PS quiz

[annemehr]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Agnes Raggett" <aggie at r...>
wrote:
> I love compiling quizzes and thought I'd knock one up for ths group.
 Any
> constructive citicism is appreciated.    Either email answers to me
directly
> or put up on the board.  If  I get enough response I'll do one for each
> book.
> 
> Please note that this quiz is derived from the BOOK.  NOTHING and I
repeat
> NOTHING is taken from the film.  All questions are related to The
> Philosopher's Stone.

Annemehr:
How nice! Okay, here I go, from memory, of course -- no fun looking
stuff up!

> Philosopher's Stone Quiz
> 
> 1 What is the name of the company that Mr Dursley works for? And what do
> they make?
-Grunnings, they make drills.
> 
> 2 What type of cat is McGonagall's anamagi?
-Tabby.
> 
> 3 Above which knee is Dumbledore's 'London Underground Map'  scar?
-The left one.
> 
> 4 What did Mrs Figg's house smell of, according to Harry?
-Cabbages.
> 
> 5 If Harry hadn't gone to Hogwarts, which school would he have 
attended?
-Stonewall High, and be grateful for it!
> 
> 6 What colour is the Hogwart's wax seal?
-Ummm...purple?
> 
> 7 Why did the Dursley's move Harry from the cupboard under the 
stairs to
> Dudley's spare bedroom?
-Because his first Hogwarts letter was addressed to him in "the
Cupboard Under the Stairs," and the Dursleys were afraid they were
being watched.
> 
> 8 Which four animals represent the four school houses?
-Lion for Gryffindor, Badger for Hufflepuff, Eagle for Ravenclaw, and
Serpent for Slytherin.
> 
> 9 For how many days did Hogwarts try to send Harry his admission 
letter?
-Eight, including the one Hagrid hand-delivered on Harry's birthday.
> 
> 10 What did Hagrid cook for Harry in the hut on the rock?
-Sausages.
> 
> 11 On which date is the anniversary of James and Lily Potter's death?
-Halloween.
> 
> 12 How many times does Hagrid tap the wall in the yard of the Leaky
> Cauldron to get the entrance to Diagon Alley?
-Three. 
> 
> 13 How many Sickles to a Galleon?
>  How many Knuts to a Sickle?
-Er...there's a "seventeen" in there somewhere...is it seventeen
Sickles to a Galleon and twenty-three Knuts to a Sickle?
> 
> 14 When was 'Ollivanders' established?
-Ack! Around 236 BC?
> 
> 15 What wood is Harry's wand made of?
-Holly and Phoenix feather.
> 
> 16 To which school house did Arthur and Molly Weasley belong?
-Gryffindor.
> 
> 17 Into which house was Hannah Abbot sorted?
-Hufflepuff.
> 
> 18 How did Neville's family know that he wasn't 'all muggle'?
-Uncle Algie was holding him out a second-story window, and when he
accidentally dropped him, Neville bounced.
> 
> 19 What was Harry's first password to enter the Gryffindor common  
room?
-Caput Draconis?
> 
> 20 How many staircases are there in Hogwarts?
-No idea. Thirty-six? No, that's how many presents Dudley thought he
had...
> 
> 21 Fill in the missing words of Snape's opening speech to Harry's 
potion
> class.   "I can teach you to ....... fame, ....... glory, even 
.........
> death.
-Brew, bottle, stopper.
> 
> 22 What do you get if you add powdered root of asphodel to an 
infusion of
> wormwood?
-A sleeping potion so powerful it's called the Draught of the Living
Death.
> 
> 23 What is a bezoar?
-A magical stone found in the stomach of a goat.
> 
> 24 What is the difference between monkshood and wolfs bane?
-Nothing at all.
> 
> 25 Which two lessons did Gryffindor have with Slytherin (remember 
this is
> Philosopher's Stone)?
-Potions and broomstick flying.
> 
> 26 Harry was the youngest Quidditch house player in how long?
-About a hundred years.
> 
> 27 How many balls are used in a game of Quidditch?
-Four.
> 
> 28 How many players are there on a Quidditch team?
-Seven.
> 
> 29 What is the wrist action and incantation to make objects fly?
-Swish and flick, and you say "wingardium leviosa." Make the "gar"
nice and long!
> 
> 30 Who was it that informed everyone in the Great Hall about the
troll  at
> Halloween?
-Professor Quirrell.
> 
> 31 Where did Harry first go to on the debut outing of his invisibility
> cloak?
-The Restricted Section of the Library.
> 
> 32 And what did he end up discovering?
-The Mirror of Erised.
> 
> 33 Where did Harry, Ron and Hermione discover the link between  Nicolas
> Flamel and the package that Fluffy was hiding?
-On the back of another Chocolate Frog card that had Dumbledore on it.
> 
> 34 Who were Gryffindor playing when Snape refereed their Quidditch 
match?
-Slytherin.
> 
> 35 Where did Harry 'overhear' Snape threatening Quirrell?
-In the Forbidden Forest, if you mean the time after the Quidditch match.
> 
> 36 What type of dragon was Norbert?
-A Norwegian Ridgeback.
> 
> 37 In which year was Dragon-breeding outlawed by the Warlock's 
Convention?
-Must have drifted off during that History of Magic lesson, sorry.
> 
> 38 With whom (students) did Harry have detention in the forest?
-Neville, Hermione, and Draco.
> 
> 39 Which centaur rescued Harry from 'the creature drinking the 
unicorn's
> blood'?
-Firenze.
> 
> 40 Which was Harry's last exam of his first year?
-Potions?
> 
> 41 Which instrument did Harry, Ron and Hermione (HRH) use to send 
Fluffy to
> sleep and where did they get it from?
-A wooden flute that Hagrid had given Harry for Christmas.
> 
> 42 How did HRH get out of the Devil's Snare?
-Hermione conjured fire to make it shrivel.
> 
> 43 What colour were the wings of the charmed key that opened the 
door to
> the 'chess room'?
-Blue.
> 
> 44 In the magical chess game, which side were HRH playing on, white  or
> black?
-Black.
> 
> 45 What was Quirrell's task?
-The troll (bigger than the Halloween one).
> 
> 46 How many bottles were there to choose from in Snape's test?
-Seven.
> 
> 47 Why didn't Hermione follow Harry to the last task?
-There wasn't enough potion in the bottle for going on, so she went
back to get Ron and owl Dumbledore.
> 
> 48 According to Dumbledore, to those of a well-organised mind, what  is
> death?
-The 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.

Thanks, that was fun!

Annemehr