(b) creates light
(c) makes your opponent dance uncontrollably
(d) disarms an opponent

Q43 The incantation "Obliviate":
(a) stops a previous spell
(b) is a Tickling Charm
(c) wipes memory
(d) conjures up a snake

Q44 The incantation "Rictusempra":
(a) stops a previous spell
(b) is a Tickling Charm
(c) wipes memory
(d) conjures up a snake

Q45 The incantation "Serpentsortia":
(a) stops a previous spell
(b) is a Tickling Charm
(c) wipes memory
(d) conjures up a snake

Q46 The incantation "Finite Incantem":
(a) stops a previous spell
(b) is a Tickling Charm
(c) wipes memory
(d) conjures up a snake

THE BATTLE:

Q47 Which of the following does NOT help Harry in his fight with Tom Riddle:
(a) Godric Gryffindor's Sword (b) the Sorting Hat (c) the Golden Snitch (d) Fawkes the Phoenix

Q48 Which of the following people did NOT write in Tom Riddle's Diary:
(a) Harry Potter (b) Ron Weasley (c) Lord Voldemort (d) Ginny Weasley

Q49 What does Harry do to Tom Riddle's Diary to make him disappear:
(a) burns it (b) casts a spell on it with his wand (c) sinks a sword into it (d) sinks a fang into it

Q50 Which of the following is NOT petrified or killed by the Basilisk:
(a) Mrs Norris (b) Oliver Wood (c) Justin Finch-Fletchley (d) Colin Creevey
(e) Hermione Granger (f) Penelope Clearwater (g) Moaning Myrtle (h) Nearly Headless Nick

Now check your answers!

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