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Harry Potter Expert Challenge

Dumbledore born in 1881, vault 687 at Gringotts for Harry, 1 Galleon = 17 Sickles = 493 Knuts, and Scabbers belonged to Percy before Ron. Expert level, not movie level.

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The 20 quiz questions

Question 1 : In which year was Albus Dumbledore born?

Possible answers:

  • 1845
  • 1881
  • 1902
  • 1920

Explanation: Summer 1881. He is about 115 at his death (1997), one of the oldest wizards in the saga.

Question 2 : What is Harry Potter's Gringotts vault number?

Possible answers:

  • 213
  • 687
  • 713
  • 1005

Explanation: Vault 687. Harry discovers the Potter inheritance with amazement in Book 1 during his first visit with Hagrid.

Question 3 : How many Sickles is 1 Galleon worth?

Possible answers:

  • 10
  • 13
  • 17
  • 100

Explanation: 17 Sickles. And 1 Sickle = 29 Knuts. So 1 Galleon = 493 Knuts. Hagrid explains the system to Harry in Book 1, who finds it absurdly complicated.

Question 4 : What is the main British wizarding newspaper, delivered by owl each morning?

Possible answers:

  • The Quibbler
  • The Daily Prophet
  • Transfiguration Today
  • Witch Weekly

Explanation: The Daily Prophet. The main wizarding media outlet. Rita Skeeter writes her scandalous articles there in Book 4. The paper is co-opted by the Ministry in Book 5, denying Voldemort's return.

Question 5 : Which Weasley owned Scabbers before Ron?

Possible answers:

  • Charlie Weasley
  • Arthur Weasley (father)
  • Percy Weasley
  • Bill Weasley

Explanation: Percy Weasley. Scabbers (actually Peter Pettigrew the Animagus) was with Percy for about 10 years, then passed to Ron when Percy got an owl as a gift for becoming Prefect.

Question 6 : What is Professor McGonagall's first name?

Possible answers:

  • Hestia
  • Rolanda
  • Minerva
  • Septima

Explanation: Minerva, the Roman goddess of wisdom and war, a name that fits her perfectly.

Question 7 : What is Sirius Black's father's first name?

Possible answers:

  • Phineas
  • Cygnus
  • Pollux
  • Orion

Explanation: Orion. The Black family uses star or constellation names: Sirius, Regulus, Bellatrix, Andromeda, Cassiopeia, Arcturus...

Question 8 : In which year does the Battle of Hogwarts take place?

Possible answers:

  • 1995
  • 1996
  • 1998
  • 2001

Explanation: In 1998, on the night of 1-2 May. The date is commemorated by fans worldwide.

Question 9 : At what age does a young British wizard receive their Hogwarts admission letter?

Possible answers:

  • 7 years old
  • 11 years old
  • 13 years old
  • 15 years old

Explanation: 11 years old. The letter (delivered by owl) arrives shortly before the 11th birthday, marking the start of Year 1 at Hogwarts each autumn.

Question 10 : What is the name of the History of Magic professor, a ghost who fell asleep in his chair and died without noticing?

Possible answers:

  • Septima Vector
  • Aurora Sinistra
  • Silvanus Kettleburn
  • Cuthbert Binns

Explanation: Cuthbert Binns. The only ghost teacher at Hogwarts. His lessons are famously sleep-inducing, he tirelessly recites the same dates of Goblin wars.

Question 11 : In which year was Tom Riddle (Voldemort) born?

Possible answers:

  • 1915
  • 1926
  • 1940
  • 1955

Explanation: 31 December 1926, at Wool's Orphanage in London. His mother Merope dies giving birth.

Question 12 : How many OWLs (Ordinary Wizarding Levels) does Hermione get?

Possible answers:

  • 7
  • 9
  • 10
  • 12

Explanation: 10 OWLs total (including 9 Outstanding and 1 Exceeds Expectations in Defence Against the Dark Arts). Harry gets 7, Ron also 7.

Question 13 : In which village do the Weasleys, Lovegoods, Diggorys, and Fawcetts all live?

Possible answers:

  • Tinworth
  • Godric's Hollow
  • Little Hangleton
  • Ottery St Catchpole

Explanation: Ottery St Catchpole, a Muggle village in Devon with a sizeable hidden wizarding community. Cedric Diggory and Luna Lovegood know each other from childhood as Weasley neighbours.

Question 14 : In which year was Ollivanders shop founded according to the sign on its storefront?

Possible answers:

  • 382 BC
  • 980
  • 1473
  • 1692

Explanation: 382 BC. Nearly 2,400 years of existence. The shop survives the Industrial Revolution, both World Wars, and the 2nd Wizarding War.

Question 15 : What is the name of Sirius Black's fanatical mother, whose screaming portrait hangs in 12 Grimmauld Place's hall?

Possible answers:

  • Cassiopeia Black
  • Lycoris Black
  • Walburga Black
  • Druella Black

Explanation: Walburga Black. A fanatic about blood purity. Her portrait shrieks "Mudbloods! Blood traitors!" whenever someone disturbs her curtains. The Order of the Phoenix tries in vain to take it down to work in peace.

Question 16 : Which magical creature is crossed with a cat to create Crookshanks?

Possible answers:

  • A Demiguise
  • A Jarvey
  • A Kneazle
  • A Crup

Explanation: A Kneazle. An intelligent feline magical creature that can detect suspicious people. Crookshanks is half-Kneazle, explaining his uncanny intelligence and distrust of Scabbers.

Question 17 : How many members initially sign Dumbledore's Army parchment at the Hog's Head?

Possible answers:

  • 12
  • 20
  • 28
  • 42

Explanation: 28 members. The list is cursed by Hermione: Marietta Edgecombe, who betrays them, ends up with "SNEAK" spelled in pimples across her face (indelible).

Question 18 : What is the name of the Diagon Alley robe shop where Harry first meets Draco?

Possible answers:

  • Quality Quidditch Supplies
  • Gringotts
  • Madam Malkin
  • Flourish and Blotts

Explanation: Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions. Harry buys his school uniforms there in Book 1. It's where he runs into a haughty blond boy, Draco Malfoy, who brags about Quidditch and looks down on "Mudbloods".

Question 19 : Who runs the Three Broomsticks pub in Hogsmeade?

Possible answers:

  • Amelia Bones
  • Madam Rosmerta
  • Mrs Figg
  • Madam Florean

Explanation: Madam Rosmerta. A charming landlady, she serves the famous Butterbeer to students and teachers. In Book 6, she is placed under the Imperius Curse by Draco, who uses her in his attempt to poison Dumbledore with a cursed necklace.

Question 20 : Which Hogwarts position is cursed by Voldemort, with no teacher keeping it more than a year?

Possible answers:

  • Defence Against the Dark Arts professor
  • Potions professor
  • Head Boy
  • Divination professor

Explanation: The Defence Against the Dark Arts professor post. Voldemort cursed it after Dumbledore refused to give it to him in 1968. The curse breaks with his death. Victims: Quirrell (died), Lockhart (botched Memory Charm), Lupin (resigned), Fake Moody (arrested), Umbridge (centaur-attacked), Snape (died), Carrows (removed).

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