Here are the correct answers:
GENERAL SECTION:
Q1 Sirius Black had a brother who was a Death Eater. His name was:
(a) Regulus
Q2 Which of the following was not a Black sister:
(d) Convulvula
Q3 What is Percy Weasley's middle name:
(b) Ignatius
Q46 Madame Maxine's first name is:
(b) Olympe
Q5 Which of the following wears a bowler hat:
(a) Mad-Eye Moody
Q6 St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries is entered:
(a) through the window of a disused department store
Q7 Because of his freckles, Ron is accused of having the contagious disease:
(c) spattergroit
Q8 Which Death Eater performs the Crucio Curse on Neville in the Ministry of Magic:
(d) Bellatrix Lestrange
Q9 Albus Dumbledore creates an unauthorised Portkey in front of the Minister of Magic, in the form of:
(a) the head of a golden statue
Q10 How did Luna Lovegood's mother die:
(b) one of her own spells went wrong
Q11 Who does Cho Chang date after Harry:
(d) Michael Corner
HOGWARTS:
Q12 Which of the following magical confections were NOT invented by Fred and George Weasley:
(b) Fizzing Whizbees
Q13 How many OWLs did Fred and George Weasley get each:
(c) Three
Q14 Where is the Room of Requirement:
(a) Seventh Floor, opposite the tapestry of Barnabas the Barmy
Q15 What did DA stand for when Cho Chang first suggested the name:
(b) the Defence Association
Q16 Who does Dumbledore appoint to the post of Divination after Trelawney is sacked:
(d) Firenze
Q17 The brooms on which Fred & George Weasley triumphantly escape from Umbridge on are:
(a) Cleansweeps
Q18 Rubies mark points in Gryffindor's hour-glass, what mark Ravenclaw's:
(b) sapphires
Q19 Which ghost does Harry ask about contacting the dead:
(c) Nearly-Headless Nick
HOGSMEADE:
Q20 How much is a Butterbeer in the Hog's Head:
(d) 2 Silver Sickles
Q21 Where do Cho and Harry go on Valentine's Day in Hogsmeade:
(d) Madam Puddifoot's
DEMENTORS:
Q22 Who comes to Harry's aid when he's attacked by Dementors in an alley:
(b) Mrs Figg
Q23 Immediately after the Dementor attack, who DOESN'T Harry write to:
(a) Dumbledore
CHARMS:
Q24 What is the first spell Harry gets the DA to practice:
(a) Expelliarmus - the Disarming Charm
Q25 Which of the following Charms did James Potter NOT torment the teenaged Snape with after their OWL exams:
(c) Petrificus Totalus, making his body rigid
QUIDDITCH:
Q26 Which Quidditch team does Cho Chang support:
(a) Tutshill Tornados
Q27 What move does Harry use in their rain-soaked Quidditch practice to avoid a bludger:
(a) Sloth Grip Roll
HERBOLOGY and POTIONS:
Q28 Where does Neville's Mimbulus Mimbletonia come from:
(d) Assyria
Q29 Which of the following is an ingredient of the Draught of Peace:
(b) syrup of hellebore
Q30 What does Hermione recommend to ease the pain from Umbridge's detention punishment:
(a) essence of murtlap
Q31 Which of the following is NOT "moste efficiacious in the inflaming of the braine":
(d) Crinkly Bindlewordles (from Vogon poetry, if you've read "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" by Douglas Adams)
MAGICAL CREATURES:
Q32 Ragnok is a:
(c) Goblin
Q33 Which of the following is NOT true of Doxys:
(d) They are killed instantly by a squirt of Doxycide
Q34 Which of the following is NOT true of Thestrals:
(c) They drink only single-malt whiskey
Q35 Which of the following is NOT true of Bowtruckles:
(a) When pulled from the ground, their screeching cry can be fatal
Q36 The Gurg of the Giants when Hagrid first arrives in their community is:
(c) Karkus
THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX:
Q37 What is Tonks' first name:
(b) Nymphadora
Q38 Which member of the Order of the Phoenix is sent to Azkaban for 6 months after being caught in the Ministry of Magic:
(c) Sturgis Podmore
Q39 Who threatens Vernon Dursley at King's Cross Station to ensure Harry is well treated:
(b) Moody
DEPARTMENTAL BUSINESS:
Q40 Who signed the latter Harry received from the Improper Use of Magic Office for using the Patronus Charm:
(d) Mafalda Hopkirk
Q41 Which of the following is NOT incorporated in the Department of Magical Games and Sports:
(c) The Royal Hippogriff Polo Society
Q42 Educational Decree Number 22 allows the Hogwarts High Inquisitor to:
(b) select teaching staff if no suitable candidate is found by the Headmaster
Q43 Educational Decree Number 23 allows the Hogwarts High Inquisitor to:
(d) inspect, discipline and potentially sack any Hogwarts teacher
Q44 Educational Decree Number 24 allows the Hogwarts High Inquisitor to:
(a) ban any student organisation, society, team, group or club
Q45 Educational Decree Number 25 allows the Hogwarts High Inquisitor to:
(c) review and alter punishments ordered by other staff members
Q46 Educational Decree Number 26 allows the Hogwarts High Inquisitor to:
(d) prevent teachers from giving students any assistance other than in the subjects they're paid to teach
Q47 Educational Decree Number 27 allows the Hogwarts High Inquisitor to:
(c) expel students caught reading the Quibbler
Q48 Educational Decree Number 28 allows the Hogwarts High Inquisitor to:
(b) become Headmaster of Hogwarts
Q49 Educational Decree Number 29 allows the Hogwarts High Inquisitor to:
(a) punish students in any way deemed appropriate, including whipping
Q50 What is the phone number you dial to request entry to the Ministry of Magic:
(b) 62442
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