Do you make the grade as a Potter trivia wizard?

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

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A. He Who Must Not Be Named

B. You Know Who

C. Old Whatsisnose

8. Which animal is based on the mythological Cerberus?

A. Fang

B. Fluffy

C. Norbert

9. Which book did J.K. Rowling originally plan to call "The Doomspell Tournament"?

A. "The Goblet of Fire"

B. "The Prisoner of Azkaban"

C. "The Order of the Phoenix"

10. What is J.K. Rowling's middle name?

A. Katherine

B. Kay

C. Trick question; she doesn't have one

11. What does "Dumbledore" mean in Old English?

A. Bumbling Fool

B. Stepladder

C. Bumblebee

12. Which actor agreed to take a role in the movies only after his 11-year-old granddaughter threatened to never speak to him again if he turned it down?

A. Richard Harris

B. John Hurt

C. Michael Gambon

13. Which character's name was taken from William Shakespeare?

A. Hagrid

B. Snape

C. Hermione

14. What is the 12th use for dragon's blood?

A. To untoast marshmallows

B. An oven cleaner

C. A diuretic

15. Everyone knows that a Muggle is a person with no magical ability, but what is a person who is non-magical but has parents who are magical?

A. A Squib

B. A Glongle

C. An Unblood

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