Do you make the grade as a Potter trivia wizard?

By Tim Clodfelter

Winston-Salem Journal

Published: Tuesday, July 14 2009 11:27 a.m. MDT

(SHNS) — If you're just wild about Harry (Potter), odds are that you know about his new movie, in theaters Wednesday. And odds are you've read all the books, seen the other movies, played the games, tried the Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans, and so on and so on.

But how much do you really know about the minutiae of Harry Potter? Author J.K. Rowling worked an amazing amount of tiny detail into her saga. Take our quiz and see how you fare:

1. Which character died in 1492?

A. The Bloody Baron

B. Nearly Headless Nick

C. Wumtuzzle McFee

2. What did J.K. Rowling insist about the principal cast members for the Harry Potter films?

A. That they not have read the books

B. That they all be British

C. That they never improvise dialogue

3. What is Mad-Eye Moody's first name?

A. Alastor

B. Oswald

C. It's never revealed

4. Which character in the Harry Potter films was played by an actor who later starred in "Doctor Who"?

A. Severus Snape

B. Barty Crouch Jr.

C. Lucius Malfoy

5. Who was born on April Fools' Day?

A. Luna Lovegood

B. Fred Weasley

C. Draco Malfoy

6. How many types of fouls are there in Quidditch?

A. 18, except on Tuesdays, when there are only 9

B. 700

C. Eleventy-six

7. Which of the following is not a nickname for Lord Voldemort?

A. He Who Must Not Be Named

B. You Know Who

C. Old Whatsisnose

8. Which animal is based on the mythological Cerberus?

Get The Deseret News Everywhere

Subscribe

Mobile

RSS