A Harry Potter Quiz - With Apologies to the Dish

Published 08 July 07 02:25 PM | scoutmom

 With the movie scheduled to be released this week - and the book coming out on July 21st, I just couldn't resist.  The answers can be found at the bottom of the post - after the link to the BIG quiz:


 1)  What sport is played at Hogwarts?

    A.  Broomball

    B.  Rugby

    C.  Cricket

    D.  Quidditch


2)  When was the first Harry Potter book released in the U.S.?

    A.  1999

    B.  1998

    C.  1997

    D.  1996


3)  What does the "J" in J.K. Rowling stand for?

    A.  Janine
    
    B.  Jillian

    C.  Joanne

    D.  Jessica


4)  True of False:  J. K. Rowling is worth more than the Queen of England.



5)  What's the highest number of Potter books sold in the U.S. in one 24-hour period?

    A.  6.9 million

    B.  5 million

    C.  2.7 million

    D.  7.8 million


6)  Which of these is not the name of a Harry Potter book?

    A.  Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

    B.  Harry Potter and the Glass Prophecy

    C.  Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

    D.  Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows


7)  Books from the series have been official translated into the following languages except:

    A.  Ancient Greek

    B.  Russian

    C.  Estonian

    D.  Zulu


8)  What is the highest-grossing Harry Potter movie to date?

    A.  Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

    B.  Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

    C.  Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

    D.  Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Want more?  You can take the "Decade of Harry Potter" quiz from Parade Magazine.  It's 50 questions covering all six books and is divided into three levels:  Challenging (for anyone who's seen the movies); Daunting (book knowledge absolutely required) and Cruel and Unusual (for die-hard Potter fanatics only)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANSWERS:  1. D     2. B     3. C     4. True     5. A     6. B     7. D     8. A

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# fleur_de_lis said on July 8, 2007 04:03 PM:

I'm sure Zach will be glad you did this since he's on vacation! Never too much Harry Potter as far as I'm concerned...brilliant, Scoutmom, brilliant!

# Zach said on July 8, 2007 09:51 PM:

Oh, nice quiz! Shoulda saved that for the big Harry Potter trivia thing I am going to be doing the week I get back. Cant wait til the movie comes out! Going to see it on Saturday! Then I will be getting my book before you know it! I might actually take a day off of work just to read it. lol

# scoutmom said on July 9, 2007 08:08 AM:

My son keeps walking around the house muttering something about muggles screwing things up by leaving on vacation at 6:00 AM on the day the book is scheduled to be released.