The 10 quiz questions
Question 1 : Which creatures pull Hogwarts carriages and are invisible to those who have not seen death?
Possible answers:
- Black Unicorns
- Ghost horses
- Thestrals
- Hippogriffs
Explanation: Thestrals are skeletal winged horses. Harry sees them for the first time in Book 5 after witnessing Cedric's death.
Question 2 : Which creature takes the shape of the viewer's greatest fear?
Possible answers:
- A Shapeshifter
- A Banshee
- A Dementor
- A Boggart
Explanation: A Boggart lives in dark places. For Harry, it's a Dementor. For Ron, a giant spider. The counter-charm is Riddikulus.
Question 3 : Which immortal creature burns to ashes and is regularly reborn?
Possible answers:
- A Griffin
- A Phoenix
- A Salamander
- A Dragon
Explanation: A Phoenix. Fawkes is Dumbledore's phoenix. His song soothes, his tears heal, his feathers serve as wand cores.
Question 4 : Which giant serpent, hatched from a chicken egg brooded by a toad, kills with a mere gaze?
Possible answers:
- An Ashwinder
- The Basilisk
- A Runespoor
- A Sea Serpent
Explanation: The Basilisk can live 900 years. Its venom destroys Horcruxes. Harry kills it with the Sword of Gryffindor in the Chamber.
Question 5 : Which servile creature with huge ears is magically bound to its wizarding masters?
Possible answers:
- A Goblin
- A house-elf
- A Pixie
- A Dwarf
Explanation: A house-elf. Dobby, Kreacher, Winky, Hokey. They are freed when their master gives them clothes.
Question 6 : Which pure white creature, whose blood prolongs life but forever curses the drinker's soul?
Possible answers:
- A Unicorn
- A white Centaur
- A Pegasus
- A white Griffin
Explanation: A Unicorn. In Book 1, Voldemort possessing Quirrell drinks unicorn blood to survive in the Forbidden Forest. Hagrid explains to Harry: "Drinking unicorn blood will keep you alive, but at a terrible price, a half-life, a cursed life."
Question 7 : Which intelligent long-fingered race runs the wizarding bank Gringotts?
Possible answers:
- Goblins
- Dwarves
- Trolls
- Ministry wizards
Explanation: Goblins. They forge the most precious magical weapons (like the Sword of Gryffindor). Their view of ownership is unusual: to them, a forged item always belongs to its original maker. Griphook helps the trio break into Gringotts in Book 7.
Question 8 : Which enormous race does Hagrid try to hide in the Forbidden Forest, including his half-brother Grawp?
Possible answers:
- Cyclopes
- Mountain Trolls
- Ogres
- Giants
Explanation: Giants. About 6 metres tall, solitary and violent, hunted almost to extinction by wizards. Hagrid and Madame Maxime go on a diplomatic mission to the Giants in Book 5 to rally them to Dumbledore, mission failed, Voldemort wins them over.
Question 9 : Which creature resembling beautiful Slavic women, the Bulgarian team mascots at Book 4, hypnotises all men?
Possible answers:
- Veelas
- Nymphs
- Dryads
- Sirens
Explanation: Veelas. Supernatural beauty that hypnotises. Fleur Delacour is one-quarter Veela (grandmother). When angered, they turn into clawed bird-headed creatures. Ron and Harry are ridiculously enchanted at the Quidditch World Cup.
Question 10 : Which small green aquatic creatures with long fingers attack Harry in the 2nd Triwizard task?
Possible answers:
- Water Nifflers
- Selkies
- Grindylows
- Kappas
Explanation: Grindylows. They grip ankles and try to drown their victims. Harry kicks them off and uses spells in the Black Lake while searching for Ron, held captive by Merpeople.
