[HPFGU-OTChatter] PS quiz

Mon Jul 26 01:09:51 UTC 2004

[Lee]:
Okay, I'll bite...Chomp! :-)

My answers will be in brackets. [ ]

| Philosopher's Stone Quiz
|
| 1 What is the name of the company that Mr Dursley works for? And what do
| they make?
[Grunnings - Drills]
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| 2 What type of cat is McGonagall's anamagi?
[Tabby]
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| 3 Above which knee is Dumbledore's 'London Underground Map'  scar?
[Left]
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| 4 What did Mrs Figg's house smell of, according to Harry?
[Overcooked Cabbage]
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| 5 If Harry hadn't gone to Hogwarts, which school would he have  attended?
[Stonewall High (In Dudders' hand-me-downs, of course)]
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| 6 What colour is the Hogwart's wax seal?
[Purple (I think of royalty <Grin>)]
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| 7 Why did the Dursley's move Harry from the cupboard under the  stairs to
| Dudley's spare bedroom?
[To try to throw the letter delivery off since it referred to the cupboard]
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| 8 Which four animals represent the four school houses?
[Lion - Gryffindor; Raven - Ravenclaw; Badger - Hufflepuff; Serpent -
Slytherin]
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| 9 For how many days did Hogwarts try to send Harry his admission  letter?
[Hmm--about a week]
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| 10 What did Hagrid cook for Harry in the hut on the rock?
[Sausages, and he brought Harry a chocolate birthday cake (my kind of guy!)]
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|
| 11 On which date is the anniversary of James and Lily Potter's death?
[I never found a ref in the book to that, sorry]
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| 12 How many times does Hagrid tap the wall in the yard of the Leaky
| Cauldron to get the entrance to Diagon Alley?
[Three]
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| 13 How many Sickles to a Galleon?
[Seventeen]
|  How many Knuts to a Sickle?
[Twenty-Nine]

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| 14 When was 'Ollivanders' established?
[Uh--Hmm--three-hundred-something BC]
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| 15 What wood is Harry's wand made of?
[Holly]
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| 16 To which school house did Arthur and Molly Weasley belong?
[Gryffindor]
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| 17 Into which house was Hannah Abbot sorted?
[Hufflepuff]
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| 18 How did Neville's family know that he wasn't 'all muggle'?
[He bounced when dropped from a window by his great Uncle Algy]
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| 19 What was Harry's first password to enter the Gryffindor common   room?
[Draconus something...or something Draconus]
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| 20 How many staircases are there in Hogwarts?
[Uh--don't remember...but they always move]
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| 21 Fill in the missing words of Snape's opening speech to Harry's  potion
| class.   "I can teach you to .......
[bottle]
| fame, .......
[brew]
| glory, even  .........
[put a stopper in]
| death.
|
| 22 What do you get if you add powdered root of asphodel to an  infusion of
| wormwood?
[A powerful sleeping potion]
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| 23 What is a bezoar?
[A stone swallowed by a goat that can keep someone alive]
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| 24 What is the difference between monkshood and wolfs bane?
[Nothing]
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| 25 Which two lessons did Gryffindor have with Slytherin (remember  this is
| Philosopher's Stone)?
[Potions, for sure, and--uh--flying!]
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| 26 Harry was the youngest Quidditch house player in how long?
[Nearly a century]
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| 27 How many balls are used in a game of Quidditch?
[Four]
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| 28 How many players are there on a Quidditch team?
[Seven]
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| 29 What is the wrist action and incantation to make objects fly?
[Swish & Flick - Wingardium Leviosa (forgive spelling)]
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|
| 30 Who was it that informed everyone in the Great Hall about the troll  at
| Halloween?
[Quirrell]
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| 31 Where did Harry first go to on the debut outing of his invisibility
| cloak?
[Library, Restricted Section]
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| 32 And what did he end up discovering?
[The Mirror Of Erised]
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| 33 Where did Harry, Ron and Hermione discover the link between  Nicolas
| Flamel and the package that Fluffy was hiding?
[Frog card]
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| 34 Who were Gryffindor playing when Snape refereed their Quidditch  match?
[Hufflepuff, I think]
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| 35 Where did Harry 'overhear' Snape threatening Quirrell?
[Oi! Um--a classroom, I think]
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| 36 What type of dragon was Norbert?
[Ah--Norbert, the Norwegian Ridgeback]
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| 37 In which year was Dragon-breeding outlawed by the Warlock's
| Convention?
[Like Harry, I'm no good at dates <Grin>]

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| 38 With whom (students) did Harry have detention in the forest?
[That should probably be "which students," Draco, Neville and Hermione]
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| 39 Which centaur rescued Harry from 'the creature drinking the  unicorn's
| blood'?
[Firenze]
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| 40 Which was Harry's last exam of his first year?
[Wouldn't bet a Knut, but I think DADA]
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| 41 Which instrument did Harry, Ron and Hermione (HRH) use to send
|  Fluffy to
| sleep and where did they get it from?
[A little flute thing that Hagrid had given Harry for Christmas]
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|
| 42 How did HRH get out of the Devil's Snare?
[She set it a-flame]
|
|
| 43 What colour were the wings of the charmed key that opened the  door to
| the 'chess room'?
[Don't remember, but one was bent]
|
|
| 44 In the magical chess game, which side were HRH playing on, white  or
| black?
[Black]
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|
| 45 What was Quirrell's task?
To theft the SS for Voldy]
|
|
| 46 How many bottles were there to choose from in Snape's test?
[Seven...And there was some post about the number of bottles and number of
Quidditch players on the main list]
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|
| 47 Why didn't Hermione follow Harry to the last task?
[Someone had to help Ron and try to get Dd; plus Harry felt/knew he had to
do this alone]

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| 48 According to Dumbledore, to those of a well-organised mind, what  is
| death?
[The next adventure or next great adventure]
|
| 49 Who gave Harry the photo album of his family?
[Hagrid]
|
| 50 How many points did Neville win for Gryffindor because he stood  up to
| HRH?
[Ten]

Cheers,
Lee (Really interested to know her score!]

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