Sunday, February 13, 2005

Harry Potter Questions

Question 1: What are the three types of balls used in Quidditch?
Question 2: What color is the Gryffindor Quidditch robes?
Question 3: What did Harry see in the Mirror of Erised?
Question 4: Where do Hogwarts students buy their books?a. Gringott’sb. Madam Malkin’sc. Flourish and Blottsd. HoneydukesQuestion 5: When is Harry's birthday?
Question 6: How many players are on a Quidditch team?
Question 7: What did the Dursleys give Harry for his 10th birthday?
Question 8: What is Nearly Headless Nick’s (resident ghost of Gryffindor) full name?
Question 9: Of what materials is Harry’s wand made?
Question 10: What is Albus Dumbledore’s claim to fame? (Choose one)
He discovered the 12 uses of dragon’s bloodORHe defeated the dark wizard Grindelwald in 1945.
Question 11: What kind of creature is Norbert the Norwegian Ridgeback?
Question 12: What was Hagrid’s gift to Harry after Harry survived his encounter with Quirrell and the Sorcerer’s Stone?
Question 13: Why weren't Ron and Harry able to get to Platform 9-3/4 at the beginning of their second year at Hogwarts?
A. They used too much Floo powderB. Malfoy put a curse on the gatewayC. Snape didn't want Harry backD. Dobby the house-elf closed the gateway
Question 14: What is the mark of a house-elf's enslavement?
A. His socksB. A tattooC. Lack of clothingD. A ball and chain

(See the answers below)


Answer 1: The three balls used in Quidditch are: the Quaffle, the Bludger and the Golden Snitch. (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, pages 167-169)

Answer 2: The Gryffindor Quidditch robes are scarlet. (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, page 184)

Answer 3: He saw his family. And when Harry was confronted by Voldemort-Quirell-Mixture, he saw himself holding the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, pages 208-209)

Answer 4: c. Flourish & Blotts. (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, page 80)

Answer 5: July 31 (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, pages 141-142)

Answer 6: Seven. (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, page 167)

Answer 7: A coat hanger and a pair of Uncle Vernon’s old socks. (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, page 43)

Answer 8: Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington. (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, page 124)

Answer 9: Holly and a phoenix feather. (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, page 84)

Answer 10: He discovered the 12 uses of dragon’s blood. (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, page 102-103)

Answer 11: A dragon. (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, page 233)

Answer 12: A photo album with pictures of Harry's parents. (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, page 304)

Answer 13: D. Dobby the house-elf closed the gateway. (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, page 176)

Answer 14: C. Lack of clothing. (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, page 177)

6 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

i think it's a good effort you have made on coming up with this trivia on harry potter but you should go deep into matter by pricking out the tiniest details and try to come up with questions which would boggle the minds of most. but this is a very good effort you have made and best of luck.

12:21 AM

 
Blogger Akhil said...

As far as tiny details go, Harry saw 2 different things in the mirror of erised. first, as you wrote, were his parents, the second. in the dungeon, or wherever the heck it was, was when he saw himself holding the sorcerer's stone and putting it into his pocket.

10:26 AM

 
Blogger Ayush Gupta said...

it was under the castle ground in some chamber [dumbledore must have concealed it quite well ;-)]
I will put it in the answers, thanks for the tip-off.

10:36 AM

 
Blogger Akhil said...

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10:45 AM

 
Blogger Akhil said...

We have a potter-specific blog at http://potterblogs.blogspot.com, so if you'd like to contribute, gimme your email and we'll send you an invite

10:49 AM

 
Blogger Ayush Gupta said...

sure, it is 007ayush@gmail.com
i am already posting at mugglepride.com , maybe i will keep it in mind to copy paste my posts from there to potterblogs.

10:55 AM

 

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